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Brett Wilkins

Brett Wilkins is a staff writer for Common Dreams.

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Sep 22, 2020
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Human Rights

Leaked Report Suggests Impunity for IDF Soldiers in Killing of Elderly Man

The report summary said that soldiers did not provide medical assistance to Omar Assad, despite the presence of a medic.
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Brett Wilkins,
Common Dreams
January 24, 2022
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Reproductive Rights

Abortion Rights Defenders Are Calling on Legislators to Codify “Roe”

Progressive lawmakers say the Women’s Health Protection Act would protect abortion rights.
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Brett Wilkins,
Common Dreams
January 23, 2022
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Politics & Elections

Trump Considered Using Military To Seize Voting Machines, New Documents Show

The draft order was among the records that Trump fought to keep from the January 6 committee.
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Brett Wilkins,
Common Dreams
January 22, 2022
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Sen. Joe Manchin and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema depart after a Democratic policy luncheon on Capitol Hill on November 16, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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Politics & Elections

Manchin Joins Sinema in Announcing Opposition to Abolishing Filibuster

Sen. Joe Manchin’s decision is crushing Democratic hopes of passing key voting rights legislation.
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Brett Wilkins,
Common Dreams
January 14, 2022
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A shipment of COVID-19 vaccines sent to Sudan by the COVAX vaccine-sharing initiative are unloaded at the airport in the capital Khartoum, on October 6, 2021.
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Environment & Health

USAID Is Running Out of Money for COVID Vaccines While Pentagon Got $778 Billion

The Pentagon will receive $25 billion more than requested — and more than enough to vaccinate everyone in the world.
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Brett Wilkins,
Common Dreams
December 28, 2021
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The Apple store opened early on Black Friday at International Plaza on November 26, 2021, in Tampa, Florida.
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Economy & Labor

Apple Workers Held Christmas Eve Walkout for Their Safety Amid Holiday Shopping

A group of Apple employees are also calling on customers to not shop in the tech giant’s retail or online stores.
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Brett Wilkins,
Common Dreams
December 25, 2021
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Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks with a reporter as she leaves the U.S. Capitol Building on November 16, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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Politics & Elections

Omar Condemns GOP for Letting Boebert’s “Anti-Muslim Bigotry” Go Unpunished

GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert falsely told an audience that Rep. Ilhan Omar was mistaken for a suspected suicide bomber.
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Brett Wilkins,
Common Dreams
November 28, 2021
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Rep. Rashida Tlaib looks over the headwaters of the Mississippi River where the Line 3 Pipeline is being constructed on September 4, 2021, in Park Rapids, Minnesota.
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Human Rights

Tlaib: US “Must Stop Enabling the Killing of Children” in Palestine

Rep. Rashida Tlaib and CodePink condemned the killing of a 13-year-old Palestinian boy by Israeli forces on Friday.
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Brett Wilkins,
Common Dreams
November 7, 2021
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Politics & Elections

Progressives Say Reconciliation Framework Not Enough to Pass Infrastructure Bill

Dozens of progressives in Congress may vote against the infrastructure bill, says Rep. Pramila Jayapal.
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Brett Wilkins,
Common Dreams
October 27, 2021
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Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington) talks to reporters following a vote to keep the federal government open until early December outside the U.S. Capitol on September 30, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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Politics & Elections

75 Percent of Democrats Want Party to Go Big on Social Spending, Climate Action

Democratic leaders recently floated a possible $2.5 trillion compromise reconciliation framework.
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Brett Wilkins,
Common Dreams
October 15, 2021
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