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"The delay in detecting the outbreak means that we are now playing catch-up with a very fast-moving epidemic." commondreams.org/news/who-ebola…

"We have reached a conclusion on a large portion of the issues under discussion," said an Iranian spokesperson. "But to say that this means the signing of an agreement is imminent—no one can make such a claim.” commondreams.org/news/iran-war-…

"They call us all bandits and thugs," said Bolivian protesters, who have been met with a police crackdown. "We are democracy."​ commondreams.org/news/blockades…

The Desperate, Toxic, and Pathetic Crusade of Pete Hegseth commondreams.org/opinion/pete-h…

"It is outrageous that the US government would target people for bringing humanitarian aid... But even more disturbing is the cruel and deeply immoral policy the United States continues to impose on Cuba." commondreams.org/news/humanitar…

"The pursuit of greater profits cannot justify choices that systematically sacrifice jobs, because the human person is an end, not a means." commondreams.org/news/pope-leo-…

For the $16 trillion the US had spent on the military after 9/11 before the Iran war, we could have made transformative investments in healthcare, education, and renewable energy, writes @PhyllisBennis. commondreams.org/opinion/post-9…

With corporate profits at record highs, Congress should step in to ensure that consumers see some relief, writes @AlexSJacquez of @groundwork. commondreams.org/opinion/trump-…

Running against a personality cult and election rigging without offering hope for a better future through specific, concrete policy commitments effectively puts Democrats on the defensive and abandons the progressive populist movement in its own party. commondreams.org/opinion/dems-m…

The blatant US intervention exemplified by Hondurasgate may be an ominous foreshadowing of likely interference in the upcoming elections in Colombia (this month), Brazil (October), and Mexico (2030), all currently governed by progressives. commondreams.org/opinion/hondur…

"We will defeat the oligarchy and the political system that it maintains," said Graham Platner. "The politics of Susan Collins​." commondreams.org/news/bernie-sa…

Viral Video Compilation Shows Top Iran War Booster Making One Failed Prediction After Another commondreams.org/news/dave-rubi…

Report Exposes How Trump Administration Has 'Mowed Down' Regulators Overseeing Prediction Markets commondreams.org/news/trump-ctf…

GOP Hawks Alarmed as Trump Mulls Deal to End His Illegal Iran War commondreams.org/news/trump-ira…

In the 20 months since President Donald Trump took office, he has overwhelmed public discourse with a virtual tsunami of distractions. The theme of all of them, some personal, some national, some international, is domination. commondreams.org/opinion/trump-…

Neutering the Voting Rights Act represents the culmination of Roberts’ lifelong calling and warrants his ranking alongside Taney as the most disgraceful chief justice in history. commondreams.org/opinion/suprem…

The 'Autopsy' Written by a Corpse | Stay as far away as you can from this DNC report. Trust me.​ commondreams.org/opinion/dnc-20…

"If progressives are going to have any hope of competing with the billionaires’ candidates, we need to ensure that the Trumpers don’t control the portion of the media not currently in their possession.​" commondreams.org/opinion/forget…

Our movements must understand the intuitive reality that the attacks on reproductive rights, on reproductive access, and on our bodily autonomy are the same attacks as those on our environment, writes @keanuaj. commondreams.org/opinion/climat…

Reducing every painful decision to betrayal while ignoring the enormous machinery of coercion surrounding Venezuela risks reproducing the very fragmentation that external aggression was designed to create in the first place. commondreams.org/opinion/alex-s…