Brett Wilkins

Brett Wilkins is a staff writer for Common Dreams.

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War & Peace

House Passes $858 Billion Military Spending Bill

Progressives rebuked the new NDAA, which authorizes an $80 billion military spending increase over the 2022 bill.

By: Brett Wilkins ,; CommonDreams

December 9, 2022

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War & Peace

Pentagon to Spend $200 Billion on New Nuclear Bomber as Millions Live in Poverty

Each new plane will cost the government $750 million that could go to housing, health care or education.

By: Brett Wilkins ,; CommonDreams

December 3, 2022

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Politics & Elections

Outspent 11 to 1, Karen Bass Still Defeated a Billionaire to Become LA’s Mayor

Bass, a six-term Democratic U.S. congresswoman, will become the first woman to lead the country's second-largest city.

By: Brett Wilkins ,; CommonDreams

November 17, 2022

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Economy & Labor

55,000 Ontario Education Workers Strike Despite Draconian New Anti-Labor Law

Workers are defying right-wing Premier Doug Ford's new law making it illegal for education workers to go on strike.

By: Brett Wilkins ,; CommonDreams

November 5, 2022

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Environment & Health

Banks and G20 Nations Spent at Least $55 Billion a Year Financing Fossil Fuels

The U.S. spent an average of $2.6 billion on fossil fuel investments, and just $358 million on renewables from 2019-21.

By: Brett Wilkins ,; CommonDreams

November 2, 2022

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LGBTQ Rights

Florida Moves to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

A joint medical committee has approved Gov. Desantis's draft rule blocking trans youth from receiving lifesaving care.

By: Brett Wilkins ,; CommonDreams

October 30, 2022

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Prisons & Policing

DOJ Opens Investigation After Incarcerated Man Dies From Untreated Cancer

The DOJ's announcement comes after a federal judge condemned the Bureau of Prisons for its role in the man's death.

By: Brett Wilkins ,; CommonDreams

October 16, 2022

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Economy & Labor

More Than 1,000 Teamsters Rally Outside Amazon’s Seattle Headquarters

Teamsters Union members were denouncing the tech titan's "union-busting tactics and dangerous labor practices."

By: Brett Wilkins ,; CommonDreams

September 21, 2022

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Human Rights

Chile Refuses Israeli Ambassador Over Murder of Palestinian Teen

Israeli occupation forces fatally shot 17-year-old Odai Trad Salah in the head during a Thursday morning raid.

By: Brett Wilkins ,; CommonDreams

September 17, 2022

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Environment & Health

Line 3 Protesters Win Protective Ruling Against Government Repression

Indigenous Water Protectors celebrated a court ruling against police harassment of their protest camp.

By: Brett Wilkins ,; CommonDreams

September 14, 2022

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