Big Tech Companies Are Becoming More Powerful Than Nation-States (www.commondreams.org)
CODEPINK Condemns Biden’s Authorization to Deploy More Reservists to Europe (www.commondreams.org)
In the strongest possible terms, CODEPINK condemns President Biden’s decision to authorize US military leaders to deploy another 3,000 reservists to Europe in response to the Russia-Ukraine war. The president’s announcement follows the deployment of tens of thousands of US troops to Europe in 2022 after Russia invaded...
House Dems Slam 'Racist Tropes' in New Florida K-12 History Curriculum (www.commondreams.org)
Four Black Democratic members of Congress criticized Florida’s new K-12 history curriculum, calling it racist and inaccurate. They objected to parts that claim slavery benefited slaves and downplay the horrors of slavery by comparing it to serfdom and indentured servitude. The lawmakers demanded the Florida Board of Education...
It's Official, Say NOAA and NASA: This June Was the Hottest Ever Recorded on Earth (www.commondreams.org)
NASA called the soaring heat "part of a pattern of increasing global temperatures, as a result of human activities, mainly carbon dioxide emissions."
Climate Advocates Blast GOP Funding Bill as "A 'How-To' Manual for Destroying the Planet" (www.commondreams.org)
"While Americans take refuge from record-setting extreme heat and suffer from wildfire smoke, the House majority proposes slashing environmental funding to the lowest level in 30 years."
CND Condemns Additional Billions for Britain's Nuclear Arsenal (www.commondreams.org)
America far-right wants to cut funding for Clean Water Programs by 64% (www.commondreams.org)
The Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), on Thursday marked up a GOP appropriations bill for fiscal year 2024. A Republican fact sheet celebrates proposed “cuts to wasteful spending” and “claw-backs of prior appropriations,” highlighting that it “reins...
Extinction Rebellion Shuts Down UK Coal Mine Operating Without License (www.commondreams.org)
Ukraine: US Plan to Transfer Cluster Munitions to Ukraine Undermines International Efforts to Safeguard Civilians from Indiscriminate Weapons (www.commondreams.org)
Corporate Windfall Profits Surge to $1 Trillion a Year as Working People Suffer (www.commondreams.org)
[Common Dreams] ‘Terrifying’: Tuesday Was Hottest Day Ever, Breaking Record Set Just 24 Hours Earlier (www.commondreams.org)
Data from the U.S. National Centers for Environmental Prediction shows that the average global temperature reached 17.01°C, or 62.62°F, on Monday—making it the hottest day ever recorded....
[Common Dreams] Teamsters Say Contract Talks Have Collapsed After UPS Made 'Unacceptable Offer' (www.commondreams.org)
The Teamsters said Wednesday that high-stakes talks with UPS over a new contract for more than 340,000 workers have fallen apart after the company presented an offer that union negotiators deemed badly inadequate.
[Common Dreams] 'Terrifying': Tuesday Was Hottest Day Ever, Breaking Record Set Just 24 Hours Earlier (www.commondreams.org)
Data from the U.S. National Centers for Environmental Prediction shows that the average global temperature reached 17.01°C, or 62.62°F, on Monday—making it the hottest day ever recorded....
Biden & Modi Must Address Grave Human Rights Concerns During Summit (www.commondreams.org)
140+ Economists & Experts Call on Paris Summit Leaders to Redirect Trillions in Public Money (www.commondreams.org)
110 Million Now Forcibly Displaced as War, Climate Crisis Wreak Global Havoc (www.commondreams.org)
Climate Activists & CSOs Hold Protests Targeting Standard Bank in Solidarity with Frontline Communities in Uganda, Tanzania & Mozambique (www.commondreams.org)
FPF Statement on Rejection of Julian Assange’s Extradition Appeal (www.commondreams.org)
Ukrainians, Russians and international peace groups gather for the International Summit for Peace in Ukraine Vienna, Austria (www.commondreams.org)
Fire Kills Nearly 40 at Migrant Detention Facility Near US-Mexico Border (www.commondreams.org)
Operator Fears 'Sputtering of Radioactive Substances' at Ukraine Nuclear Plant (www.commondreams.org)
Ukraine’s state-run energy operator warned Saturday that “there are risks of hydrogen leakage and sputtering of radioactive substances” from the country’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant as shelling in the Russian-occupied area continues, despite international pleas for a ceasefire....