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September 21, 2023 Top News 'Total Sh*t Show': McCarthy Sends Lawmakers Home as GOP Pushes US Toward Shutdown "Speaker McCarthy is wasting precious time catering to the hard, hard MAGA right," said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Jessica Corbett Ethics Group Asks SEC to Probe Musk Claims About 'Gruesome' Neuralink Monkey Trials "It seems obvious to everyone but Elon Musk that Neuralink's device is unsafe," said one critic. "Now he is deliberately misleading investors and the public by outright lying about the company's monkey experiments." Brett Wilkins US Strike Wave Could Soon Grow as Airline, Healthcare Workers Fight for Decent Contracts "We are not alone," said the Association of Professional Flight Attendants. "Our struggle is part of a larger struggle by working people standing up against corporate greed." Jake Johnson US Cities and Counties Demand Promised Student Debt Relief From Biden The letter highlights "the crushing weight of the student debt crisis on borrowers and their communities, and the extended economic limbo millions of borrowers have been forced to endure." Jessica Corbett 'Eating Away at the Foundations of Our Democracy': Book Bans Spiked 33% Last School Year "More kids are losing access to books, more libraries are taking authors off the shelves, and opponents of free expression are pushing harder than ever to exert their power." Jake Johnson Sanders and AOC Unveil Resolution to Apologize for US Role in Chile Coup, Declassify Secret Docs "We must make clear that we regret our involvement and commit to supporting Chilean democracy," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. Jake Johnson

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‘Almost a Miraculous Solution’: 25 Governors Vow to Quadruple Heat Pump Installations As GOP Hopefuls Champion Union-Busting, Poll Shows Majority in US Support Striking Workers Omar Condemns Millionaire Republicans for Pushing Huge Cuts to Medicaid and Food Benefits Progressives, Democrats Unleash on GOP Over Government Shutdown Chaos In New Book, Former Trump Aide Cassidy Hutchinson Accuses Rudy Giuliani of Groping VIEW ALL NEWS MAKE A GIFT TO COMMON DREAMS. Independent news is more important than ever. DONATE TODAY

Opinion Waging Peace in an Uncertain World Discovering solidarity and joint action on this International Day of Peace. Allison Davis-White Eyes If You Need Something to Blame for UAW Strike, Try Wall Street Greed Billions spent on buybacks means billions less not only for workers’ wages but also for developing high-quality, affordable electric vehicles to forge the transition to a green, sustainable economy. Les Leopold The News Media Still Must Do Better to Tell the Most Important Story of Our Time Despite living through the hottest summer in history, as well as wildfires, tropical storms, and rapidly warming oceans, the news media continues to be outdone by popular culture when it comes to elevating and explaining the climate crisis. Mark Hertsgaard,Kyle Pope

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August 28, 2023 Top News 20 Groups Demand Passage of Bowman Amendment to Disclose Cost of US Military Footprint "This amendment is crucial as taxpayers and other citizens remain concerned—and inadequately informed—about the cost to U.S. taxpayers of the wide range of U.S. military activities abroad." Jessica Corbett Critics Say Texas GOP's New Exception to Abortion Ban Is Meant to 'Deceive Voters' "The exceptions in the bill are so narrow, and the penalties for violating the Texas ban are so high, that invariably," said one legal expert, "a lot of doctors are going to continue not to offer abortion in those situations because they don't want to get in trouble." Julia Conley New Tool Creates Personalized Legal Memo Asking Education Department to Cancel Student Debt "President Biden says he is going to use every tool he can to cancel student debt, but there is still much more he can do," said a co-founder of the Debt Collective. "With this new tool, we are calling his bluff." Jessica Corbett Justin Jones Pushes for No-Confidence Vote Against Tennessee's GOP House Speaker "It is clear that the house speaker, Cameron Sexton, is determined to continue leading our state down the path to failure, humiliation, and authoritarianism." Jake Johnson Women to Unite for 'She Speaks' Virtual Assembly Marking March on Washington's 60th Anniversary "Extremist lawmakers are using state capitols to subvert our democracy and erode voting rights, denying living wages, and suppressing access to healthcare, all while concentrating this rich nation's wealth," said Hanna Broome of AME Zion Church. Jessica Corbett UN Affirms Climate Crisis Threatens Children's Rights, Potentially Bolstering Youth-Led Lawsuits "States should take positive measures to ensure that children are protected from foreseeable premature or unnatural death and threats to their lives," reads the updated document Julia Conley 'More Palestinian Children Will Be Killed' Unless US Pressures Israel, Warns Human Rights Watch The group called on the U.S. to suspend military aid to Israel until it stops its "grave abuses" against Palestinians. Jake Johnson

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Trump's Federal Election Interference Trial Set for March 2024 Under Pressure From Progressives, US Declassifies Documents Related to Chile Coup Racist White Man Fatally Shoots Three Black People at Florida Store 'Sixty Years Since the March on Washington and We Are Still Demanding Jobs and Freedom' WATCH: Bernie Sanders Travels to New Hampshire to Deliver 'The Agenda America Needs' VIEW ALL NEWS MAKE A GIFT TO COMMON DREAMS. Independent news is more important than ever. DONATE TODAY

Opinion 60 Years After the March on Washington, the Black-White Wealth Gap Is Still Too Wide To act today, based on the fierce urgency of now, we must make the investments to eliminate racial disparities within one generation. Dedrick Asante-Muhammad,Chuck Collins The Hopeful Symbolism of the Montgomery Riverfront Brawl The Alabama city is moving beyond its tragic past to emerge as a place with forward-looking governance more equitably reflecting the makeup of its population. Claude Cummings Jr. How to Honor the Environmental Legacy of the March on Washington Both Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and A. Philip Randolph passionately tied the fight against racism to the larger war for economic opportunity, workers' rights, and environmental justice. Rosanita Ratcliff

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