Can the U.S. learn from China\'s determined response to Coronavirus?
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-03-15
Red Lines host Anya Parampil provides a global Coronavirus update, explaining how China suppressed the pandemic with a determined and centralized strategy that was heavily criticized in the West. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/03/14/can-the-u-s-learn-from-chinas-determined-response-to-coronavirus/
Chris Hedges: Americans face a one-choice Election–The Oligarchy
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-03-15
Pulitzer-winning author and host of \"On Contact\" Chris Hedges joins Rick Sanchez to discuss the influence of lobbyists on establishment media in their coverage of politics and that donors, bankers and billionaires have on the U.S. political process. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/03/14/chris-hedges-americans-face-a-one-choice-election-the-oligarchy/
Gracias Chelsea & Julian for publishing Bush\'s War Crimes
Orion the Elder | indybay.org | 2020-03-15
Fruitvale & Mac Arthur Oakland 94602…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/13/18831486.php
Coronavirus, Epidemics and Capitalism: The Bugs Are in the System
Radical Women | indybay.org | 2020-03-15
Radical Women supports and recommends this thoughtful analysis of the novel coronavirus by our sister organization, the Freedom Socialist Party. The statement raises excellent demands to protect workers, women, the poor, and people of color being scapegoated for the crisis.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/12/18831477.php
Who Is Our Best Leader in a Time of Multiple Crises?
Ted Glick | zcomm.org | 2020-03-15
How does this democratic socialist handle crises? We got an idea on Wednesday when both Bernie and Biden spoke to the country about the coronavirus crisis and what needed to be done.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/who-is-our-best-leader-in-a-time-of-multiple-crises/
The Fed\'s Latest Welfare Payout to the Crooked Wall Street Banks
Mike Whitney | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-15
On March 12, the Federal Reserve announced its biggest market intervention to date, a massive $1.5 trillion injection into the short-term funding markets (\"repo\") aimed at preventing grossly-inflated stock valuations from resetting at lower prices. | There should be no misunderstanding …
globalresearch.ca/fed-latest-welfare-payout-crooked-wall-street-banks/5706337
Coronavirus, the Frozen Primary and a Reset to 2016: How Bernie\'s Political Revolution Can Still Get Back on Track
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-15
The coronavirus is a divine intervention that can yet help Bernie Sanders straighten his course. It\'s a total reset in a fast-moving era when a campaign needs to reinvent itself several times over within the same cycle.
truthdig.com/articles/coronavirus-the-frozen-primary-and-a-reset-to-2016-how-bernies-political-revolution-can-still-get-back-on-track/
Coronavirus, the Frozen Primary and a Reset to 2016: How Bernie\'s Political Revolution Can Still Get Back on Track
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-15
The coronavirus is a divine intervention that can yet help Bernie Sanders straighten his course. It\'s a total reset in a fast-moving era when a campaign needs to reinvent itself several times over within the same cycle.
truthdig.com/articles/coronavirus-the-frozen-primary-and-a-reset-to-2016-how-bernies-political-revolution-can-still-get-back-on-track/
It\'s Official, Coronavirus Emergency in America: House Passes COVID-19 \"Families First\" Response Act
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-15
On March 13, House members passed HR 6201: Families First Coronavirus Response Act by a 363
House Passed Paid Sick Leave Only for 20% of US Workers
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-15
Monied interests and government officials serving them at the federal, state, and local levels comprise America\'s ruling class. | Time and again, their actions in cahoots with each other show indifference toward ordinary people
More American Blunders in the Middle East: U.S. Envoys Embrace Terrorists Yet Again
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-15
The spread of the coronavirus has meant that much of the other news about developments around the world has disappeared from the normal news cycle. The situation in Syria, which involves not only the government in Damascus but also Turkey, …
globalresearch.ca/more-american-blunders-middle-east-u-s-envoys-embrace-terrorists-yet-again/5706363
Corporate Media Condone Destruction of Venezuela\'s Voting Machines
Lucas Koerner | fair.org | 2020-03-15
The vast majority of Venezuela\'s voting machines were incinerated on March 7 in a fire that engulfed the main warehouse of the National Electoral Council. Corporate outlets followed the familiar script of blaming the victim, repeating the US State Department talking point that the Venezuelan electoral system is \"rigged\" and floating outlandish conspiracy theories.
fair.org/home/corporate-media-condone-destruction-of-venezuelas-voting-machines/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=corporate-media-condone-destruction-of-venezuelas-voting-machines
Corporate Media Condone Destruction of Venezuela\'s Voting Machines
Lucas Koerner | fair.org | 2020-03-15
The vast majority of Venezuela\'s voting machines were incinerated on March 7 in a fire that engulfed the main warehouse of the National Electoral Council. Corporate outlets followed the familiar script of blaming the victim, repeating the US State Department talking point that the Venezuelan electoral system is \"rigged\" and floating outlandish conspiracy theories.
fair.org/home/corporate-media-condone-destruction-of-venezuelas-voting-machines/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=corporate-media-condone-destruction-of-venezuelas-voting-machines
The Coronavirus Pandemic Proves That We Can Overcome the Climate Crisis–If We Want To
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-15
The response to the coronavirus pandemic reveals that it\'s possible to significantly reduce emissions that cause air pollution and climate change.
truthdig.com/articles/the-coronavirus-pandemic-proves-that-we-can-overcome-the-climate-crisis-if-we-want-to/
Health Care Workers on Front Lines of COVID-19 Outbreak Lack Key Protections
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-15
Across the country, health care and domestic workers lack key health and workplace protections as COVID-19 continues to spread. Advocates and nurse unions said this puts people working on the front lines of the effort to contain the COVID-19 outbreak in danger of contracting the novel strain of coronavirus, which could create shortages of caregivers and contribute to the spread of disease. | Based on recent surveys of nurses working in hospitals nationwide, National Nurses United has been war…
truthout.org/articles/health-care-workers-on-front-lines-of-covid-19-outbreak-lack-key-protections/
Cold War Chinatown
Eugene E Ruyle | indybay.org | 2020-03-15
NPML, 6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland (just North of Alcatraz Ave.)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/13/18831502.php
Coronavirus Panic: Toilet Paper Is the \"People\'s Vaccine\"
Edward Curtin | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-15
The coronavirus panic has resulted in hordes of people running after toilet paper. Such actions are the flip side of running with the bulls, except that I suspect those who run with the bulls have some sense of why they …
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-panic-toilet-paper-is-the-peoples-vaccine/5706353
\'Just take it easy, just relax\': Trump warns against HOARDING over coronavirus as VIDEOS of shoppers cleaning out stores go viral
rt.com | 2020-03-15
The White House has warned citizens against hoarding daily supplies in the wake of videos showing people fighting for products like toilet paper and hand sanitizer and panic-buying daily essentials until shelves are empty. | President Donald Trump on Sunday spoke with \"more than two dozen\" grocery store and supply chain executives and thanked them for their work as people flock to stores to stockpile on supplies over fears surrounding the spread of coronavirus. | Delivering his daily update on the coronavirus situation, Trump suggested Americans \"just take it easy, just relax,\" adding that the empty shelves al…
rt.com/usa/483196-coronavirus-hoarding-white-house/
\'Just take it easy, just relax\': Trump warns against HOARDING over coronavirus as VIDEOS of shoppers cleaning out stores go viral
rt.com | 2020-03-15
The White House has warned citizens against hoarding daily supplies in the wake of videos showing people fighting for products like toilet paper and hand sanitizer and panic-buying daily essentials until shelves are empty. | President Donald Trump on Sunday spoke with \"more than two dozen\" grocery store and supply chain executives and thanked them for their work as people flock to stores to stockpile on supplies over fears surrounding the spread of coronavirus. | Delivering his daily update on the coronavirus situation, Trump suggested Americans \"just take it easy, just relax,\" adding that the empty shelves al…
rt.com/usa/483196-coronavirus-hoarding-white-house/
\'We are not going to be a hospital\': Cristiano Ronaldo\'s Lisbon hotel denies reports it will become temporary coronavirus ward
rt.com | 2020-03-15
A Portuguese hotel belonging to Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has denied reports suggesting it will become a temporary hospital for victims of the coronavirus outbreak. | A report in Spanish newspaper MARCA stated that the Juventus star would use his CR7-branded hotels in Lisbon and Madeira to help the country with much-needed additional bed space during the crisis. | According to the report, the hotels would be adapted, with beds made available, free of charge, to people suffering from the coronavirus. | However, that story has since been r…
rt.com/sport/483180-cristiano-ronaldo-coronavirus-hotels-hospitals/
We are headed towards a one world government
Anthony Ravlich | indybay.org | 2020-03-15
The following shows that domestically you can have a left-wing totalitariansim and a right-totalitarianism which are both compatible with the UN\'s one world government and its new and hidden globally dominant ideology neoliberal absolutism. I consider human rights truth is more important than any so-called national security.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/15/18831542.php
South Africa declares Covid-19 national emergency
rt.com | 2020-03-15
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a national state of disaster due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. So far, 61 Covid-19 cases have been confirmed in the country. | The president warned that the epidemic might have a significant and \"potentially lasting\" effect on the country\'s economy, which is already in recession. Earlier this week, the World Health Organization classified the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic. Over 160,000 people have contracted the disease worldwide, while more than 6,400 died.
rt.com/newsline/483191-south-africa-covid-disaster/
Venezuela Urges Colombia to Cooperate Over Coronavirus Outbreak
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-15
Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez warned that one of the eight Venezuelans who tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday entered from Colombia, so she reiterated the call to the President of the neighboring country, Iván Duque, to coordinate joint actions that prevent the spread of this pandemic. | RELATED: | Colombia: Duque Closes Border With Venezuela, Thousands at Risk | \"We want to alert the brother people of Norte de Santander that one of the eight Venezuelans who…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-Urges-Colombia-to-Cooperate-Over-Coronavirus-Outbreak-20200315-0003.html
Latest travel guidance as number of countries affected by coronavirus rises
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-03-15
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has affected thousands of people across the world as the World Health Organisation has reported cases in 135 countries, territories or areas.As a result of Covid-19, or coronavirus, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has issued travel advice warning people against visiting certain countries or areas.Here is a look at the current guidance, which advises against all but essential travel to 23 countries: China: The FCO advises against all travel to Hubei province due to the outbreak, and against all but essential travel to the rest of mainland China. If you are in China…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/03/15/latest-travel-guidance-as-number-of-countries-affected-by-coronavirus-rises/
Santa Cruz Committee Unanimously Forwards 1st Predictive Policing Ban in US
Oakland Privacy | indybay.org | 2020-03-15
On March 11, the Public Safety committee of the Santa Cruz City Council unanimously recommended passage of a surveillance transparency ordinance for the City of Santa Cruz.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/14/18831524.php
Will Trump bail US shale out?
rt.com | 2020-03-15
The White House is considering a rescue package for the US shale industry, although the idea is getting pushback from so many sides that it faces challenging odds of passing into law. | According to the Washington Post, the White House warmed to the idea of aid for shale drillers after taking calls from oil executives \"who have voiced concern and at times exasperation,\" following the sudden crash in oil prices. Of note, Continental Resources\' Harold Hamm reached out to the Trump administration, though Hamm said he had not made \"direct\" contact. He has been a personal supporter of President Trump. | Hamm report…
rt.com/business/482917-will-trump-bail-us-shale/
Port of Last Call
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-15
\"Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink\" | Purchase in the Truthdig Bazaar | For decades, Hong Kong
If $1.5 Trillion Exists to Bail Out Wall St., We Can Fund Actual Needs for All
Ashik Siddique | zcomm.org | 2020-03-15
Don\'t let anyone ever tell you that our government can\'t afford to provide nice
Route of first Russian-Turkish patrol along key de-escalation line shortened to prevent terrorist provocation involving civilians
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Russian and Turkish forces in Syria\'s province of Idlib have had to shorten their first joint patrol mission aimed at maintaining truce in the area to avoid harming civilians used as human shield by terrorists. | On Sunday, Turkey and Russia set out on their first joint patrol along the security corridor in Idlib, agreed as part of a ceasefire deal reached by presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan in early March. The route of the patrol went along the strategic M4 highway, which links Syria\'s city of Aleppo to the coastal western province of Latakia and passes through the territories held by variou…
rt.com/news/483167-joint-russian-turkish-patrol-in-syria-shortened/
Russian-Turkish patrol route in Idlib shortened abruptly to prevent terrorists attempt to use civilians as human shield
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Russian and Turkish forces in Syria\'s province of Idlib have had to shorten their first joint patrol mission in order to prevent extremists from disrupt it, using civilians as human shields, the Russian military said. | On Sunday, Turkey and Russia set out on their first joint patrol along the security corridor in Idlib agreed as part of a ceasefire deal reached by presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Teyyip Erdogan in early March. The route of the patrol went along the strategic M4 highway linking Syria\'s city of Aleppo to the coastal western province of Latakia and passing through the territories held by vari…
rt.com/news/483167-joint-russian-turkish-patrol-in-syria-shortened/
2020 California Ag Day
Michael Harris | indybay.org | 2020-03-15
250 years ago when Monterey, CA became the capital of Alta California, Agriculture remains our \"California Grown\" treasure. 2020 California Ag is cancelled at our State Capitol, yet everyday the 333 billion dollar annual California Working Landscape provides the economic engine within the \"greatest garden in the world.\" The \"hidden figures\" of Black Agriculture will soon come alive at Negro Bar State Park.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/12/18831481.php
Billionaire NBA Owners Have an Obligation to Help Suffering Arena Workers–Now
Dave Zirin | thenation.com | 2020-03-15
Billionaire NBA Owners Have an Obligation to Help Suffering Arena Workers–Now…
thenation.com/article/society/coronavirus-nba-owners/
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Falsifies Report of Syria \"Chemical Weapon Attack\"
Carla Stea | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-15
The authority of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and similar organizations requires that its credibility be impeccable, and like Caesar\'s Wife, \"above suspicion.\" Thus, the tarnished reputation of the OPCW as a result of its \"unacceptable practices | …
globalresearch.ca/organization-prohibition-chemical-weapons-falsifies-report-chemical-weapon-attack-douma-syria-april-7-2018/5706334
\'Don\'t be in a rush to die, you\'ll die anyway\': Chechen leader Kadyrov urges public to stop panicking over coronavirus
rt.com | 2020-03-15
With hysteria over the coronavirus on the rise, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has urged his countrymen to keep calm, not to shun traditional medicine, and care less about what is beyond one\'s control
Stop Hoarding Food
Stop Mass Hysteria | indybay.org | 2020-03-15
I went shopping at Safeway in San Francisco today and found many empty shelves. The one section that was fully stocked was the fruit and vegetable section, nature\'s medicine chest, as most fruit and vegetables have Vitamin C, nature\'s antidote to viruses, infections and cancer. There is no reason to hoard anything at all.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/15/18831547.php
Online Event: Combatting Coronavirus in our Community–What Works, Why Now (live stream)
The Commonweath Club | indybay.org | 2020-03-15
Via live stream online…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/14/18831522.php
\'Persuasion is OVER\': Illinois ORDERS restaurants to turn away \'dine-in customers\' as California urges bars to close over Covid-19
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Illinois governor announced the partial closure of bars and restaurants to keep citizens \"safe\" from the coronavirus, while California put out new guidelines urging elder citizens to remain home and some businesses to close. | In Illinois, the closures will begin at the end of the business day on Monday and continue through March 30. The restaurants and bars will only be closed to \"dine-in customers,\" meaning some businesses will remain open to fulfill pickup orders. | Governor J.B Pritzker said in his announcement that the measures will keep Illinois \"safe,\" according to \"experts.\" He revealed the reason for…
rt.com/usa/483198-california-illinois-restaurants-bars-close/
Long lines beset US airports with passengers reportedly waiting up to 10 HOURS to get through due to Covid-19 screening (PHOTOS)
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Thousands have lined up in long queues to get their bags and pass customs at airports across the US, with photos of the crowds going viral. The chaos has been blamed on enhanced coronavirus checks under the European travel ban. | Also on rt.com | | US to suspend all travel to UK & Ireland from Monday night due to pandemic | O\'Hare Airport in Chicago, Illinois, one of world\'s busiest airports by passenger traffic, has been overwhelmed with a sea of people, with photos and videos by stranded travelers showing long lines leading up to the baggage line and cu…
rt.com/usa/483161-airports-us-travel-ban-chaos/
How Singapore has taken control of the virus and avoided panic
Manfred Rist, Singapore | indybay.org | 2020-03-15
The city-state has ledarned a lot from the sars crisis and is not letting the coronavirus get it down. Not all recipes are transferable to other countries, but some are. And unusual measures are being taken to ensure the cohesion of society. This article published on 3/9/2020 in the Neue Zurich Zeitung newspaper is translated from the German.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/14/18831520.php
Teachers, Parents Beg: Close New York City\'s Schools!
Ross Barkan | thenation.com | 2020-03-15
Teachers, Parents Beg: Close New York City\'s Schools!
thenation.com/article/society/coronavirus-schools-nyc/
Utah police departments ASK criminals to \'cease\' crime until further notice… because coronavirus
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Several Utah police departments have pleaded with criminals to stop their \"nefarious\" behavior in light of increasing amounts of coronavirus cases in the US. Is this all one big joke? | It\'s difficult to tell how seriously the US government is taking the coronavirus when politicians are urging people to quarantine themselves indoors, but state officials are using the virus as a punchline. | The Salt Lake City Police Department responded to the coronavirus by asking \"all criminal activities/nefarious behavior to cease until further notice. We appreciate your anticipated cooperation in halting crime & thank crim…
rt.com/usa/483195-utah-police-crime-coronavirus/
We Need to Address the Coronavirus Crisis by Reducing Inequality
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-15
We all have to come together. We need to help each other. We don\'t have time for politics as usual. | In times of crisis
Prayer Will Not Stop the Coronavirus
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove | thenation.com | 2020-03-15
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove Prayer Will Not Stop the Coronavirus…
thenation.com/article/society/national-day-prayer-coronavirus/
UK to put all citizens over 70 into isolation for MONTHS as coronavirus spreads across the country
rt.com | 2020-03-15
UK\'s Health Secretary confirmed plans to isolate people aged over 70 for up to four months amid a coronavirus pandemic. The goal is to protect them, but critics say it may be a really bad idea. | Isolating the elderly is \"clearly in the action plan\" Health Secretary Matt Hancock has told Sky News, confirming earlier reports in the British media. \"We will be setting it out with more detail when it\'s the right time to do,\" he added, which may come within weeks. | \"We absolutely appreciate that it is a very big ask of the elderly and the vulnerable, and it\'s for their own self-protection,\" Hancock told Sky News\'…
rt.com/uk/483166-uk-elderly-people-isolation/
France says border remains OPEN amid reports of Germany readying to isolate from neighbors
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Franco-German frontier remains opened, yet border controls have been reinforced, French government has said. Earlier reports suggested that Berlin decided to shut it altogether in a bid to stop the coronavirus outbreak. | The tightened controls are set to limit \"non-essential exchange\" between the two countries, according to France\'s Interior Minister Christophe Castaner. | \"These French and German controls do not constitute a closure of our common border,\" the minister said in a statement. \"They are set to limit non-essential exchanges between our two countries in order to limit the spread of the virus.\" | Ea…
rt.com/news/483184-france-germany-border-open/
Johnson facing calls for transparency over handling of coronavirus outbreak
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-03-15
Boris Johnson has been criticised over how the government communicates plans to stem the spread of the coronavirus outbreak and faced calls for greater transparency. | The prime minister was under increased pressure to publish the data Downing Street was relying on to make decisions on how to counteract the spread of Covid-19. | There was criticism over how individual journalists and publications were learning government plans before they are announced to the wider public. | Johnson faced calls to increase press conferences to detail plans and face questioning as it emerged over-70s could be told \"in the coming w…
thecanary.co/uk/2020/03/15/johnson-facing-calls-for-transparency-over-handling-of-coronavirus-outbreak/
Coronavirus Is Poised to Inflame Inequality in Schools
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-15
The threat of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, is forcing educators across the country to think about what they\'ll do if they have to close their schools for weeks or even months at a time. State and federal agencies have advised schools to create online learning plans to minimize the disruption to student learning. For some schools, that\'s a small leap. Their students have internet connections at home, laptops they can work from, teachers who know how to design online lessons and a strong foundation of in-school…
truthout.org/articles/coronavirus-is-poised-to-inflame-inequality-in-schools/
\'Don\'t be in a rush to die, you\'ll die anyway\': Chechen leader Kadyrov urges public to stop panicking over coronavirus
rt.com | 2020-03-15
With hysteria over the coronavirus on the rise, Chechnya\'s Ramzan Kadyrov has urged his people to keep calm, not to shun traditional medicine, and worry less about what is beyond their control
Italy\'s coronavirus deaths soar to over 1,800 with nearly 25k infected
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Italian officials have revealed 368 additional Covid-19 related deaths with the new total standing at 1,809 people. This represents a record toll for one-day in the pandemic. | The number of infected patients within the locked-down country has also risen dramatically from 21,157 to 24,747, according to the country\'s civil protection authority. | Italy is currently believed to be the hardest struck nation from the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic outside China. The nation was put on lockdown less than a week ago in an effort to combat the spread of coronavirus, with PM Giuseppe Conte referring to the country as a…
rt.com/newsline/483187-italys-coronavirus-deaths-record/
Mandates above all? Macron declares himself \'guarantor of HEALTH & democracy\' as Paris pushes citizens to vote amid coronavirus
rt.com | 2020-03-15
The pandemic has put France on lockdown, with public venues and shops shut down. Polling stations, however, were not only spared, but Paris eagerly pushed the people to vote in local polls, despite health concerns and criticism. | The unstoppable spread of the new coronavirus, known as Covid-19 has prompted the French government to shut down all \"non-essential\" public venues, be they shops, bars, restaurants, or even schools. Still, the polling stations appear to be just essential enough for Paris to be willing to risk the lives of the French electorate. | Despite the growing threat of the disease outbreak, wh…
rt.com/news/483177-french-vote-coronavrius-macron/