'He's Building a Concentration Camp': Fears Grow as Images Emerge of Offshore Prison at Gitmo
commondreams.org/news/gitmo-concentration-camp

'So Much for Lowering Costs': Fury Over Musk's Death Wish for CFPB That Returned Over $20 Billion to Consumers
commondreams.org/news/musk-cfpb-2671120924

Quick Glance: Outrage Over Musk's Attack on Consumer Protection Agency
- Elon Musk called for the shutdown of the CFPB, which has returned over $21 billion to consumers.
- Russell Vought's appointment as acting director raises concerns about the agency's future.
- Congressional Democrats criticize Musk's comments and warn of detrimental effects on consumer protection.
- Recent developments may jeopardize the CFPB's mission to safeguard consumers from financial misconduct.
The 'More Sinister' Reason Behind Musk's Attack on Consumer Agency: Recent days have seen a full-frontal assault on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and ...
commondreams.org/news/musk-cfpb-visa-payment-app

Quick Glance: Trump Administration Halts Consumer Protection Bureau Operations
- The Trump administration ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to cease nearly all operations, effectively shutting down the agency.
- Russell Vought, the Office of Management and Budget director, confirmed in an email the suspension of all investigative work and proposed rules.
- The CFPB has secured nearly $20 billion in consumer financial relief since its inception but now faces pressure under the new administration.
- This action illustrates the tension between Trump's commitment to lower costs for families and his agenda to reduce government regulation.
'No One Is Above the Law': Judge Blocks Musk Wrecking Crew From Treasury Payment System
commondreams.org/news/doge-treasury-payment-system

Sanders Says Attack on NLRB Proves Trump Is Enemy of the Working Class: "Rather than standing up for average Americans," said the Independent U.S ...
commondreams.org/news/working-class-2671120169

'Full-Scale Authoritarian Takeover': Vance and Musk Take Aim at Federal Judges: "We must push back hard against these next leaps down the pathway to tyranny ...
commondreams.org/news/musk-vance-judges

Make Trump the Loser on Super Bowl Sunday: We won’t end racism by removing the slogan. And we won’t end Trumpism by just turning off the TV.
commondreams.org/opinion/end-racism-super-bowl

What Can Be Done About the Left’s Diminished DNC Presence?: The recent race for DNC chair raises questions about how the progressive wing of the party can and ...
commondreams.org/opinion/left-wing-dnc

Could the US Military’s Recruitment Problem Be a Good Thing?: Is it possible that collective humanity is actually turning against war—seeing it more as the ...
commondreams.org/opinion/military-recruiting-problems

The Super Bowl May Stand as the US' Most Visible Symbol of Plutocratic Excess: As corporate executives get to write off the billions they shell out for NFL game ...
inequality.org/article/the-super-bowl-and-the-super-rich-partners-in-slime/

Trump 'Going to Get Americans Killed' With Industry-Friendly Gun Order, Warn Critics
commondreams.org/news/trump-gun-order-mass-shooting

Will We Look at the Beginning of Trump’s Second Term as the Beginning of the End?
tomdispatch.com/king-donald/

We Must Rise Up to Stop This Corporate Coup—and Fast: Break with your routine, Americans. It’s your country they are seizing!
commondreams.org/opinion/corporate-coup-musk-trump

Freedom Isn’t Free When You’re Black and Poor: The unforgiving reality of cash bail transforms “innocent until proven guilty” into “guilty until proven wealthy.”
commondreams.org/opinion/end-cash-bail

The Trump-Musk Oligarchic Plan: Dismantle, Loot, Privatize: We need to organize in states and congressional districts across the country to pressure members of ...
commondreams.org/opinion/the-trump-musk-oligarchic-plan-dismantle-loot-privatize

Resisting Trump's "Riviera of the Middle Easy" in Gaza: There is something sick and rotten in the act of enabling and profiting from mass killings and forced ...
commondreams.org/opinion/resisting-trump-s-riviera-of-the-middle-easy-in-gaza

Creating a Robust Ecology of Change to Resist Trump 2.0: Movements gain strength when they can find ways for many approaches to work together.
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/01/social-movement-ecology-helps-groups-unite-under-trump/

"Freezing these EV charging funds is yet another one of the Trump administration's unsound and illegal moves," said a Sierra Club campaigner ... Show more
Confirmation of Project 2025 Architect Russ Vought Expected to Intensify Lawless Trump Rampage
commondreams.org/news/senate-confirms-russell-vought

Quick Glance: Russell Vought Confirmed as Budget Director
- The Senate confirmed Russell Vought as the head of the Office of Management and Budget despite strong Democratic opposition.
- Democrats oppose Vought due to his ties to Trump and plans to cut middle-class programs.
- Vought passed with a 53-47 vote while Democrats attempted to voice their dissent during the roll call.
- Concerns were raised about Vought's potential to reduce federal jobs and promote conservative policies, along with his claims of election fraud.
'Cowardice and Abdication': Democrats Grant Unanimous Consent to Adjourn Senate for 3-Day Weekend
commondreams.org/news/democratic-party-unanimous-consent


McConnell's Stumbles in Senate Spark Call for Medicare for All: "He won't have to worry about medical bills or skipping tests because he has high-quality ...
commondreams.org/news/mitch-mcconnell-fall

ICC Condemns Trump Sanctions as UN Human Rights Office Demands Reversal: "The rule of law remains essential to our collective peace and security ...
commondreams.org/news/icc-sanctions

Quick Glance: Trump Imposes Sanctions on International Criminal Court
- Trump has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing it of abusing Israel and the United States.
- An executive order places financial and visa restrictions on ICC staff and those assisting investigations against the US.
- The sanctions coincided with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's visit, following the ICC's issuance of an arrest warrant for him.
- Global reactions expressed concern over the sanctions' impact on the court's independence and the international criminal justice system.
Democrats Didn't Do Everything in Their Power to Hold Up Trump's Attorney General Pick
commondreams.org/news/senate-democrats-pam-bondi

Consumer Advocates Decry Musk 'Minions' as DOGE Targets CFPB: "It sounds like the plot of a bad Bond movie but it's real and the American people are the ...
commondreams.org/news/musk-cfpb

'Stop Playing Nice,' Says AOC as Senate Dems Help Approve Yet Another Trump Nominee
commondreams.org/news/trump-aoc

Campaign Targets Billionaire Tax Giveaways as GOP Set to Shaft Working Families: "Working-class people cannot afford to pay for these outrageous billionaire ...
commondreams.org/news/trump-tax-cuts-for-rich

'This Is a Start': Senate Democrats Hold Floor Overnight to Protest Vought Nomination
commondreams.org/news/democrats-overnight-vought

7-Month Sentence for Israeli Reservist Who Beat Palestinians Called 'Woefully Inadequate'
commondreams.org/news/sde-teiman-guard-sentenced

Bernie Sanders Warns of US Government of, by, and for the 'Billionaire Class': "The Trump administration is moving this country very aggressively into an ...
commondreams.org/news/bernie-sanders-2025

Bowdoin College Students Launch First Gaza Solidarity Encampment of Trump Era: "As Israeli aggression obliterates Palestinian homes and guns down children in ...
commondreams.org/news/bowdoin-sjp

Progressives Demand Senate Dems Halt All Trump Confirmations to Combat 'Corporate Coup'
commondreams.org/news/musk-coups

'We'll Own It': Trump Floats US Takeover of Gaza—After Ethnically Cleansing Palestinians
commondreams.org/news/trump-ethnic-cleansing-gaza

Bondi's First Acts as AG Curb Enforcement of Foreign Lobbying and Corporate Misconduct Laws
commondreams.org/news/pam-bondi-day-one

The Real Estate of Empire: How Colonial Gentrification Fuels Trump's Gaza Plan: Trump, in positioning himself as both a political leader and a real estate mogul ...
commondreams.org/opinion/trump-gaza-real-estate

Trump’s Back! With a New and Improved Plan to Pervert American Democracy: Trump will undoubtedly attempt to enhance his authoritarian aspirations by ...
commondreams.org/opinion/trump-s-back-to-pervert-democracy

The Right to Remain in the Face of Genocide: Trump’s latest comments confirm that Israel’s wholesale destruction of Gaza is aimed at permanently removing its ...
commondreams.org/opinion/gaza-right-to-remain

Amid 'Illegal' USAID Takeover, Dems Say There's No 'Fourth Branch of Government Called Elon Musk'
commondreams.org/news/usaid

NCAA 'Cravenly Caves' to Trump, Banning Trans Women From Female Sports: "Great fucking job, NCAA. You're now a part of Donald Trump's anti-trans hate ...
commondreams.org/news/trans-athletes

Let This Black History Month Remind Us That Progress Is Still Possible: The African American tradition of struggle advances the entire nation. In that spirit ...
otherwords.org/black-history-month-celebrating-progress-while-confronting-inequality/

As Trump and Musk Flood the Zone, Solidarity Is Our Life Raft: When they manufacture chaos to divide us, we must recognize it as a desperate attempt to prevent ...
commondreams.org/opinion/solidarity-survive-trump

Trump's Cruelty Puts the Community Where Our Children Find Healing Under Threat: If anyone celebrating this attack against transgender people were to spend time ...
commondreams.org/opinion/trump-attack-on-trans-youth

Trump’s Latest Anti-Trans Executive Order Shows That Sports Are Never Just Sports
commondreams.org/opinion/trump-anti-trans-sports

Quick Glance: Trump Bans Transgender Women from Competing in Sports
- President Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning transgender women from competing in female sports categories.
- The order empowers the Department of Education to investigate schools for compliance with Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination.
- LGBT organizations have condemned the move as discriminatory, while Republicans argue it restores fairness to sports.
- Trump intends to deny visas to transgender athletes wishing to compete in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
The Senate Must Reject RFK Jr. for the Sake of America’s Health: As aptly stated in a public letter signed by over 700 health professionals and scientists ...
commondreams.org/opinion/senate-reject-rfk-jr

Tesla Sales Plummet in Germany Amid Musk's Support for AfD: "Nobody wants to be associated with it," said one researcher in the automotive industry.
commondreams.org/news/tesla-germany

Quick Glance: Tesla Sales Decline Significantly Across Europe
- Tesla's electric vehicle registrations in Germany fell by 59.5%, while the overall market grew over 50%.
- Sales in France decreased by 63%, in Norway by 38%, and in the UK by 8%.
- Analysts attribute part of the decline to backlash against Elon Musk's political involvement, particularly his support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).
- Musk faces criticism from prominent politicians, and Brussels has initiated an investigation into his platform X following his political actions.
Rampant Medicare Advantage Fraud Is Staring Musk in the Face. Critics Predict He'll Ignore It
commondreams.org/news/elon-musk-medicare-advantage

Quick Glance: DOGE Targets Medicare and Medicaid Oversight
- Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has shifted its attention to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
- It remains unclear which systems DOGE can access or if sensitive medical information is involved.
- Musk claimed Medicare is a major area of fraud, though he provided no evidence.
- While Democrats express concerns, Republicans support DOGE's initiatives to combat fraud in healthcare spending.
US Lawmakers Rip Trump's Plan to Destroy Department of Education: "We will not stand by and allow the impact that dismantling the Department of Education ...
commondreams.org/news/trump-dismantle-department-of-education

Trump Not Just Backing Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza, Says UN Expert: 'It's Worse': "And in the context of a genocide... it will strengthen the complicity in the ...
commondreams.org/news/francesca-albanese-trump

Judge Temporarily Blocks Musk-Led 'Fork' Offer to Purge Federal Workers: "Proceed with caution," Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley urged federal workers ...
commondreams.org/news/fork-in-the-road

Trump Sanctions on ICC Decried as 'Lawless Israel First' Policy: "Instead of kowtowing to Israel and doing the bidding of its genocidal government ...
commondreams.org/news/trump-icc

Portraying Trump Plan as 'Voluntary' Migration, Israel Prepares for Forced Displacement of Palestinians
commondreams.org/news/can-palestinians-leave-gaza

Sanders Urges 'Independent Press That Reports the Truth Without Fear' of Trump Retribution
commondreams.org/news/bernie-sanders-trump-attacks-on-media

Ontario 'Ripping Up' Contract With Musk's Starlink as Canada Targets Trump Allies in Trade War
commondreams.org/news/trump-tariffs-canada

Quick Glance: Ontario Cancels Starlink Contract Over US Tariffs
- Ontario's Premier Doug Ford announced that American companies will be barred from provincial contracts until the US eliminates tariffs on Canadian goods.
- The province will terminate its C$100 million contract with Elon Musk's Starlink in protest against the economic impacts of the tariffs.
- Ford emphasized that Canada is prepared to retaliate strongly in the trade dispute and plans to impose tariffs on American products.
- Other Canadian provinces are also considering actions against US firms and products in response to the new tariffs.
The Dangerous Thinking Behind Trump's Attempt to Rename the Gulf of Mexico: The name change signals a territorial and economic claim over these waters and their ...
commondreams.org/opinion/trump-gulf-of-mexico

Unions Sue to Revoke Musk Cronies' Access to Critical Payment System: "It is disgraceful that the Trump administration has allowed unelected billionaires and ...
commondreams.org/news/unions-musk-treasury-system

From the Doomsday Clock to a Peace Clock: The Time Has Come: Instead of counting down the minutes and seconds to our extinction, the Peace Clock calls on the U.S ...
commondreams.org/opinion/doomsday-clock-peace-clock

'Corporate War Machine': With Trump in Office, Google Drops Pledge Not to Use AI to Develop Weapons
commondreams.org/news/google-ai-products

Quick Glance: Google Revises AI Principles: Embrace of Military Applications
- Google has removed its pledge to refrain from using AI for harmful applications like weapons and surveillance.
- The updated AI principles reflect the company's ambitions to offer AI technology to governments and other clients.
- The new guidelines emphasize evaluating specific projects based on their benefits relative to potential risks, aligning with international human rights principles.
- Despite internal protests, the company is aggressively pursuing federal contracts, leading to tensions within the workforce.
No Chris Wright, Destroying the Planet Won’t Solve Energy Poverty: Trump’s new energy secretary would like you to believe that “Zero Energy Poverty” and Net Zero ...
fpif.org/trumps-energy-pick-weaponizes-global-poverty-to-block-climate-action/

Congress Must Stop Musk’s Hostile Corporate Takeover of US Democracy: While the ultra-rich and large corporations have long used their political influence to ...
otherwords.org/a-hostile-corporate-takeover-of-our-democracy/


Joe Biden and the Dems Helped Build up Trump’s Border-and-Deportation Arsenal: Donald Trump is inheriting the most fortified border in American history ...
tomdispatch.com/the-mass-deportation-handoff-biden-to-trump/

Progressive Saikat Chakrabarti to Challenge Nancy Pelosi in 2026: The Democratic Party, said AOC's former chief of staff, "needs a bold vision for how to ...
commondreams.org/news/saikat-chakrabarti

Amid Trump Threat, Greenland Bans Foreign Political Donations Before March Elections
commondreams.org/news/trump-buy-greenland

Democratic State AGs Vow to Fight Trump's Attacks on Transgender People: "We will not let the president turn back the clock or deter us from upholding ...
commondreams.org/news/transgender-rights-under-trump

Trump Call for 'Obviously Illegal' Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza Sparks Global Fury: "The expulsion of the Palestinian civilian population from Gaza would not ...
commondreams.org/news/trump-gaza-ethnic-cleansing

'People Who Work for a Living' Rally at Labor Dept as DOGE Readies Latest Attack: "The people who keep our food and medicine safe know more about how to make ...
commondreams.org/news/musk-federal-workers

Groups Warn Trump Appointee Against Turning US Attorney's Office Into 'DOGE Defense Squad'
commondreams.org/news/us-attorney-elon-musk

'We Will Not Leave': Palestinians Respond With Defiance to Trump's Ethnic Cleansing Plan
commondreams.org/news/palestinians-react-to-trump

Second Federal Judge Blocks Unlawful Trump Order to End Birthright Citizenship by Fiat
commondreams.org/news/birthright-citizenship-us-trump

Palestinians Reclaiming Their Gaza Homes Is a Profound Response to Trump's Ethnic Cleansing Threat
middleeasteye.net/opinion/palestinians-defy-trumps-ethnic-cleansing-plan-and-return-home

Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza Is a Brutal Form of Colonial Capitalism: The U.S. president’s real estate vision for Gaza—despicable and unlawful—epitomizes the ...
commondreams.org/opinion/trump-ethnic-cleansing-gaza-2671102101

Common Dreams: Common Dreams has been providing breaking news & views for the progressive community since 1997. We are independent, non-profit ...
commondreams.org/opinion/rfk-jr-confirmation-opposed

Musk's DOGE Blitzkrieg Should Infuriate the Nation: The billionaire oligarch and his henchmen are wreaking havoc in government offices with sensitive personal ...
commondreams.org/opinion/musk-s-doge-blitzkrieg-should-infuriate-the-nation


Why Working People Need a Political Movement of Their Own: What are workers without a political home to do?
commondreams.org/opinion/working-class-movement

We the People Face the Abandonment of America's Foundational Principles: Are we ready to defend our ideals, or have we lost interest in distinguishing virtue ...
commondreams.org/opinion/abandonment-u-s-principles

Trump Has No Right to Move Us to Oligarchy, Authoritarianism, and Kleptocracy: Instead of moving toward an economy which is designed to benefit the very richest ...
commondreams.org/opinion/trump-oligarchy

2 USAID Security Officials Put on Leave After Refusing DOGE Access to Classified Docs
commondreams.org/news/usaid-security-on-leave

Does Trump Really Want to Cap Credit Card Rates at 10%? Bernie Sanders Aims to Find Out
commondreams.org/news/sanders-credit-card-interest-rates

Trump GOP's Tax Plans Mean Pain for Families, Windfalls for the Wealthy: One think tank urged Congress to "create a more equitable federal tax system that ...
commondreams.org/news/republican-tax-plan-2025

Trump Has Begun Deportation Flights to Feared 'American Gulag' at Gitmo: "The administration's claim that there is a migrant 'invasion' is ...
commondreams.org/news/guantanamo-detention-camp

Federal Workers Sue Over Musk-Led 'Exfiltration' of Data Using Illegal Server: "Millions of Americans and the collective interests of the United States ...
commondreams.org/news/federal-workers-sue-over-musk-led-exfiltration-of-data-using-illegal-server

Musk Slammed for Claiming It's Unlawful to Publicly Identify DOGE Personnel: "It's illegal to publish the names of government workers? What???" ...
commondreams.org/news/doge-federal-workers

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