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As America Turns 250, Its Attention to Continued Survival Fades and Fractures

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04.07.2026 10

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When the Saints Go Marching Out: New Orleans and the Resilience of Cities

Common Dreams is funded exclusively by readers tired of news beholden to corporate interests. Our monthly supporters are the backbone of what makes...

24.06.2026 20

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Why Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Are a Dead End

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19.05.2026 30

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The 2026 Energy Crisis and Our Wile E. Coyote Moment

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03.05.2026 20

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On Loyal Liars, Fact-Checkers, and Why We’re Bumping into Things

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11.04.2026 30

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How the Iran War Could Lead to a Crash Worse Than 2008

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21.03.2026 50

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The Iran War Reveals a Global Chokepoint

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13.03.2026 40

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How Deadly Is a Dying Animal?

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03.03.2026 40

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Creative Dissent and Mutual Aid: Lessons From Minneapolis for Surviving the Polycrisis

We’re witnessing a full-scale collapse in the journalism industry at the very moment accountability is needed most. Common Dreams remains one of the...

17.02.2026 30

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The Empire Crumbles: The Big Picture

10.02.2026 30

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What's Driving the Electricity Price Hike and What Can We Do About It?

29.11.2025 30

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Let’s (Not) Choose Sides and Fight

23.07.2025 30

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AI Utopia, AI Apocalypse, and AI Reality

06.07.2025 30

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A Dead World, Plastic-Wrapped to Preserve Freshness

If people who try to steer clear of plastics are still thoroughly enmeshed in them, what does that say for everyone else? And how worried should we...

27.05.2025 30

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Richard Heinberg