News

Common Dreams
commondreams.org > news > nuclear-power-trump

'Making America Unsafe Again': Alarm Over Environmental Review Exemption for Nuclear Reactors

'Making America Unsafe Again': Alarm Over Environmental Review Exemption for Nuclear Reactors1+ hour, 47+ min ago   (421+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order related to nuclear power in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on May 23, 2025 "I think the DOE's attempts to cut corners on safety, security, and environmental protections are posing…...

Common Dreams
commondreams.org > news > us-corporate-layoffs-amazon

From Amazon to Home Depot and Beyond, Mass Layoffs Continue to Punish Working Class Under Trump

From Amazon to Home Depot and Beyond, Mass Layoffs Continue to Punish Working Class Under Trump5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (381+ words) Amazon employees work to fulfill same-day orders during Cyber Monday, one of the company's busiest days, at an Amazon fulfillment center on December 2, 2024 in Orlando, Florida. "When taking into account predicted downward revisions, the data says we're losing jobs," said…...

Common Dreams
commondreams.org > news > does-tesla-pay-taxes

How Much Federal Income Tax Will Elon Musk’s Tesla Pay on $5.7 Billion in 2025 Revenue? $0

How Much Federal Income Tax Will Elon Musk’s Tesla Pay on $5.7 Billion in 2025 Revenue? $05+ day, 5+ hour ago   (406+ words) CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Elon Musk speaks during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland on January 22, 2026. The Trump administration and Republicans in Congress "have allowed a hugely profitable corporation to avoid paying even a dime…...

Common Dreams
commondreams.org > opinion > resource-wars-ai-data-centers

The War Machine Loves AI: How Data Centers Draw New Battle Lines

The War Machine Loves AI: How Data Centers Draw New Battle Lines6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (893+ words) Aaron Kirshenbaum is CODEPINK's War is Not Green campaigner and East Coast regional organizer. Based in, and originally from, Brooklyn, New York, Aaron holds an M.A. in Community Development and Planning from Clark University. They also hold a B.A. in Human-Environmental and…...

Common Dreams
commondreams.org > newswire > big-techs-reckless-release-of-ai-companion-products-sacrifices-safety-for-profit

Big Tech’s Reckless Release of AI Companion Products Sacrifices Safety for Profit

Big Tech’s Reckless Release of AI Companion Products Sacrifices Safety for Profit1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (1207+ words) According to a new report from Public Citizen, Counterfeit Companionship, Big Tech companies are pushing experimental, unsafe AI companions onto the American public, putting millions at risk of emotional and physical harm. Top findings from the report include: "She needs…...

Common Dreams
commondreams.org > news > clean-energy-data-centers

Scientists Say Clean Energy-Powered Data Centers Could Save Trillions in Climate, Health Costs

Scientists Say Clean Energy-Powered Data Centers Could Save Trillions in Climate, Health Costs1+ week, 6+ day ago   (473+ words) Rural Michigan residents rally against a planned $7 billion data center in Saline on December 1, 2025. "In a future with immense data center growth, ratepayers shouldn't be forced to subsidize Big Tech's profits at the expense of their own health, climate, and…...

Common Dreams
commondreams.org > news > alabama-abortion

'A Dystopian Horror Story': Dr. Oz Slammed Over Praise for Robot Ultrasounds in Alabama

'A Dystopian Horror Story': Dr. Oz Slammed Over Praise for Robot Ultrasounds in Alabama2+ week, 4+ day ago   (719+ words) Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Mehmet Oz speaks during a news conference on January 9, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. "It's not safe to be an OB-GYN in red states, so they are turning to robots to care for pregnant woman. This is…...

Common Dreams
commondreams.org > news > pentagon-grok-ai-musk

Pentagon Partners With Musk's AI Chatbot Despite Child Porn Scandal and Owner's Embrace of White Nationalism

Pentagon Partners With Musk's AI Chatbot Despite Child Porn Scandal and Owner's Embrace of White Nationalism3+ week, 8+ hour ago   (931+ words) Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth stands with Elon Musk at the headquarters of his company SpaceX in Starbase, Texas on January 12, 2025. "If an AI system cannot meet basic safety and integrity standards, expanding its reach to include classified data puts…...

Common Dreams
commondreams.org > opinion > ai-factory-farms-rural-us

Big Data Is a Bad Idea: Why AI Factory Farms Will Not Save Rural America

Big Data Is a Bad Idea: Why AI Factory Farms Will Not Save Rural America3+ week, 1+ day ago   (240+ words) A sign on a rural Michigan road opposes a planned $7 billion data center on southeast Michigan farm land in Saline, Michigan on December 1, 2025. AI data centers have been added to the limited menu for economic development in marginalized US communities,…...

Common Dreams
commondreams.org > news > elon-musk-grok-investigation

Calls for Legal Consequences Grow After Musk AI Bot Makes Suggestive Images of Children

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (434+ words) Elon Musk arrives for the inauguration of President Donald Trump in the US Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. "Musk is not cloaked in some federal immunity just because he's off-again/on-again buddies with Trump." Politico added that the investigation…...