by Dana Floberg, contributor at CommonDreams Internet users took a hard loss this week in the fight for broadband privacy and internet freedom — but if you listen to the Republican lawmakers who trashed our privacy rights, you’d think they’d done the opposite.
Young people who took low-paying, public-sector jobs with promise of loan forgiveness now ‘hosed’ by Lauren McCauley, staff writer at CommonDreams In a troubling development for the countless people saddled with student debt, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) may be reneging on a
Rallies in 14 cities will feature everyday Americans speaking on how the appointment of Neil Gorsuch would advance Trump’s extreme agenda for decades to come —by Lauren McCauley, staff writer at CommonDreams Organized by a coalition of pro-democracy and civil rights groups under the
“Picking your mode [of] transportation is a consumer good that you pay for; public education is both a public good and a right.” — by Deirdre Fulton, staff writer Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has once again illustrated her limited understanding of—and respect for—public
Senate pushes forward with effort to allow states to slash funding for “lifeline” reproductive health clinics — by Nika Knight, staff writer at CommonDreams To widespread outcry, a procedural vote on a GOP effort to slash funding for the Title X family planning program,
70 days in and it’s already been pretty rough for residents of Trumpland. The “Obamacare” repeal? Couldn’t get a vote. The Muslim ban 1.0 and then 2.0? Laughed out of court. The budget? “Dead on arrival,” at least, according to Senator Lindsey
New research suggests the gap between men and women won’t close till 2059 — unless cities and states try this new fix. — by Martha Burk Once again, Equal Pay Day is approaching. Never heard of it? If you’re a working woman
Trump is using sympathetic out-of-work miners as a cover for what is really just a handout to dirty industry. — by Jill Richardson When Barack Obama announced the Clean Power Plan, Scientific American used his own words to criticize it for not going
Buried in Paul Ryan’s failed replacement for Obamacare was a huge handout to overpaid health insurance CEOs. By Jim Hightower, InOtherWords contributor It appears that House Speaker Paul Ryan’s 123-page legislative plan for Trumpcare, the GOP’s so-called “replacement” for Obamacare, is dead
