The Biggest Cost of Trump

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Is the United Nations About to Be Pushed Off a Cliff? | Common Dreams

Could the irrationality, lack of knowledge, and limited vision of world leaders destroy the hopes that the world’s people have invested in the UN?

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Scores Dead Trying to Reach Ceuta and Still the Wrong Questions | Common Dreams

Once again, people have lost their lives at Europe’s border, and once again, the real question remains unanswered.

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We Can’t Let Greedy Fossil Fuel Companies and Spineless Politicians Burn Down Our Future | Common Dreams

​If the infernos raging around the world don’t bring policymakers to their senses and force necessary changes to grapple with the fossil-fueled climate crisis, what will?

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AIPAC’s 2026 Spending Tops $100 Million—Including $30 Million Against El-Sayed in Michigan | Common Dreams

AIPAC has spent at least $104.3 million during the 2026 election cycle—a figure that's "likely to swell before the midterms are through," notes a new analysis.

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Ellison Takeover of CBS ‘Unquestionably Aided’ White House Epstein Cover-Up: Democratic Senator | Common Dreams

Sen. Ron Wyden accuses CBS takeover by David Ellison of aiding Trump cover-up of Jeffrey Epstein scandal. Big banks also implicated.

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Gaza Holds Mass Funeral for 112 Palestinians Slaughtered by Israel in 2023 | Common Dreams

A mass funeral was held in Gaza for victims of a 2023 Israeli attack as the death toll rose to 73,377.

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Noting ‘Trillions Within Reach,’ Campaigners Demand Justice at UN's Global Tax Treaty Talks | Common Dreams

​"It is about time governments recognized this once-in-a-generation opportunity to make those most responsible for the climate, nature and inequality crises we are facing pay their share," said a Gree...

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Progressives Aim to Defeat AIPAC Cash, Democratic Establishment in Michigan and Missouri Primaries | Common Dreams

Progressive candidates in Michigan and Missouri are facing off against corporate-backed centrists in key House and Senate races. Will voters send a message to the political establishment and AIPAC by ...

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'Follow the Money': Senate Report Reveals How Wall Street Banks 'Protected Epstein' | Common Dreams

“This report is a ready-made roadmap for prosecutors, investigators, and members of Congress to finally start holding the Epstein class accountable," said Sen. Ron Wyden.

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Back a Windfall Profits Tax, Say Campaigners, After Trump Admits Oil Giants 'Making Too Much Money' | Common Dreams

President Trump's rare criticism of oil giants profiting off of war-induced energy shortages has sparked calls for a windfall profits tax. With record-breaking profits amid climate disasters, will Tru...

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Critics Demand Full Senate Block Confirmation of 'Trump Crony' Blanche After GOP Advances AG Nomination | Common Dreams

​"Todd Blanche has one client, and it’s not the American people," said one coalition of advocacy groups.

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Warren Decries $1.4 Billion Cost of Trump's National Guard Deployment in DC | Common Dreams

Cost of National Guard deployment in DC under Trump projected to reach $1.4 billion by 2029. Sen. Warren criticizes spending as unnecessary.

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Sanders Warns Democrats: Don't Support Bill to Fast-Track Social Security Cuts | Common Dreams

"If the Democratic Party is ever to regain the faith of ordinary Americans it must stand firm on the issue of Social Security," said Sen. Bernie Sanders.

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What You Need To Know Before Tomorrow’s Democratic Reckoning

The fight between Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens is about far more than one Senate seat. It's a battle over who controls the Democratic Party—and whose interests it serves.

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How a Manufactured War Scare Could Produce a $50 Million Insider Windfall | Common Dreams

Advance knowledge of both a military threat and its cancellation could allow politically connected traders to profit from the oil market twice—first from the panic, then from its disappearance.

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The Rotten Stench of Elon Musk's Political Money | Common Dreams

The mega-billionaire's promise to spend somewhere between $100 and $120 million on congressional races this year shouldn’t be viewed as a problem. It should be recognized as an opportunity.

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Trump's Attack on International Law Will Take Us All Down With It | Common Dreams

The effort to sideline the International Criminal Court may prove more costly than it looks.

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'Major Momentum' as California Democratic Party Endorses Billionaire Wealth Tax | Common Dreams

"This endorsement puts to rest the idea that California Democrats are not united by the billionaire tax—they are," said the president of the healthcare workers union leading the ballot measure campaig...

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Unpublished DNC Autopsy Chapter Criticized 'Self-Enriching' Party Operatives | Common Dreams

The New York Times reveals a 'missing chapter' from the DNC's 2024 election autopsy, criticizing self-enriching consultants and disconnect from voters.

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Critics Decry Trump Administration's Force-Feeding Torture of ICE Detainees | Common Dreams

"If they admit openly that there are hunger strikes, they admit that the conditions in detention are so bad that people are willing to forgo food in order to raise awareness," one lawyer said of the a...

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SEC Urged to End Trump Push to Eliminate Climate Disclosure Rules for Major Companies | Common Dreams

Consumer and environmental advocates urge SEC to maintain climate disclosure rules for investors' protection and transparency in financial markets.

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Climate Crisis Is Not 'Some Faraway Threat’: Spokane Inferno Forces Mass Evacuations as Oil Profits Surge | Common Dreams

"The fossil fuel industry may not have struck the match, but the climate crisis they drove has loaded our landscapes with tinder," said an environmental activist.

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House Dem Calls for Removal of Postmaster General for Turning USPS Into 'Instrument of Voter Suppression' | Common Dreams

​Postmaster General David Steiner has said that USPS would not deliver ballots in states that don't hand their voter rolls to the Trump administration for purging under an executive order that has sin...

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'So It Begins': Trump's Medicaid Work Requirements—as Designed—Wreak Havoc and Pain | Common Dreams

"Pregnant woman disenrolled by mistake. Long waits to get through to the call center for help. No clarity on the rules. Medicaid work reporting requirements don’t work."

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Progressive Caucus Leader Says Trump 'Too Busy Cashing In' to Regulate AI | Common Dreams

President Trump accused of being "asleep at the wheel" on AI regulation. Industry sources still waiting for details on voluntary review program.

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Majority of Workers Say AI Will Make Jobs Harder and Only Benefit Those at the Top | Common Dreams

Despite promises from tech executives, a new survey reveals that workers fear AI will deepen inequality, eliminate jobs, and increase workplace pressure. Are we really ready for the impacts of AI, or ...

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'Insane Corruption': GOP Senators Ripped for Deal to Confirm Trump Lackey Todd Blanche | Common Dreams

Democratic lawmakers express disgust as two Republican senators strike a deal to confirm Todd Blanche as US attorney general, despite concerns over a $1.8 billion slush fund and tax immunity for Trump...

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