Republicans are pushing to eliminate the estate tax, potentially giving billions to Trump and Musk's families. Is this fair?

Although the U.S. Supreme Court effectively ended Juliana v. United States, those behind the case still celebrated the impact ...

Daily news & progressive opinion—funded by the people, not the corporations—delivered straight to your inbox.

Common Dreams has been providing breaking news & views for the progressive community since 1997. We are independent, non-profit, advertising-free and 100% reader supported. Our Mission: To inform. To ...

"Abhorrent. Evil. Indefensible," Atlantic staff writer Clint Smith said on social media in response to exclusive reporting ...

Robert W. McChesney, the eminent media scholar and co-founder of Free Press, died on Tuesday, March 25, in Madison, Wisconsin. Before his retirement, McChesney was the Gutgsell Endowed Professor in ...

Daily news & progressive opinion—funded by the people, not the corporations—delivered straight to your inbox.

Daily news & progressive opinion—funded by the people, not the corporations—delivered straight to your inbox.

The following is a statement from Nancy Altman, President of Social Security Works, on the just-concluded confirmation hearing for Frank Bisignano, Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Social Security ...

Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s sweeping staff cuts and reorganization at the ...

Following the vote by the Senate Finance Committee supporting the nomination of Mehmet Oz for the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Public Citizen Co-President ...

Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance for Retired Americans, issued the following statement regarding Frank Bisignano’s confirmation hearing today before the Senate Finance Committee.