From CommonDreamsPublished on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 by Common Dreams The US Spends More Than $80 Billion a Year Incarcerating 2.3 Million People There’s never been a better time to reconsider the entire system. byLaura Flanders 0 CommentsMoney needs to move not just out of incarceration and into care, but into the hands of those people and communities … [Read more...] about The US Spends More Than $80 Billion a Year Incarcerating 2.3 Million People
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Pressed on Climate Views and Ties to Shell Oil, Barrett Once Again Calls Established Climate Science 'Controversial'
From CommonDreamsPublished on Wednesday, October 21, 2020byCommon DreamsPressed on Climate Views and Ties to Shell Oil, Barrett Once Again Calls Established Climate Science 'Controversial' "Barrett again followed the standard script of climate denialists, repeatedly attempting to cast climate science as unsettled and a matter of controversy that … [Read more...] about Pressed on Climate Views and Ties to Shell Oil, Barrett Once Again Calls Established Climate Science 'Controversial'
McConnell Admits He's Been Working to Sabotage Covid Relief Talks Behind the Scenes to Prioritize Rushing Barrett Confirmation
From CommonDreamsPublished on Wednesday, October 21, 2020byCommon DreamsMcConnell Admits He's Been Working to Sabotage Covid Relief Talks Behind the Scenes to Prioritize Rushing Barrett Confirmation "Mitch McConnell is rushing to steal a Supreme Court seat before the election. Senate Republicans would rather help him do it than help millions of … [Read more...] about McConnell Admits He's Been Working to Sabotage Covid Relief Talks Behind the Scenes to Prioritize Rushing Barrett Confirmation
Using DOJ 'to Crush a Victim,' Barr Claims Trump Cannot Be Sued for Denying E. Jean Carroll's Rape Accusation
From CommonDreamsPublished on Tuesday, October 20, 2020byCommon DreamsUsing DOJ 'to Crush a Victim,' Barr Claims Trump Cannot Be Sued for Denying E. Jean Carroll's Rape Accusation "There is not a single person in the United States—not the president and not anyone else—whose job description includes slandering women they sexually assaulted," … [Read more...] about Using DOJ 'to Crush a Victim,' Barr Claims Trump Cannot Be Sued for Denying E. Jean Carroll's Rape Accusation
World Food Day Drives Home Need for Change in the US
From CommonDreamsThis World Food Day, as the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) celebrates its 75th anniversary, it is sobering to remember the several billions of our fellow human beings who suffer from some form of food insecurity. As the pandemic struck, the U.N.’s World Food Program (WFP), which was just awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, warned that … [Read more...] about World Food Day Drives Home Need for Change in the US