# Common Dreams

> Common Dreams is a news source in the TOLD catalogue, based in United States. TOLD classifies its editorial position as **Left**.

- **Domain:** commondreams.org
- **Website:** https://www.commondreams.org
- **Country:** United States
- **Region:** North America
- **Language:** English
- **Editorial position on TOLD:** Left
- **Founded:** 1997

## About

Common Dreams has one editorial job: move progressive arguments from activist inboxes into the daily US news cycle before anyone else frames them. The site mixes wire-style headlines with op-ed urgency, which gives it the reading speed of a newsfeed and the viewpoint density of a magazine. That is a strange hybrid, and it is the reason the outlet feels weirdly essential even to readers who disagree with it.

## Profile

- **Ownership:** Common Dreams NewsCenter, an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded by Craig Brown and Lina Newhouser
- **Funding:** Roughly 97 percent of 2023 revenue came from reader contributions; foundation grants include Wallace Action Fund, Lear Family Foundation, Fonda Family Foundation, Park Foundation and Schumann Media Center; advertising-free
- **Focus areas:** Climate, inequality, labor, US politics, foreign policy, civil liberties, progressive campaigns


## What the position means

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and focus. It describes a pattern; it is not a rating of quality and not a
ranking. Nothing in TOLD sorts, hides or promotes a source by its position.
State-aligned and partisan outlets are in the catalogue on purpose, labelled.

## Latest headlines

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- [Oh Canada: We Will Neither Cower Nor Bend](https://www.commondreams.org/further/oh-canada-we-will-neither-cower-nor-bend) — 2026-08-31T05:12:02.000Z
- [Nepal-Tibet flash flood shows the deadly price of climate delay](https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/nepal-tibet-flash-flood-shows-the-deadly-price-of-climate-delay) — 2026-08-27T12:25:13.000Z
- [Voting Rights Groups Move to Block Newly-Finalized Mail Ballot Rule](https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/voting-rights-groups-move-to-block-newly-finalized-mail-ballot-rule) — 2026-08-26T20:24:47.000Z
- [Statement on 29 States Settling Lawsuit with Meta](https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/statement-on-29-states-settling-lawsuit-with-meta) — 2026-08-26T14:31:36.000Z
- [Climate Change Worsening Drought Conditions in Western States](https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/climate-change-worsening-drought-conditions-in-western-states) — 2026-08-26T14:29:48.000Z
- [The Worst of The Worst](https://www.commondreams.org/further/the-worst-of-the-worst) — 2026-08-26T07:21:36.000Z
- [The Teacher Pay Penalty Remained High in 2025](https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/the-teacher-pay-penalty-remained-high-in-2025) — 2026-08-25T21:47:36.000Z
- [Recreation, Conservation Groups Unite Against Forest Service Travel Rule Rollback](https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/recreation-conservation-groups-unite-against-forest-service-travel-rule-rollback) — 2026-08-25T17:39:59.000Z

## Assessment note

Latest assessment: 2026-04-14. Generated with TOLD Source Prompt Brief v1.2.7. TOLD summarizes framing patterns and third-party classifications; it does not assess factual accuracy, intent, or legitimacy. External classifications: 8 (3 themes).

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