Julia Conley is a Maine-based staff writer for Common Dreams.
The Uncommitted Campaign Plans to Send Biden a Message This Super Tuesday
Michigan was just the start. Efforts are underway in multiple states today to tell Biden he must change his policy of unflagging support for Israel’s brutal war on Gaza.
Julia Conley
“This Is What the Climate Crisis Looks Like”: Devastating Floods in Pakistan Endanger Millions
From displacement to destroyed homes and crops, extreme flooding is having a catastrophic impact on Pakistanis.
Julia Conley
DispatchRural America
How a Small Town in Maine Stopped a Silver Mine
A Canadian company planned to mine silver nearby, so town residents used Maine's “home rule” powers to ban industrial mining and protect their water.
Julia Conley
Texas Is Just the Start: Other Republican States Are Plotting Attacks on Abortion Rights
Republican lawmakers in Florida, Indiana, Mississippi, and other states have expressed interest in turning private citizens into deputized vigilantes to halt women's reproductive freedoms.
Julia Conley
Viewpoint
It’s Not Just Bernie Anymore—Centrist Dems Are Skipping AIPAC in a “Watershed Moment”
Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg have joined Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren in abandoning the pro-Israel conference that critics call "a fringe, right-wing, radioactive rogue organization."
Julia Conley
Labor
Calls Increase for Trump Labor Sec. Alexander Acosta To Resign
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Dispatch
Maine Becomes the First State To Test Ranked-Choice Voting
Progressives vote for their favorite candidates without the fear of spoilers.
Julia Conley
Announcing In These Times’ New Agreement with the National Writers Union
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