Top News | 15 Democrats Join House GOP to Pass 'MAGA Assault' on Nonprofits

 

Thursday, November 21, 2024 ■ Today's Top News  Bolsonaro and 36 Others Indicted in Brazil Over Right-Wing Coup Attempt "Well, look at this thing called 'accountability,'" said one MSNBC host. By Jessica Corbett 'Unacceptable': Campaigners Decry Climate Finance Failures as COP29 Enters Final Hours "By the end of the UN climate talks, we must see at least a trillion dollars in public finance on the table," said one campaigner. By Eloise Goldsmith US Plutocrats $276 Billion Richer Since Trump Win—And GOP Wants to Give Them Even More "The tax fight is starting now," said Sen. Elizabeth Warren. "Will we sign our names to more giveaways to President-elect Trump's billionaire buddies, or will we fight for tax fairness for the American people?" By Jake Johnson 15 Democrats Join House GOP to Pass 'MAGA Assault' on Nonprofits "This bill is a five-alarm fire for anyone who seeks to protect free speech, civil society, and democracy," said one rights advocate. By Julia Conley Trump Calls On GOP to Kill Bill Designed to Protect Journalists "The fact that Trump is railing against the PRESS Act tells us everything we need to know: He wants no shackles when it comes to attacking, intimidating, silencing the press," warned one legal expert. By Jessica Corbett 'War Criminals Are Not Welcome': Dearborn Mayor Says He Would Arrest Netanyahu "Our president may not take action, but city leaders can ensure Netanyahu and other war criminals are not welcome to travel freely across these United States," said Major Abdullah Hammoud. By Julia Conley

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■ Opinion The ICC Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu Is Also an Indictment of US Policy and Complicity Ultimately, this is the story of how the Israel lobby undermined America, wrecked the Middle East, and set a series of international crimes against humanity in motion. By Jeffrey D. Sachs How We Can Keep the Green New Deal Alive Despite Trump’s Fossil Fuel Authoritarianism The Green New Deal is being created right now by flesh-and- blood people under real-life conditions. It is being created in communities, cities, states, and regions—from below. By Jeremy Brecher Trump’s Victory Is a Despicable Reflection of the American Character More than a Trump problem, there’s a voter problem. If you elect a monster once, you’ve made a mistake. If you elect it twice, you’re the monster. By Dan Dinello Could Trump 2.0 End the American Century? Trump’s second term will almost certainly be one of imperial decline, increasing internal chaos, and a further loss of global leadership. By Alfred W. Mccoy

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Week in Review: Why Democrats Lose Even When Republicans Are So Endlessly Terrible

Saturday, November 9, 2024 ■ The Week in Review 'Ready to Fight' for Climate, Students Walk Out Over Trump "We won't stand by while Donald Trump's dangerous agenda threatens everything we believe in," said one student. By Jessica Corbett • Nov 8, 2024 Self-Styled Working Class Fighter Trump Readies Cabinet Shaped by Billionaires "Fascism backed by Big Money is one of the most dangerous of all political alliances," said former Labor Secretary Robert Reich. By Julia Conley • Nov 8, 2024 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 • Nov 7, 2024 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 • Nov 7, 2024 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 • Nov 7, 2024 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 • Nov 7, 2024 Sanders Slams 'Big Money Interests' and Consultants That Control Democratic Party After Loss to Trump "While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change," said the Vermont Independent. "And they're right." By Jessica Corbett • Nov 6, 2024 Progressive Forces Vow 'Unprecedented Resistance' to Trump 2.0 "We're more prepared than ever to block the disastrous Trump policies we know are coming," said one climate group. By Julia Conley • Nov 6, 2024 Progressives Say Trump Win Spotlights Rot of Political System 'Bought and Paid for by Billionaires' "These monied interests are on the frontlines of destroying our democracy, taking away the power of voters through their unprecedented spending in elections," said the executive director of Justice Democrats. By Jake Johnson • Nov 6, 2024 Global Fears for the Future as Fascist Donald Trump Wins Second Term "The world is a more dangerous place this morning." By Jake Johnson • Nov 6, 2024

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■ Opinion We Will Need Each Other to Confront King Trump We are seeing in real time how autocracy happens, by creating hopelessness and despair among the mass of people who once might have fought back. By Will Bunch • Nov 8, 2024 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 • Nov 7, 2024 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 • Nov 7, 2024 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 • Nov 7, 2024 With Trump’s 2nd Win, American Politics as We Know It Is Over It’s long been clear that this country needs a new politics. To use a shopworn phrase, let’s build back better—after this third and most devastating hurricane of the season. By John Feffer • Nov 6, 2024 Why Did the Democrats Lose? Because They Gave Up on the Working Class 40 Years Ago It really hurts to have called this one. I so wanted to be wrong. By Les Leopold • Nov 6, 2024

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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