As Arctic Burns, New Data Shows June 2020 Capped Off Year Tied for Hottest on Record

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Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/07/07/arctic-burns-new-data-shows-june-2020-capped-year-tied-hottest-record Published on Tuesday, July 07, 2020 by Common Dreams “So I ask again: where are the breaking news?” tweeted teen climate activist Greta Thunberg. “Where are the front pages? Where are the emergency meetings? Where are the … Continued

‘Prolonged Recession’ Could Be on Horizon as Covid Economic Crisis Leads to State and Local Budget Shortfalls

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Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/07/07/prolonged-recession-could-be-horizon-covid-economic-crisis-leads-state-and-local Published on Tuesday, July 07, 2020 by Common Dreams “We know from the experience of the recovery following the Great Recession just how powerful the economic drag from state and local austerity can be.” By Eoin Higgins, … Continued

‘Absolute Robbery’: Gilead Announces $3,120 Price Tag for Covid-19 Drug Developed With $70 Million in Taxpayer Support

Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/29/absolute-robbery-gilead-announces-3120-price-tag-covid-19-drug-developed-70-million Published on Monday, June 29, 2020 by Common Dreams “Taxpayers provided funding for the development of this drug. Now Gilead is price-gouging off it during a pandemic. Beyond disgusting,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. By Jake Johnson, staff … Continued

‘Abdicating Its Moral Responsibility,’ SCOTUS Paves Way for Resumption in Federal Executions

Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/29/abdicating-its-moral-responsibility-scotus-paves-way-resumption-federal-executions Published on Monday, June 29, 2020 by Common Dreams “The death penalty has no place in a just society,” said Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass). By Andrea Germanos, staff writer Police officers gather to remove activists during an … Continued

‘The Future Does Not Belong to You,’ Climate Campaigners Say to Big Oil After Cancellation of 600-Mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline

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Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/07/06/future-does-not-belong-you-climate-campaigners-say-big-oil-after-cancellation-600 Published on Monday, July 06, 2020  byCommon Dreams “Duke and Dominion did not decide to cancel the Atlantic Coast Pipeline—the people and frontline organizations that led this fight for years forced them into walking away.” By Jake … Continued

Fears of Going ‘Through Hell Again’ as US Covid Infection Rate Hits Record High for 27th Straight Day

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Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/07/06/fears-going-through-hell-again-us-covid-infection-rate-hits-record-high-27th Published on Monday, July 06, 2020 by Common Dreams “With American lives on the line, the question now is whether members of the Republican Party will continue to stand by in silence as the President peddles fiction … Continued

‘Monumental Victory’: Tribes and Climate Activists Celebrate Court-Ordered Shutdown of Dakota Access Pipeline

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Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/07/06/monumental-victory-tribes-and-climate-activists-celebrate-court-ordered-shutdown Published on Monday, July 06, 2020 by Common Dreams “If the events of 2020 have taught us anything, it’s that health and justice must be prioritized early on in any decision-making process if we want to avoid … Continued