Top News: Trump Readies Cabinet Shaped by Billionaires

Friday, November 8, 2024 ■ Today's Top News  '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 As DOJ Unseals Murder Plot Charges, Fears of Trump Iran Policy Mount "Trump is inheriting a mess that he helped create," said the National Iranian American Council. "All parties need to focus not on threats but on dialogue to end these crises." By Jessica Corbett Trump's Planned Immigrant Purge Sends Stagnant Private Prison Stocks Soaring "The GEO Group was built for this unique moment... and the opportunity that it will bring," said the firm's chair. By Brett Wilkins 'Horrific Reality': Nearly 70% of UN-Verified Gaza Deaths Are Women and Children The United Nations human rights office noted the "unprecedented levels of killings, death, injury, starvation, illness, disease, displacement, detention, and destruction" wrought by Israel's 13-month onslaught. By Brett Wilkins Tax Justice Groups Brace for Fight as Trump's GOP Prepares New Corporate Giveaway "Billionaires and big corporations are sharpening their knives in anticipation of huge tax cuts, already lobbying and donating to get the tax plan that gives them the biggest windfall." By Jake Johnson 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 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 First Amendment Advocates Demand Senate Pass PRESS Act Before Trump Takes Office After $16 Billion Election, Nonprofit Tracking Money in Politics Lays Off 1/3 of Staff excerpt:  Journalists and other critics of how money influences U.S. politics expressed alarm and disappointment in response to Friday reporting that shortly after the nation's latest election, the research nonprofit OpenSecrets had to lay off a third of its staff. Citing a current staffer, Politico's Daniel Lippman revealed that OpenSecrets "laid off 10 employees yesterday due to financial difficulties" and "much of the research team were among the casualties, which constituted around a third of the group's total headcount." Warren Says Senate Must Use 'Every Minute' Until January 3 to Confirm Federal Judges Wall Street Giddy Over Coming Merger Boom as Trump Expected to Fire Lina Khan VIEW ALL NEWS ■ 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 US Politics Has Become the Fiefdom of Billionaires At its core, the promise of democracy is “one man one vote”; but the attraction of capitalism is “one man many votes,” meaning the rich guys get the best things and lots of them, while the poor guy loses out. By David Mcwilliams 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