Filed Under: “Common Dreams”
Poll: Americans want more spending on health care, education, and fighting poverty
By Kenny Stancil
Despite conservatives’ calls to decrease spending, new poll finds public thinks federal government should increase funding in key areas.
Georgia Republicans target Democratic voters after Biden’s 2020 victory
By Andrea Germanos
After Donald Trump narrowly lost the Peach State to Joe Biden, GOP legislators are pushing for much stricter voting regulations.
Illinois becomes first state to completely eliminate cash bail
By Jessica Corbett
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a criminal justice bill that eliminates cash bail penalties which disproportionately kept lower-income people in jail before trial.
Cutting deals with tech monopolies won’t save journalism
By Timothy Karr
We need strong public-media laws that prioritize a free press, civic-minded news production and the interests of the communities news outlets are supposed to serve.
Repealing Section 230 will ruin online free speech
By Andrea Germanos
Conservatives are raging against a law that they think promotes online censorship, in reality, it protects free speech