'What Meta's Money Is Buying': DOJ Halts Probe of Facebook Owner That Has Given Trump MillionsTop officials at the US Department of Justice have reportedly halted a years-long criminal investigation into Facebook parent company Meta for allegedly facilitating—and profiting from—the illegal sale of drugs on its platforms, including to children. Bloomberg Law reported Thursday that "senior leaders" at the Justice Department "ordered career…Common Dreams2d agoWhole story →JusticeTechnologydoj meta probe halted
Ahead of Biodiversity Summit, UN Chief Warns Countries Are 'Subsidizing Suicide' by Backing Fossil Fuels"The food we eat, the water we drink, the very air we breathe—all are the gifts of biodiversity. Yet every day, humankind saws another branch off the tree of life," outgoing United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres declared Friday, before a key global summit in Armenia. "Climate chaos. Invasive species. Overgrazing and overfishing. Excessive…Common Dreams2d agoWhole story →Planetbiodiversity summit
Brewers Playoff Hero Jake Bauers Makes Accidental Case for Medicare for AllFirst baseman Jake Bauers of the Milwaukee Brewers helped his team end a 44-year drought Thursday night as they won the National League Championship Series to place them in the World Series, but in the process he kicked off a discussion—whether intentionally or not—about the role of employer-based health insurance that undergirds the for-profit system in…Common Dreams2d agoWhole story →Health
'Outrageous': Trump Loaded Up on Big Pharma Stocks While Jacking Up Drug CostsAn analysis released Friday by Democrats on the congressional Joint Economic Committee details how US President Donald Trump loaded up on shares of major pharmaceutical companies last year as his administration and Republican allies enacted policies that benefited the industry—at the expense seniors and other patients. The JEC analysis estimates that…Common Dreams2d agoWhole story →HealthEconomytrump pharmaceutical stocks controversy
Secret and 'Illegal' Trump Plan to Spin Off Federal Student Aid Office Sparks OutrageThe Trump administration is reportedly planning to remove the Federal Student Aid office from the Department of Education and establish a new independent agency tasked with managing roughly $1.6 trillion in debt owed by more than 40 million borrowers. The plan, first reported by The Washington Sun on Thursday, comes as President Donald Trump works to…Common Dreams2d agoWhole story →Educationtrump student aid plan
