Dealing With the Disease that Never Seems to Leave Town
Nina Burleigh takes you behind the scenes of her own life to offer one of so many millions of Covid-19 dramas that played out in these years — and, of…
Did the Long Pandemic Spawn a New Kind of Repression?
We’re all Covid-exhausted by now, but what a shame if that were to lead not just to the deaths of ever more Americans but of a political system, too.
Great Disorder and Extravagant Lies
For an agenda of compassion that gives hope in the possibilities of a world not rooted in private profit, Vijay Prashad turns to the public-health program of Kerala, India.
Ellen Brown: A Monetary Reset Where the Rich Don’t Own Everything
We have a serious debt problem, but solutions such as the World Economic Forum’s “Great Reset” are not the future we want. It’s time to think outside the box for…
The First and Worst Hit by Pandemics of Every Sort
You could say metaphorically that the poor in America have long lived under pandemic conditions. In the last two-plus years, however, that metaphorical reality became all too literal.
A Pandemic of the Poor
As we approach 1 million COVID-19 deaths, Americans in poorer counties have died at double the rate of wealthier counties.
How Not to Cope with Vladimir Putin by Drilling and Pumping
A Bipartisan Oil Rush or the Phasing Out of Fossil Fuels?
Teachers Union Warns Pandemic Burnout Destroying Schools
By Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams New polling out Tuesday reveals pervasive burnout among the nation’s educators as pandemic-related staffing shortages and other difficulties drive a potential exodus from the…
Matt Taibbi: The Folly of Pandemic Censorship
As the latest anti-Substack campaign shows, more and more people are forgetting why free speech works
Omicron Spread Continues at San Quentin State Prison
Two months after a Marin County judge ruled that prison officials inflicted cruel and unusual punishment on prisoners at San Quentin State Prison during a COVID-19 outbreak that infected more…
Capitalists Only “Trust the Science” When It Suits Their Agenda
Trusting science should not mean trusting in the benevolence of the ruling class.
The Scandal of U.S. Prisons
The head of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons was forced to step down last week as scandals swept through the vast U.S. prison system.
Lee Camp: Secret Corruption Behind Worst Fire In Decades
On this week's episode of Redacted Tonight, Lee Camp covers the hidden truth about the Bronx fire that killed 17.
Ralph Nader: Lost Opportunities in Joe Biden News Conference
Biden missed the opportunity to connect with the public and focus the media on serious legislation he wants to advance.
Tax on Global Mega-Rich Could Help Lift 2.3 Billion Out of Poverty
By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams A new analysis released Tuesday estimates that an annual wealth tax targeting the world’s millionaires and billionaires would raise enough revenue to lift 2.3…