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{{short description|American progressive news website}}
'''Common Dreams NewsCenter''', based in ], was founded in ]. It is a non-profit ] providing breaking news and views for the ] Community. Common Dreams is a national non-profit citizens' organization working to bring progressive Americans together to promote progressive visions for America's future. Common Dreams is funded exclusively by its members and supporters - no corporate money, no advertising, no hidden agendas and operates with a small staff and a network of volunteers. Common Dreams tends to publish editorials that appeal to a Democrat-Socialist type audience. An example of the type of article it posts is one where a woman asserts that we "need to reclaim the United Nations". As if 'we' ever had any claim on it to begin with.
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Another article stated "We need leaders like you, Mr. Kerry." Remember, Kerry, the one who literally threw the election into the hands of our unelected president, right after his running mate said they wouldn't do just that? If this is the progressive community I am going to chalk
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it all up and jump into the river and die. And, by the way, progressive visions of America's future would include change, not more of what we already have.
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'''Common Dreams NewsCenter''', often referred to simply as '''Common Dreams''', is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, U.S.-based news website with a stated goal of serving the ]. Common Dreams publishes news stories, editorials, and a newswire of current, breaking news.
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Common Dreams also re-publishes relevant content from other sources such as the ] and has published writers such as ] and ]. The website also provides links to other relevant columnists, periodicals, radio outlets, news services, and websites.
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==History==
Inspiration for the name, "Common Dreams", came from the book title, ''The Twilight of Common Dreams: Why America Is Wracked by Culture Wars'', written by ] and published in 1995.

The nonprofit organization, Common Dreams, was founded in 1996 by political consultant Craig Brown, and the News Center was launched the following year, in May 1997, by Brown and his wife, Lina Newhouser (1951–2008). Brown, a native of Massachusetts, has a long history in progressive politics. He was the director of the Maine Public Interest Research Group from 1973 to 1977 and worked on the presidential campaigns of U.S. Senator ] and U.S. Senator ]. Brown also served from 1990 to 1994 as chief of staff for ].<ref name = "about">{{Cite web
| title =CommonDreams.org 'about us'
| url =http://www.commondreams.org/about.htm
}}</ref> Part of Brown's job was to compile news for Representative Andrews, which gave Brown the impetus to do the same on the internet.<ref name="Kelley">{{Cite news
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| title =War on the Web Four: sites worth checking out
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During the ], Common Dreams hosted the "Drumbeats of War" site which, according to the BBC, presented "a round-up of interesting articles with wide-ranging points of view that have previously appeared in newspapers and journals across the United States."<ref name = "kos">{{cite news
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| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1998/kosovo2/305849.stm
| date=June 14, 1999 | access-date=January 2, 2010}}</ref> Common Dreams is also known for its strong ] stance.<ref name="known">{{cite news |last=Campbell |first=Duncan |date=26 September 2001 |title=Internet Gives Peace a Chance; The anti-war movement has been fuelled by counter-cultural online news services, making it very different from its Vietnam predecessor |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2001/sep/26/afghanistan.worlddispatch |access-date=2024-04-26 |work=The Guardian |location=London}}</ref><ref name = "anti-war">{{cite news
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| last =Nieves
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| title =Antiwar Organizer's Politics Cause Rift; In a letter on the Web site Commondreams.org, more than 150 of the most notable progressive writers and intellectuals in the country.
| newspaper =The Washington Post
| page =A22
| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2003/02/16/antiwar-organizers-politics-cause-rift/a2633abd-56e7-466a-ad33-f2e088eb9866/
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Common Dreams is funded through subscriptions and donations from its readers and does not have advertising.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}

==Featured authors==
Common Dreams has featured original articles by the following authors:
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American progressive news website
Common Dreams
Type of siteNews, political analysis, and commentary for the progressive community
HeadquartersPortland, Maine
URLwww.commondreams.org
CommercialNo
RegistrationOptional
Launched1997
Current statusActive

Common Dreams NewsCenter, often referred to simply as Common Dreams, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, U.S.-based news website with a stated goal of serving the progressive community. Common Dreams publishes news stories, editorials, and a newswire of current, breaking news.

Common Dreams also re-publishes relevant content from other sources such as the Associated Press and has published writers such as Robert Reich and Molly Ivins. The website also provides links to other relevant columnists, periodicals, radio outlets, news services, and websites.

History

Inspiration for the name, "Common Dreams", came from the book title, The Twilight of Common Dreams: Why America Is Wracked by Culture Wars, written by Todd Gitlin and published in 1995.

The nonprofit organization, Common Dreams, was founded in 1996 by political consultant Craig Brown, and the News Center was launched the following year, in May 1997, by Brown and his wife, Lina Newhouser (1951–2008). Brown, a native of Massachusetts, has a long history in progressive politics. He was the director of the Maine Public Interest Research Group from 1973 to 1977 and worked on the presidential campaigns of U.S. Senator Alan Cranston and U.S. Senator Paul Simon. Brown also served from 1990 to 1994 as chief of staff for Tom Andrews. Part of Brown's job was to compile news for Representative Andrews, which gave Brown the impetus to do the same on the internet.

During the Kosovo War, Common Dreams hosted the "Drumbeats of War" site which, according to the BBC, presented "a round-up of interesting articles with wide-ranging points of view that have previously appeared in newspapers and journals across the United States." Common Dreams is also known for its strong anti-war stance.

Common Dreams is funded through subscriptions and donations from its readers and does not have advertising.

Featured authors

Common Dreams has featured original articles by the following authors:

See also

References

  1. "CommonDreams.org 'about us'".
  2. Rob, Kelley (4 February 2007). "War on the Web Four: sites worth checking out". Willamette Week. Portland, Oregon. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
  3. "Kosovo - the conflict on the Web". BBC News. June 14, 1999. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
  4. Campbell, Duncan (26 September 2001). "Internet Gives Peace a Chance; The anti-war movement has been fuelled by counter-cultural online news services, making it very different from its Vietnam predecessor". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  5. Nieves, Evelyn (16 February 2003). "Antiwar Organizer's Politics Cause Rift; In a letter on the Web site Commondreams.org, more than 150 of the most notable progressive writers and intellectuals in the country". The Washington Post. p. A22.
  6. Kirkpatrick, David (2 February 2006). "Two T-Shirts, Two Messages and Two Capitol Ejections". The New York Times.

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