Merry Christmas — Have Yourself Some Anti-Refugee Hysteria

This holiday season, politicians are taking aim at some of the most helpless people on earth. — by Chris Toensing As holiday shoppers empty their wallets to buy presents for family and friends, there’s been an outbreak of miserliness among our politicians

‘Thirsty’ Global Fracking Industry Puts Water, Environment, Communities at Risk

‘The fracking industry needs to be urgently reined in before it’s too late for our planet and people across the globe.’ — by Deirdre Fulton, Common Dreams staff writer Multinational oil and gas companies are moving into increasingly vulnerable countries in Latin America, Africa,