Threat of ICE Detention Centers Turning Into Death Camps, Groups Rallying to Free Families
Eoin Higgins | indybay.org | 2020-04-01
ICE is making the pandemic more dangerous for everyone.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/01/18832002.php
Death Camps in the Making: New York\'s Prisons During a Time of Pandemic
Frances Madeson | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-01
Every day, says Donna Robinson, a bucket of bleachy water is delivered to a ward in Bedford Hills to be used by the sixty women housed there, her own daughter among them. That\'s the extent of the supplies they receive to keep their area sanitized from COVID-19. The women are in bunk beds with no…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/01/death-camps-in-the-making-new-yorks-prisons-during-a-time-of-pandemic/
Honk for Justice, SF
Lis Cox | indybay.org | 2020-04-01
As Covid-19 increases exponentially, Never Again Action and allied organizations joined in SF and across the Country to form Car Caravans to Demand that the Camps be closed. 3 minute video.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/31/18831996.php
Brazilian stadium turned into field hospital as ruling class closes ranks behind corporate bailouts
wsws.org | 2020-04-01
Shocking images of stadiums transformed into concentration camps for the sick and dying stand in stark contrast to Bolsonaro\'s criminal denial of the seriousness of the pandemic.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/01/braz-a01.html
Trump\'s Mass Negligent Homicide Doesn\'t Let Democratic Leaders Off the Hook
Norman Solomon | indybay.org | 2020-04-01
Failures of leadership in a time of coronavirus…
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Trump\'s Mass Negligent Homicide Doesn\'t Let Democratic Leaders Off the Hook
Norman Solomon | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-01
In the last few days, New York and Pennsylvania postponed voting in presidential primaries from April until June. A dozen other states have also rescheduled. Those wise decisions are in sharp contrast to a failure of leadership from Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee. Just two weeks ago, the party establishment was vehemently pushing…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/01/trumps-mass-negligent-homicide-doesnt-let-democratic-leaders-off-the-hook/
Another New Peace
Scott Owen | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-01
It\'s not easy to write in the middle of a tsunami or a pandemic either for that matter. It seems like a good opportunity, one might think, all the bars are closed and people\'s usual activities like dating, eating-out and shopping aren\'t options at all, but it\'s just hard to focus when you\'ve got too…
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UK warehouse and distribution workers protest exposure to COVID -19
wsws.org | 2020-04-01
Britain\'s new \"Satanic Mills\" are a byword for low pay, casualisation and sweat shop conditions, which have only worsened as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/01/ware-a01.html
\"Whose University? Our University!\" The Struggle for a COLA at UC Berkeley
Jack Wareham, Dylan Burgoon | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-01
On March 5th, in the midst of a campus-wide march and rally, a student protester at UC Berkeley walked into the bustling Free Speech Movement Café, a study spot that borrows its name from Cal\'s legendary 1960s anti-war protests. \"Fellow students!\" she shouted, climbing on top of the counter.
counterpunch.org/2020/04/01/whose-university-our-university-the-struggle-for-a-cola-at-uc-berkeley/
\'We will go to the governor\'s door\': Fired Amazon walkout leader vows BIGGER protest if Covid-19 safety demands not met
rt.com | 2020-04-01
The leader of an Amazon warehouse walkout will take his fight for a safe workplace to the New York governor\'s office if needed, he told RT. City authorities are investigating whether he was fired in retaliation for the protest. | Chris Smalls, the Amazon associate who led Monday\'s walkout at the megacorporation\'s mammoth Staten Island warehouse, believes he was fired over his leadership of the protest, but he told RT he isn\'t done fighting for the safety of what were until recently his fellow employees. \"My plan of action is to continue to fight until the buildings are closed down,\" he said. \"They got rid of m…
rt.com/usa/484631-amazone-covid-19-sick-out-strike/
Innovative COVID-19 Safe Protest in San Francisco
Protest News | indybay.org | 2020-04-01
Boisterous Car Rally Honks for Justice for ICE Detainees…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/31/18831976.php
Watsonville Community Hospital Nurses to Hold Shift Change Actions To Demand Protections When Treating Patients With COVID-19
California Nurses Association | indybay.org | 2020-04-01
To protest the lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) and preparedness for frontline health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, registered nurses at Watsonville Community Hospital will hold a silent vigil and solidarity stand on Monday, March 30, 2020. Registered nurses are calling on Watsonville Community Hospital to reverse its decision to weaken personal protective equipment standards and cancel staff rather than preparing for a surge of COVID-19 patients.
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The working class, socialism and the fight against the pandemic
wsws.org | 2020-04-01
The wildcat strikes and protests by Instacart, Amazon and Whole Foods workers are in response to the criminal subordination of workers\' safety to corporate profits.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/01/pers-a01.html
India\'s Top Court Holds Govt Accountable Over Migrant Crisis
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-01
India\'s top court on Monday sought a report from the government over the steps taken for tens of thousands of migrant laborers as they try to return home after losing jobs following Prime Minister Narendra Modi\'s nationwide lockdown to contain the coronavirus outbreak. | RELATED: | Rohingyas in India Abandoned to Fate in Face of Pandemic | The Supreme Court was hearing two petitions through a video-conferencing as the situation turned grim amid reports of more than 20 migrant laborer…
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\"Chinese Virus\" Rhetoric Shows Ineptness of U.S. Politicians
Andre Vltchek | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-04-01
The Western mass media is extremely busy frightening its own citizens and the entire world with statements like: A leaked government document has suggested up to 500,000 people could die from coronavirus if the disease is able to infect up to 80 per cent of the country. That\'s what The Independent wrote on 26 February …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/03/chinese-virus-rhetoric-shows-ineptness-of-u-s-politicians/
COVID-19: The Capitalist Emperor has no Clothes
Ajamu Baraka | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-04-01
As the capitalist emperor strolls down the avenue of U.S. public opinion butt-naked but for the first time since the 1930s, more and more people are starting to realize that they were not crazy. The brutal failures of the capitalist system that they saw were not a figment of their imagination or a diversion from …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/03/covid-19-the-capitalist-emperor-has-no-clothes/
Daily Telegraph rails against socialist revival due to coronavirus crisis
wsws.org | 2020-04-01
The fears of the ruling class internationally that the coronavirus crisis is leading to opposition to capitalism on a mass scale are expressed in the commentary in Britain\'s Telegraph.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/01/tele-a01.html
The Speech Trump Must But Cannot Give
Ted Rall | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-01
Some of my commentary about politics is presented in the form of \"advice\" to the ruling classes. Please understand: I don\'t really expect them to take my advice. My advice is not really directed toward them. It is a theoretical exercise. I am really speaking to you, the people. My goal is to set a…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/01/the-speech-trump-must-but-cannot-give/
ran Covid-19 Deaths Rival US as Trump Blockade blocks Medical Supplies
Juan Cole | zcomm.org | 2020-04-01
The European Union has activated the Instex trading mechanism for the purpose of sending medicine and medical supplies to Iran to fight the coronavirus outbreak…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/ran-covid-19-deaths-rival-us-as-trump-blockade-blocks-medical-supplies/
Peruvian president authorizes military to use lethal force to enforce the national quarantine
wsws.org | 2020-04-01
A new law shows that Peru\'s ruling oligarchy, in anticipation of widespread unrest, is preparing the army to carry out repression with absolute impunity.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/01/peru-a01.html
\'Ask the government\': Former Celtics star claims NBA season could resume at classified US Air Force site Area 51
rt.com | 2020-04-01
Having held the 2019 Summer League at the University of Nevada, NBA chiefs could find a novel solution to ending the season at a less conventional base in the state
The White House and the CDC are United in Stupidity
Clark T. Scott | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-01
On Saturday, I received a postcard of guidelines from the white house and the Centers for Disease Control
Coronavirus deaths in US nearing 4,000 as Trump washes his hands of responsibility
wsws.org | 2020-04-01
More than 800 people died Tuesday of COVID-19 in the United States, the highest death toll so far, with nearly 25,000 new cases.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/01/usco-a01.html
Russia sees drop in new Covid-19 cases, but cause for alarm as almost half of newly infected in Moscow are under 45
rt.com | 2020-04-01
A total of 440 more people have tested positive for coronavirus over the last 24 hours, in Russia, a drop from the previous day\'s 500. The nationwide death toll has risen by seven to 24. Moscow remains the disease\'s main hotspot. | …
rt.com/russia/484659-russia-coronavirus-new-cases/
Jeremy Corbyn sends a bold letter to Boris Johnson, demanding better for frontline workers
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2020-04-01
On 4 April, a new Labour Party leader will replace Jeremy Corbyn. But far from leaving quietly, Corbyn has remained a true leader to the very end. | On 31 March, Corbyn wrote to Boris Johnson about his coronavirus response. He called for much greater support for workers, especially those on the frontline. Some critics have called…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2020/04/01/jeremy-corbyn-sends-a-bold-letter-to-boris-johnson-demanding-better-for-frontline-workers/
Ukraine passes IMF-backed land reform bill, social cuts as coronavirus spreads
wsws.org | 2020-04-01
The policies of the Zelensky government threaten the working class with a social and medical disaster of immense proportions.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/01/ukra-a01.html
Quebec tries to extort concessions from health care and other public sector workers
wsws.org | 2020-04-01
By offering their \"full cooperation\" to the CAQ government during the coronavirus pandemic, the unions have opened the door for an intensified state attack on public sector workers.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/01/quep-a01.html
The economy in the times of the coronavirus
R Hickel, Ingar Solty & Daniel Stelter | indybay.org | 2020-04-01
Most people\'s thinking is determined by the development of the Covid-19 crisis, the return of \"the hour of executive power\" (Gerhard A. Ritter), i.e. state of exception legislation, and the fears which it evokes as well as the economic measures which appear to be in response to the health crisis.
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Japan expands entry ban to 73 countries, all visitors to be quarantined
rt.com | 2020-04-01
Japan\'s government is expanding a ban on the entry of non-Japanese people to cover 73 countries, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday. | The number of countries was increased by 49, including the United States, China and South Korea, he said. | Everyone entering the country, including Japanese nationals, will be asked to go into a voluntary two-week quarantine, Reuters reports. Both measures, adopted to contain the coronavirus outbreak, will be effective from Friday. | The prime minister added that he has asked airlines to curb the number of international flights.
rt.com/newsline/484675-japan-expands-entry-ban/
Tokyo 2020 organizers pass Olympic flame to Fukushima after Games postponement
rt.com | 2020-04-01
Organizers of Tokyo 2020 left the Olympic flame in the hands of Fukushima Prefecture on Wednesday. It will be there on display in a lantern for the next month after the Games were postponed for a year due to the coronavirus outbreak. | The handover took place at a subdued ceremony at the J-Village National Training Center in Fukushima, which was originally set to be the starting point of the torch relay. | Of the organizing committee, only Tokyo 2020 COO Yukihiko Nunomura made the trip north, Reuters reported. \"This is a [symbol of] hope for the world to celebrate the best of human beings through Tokyo 2020 af…
rt.com/newsline/484653-tokyo-olympic-games-fukushima/
Covid-19 pandemic poses gravest threat to world\'s poorest countries
wsws.org | 2020-04-01
Hundreds of millions of people across the globe live in homes that were detrimental to their health and safety even before the onset of the coronavirus.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/01/poor-a01.html
Washington harnesses coronavirus pandemic to promote Venezuela coup
wsws.org | 2020-04-01
The so-called \"Democratic Transition Framework\" is a patent attempt to weaponize the global pandemic as a means of installing a puppet regime in Caracas.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/01/vene-a01.html
Trump\'s IRS makes it difficult for seniors to receive coronavirus $1,200 stimulus checks
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-04-01
Surprise, surprise, yesterday the IRS sent out a shocking release that states, \"The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service today announced that distribution of economic impact payments will begin in the next three weeks and will be distributed automatically, with no action required for most people. However, some seniors and others who typically do not file returns will need to submit a simple tax return to receive the stimulus payment.\"
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The Risks of Being A Woman During the Pandemic
Rebecca Gordon | thenation.com | 2020-04-01
The Risks of Being A Woman During the Pandemic…
thenation.com/article/society/coronavirus-feminism-domestic-violence/
What the Pandemic Looks Like in Rural New York
Karen Rothmyer | thenation.com | 2020-04-01
What the Pandemic Looks Like in Rural New York…
thenation.com/article/society/rural-america-coronavirus/
When Confronting the Coronavirus, Federalism Is Part of the Problem
Richard Kreitner | thenation.com | 2020-04-01
When Confronting the Coronavirus, Federalism Is Part of the Problem…
thenation.com/article/politics/federalism-coronavirus-problem-government/
Unprecedented police and military powers implemented in Australian pandemic response
wsws.org | 2020-04-01
Lockdown measures that have become necessary to try to contain the coronavirus are being enforced in the most heavy-handed manner.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/01/poli-a01.html
Spain surpasses 100,000 Covid-19 infections, records 5th consecutive day with 800+ deaths
rt.com | 2020-04-01
Spanish authorities have confirmed that the total number of coronavirus infections in the country has surpassed 100,000, while the daily death toll reached over 800 fatalities for the fifth consecutive day. | The total number of infections in the country now stands at 102,136, of which 5,872 are being treated in intensive care units across the country. For the second day running, authorities announced a record death toll, with 864 new fatalities. The increase was lower than previous days in terms of percentage, however, despite being a record in absolute terms. | At least 9,053 people have died in total during…
rt.com/news/484661-spain-surpasses-100000-covid-19/
European markets sink as US coronavirus death toll rises
rt.com | 2020-04-01
European stock markets are falling at the start of trading on Wednesday, beginning the new quarter with fresh losses, as the death toll in the United States from Covid-19 continues to climb. | Germany\'s DAX plunged by over three percent during early trading, while British and French stock markets have dropped by over four percent. Spain\'s IBEX and Italy\'s FTSE MIB are both down over two percent. | The losses are led by shares in Britain\'s banks which dropped heavily at the start of trading after they froze last year\'s dividends and vowed not to pay any for this year. HSBC has plunged eight percent, followed by…
rt.com/business/484642-european-markets-sink–us-coronavirus/
Webinar: Disability Justice in the Time of Coronavirus (Women\'s March)
Women\'s March | indybay.org | 2020-04-01
Online via zoom…
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Chicagoans Readying for Rent Strike
Ariel Cheung | zcomm.org | 2020-04-01
Calling on city and landlords to provide relief amid coronavirus pandemic: \'The hammer is going to drop\'…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/chicagoans-readying-for-rent-strike/
Coronavirus pandemic in Oakland: Crisis, What Crisis?
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-04-01
Coronavirus pandemic in Oakland: Crisis, What Crisis? | Then I spotted a group of people (7-10 people) hanging out in a yard drinking, smoking, chatting, and having a Bar-B-Q.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/30/18831955.php
Police given new guidance on enforcing coronavirus lockdown after backlash
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-01
Police forces have been told people should not be punished for travelling a \"reasonable distance\" to exercise following criticism of heavy-handed tactics used to enforce the Covid-19 lockdown.The new guidance, issued by the National Police Chiefs\' Council (NPCC) and the College of Policing on Tuesday night, also states road checks on every vehicle are \"disproportionate\".It comes after Derbyshire Police faced a backlash for filming walkers with drones to deter visitors to the Peak District, while North Yorkshire Police stopped motorists at \"checkpoints\" last week.The new guidance states: \"Use your judgement and co…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/04/01/police-given-new-guidance-on-enforcing-coronavirus-lockdown-after-backlash/
Iran coronavirus death toll rises to over 3,000
rt.com | 2020-04-01
A total of 3,036 coronavirus patients have died in Iran, with 138 deaths in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry reported on Wednesday. | The ministry\'s spokesman, Kianush Jahanpur, said the country now has a total of 47,593 people infected, with 2,987 new cases in the past 24 hours, while 15,473 people have recovered. | Speaking on Wednesday in a televised cabinet meeting, President Hassan Rouhani said that the coronavirus crisis is \"a great opportunity for Americans to apologize… and to lift the unjust and unfair sanctions on Iran.\" | One of the worst hit countries in the region, Iran has urged the inter…
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\"The Coronavirus is Man-Made:\" the Conspiracy Theory Trap
Danny Shaw | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-01
In this trying time, have you heard some of your friends say that the U.S. government created this pandemic or that the pandemic is not real at all? It is worth responding to these outlandish claims because in times of social tumult, there are no lack of conspiracy theorists irresponsibly tossing these ideas around. It…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/01/the-coronavirus-is-man-made-the-conspiracy-theory-trap/
Lessons From Africa: Military Intervention Fails to Counter Terrorism
Elizabeth Schmidt | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-01
Late last year, President Trump provoked a furor when he declared his intent to withdraw some 1,400 US troops from West Africa, where he claimed they had quelled the terrorist threat. He sparked a similar firestorm when he announced that the U.S. would (eventually) pull 14,000 troops from Afghanistan, where they were engaged in an…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/01/lessons-from-africa-military-intervention-fails-to-counter-terrorism/
No Pandemic-Related Pause? VA Privatization Leaves Veterans Waist Deep in Another Big Muddy
Steve Early, Suzanne Gordon | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-01
Under the guise of giving VA patients more \"choice\" and speeding up their doctor appointments and hospital treatment, the Trump Administration has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on private sector providers, while refusing to fill an estimated 44,000 to 50,000 vacancies among VA care-givers.
counterpunch.org/2020/04/01/no-pandemic-related-pause-va-privatization-leaves-veterans-waist-deep-in-another-big-muddy/
What\'s the Hang Up on Releasing Adult Lobos?
Greta Anderson | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-01
On March 9, a colleague from Endangered Species Coalition and I published this op-ed in the Albuquerque Journal, identifying Arizona and New Mexico as major stumbling blocks to wolf recovery, \"[B]ecause both are allowing the Fish and Wildlife Service only to conduct cross-fostering in their states.\" We called out the urgency with which the New…
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Apocalypse, Now and Forever
Robert Jensen | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-01
Notes from an Apocalypse: A Personal Journey to the End of the World and Back is a thoughtful, engaging book that ends in failure. But Mark O\'Connell shouldn\'t take that assessment too personally. His book fails in the way that his culture–the modern, cosmopolitan, left/liberal, individualist culture–routinely fails in the face of multiple, cascading ecological crises. That…
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What Does COVID-19 Have to Do With Industrial Pollution?
George Ochenski | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-01
The industry lobbyists were lined up at the trough last week grabbing hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars from the corporate-heavy giveaways in the Senate\'s $2.2 trillion ($2,200,000,000,000) \"relief\" bill while average Americans get a relative pittance. That\'s no surprise considering it came from the Senate\'s Republican majority and Trump\'s Treasury Secretary and former Goldman…
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