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The Week in Review New GOP Laws 'Will Devastate Abortion Access Across Large Parts of the Nation' "Florida has been a critical haven for abortion access in the South, and this ban will decimate abortion access for Floridians and the entire region," one group said after the governor's signature. Read more → Defying Schultz's Union-Busting, Starbucks Workers Rack Up Win After Win "After being shut out in four union votes this week, Howard Schultz and Starbucks should be embarrassed and should accept reality: Starbucks workers overwhelmingly want a union." Read more → Biden Answers Zelenskyy's Plea to 'Arm Ukraine Now' With $800 Million in Weapons Peace advocates have expressed concerns that weapons transfers from the West will draw out Russia's war while enriching arms-makers. Read more → 'Keep Fighting': Schumer 'Making Progress' on Canceling Student Debt "Write, call, email," urged the Democratic leader, who said President Joe Biden is "more open" to the proposal than ever before. Read more → Warren, Chu Say IRS Must 'Take On Wealthy Tax Cheats' and Stop Targeting the Poor "The most vulnerable taxpayers should not shoulder the burden of insufficient IRS enforcement funding," Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Judy Chu write in a new letter. Read more → 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 The Billion Dollar Global Market for Nuclear Weapons Nuclear insanity: ongoing development and deployment, endless investment, eventual (either accidental or intentional) use. by Robert C. Koehler Read more → More Than $900 of Your Tax Dollars Went to Corporate Military Contractors This tax season, I'd rather fund green jobs and disease control than jets that spontaneously combust. Wouldn't you? by Lindsay Koshgarian Read more → Autocrats Like Trump, Putin, and Le Pen Exploit Failures of Neoliberalism The question is whether we'll return to sane and humane economic policies and ban big money from politics or if we'll embrace the authoritarian policies of Putin, Trump, and Le Pen. by Thom Hartmann Read more → From Mosul to Raqqa to Mariupol—Killing Civilians Is a Crime While Western leaders are demanding that Russia be held accountable for war crimes, they have raised no such clamor to prosecute U.S. officials. by Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies Read more → 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

Weekend Edition: War Intensifies and Misery Grows in Ukraine

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March 06, 2022

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As Over 1.5 Million People Flee, Putin Threatens Ukrainian Statehood Under attack by Russia, Ukraine is facing "the fastest-growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II," according to a U.N. official. by Jessica Corbett Calls Mount to Cancel Student Debt as Biden Weighs Longer Payment Pause "We need immediate student debt relief, and deferring payments again is a great step, but we need to do more," says Congresswoman Marie Newman. by Jessica Corbett Ukraine Civilian Death Toll Likely 'Considerably Higher' Than 351 Confirmed: UN The new figures, including at least 707 injured, came as a cease-fire for evacuations fell apart, with Ukrainian officials accusing Russian forces of violating the deal. by Jessica Corbett

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• Court Limits Biden's Use of Covid Policy to Expel 'Families Fleeing Danger' • Oil and Gas Giants Under Fire for Fueling Russian War on Ukraine • Report Details 'Unraveling' of Trump Probe That Led Prosecutors to Resign • Dems to Biden After Court Ruling: End Covid Border Policy 'Once and for All' • Media Networks Suspend Reporting in Russia Over Censorship Law

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The Invasion of Ukraine and the Need for Enforceable World Law Ultimately, humanity has a choice. We can keep signing treaties and keep fighting wars when those treaties fail. Or we can work toward a democratic world federation based on proven principles. by Jane Shevtsov Russian Invasion Threatens All Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plants Ukraine and Russia should negotiate an agreement to protect plant personnel and allow safe shift changes as well as emergency preparedness and response activities. by Edwin Lyman The US Won't Ban the Same Lethal Weapons It's Criticizing Russia for Using America's UN mission was forced to amend its ambassador's comments because of its own refusal to ban such weapons. by Jeff Abramson

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