Jessica Corbett
Jessica Corbett is a staff writer for Common Dreams.
Recent articles by Jessica Corbett

1 April 2025
Trump cutting Vaccine Alliance funds could kill 1.2m children worldwide
This isn't fiscal responsibility. It's a political decision to let preventable diseases spread – to ignore science, lend legitimacy to anti-vaccine extremism, and dismantle the infrastructure that protects us all.

8 October 2024
Cornell study shows LNG worse for climate than coal
LNG is not a bridge fuel to clean energy, said one expert. It's a highway to climate hell.

12 August 2024
Fossil fuel industry propaganda blamed as record heat scorches planet
We need to tackle the root cause and get serious about reducing record levels of greenhouse gas emissions, said the head of the World Meteorological Organisation.

19 July 2024
Israeli lawmakers vote against Palestinian statehood
In essence, the Israeli Knesset voted to continue to wipe Palestine off the map, said one critic.

28 May 2024
Global tribunal issues 'Historic' ruling for oceans and small island nations
Protecting the global commons of the oceans and atmosphere is a matter of life and death, said one expert who praised the decision.

27 March 2024
US-China electric vehicle dispute shows old trade rules imperil climate action
The climate crisis is too urgent for the U.S. or any country to allow outdated trade rules... to distract us from enacting bold climate policies, argued one campaigner.

26 March 2024
'Everyone in the world needs to see this': footage shows IDF drone killing Gazans
There is no way they could have been considered combatants, said one writer and analyst. This is unreal.

16 February 2024
With Rafah under siege, ICJ reiterates Israeli obligations under Genocide Convention
A South African leader welcomed the court's affirmation that the perilous situation demands immediate and effective implementation of the provisional measures from its earlier ruling.

27 January 2024
Groups intensify global push for Gaza cease-fire after ICJ ruling
An immediate cease-fire by all parties remains essential andalthough not ordered by the courtis the most effective condition to implement the provisional measures and end unprecedented civilian suffering.

12 October 2023
Deafening silence as Israel kills over 320 children in Gaza
Where is the outrage we saw when Israeli children were killed? asked a co-founder of IfNotNow.

20 September 2023
64 Australian parliamentarians endorse diplomatic trip to free Assange
We believe the right and best course of action would be for the United States' Department of Justice to cease its pursuit and prosecution of Julian Assange.

3 January 2023
'Amazing!' Lula applauded for naming Amazon defenders as Brazilian ministers
Lula's win was a win for the Amazon, one global human rights leader said of his environment and Indigenous ministers.

10 December 2022
Revealing he too had Manning leaks, Ellsberg dares DOJ to prosecute him like Assange
Let's take this to the Supreme Court, says the Pentagon Papers whistleblower, taking aim at what he argues is an unconstitutional use of the Espionage Act.