by geddrystaff | Oct 14, 2022 | Politics
By Richard D Wolff Originally published by Yes Magazine January 30, 2020 (Reproduced here with permission) What do we mean when we talk about “socialism”? Here are ten things about its theory, practice, and potential that you need to know. Over the last 200 years,...
by geddrystaff | Apr 5, 2017 | Climate
Published on Tuesday, April 04, 2017 by Common Dreams by Nadia Prupis, staff writer Current carbon dioxide levels are unprecedented in human history and could reach a level unseen in millennia if their rates continue at this pace, a new report out Tuesday warns....
by geddrystaff | May 5, 2016 | Climate
Published on Wednesday, May 04, 2016 by Common Dreams by Andrea Germanos, staff writer For one community attempting to stop fracking wastewater injection wells, civil disobedience just became a sanctioned civic right. The community is Grant Township, Pa., which, in...
by geddrystaff | Apr 1, 2016 | Politics
by Robert Faturechi ProPublica, March 31, 2016, 8 a.m. There’s no evidence to support Donald Trump’s claim that Ted Cruz played a role in a super PAC’s attack on his wife. But federal rules barring coordination between candidates and the super PACs...
by geddrystaff | Mar 29, 2016 | Climate
Published on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 by Common Dreams by Lauren McCauley, staff writer n a move many are hailing as a “turning point” in the climate fight, 20 state Attorneys General on Tuesday launched an unprecedented, multi-state effort to investigate...