‘Huge Increase’ in Child Poverty Feared as Tax Credit Expires Amid Omicron Wave
"The pandemic isn't over—the relief to withstand it shouldn't stop," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal.
Big Pharma Hikes Prices on 442 Drugs
By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Patient advocates on Monday condemned the U.S. pharmaceutical industry for ushering in the new year with price hikes on more than 440 medications, a…
Experts Warn Merck’s FDA-Authorized Covid Pill Could ‘Create Breeding Ground for Mutant Viruses’
By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Merck’s anti-viral coronavirus pill has been heralded as a “gamechanger” in the fight against the deadly global pandemic, and the Food and Drug Administration…
Best of ‘Scheer Intelligence’ 2021: Assange, Kucinich, Abdullah and More
Throughout another turbulent year of pandemic, protests, and economic troubles, Robert Scheer and the award-winning “Scheer Intelligence” team made sure to bring you left-wing perspectives from a wide range of…
UN Envoy Warns ‘Threat to Civilian Lives Is Increasing’ in Yemen
By Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams A United Nations special envoy on Tuesday raised alarm about the safety of civilians in war-torn Yemen given escalating violence, including airstrikes by the…
The Pentagon Just Got $778 Billion, But USAID Is Running Out of Money for COVID-19 Vaccines?
By Brett Wilkins / Common Dreams Sharply contrasting with the $778 billion in new military spending authorized Monday by President Joe Biden, the U.S. Agency for International Development reportedly can’t…
Rights Groups Accuse Tech Giants of Throttling Content on Abortion Pills
By Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams As anti-choice lawmakers ramp up attacks on reproductive freedom across the United States, new reporting on Monday raised alarm about Big Tech companies limiting…
Hedges: PEN America and the Betrayal of Julian Assange
Careerists and Democratic Party apparatchiks successfully leverage corporate money and backing to seize and deform historic rights organizations into appendages of the ruling class.
Goodbye to All That and a Whole Lot More
The context has shifted for all of us, not because the context has truly shifted but because this particular administration means that we have no choice but to look at…
Ellen Brown: The Real Antidote to Inflation
The Fed has options for countering the record inflation the U.S. is facing that are far more productive and less risky than raising interest rates.
How Awesome is ‘Awesome’? America’s Underperforming Military
By Andrew Bacevich / TomDispatch Professional sports is a cutthroat business. Succeed and the people running the show reap rich rewards. Fail to meet expectations and you get handed your…
Ralph Nader: This Is the Best Time for Americans to Unionize
A rare unionizing opportunity has arisen in Big Box and retail chains, but it won't last long.
Joseph Carson: A Whistleblower and Constant Thorn in the U.S. Government’s Side
The nuclear safety engineer has spent most of his career at the Energy Department challenging everything from the country’s nuclear weapons program to its whistleblower adjudication infrastructure.
Elizabeth Warren Supports Push to Expand Supreme Court
Sen. Warren and other supporters of the expansion plan would like to add four SCOTUS justices to the lineup.