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'A hiring recession': Trump's tariffs devastate job market

The unemployment rate rose to 4.6% , the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced on Tuesday, the highest level since September 2021 when the economy was still recovering from massive COVID-19 job losses.

December 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM

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Why Republicans suck at lying

Explaining the Right � is a weekly series that looks at what the right wing is currently obsessing over, how it influences politics—and why you need to know. This past week, White House press ...

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December 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM

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We Have to Create a New Form of Society | Common Dreams

Our job is to recognize the problems are real and to put the finger on the real cause of the problem, which is the greed of the oligarchs in this country.

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December 15, 2025 at 12:51 AM

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Republicans Have No Healthcare Plan Other Than Stealing From You to Enrich Billionaires | Common Dreams

The Republican north star is to take healthcare away from non-billionaires to give tax cuts to billionaires.

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December 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM

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New Polling Shows That the Bottom Has Fallen Out for Trump’s Economic Job Performance | Common Dreams

These numbers are so dramatic that they argue for a reboot of the Trump administration’s economic messaging.

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December 13, 2025 at 2:54 AM

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December 13, 2025 at 12:47 AM

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Trump’s Energy Secretary Claims Data Centers Lower Electricity Prices

Chris Wright acknowledged data centers are “controversial” at Trump’s Tuesday rally

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December 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM

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December 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM

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Trump’s ‘Golden Age’ is tarnishing fast

Republicans were forced on the defensive this week after a slew of new economic data confirmed what regular Americans already know: President Donald Trump’s economy is a mismanaged disaster.� ...

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December 9, 2025 at 1:57 AM

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Outrage Grows as Trump Admin Quietly Weighs New 'Tax Windfall for the Biggest Corporations' | Common Dreams

The Trump administration's quiet effort to deliver billions more in tax breaks to some of the largest companies in the United States drew fresh scrutiny and outrage this week.

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December 5, 2025 at 11:51 PM

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December 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM

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Trump Is Lying About Grocery Prices; What Else? | Common Dreams

You cannot trust someone who says things you know from your own experience to be false.

December 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM

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Trump tariffs gut manufacturing as jobs shrink for 9 months straight

The Institute for Supply Management released the results on Monday of its most recent survey of the manufacturing industry, revealing a loss of jobs for the ninth month in a row. The trend under ...

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December 3, 2025 at 4:19 PM

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Don't Wait for the Supreme Court to Put the Brakes on Trump's Fascism | Common Dreams

The court has given the country sparse assurance that it will push back on Trump’s unique claims of expansive presidential powers.

December 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM

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US attorneys must now prove they’re super racist

Presumably because the Justice Department is now run by people who don’t actually have any idea what attorneys do, it dropped a giant data demand on all 93 offices Monday—with a deadline of ...

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December 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM

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More Americans Fall Behind on Utility Bills as AI Data Centers, Trump Attacks on Renewables Raise Costs | Common Dreams

"It’s hard to see utility bills coming down in this decade," said one industry analyst.

December 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM

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November 26, 2025 at 2:32 AM

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Trump Should Be Removed From Office and Prosecuted | Common Dreams

Under Trump’s neofascist worldview, the only “legal” act is obedience, while defiance of his whims and illegal orders is a crime.

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November 25, 2025 at 4:06 AM

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What Jeffrey Epstein's Emails Really Expose: The System Itself | Common Dreams

The Epstein files aren't about one dead predator or even about the powerful men who enabled him. They're about a revelation that terrifies the ruling class: We're finally seeing the structure of divi...

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November 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM

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This May Be the Most Consequential Moment in US History Since the Civil War | Common Dreams

Why Democrats must defend working people in the United States and not cave to Trump's authoritarianism and cruel attacks on healthcare and food assistance.

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November 9, 2025 at 3:53 AM

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$70 Trillion in Inherited Wealth Shows Global 'Inequality Emergency' Spiraling Out of Control | Common Dreams

"Inequality is a crisis in need of concerted action," said Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz.

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November 9, 2025 at 3:51 AM

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Corporate America Accelerates Layoffs As Trump Economy Flashes Red Warning Signs | Common Dreams

US Corporations announce major layoffs as economy weakens. Job cuts reach highest levels since 2020 shutdown. Experts predict worsening labor market.

November 5, 2025 at 12:36 AM

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‘Blatant corruption’: Watch this Democrat shred Trump’s crypto scam

During an appearance on MSNBC Monday, Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California did not mince words when asked about President Donald Trump’s pardon of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao. “This is ...

How to Stop Tyrant Trump From Destroying Our Country | Common Dreams

October 29, 2025 at 2:59 AM

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How to Stop Tyrant Trump From Destroying Our Country www.commondreams.org/opinion/stop...

Tyrant Trump’s egomaniacal drive is destroying our country—and the institutional forces arrayed against him are not rising to the occasion to counter his fast-expanding fascist dictatorship.