I’ve never been more alarmed about the state of our democracy. The U.S. is sliding toward authoritarianism faster than ever, while corporate media turns a blind eye. That’s why Common Dreams exists—to ...

When the Trump Administration announced in February that the U.S. Department of Justice would deprioritize the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), many organizations with foreign relationships ...

Patient portals were supposed to be healthcare’s digital front door. But what’s the use of a door if nobody opens it? After years of investments in portal technology, patient adoption remains dismally ...

As Chinese consumers snag 14-cent coffees and 50-cent meals thanks to a fierce price war among food delivery platforms, restaurants and tea chains are counting the cost of vanishing footfalls. The ...

It is not just women who face the harrowing hormonal effects of “the change.” Andropause — commonly called “male menopause” or “manopause” — refers to age-related declines in testosterone levels. And ...

U.S. Treasury yields fell dramatically on Friday, as traders braced for the Federal Reserve to potentially cut interest rates more deeply than previously anticipated to shore up a dimming jobs market.

DEAR ABBY: I have been with my girlfriend, “Ivy,” for eight years. We see each other mainly on the weekends, as she lives and works out of town. She says she is tied down to her house and daughter and ...

You cannot judge the whole context with a single photo. Micah Parsons learned that in a hard way. One snapshot of him lying on the trainer’s table during the Cowboys’ preseason finale against the ...

Years ago, I was seated at a dinner next to then-Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mulally. He had steered the automaker beautifully through the recession, leaving Ford as the lone member of the Big Three to ...

Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen last week weighed in on the latest request from the U.S. Department of Justice for the state’s voter registration data — showing a willingness to fulfill the ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — Lincoln Public School officials announced this week the district is close to fully staffed, adding more than 300 teachers and leaving just five classroom teaching jobs open ...