March 13, 2018 by Common Dreams “Rather than seeking to silence students’ political engagement and quashing their desire for conversation, schools can approach this moment as an opportunity for learning about civic action.” by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Around 200 students from South High School went to Minneapolis City Hall on Feb…. Continue reading
Forget the polls: The candidate who makes ranked-choice-voting work will be the next mayor BY TIM REDMOND March 8, 2018 The chorus or progressive groups endorsing both Sup. Jane Kim and Mark Leno for mayor continues to get louder, with the Milk Club, the Sierra Club, the Tenants Union, and the… Continue reading
March 12, 2018 by Common Dreams “The fact that power is concentrated among so few companies has made it possible to weaponize the web,” warns British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee by Jessica Corbett, staff writer Tim Berners-Lee, founder of the World Wide Web, believes “today’s powerful digital economy calls for strong standards… Continue reading
March 12, 2018 by Common Dreams “Town by town, city by city, local leaders are taking back everyone’s right to connect and communicate.” by Jake Johnson, staff writer “By signing the Cities Open Internet Pledge, mayors are posing a direct challenge to the FCC’s wrong-headed decision to gut net neutrality protections,” said… Continue reading
By John Laurits (johnlaurtis.com) March 10, 2018 Did you hear the news? In what Mother Jones labeled a “stunning announcement,” South Korean officials stated that North Korea is willing to talk with the United States about ending its nuclear program, which CNN reported as a “remarkable development.” It almost seems — as both Fox News and the Atlantic speculate —… Continue reading
March 09, 2018 by Common Dreams On the importance of what we do and don’t know about the Democrat’s Unity Reform Commission by John Atcheson What will the Democratic Party become? This week’s meeting of the Unity Reform Commission may offer some clues. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News/Getty Images) The United… Continue reading
March 08, 2018 by Common Dreams “We now have a historic opportunity to begin to put an end to the longest-running war in modern history.” by Jake Johnson, staff writer Anti-war protesters shout slogans during a rally opposing the joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea on Monday, as police… Continue reading
March 08, 2018 (CommonDreams.org) The #TimesUp and #MeToo movements are a revolution that could not have taken place without decades of quiet, painstaking groundwork by Rebecca Solnit Harvey Weinstein in December 2013. (Photo: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty) This International Women’s Day comes five months after the revelations about Harvey Weinstein’s long campaign of misogynist… Continue reading
March 07, 2018 by Common Dreams “Making the rich and corporations pay their fair share means we will be able to rebuild our communities from the ground up.” by Jake Johnson, staff writer “The Senate Democrat proposal provides real federal funding to the tried-and-true Drinking Water and Clean Water State Revolving Fund… Continue reading
