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WEBIn July, the U.S. Supreme Court's right-wing justices—including three Trump appointees—ruled that the ex-president is entitled to "absolute immunity" for "official acts" taken while he was in office, raising questions about the future of this case. According to Smith's motion: Although the defendant was the incumbent president during the charged conspiracies, his scheme was fundamentally a ...
'Significant Victory': Court Rules Planned Plutonium ... - Common …
WEB15 hours ago · In what advocates called a major win for frontline communities and the rule of law, a U.S. district court judge ruled on Monday that the federal government could not move forward with producing plutonium pits—"the heart and trigger of a nuclear bomb"—at two proposed sites in New Mexico and South Carolina. Instead, Judge Mary Geiger Lewis agreed with a coalition of nonprofit community ...
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To Save US Democracy, Prioritize the Common Good
WEBApr 14, 2024 · The run-up to this year’s general election is the occasion to rekindle the democratic spirit and reassemble a majority to vote for candidates committed to the democratic commonwealth. Robert Ivie. Apr 14, 2024 Common Dreams. “A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the responsibility for upholding the common good.”—.
New Report Lays Out How US Can Address Its 'Fair Share' of the …
WEBSep 17, 2024 · The U.S.' historic emissions are so large that the U.S. cannot mitigate enough emissions domestically to fulfill its "fair share" of responsibility for the climate crisis. It must also provide Global South countries annually with $106 billion in mitigation funding and $340 billion worth of adaptation and loss and damage funding by 2030.
The US Childcare Crisis Is Finally an Election Issue
WEB3 days ago · According to the nonprofit Child Care Aware, the average cost of childcare in the U.S. is now more than $10,000 per year —and even higher for infants and toddlers. And the problem is only getting worse. It’s no wonder so many women are choosing not to have children because they say they can’t afford them.
Green Groups Cheer $7 Billion in 'Solar for All' Grants
WEBApr 22, 2024 · Climate action advocates on Monday celebrated the Biden administration's Earth Day announcement that it is distributing $7 billion in Solar for All grants "to develop long-lasting solar programs that enable low-income and disadvantaged communities to deploy and benefit from distributed residential solar, lowering energy costs for families, creating good-quality jobs in communities that have ...
'Everyone Should Celebrate': FCC Restores Net Neutrality Rules
WEBApr 25, 2024 · Open internet advocates on Thursday applauded the Federal Communications Commission's long-anticipated vote to revive net neutrality rules and reestablish FCC oversight of broadband.. The 3-2 vote along party lines to reclassify broadband as a public service under Title II of the Communications Act came seven months after FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel announced the push in the wake of the U.S ...
What Do We Mean by Transformative Change? | Common Dreams
WEBJun 22, 2024 · Out there, between despair and hopium, are the grounds for struggle. Transformative change is needed in our political economy to address the deplorable conditions of life in America. Explore the key transitions toward a new system focused on social and environmental well-being, economic democracy, equitable distribution, and community solidarity.