WEEK IN REVIEW: Buffalo Gunman's Racism Directly Tied to Mainstreaming of White Nationalism

 

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Athens Declaration Calls for End to Ukraine War and Creation of 'Lasting Peace' Put forth by international progressive leaders "calling the world to sanity," the document envisions a global security framework committed to de-escalating tensions in the world. Read more → Sanders: GOP Ended Filibuster to Pack Supreme Court, So Dems Must End It to Save Abortion Rights "If Republicans can end the filibuster to install right-wing justices nominated by presidents who lost the popular vote in order to overturn Roe v. Wade, Democrats can and must end the filibuster to make abortion legal and safe." Read more → Senate Dems Won't Protect Abortion Rights, But Vote Unanimously to Protect Justices From Protests "It's remarkable how quickly the Senate has acted to protect the privacy and safety of five justices," said one critic. "It's something senators are unwilling to do for millions of women." Read more → Buffalo Gunman's Racism Directly Tied to Mainstreaming of White Nationalism, Say Critics "This hateful, white nationalist rhetoric is not just being spread by lone gunmen. It can also be found on cable news and in the rhetoric of politicians today." Read more → 'It's a Fight They'll Get': Defenders of Abortion Rights March Nationwide One speaker at the Ban Off Our Bodies rally in the nation's capital said that Saturday was just "day one of a 'Summer of Rage' where we will be ungovernable. Ungovernable!" Read more →

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Neofascist Minority Rule by the GOP Is Laying Waste to the United States If the Democratic Party is serious about preserving America as a constitutional republic, they better act fast and furiously to do so. by Thom Hartmann Read more → Time to Replace Deadly 'Wile E. Coyote Healthcare' With Lifesaving Medicare for All Medicare For All is a call to sanity. by Richard Eskow Read more → Ukraine Needs a Negotiated Peace Because Everyone Will Lose This War of Attrition Despite the brutality of Russia's assault, Ukraine should intensify the search for a negotiated peace of the kind that was on the table in March, but which was abandoned following atrocities in Bucha. by Jeffrey D. Sachs Read more →

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TOP NEWS: Athens Declaration Calls for End to Ukraine War and Creation of 'Lasting Peace'

 

May 13, 2022 Top News Athens Declaration Calls for End to Ukraine War and Creation of 'Lasting Peace' Put forth by international progressive leaders "calling the world to sanity," the document envisions a global security framework committed to de-escalating tensions in the world. by Andrea Germanos 'Horrific': Israeli Forces Attack Mourners Carrying Casket of Shireen Abu Akleh Israeli soldiers assaulted civilians during a funeral procession for the slain Palestinian-American journalist, "using stun grenades and tear gas and charging at them with horses and batons." by Kenny Stancil 'We Must Find an Agreement': Zelenskyy Calls for Direct Talks With Putin "I am ready to speak with Putin, but only with him, without his intermediaries and on the terms of dialogue, and not ultimatums," said the Ukrainian president. by Jake Johnson More Top News • Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, and More Vow Young People 'Will Not Back Down' on Abortion Rights • Rallying for Summer Lee, Sanders Rips AIPAC for Trying to 'Buy Elections' • Texas Gov. Abbott's Solution to Formula Shortage? Let Migrant Babies Starve • Coastal Fire Shows Even the Rich 'Are Not Safe From Earth Breakdown' • 'Bought and Paid for by You!': Fetterman Celebrates 200K Individual Donors in PA Primary • Green Groups Push DeJoy to Hand Over Secret Documents From Polluting Truck Deal • 'Flatly Incomprehensible': White House Prepares to Ration Vaccines as GOP Obstructs Covid Aid VIEW ALL NEWS Quality journalism. Progressive values. Our new media model is simple: we rely on our readers and thousands of small donations to keep us moving forward. No ads; no paywalls: our content is free, and our readers sustain us. DONATE TODAY Opinion We Have More in Common With Cuba Than We Think The American working class and Cubans both face an important task: demanding dignity from the imperial core that constantly works to undermine our right to life. by Danaka Katovich To End the Horror in Ukraine, Go Big, and Go Broad Amid such suffering and with the risk of escalation increasing by the day, our call must be clear: End the war now. by Kevin Martin No Half Measures—Biden Needs to Cancel All Student Loan Debt The Debt Collective has successfully pushed Biden to extend the pause on student loan payments. Now we're organizing to make the White House cancel all student debt. by Frederick Bell Jr. VIEW ALL OPINION Call 207.775.0488 to donate by phone or mail a check to: Common Dreams, PO Box 443, Portland, ME 04112, United States Common Dreams is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Your contribution is tax-deductible. EIN: 20-3368194