Common Dreams – Page 4 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Threatening Military Intervention in Venezuela During a Pandemic?

Posted on April 16, 2020April 16, 2020By Editor

With cities in Venezuela under lockdown and the country struggling to address a looming public health crisis and yet another economic shock, it is clear that the Trump administration sees a new opportunity to exercise “maximum pressure” to try to achieve regime change. … Read More >Threatening Military Intervention in Venezuela During a Pandemic?

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US Hospitals Are Sick With COVID-19. Here’s the Treatment.

Posted on April 16, 2020April 16, 2020By Editor

Moving towards a Medicare for All healthcare system will not just stem the financial losses that hospitals are now experiencing, but will ensure that we are prioritizing care and equity in our healthcare system. … Read More >US Hospitals Are Sick With COVID-19. Here’s the Treatment.

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Only Oversight of Oversight Will Keep Profiteers From Siphoning Stimulus Money Into Their Own Wallets

Posted on April 13, 2020April 13, 2020By Editor

Hand out a dollar every second, and it takes almost two weeks to get to $1 million. It takes about 31 years to hand out $1 billion. And about 30,000 years to hand out $1 trillion. … Read More >Only Oversight of Oversight Will Keep Profiteers From Siphoning Stimulus Money Into Their Own Wallets

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Cancel RIMPAC, Protect Hawai’i

Posted on April 13, 2020By Editor

Bullets and bombs are useless against viruses. This pandemic reveals that our mutual survival depends on fostering an ethos of solidarity. … Read More >Cancel RIMPAC, Protect Hawai’i

USA

“There’s Going to Be Scandal Involved in This Bailout. It Is Unquestionable’

Posted on April 4, 2020April 4, 2020By Editor

Here We Go Again! A discussion between Bill Moyers and Neil Barofksy, former chief inspector general of the TARP program, on big corporate bailouts. … Read More >“There’s Going to Be Scandal Involved in This Bailout. It Is Unquestionable’

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March’s Huge Job Losses Are Just the Tip of the Iceberg of What’s to Come

Posted on April 4, 2020April 4, 2020By Editor

This morning’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data show that total payroll employment contracted by a whopping 701,000 jobs in March, including a loss of 713,000 private-sector jobs. … Read More >March’s Huge Job Losses Are Just the Tip of the Iceberg of What’s to Come

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For America’s Urgent Health and Safety, Trump Needs to Resign!

Posted on March 21, 2020March 21, 2020By Editor

Leaning on sober-minded experts in infectious diseases at his daily news conferences, Trump is frantically trying to look good. But the old delusionary Trump keeps resurfacing. On Monday, he rated his coronavirus performance at a perfect ten. On Tuesday, he lied to the public about his knowing it was a pandemic “long before it was called a pandemic.” The facts are just the opposite. … Read More >For America’s Urgent Health and Safety, Trump Needs to Resign!

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Assange’s Extradition: An Escalation of the US War on Terror

Posted on March 21, 2020March 21, 2020By Editor

Last week the U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga released Chelsea Manning from detainment after concluding that the grand jury that she had been subpoenaed to testify before no longer needed her, since it was being disbanded. … Read More >Assange’s Extradition: An Escalation of the US War on Terror

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5 Key Demands: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Face of the Coronavirus

Posted on March 21, 2020March 21, 2020By Editor

The world is in a crisis. The coronavirus pandemic itself, and the economic crash that it has sparked, have revealed deep weaknesses in the current economic and political order. There are two paths forward. … Read More >5 Key Demands: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Face of the Coronavirus

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A Biden-Trump Election Is a Win-Win for Wall Street and a Loss for Our Democracy

Posted on March 19, 2020March 19, 2020By Editor

It is clear now that Biden will be the Democratic nominee for president in 2020 barring unforeseen circumstances. And the differences between Biden and Trump will be played up by both sides. And, yes, there are many differences between Biden and Trump especially in terms of social and cultural issues, judicial nominations, the administration of executive departments and agencies, and taxes and regulations. … Read More >A Biden-Trump Election Is a Win-Win for Wall Street and a Loss for Our Democracy

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