Top News: The Only Way to Defeat Trump's Fascist Right

 

Thursday, November 7, 2024 ■ Today's Top News  DNC Chair Jaime Harrison Calls Sanders Critique of Election Loss 'Straight Up BS' "Typically, after a major electoral defeat," said one progressive strategist, "party leaders step aside to create opportunities for fresh perspectives and voices that haven't yet had a chance to lead." By Julia Conley Trump Spokesperson Affirms Day 1 Plans for Nation's 'Largest Mass Deportation Operation' "As always, we will go to court to challenge illegal policies, but it is equally essential that the public push back, as it did with family separation," one rights advocate said. By Olivia Rosane Advocates Urge Biden to 'Secure His Climate Legacy' by Acting on LNG Before Trump Takes Office "The clock is ticking—for the Biden administration and our planet," one campaigner asserted. By Brett Wilkins Did Plutocrats Like Mark Cuban and Tony West Help Sink Harris? "We could see it happening in real-time, right after the convention, when the party consultants and the big donors got their hooks in," said one critic. "They'll be fine though." By Jessica Corbett Unions Say Building Worker Power Is Only Way to Defeat Trump's Fascist Right "No one—not Donald Trump or JD Vance, nor any one CEO—can stop solidarity," said AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler. "Organized labor is the path forward." By Jake Johnson 2024 'Virtually Certain' to Be Hottest Year on Record: EU Climate Agency A new report contained "the bleakest news possible, especially with a climate denier U.S. president in office for the next four years," said one climate scientist. By Julia Conley Crypto Industry's $40 Million Defeat of Pro-Worker Sherrod Brown Called 'Obscene' The Ohio Democrat lost his seat because "the billionaire-backed crypto industry donated $40 million to his right-wing opponent," lamented one labor journalist. By Jake Johnson JOIN THE MOVEMENT As a people-powered nonprofit news outlet, we cover the issues the corporate media never will. Your contribution supports this bold media model—free, independent, and dedicated to reporting the facts every day. Stand with us in the fight for economic equality, social justice, human rights, and a more sustainable future. JOIN WITH US TODAY ■ More News After Plea Deals Revived, Biden Urged to Transfer Uncharged Men at Guantánamo Israel Bombs Refugee Camps After Inking $5.2 Billion Deal for US F-15 Fighter Jets Sanders Slams 'Big Money Interests' and Consultants That Control Democratic Party After Loss to Trump Peace Advocates Fear Trump May Hand Israel 'Full Control of Gaza and the West Bank' VIEW ALL NEWS ■ Opinion Progressives Must Challenge for the Leadership of the Democratic Party—and Win We must now be ready to stand up at this challenging moment in our history, confident that our policy agenda suits the needs of 21st century America and provides a pathway out of America’s interminable political crisis. By Alan Minsky Milei's Argentina Offers Terrifying Glimpse of Trump's Project 2025 Elon Musk has already told you what Trump has planned will cause "temporary hardship." Argentinians living under their new libertarian masters can tell already you already what that pain and suffering feels like. By Diana Cariboni Democrats Ignored Every Warning and the Results Are Catastrophic Now that a fascistic party has won the presidency along with the Senate and apparently the House as well, the stakes for people and planet are truly beyond comprehension. By Norman Solomon Why Democrats Lose Even When Republicans Are So Endlessly Terrible In large part the campaign reflected the direction the Democratic Party establishment has taken, away from working class issues since the advent of neoliberal policies in the 1970s and carried out by most Democratic Party presidents since. By Chuck Idelson VIEW ALL OPINION Call 207.775.0488 to donate by phone or mail a check to: Common Dreams · PO Box 443 · Portland, ME 04112-0443 · USA Common Dreams is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Your contribution is tax-deductible. EIN: 20-3368194