Margie Mason, Robin McDowell (2020-04-28). Parents fear for their children\'s safety as coronavirus hits juvenile jails. peoplesworld.org Nicole Hingle wasn\'t surprised when the call came. Frustrations had been building inside juvenile detention centers nationwide as the number of coronavirus cases continued to climb. Now, her 17-year-old son Jace was on the phone telling her around 40 kids had rioted at his facility in Louisiana—the same state where more than a dozen youths …

Sasha Abramsky (2020-04-28). The Federalist Fight Against Fascism. thenation.com The Federalist Fight Against Fascism…

James Phillips (2020-04-28). COVID-19 and Central America: a Learning Moment? counterpunch.org The countries of Central America are indeed central to the foreign and domestic policies of the United States in many ways, most obvious of which is immigration. But the current COVID19 pandemic has exposed significant differences in the responses of Central American countries and examples of gross disaster opportunism and the double standard applied to

Brett Heinz (2020-04-28). US Deportations Are Exporting COVID-19 to Nations Unprepared for a Pandemic. cepr.net On April 22nd, President Trump signed an Executive Order putting a 60-day halt on the issuance of new green cards to immigrants admissible for permanent residency in the United States. This measure, coming on the back of other government measures restricting legal immigration, ostensibly seeks to protect the US from imported cases of COVID-19. But …

Jake Johnston (2020-04-28). Exporting COVID-19: ICE Air Conducted Deportation Flights to 11 LAC Countries, Flight Data Shows. cepr.net There were 232 likely ICE Air deportation flights to Latin America and Caribbean countries between February 3, 2020 and April 24, 2020, CEPR analysis shows. In 2019, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported 267,258 individuals — 96 percent of whom were from the Latin America and Caribbean region. Though much of the media focus has …

en.mehrnews (2020-04-28). Iran FM expresses deep concern over conditions of migrants in US detention center. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) — Iran Foreign Ministry has expressed deep concern over the conditions of 1,500 migrants in the US detention center.

WSWS (2020-04-28). Assange extradition hearing delayed following defence appeal. wsws.org Assange\'s legal team insisted that a hearing could not proceed under the current circumstances of the coronavirus pandemic…

Binoy Kampmark (2020-04-28). Pandemic Delays: Postponing the Assange Extradition Hearing. dissidentvoice.org Mr Assange will be facing a David and Goliath battle with his hands tied behind his back. — Edward Fitzgerald QC, lawyer for Julian Assange, April 27, 2020 Julian Assange must have had time amidst cramped and hostile surrounds, paper work, pleas and applications, to ponder what circle of Dante\'s Hell he finds himself in. …

Medea Benjamin (2020-04-28). During Coronvrius: Cuba to the rescue, but don\'t tell the American people. mronline.org Anti-Cuba zealots in the Trump administration have been enticing Cuban doctors working overseas to defect, paying journalists to write negative stories, slapping sanctions on Cubans in charge of the program, and strong-arming countries to expel Cuban doctors.

The Grayzone (2020-04-28). Exclusive: OPCW insiders slam \"compromised\" new Syria chemical weapons probe. thegrayzone.com Current and former staff members of the OPCW have denounced the organization\'s IIT report alleging Syrian government sarin use at…

The Grayzone (2020-04-28). Exclusive: OPCW insiders slam \'compromised\' new Syria chemical weapons probe. thegrayzone.com Current and former staff members of the OPCW have denounced the organization\'s IIT report alleging Syrian government sarin use at…

Ajamu Baraka (2020-04-28). Video: Venezuela and the Struggle Against Empire: Ajamu Baraka. globalresearch.ca Black Alliance for Peace National Organizer Ajamu Baraka discussed the role of U.S. activists in stopping the U.S. war machine during \"An Inside View of Resistance to US Imperialism in Venezuela and How to Build International Solidarity,\" a webinar co-hosted …

Howie Hawkins (2020-04-28). Ranked-Choice Voting: An Idea Whose Time Has Come. counterpunch.org Climate activist Bill McKibben took to the New Yorker recently to advise me and the Green Party to stand down our presidential campaign and instead work for ranked-choice voting (RCV) so we don\'t \"spoil\" the election for Joe Biden (\"Instead of Challenging Joe Biden, Maybe the Green Party Could Help Change Our Democracy,\" April 15).

graham (2020-04-28). World economy faces a $5 trillion hit, like losing UK AND France. truepublica.org.uk The coronavirus pandemic is set to rob the global economy of more than $5 trillion of growth over the next two years, greater than the annual output of Japan or both the UK and France combined That\'s the warning from Wall Street banks as the world plunges into its deepest peacetime recession since the 1930s, …

RT (2020-04-28). WATCH: Lebanese citizens vent their ire by TORCHING bank, army vehicle, as at least 1 protester shot dead. rt.com A protester has been shot and killed in the Lebanese city of Tripoli, as the country\'s financial and economic crisis worsens under the additional pressure of the coronavirus pandemic. | The Lebanese pound has collapsed amid soaring inflation and unemployment worsened by the shutdown of the economy, exacerbating the pre-existing financial crisis which has plagued the country since October. | #ÿߟÑÿ≠ŸÖÿ±ÿßÿ° – #ÿ®Ÿä&yuml…

Repost (2020-04-28). April 25, 2020: Nationwide Cancel Rents Protests. indybay.org We face a second rent day, May 1, when at least one third of renters nationwide will not be able to pay the rent due to the pandemic lockdown. Yet no governor, Democrat or Republican, has demanded that the rent be cancelled since the renters who live from paycheck to paycheck face immediate eviction when the lockdown ends as they cannot pay any back rent.

WSWS (2020-04-28). Protests in Somalia after police killing during pandemic lockdown. wsws.org The protests reflect a broader anger towards the brutal methods utilized by the security forces during the curfew…

RT (2020-04-28). Gunshots ring out and cars are set ablaze in Haiti as police officers protest against government corruption (VIDEO). rt.com Rioting cops stormed the Finance Ministry in the capital over complaints about their pay and working conditions, as Covid-19 rips through the impoverished Caribbean nation. | Videos from the scene show cars set ablaze and government buildings being stormed, as Haitian police took to the streets of Port au Prince on Monday. | Officers went out to protest their pay, working conditions, and government corruption against the bleak backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has put further strain on the country\'s dire economic situation. | Rioting cops, calling themselves \'Fantomes 509\' (Ghosts 509) exchanged gunf…

en.mehrnews (2020-04-28). Over 170 doctors protest against inhumane US sanctions amid COVID-19. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) — More than 170 physicians and surgeons in various fields from around the world in a letter addressed to the UN Secretary General António Guterres protested against inhumane and cruel US sanctions.

Barbara Boland (2020-04-28). Is Trump Using the U.S. Military for Regime Change in Venezuela? globalresearch.ca U.S. policy towards Venezuela has been a head-spinning series of contradictions lately, with no end in sight. From placing a bounty on the heads of President Nicolas Maduro and a dozen current and former Venezuelan officials, to upping sanctions and …

Alan MacLeod (2020-04-28). Both Sides-ing Bleach Injection – Media in the era of an incompetent president. fair.org Vox ( You probably saw Donald Trump\'s ridiculous, false and deadly claim last week: that ingesting chemical cleaners could cure humans of the coronavirus. At a White House press briefing on Thursday (

en.mehrnews (2020-04-28). \'Resistance to give crushing response to Israelis\' occupation of West Bank\'. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) — Iranian Parliament Speaker\'s Special Aide for International Affairs warned that any move by the Israeli regime to occupy parts of Palestine\'s West Bank will await the Resistance Movement\'s crushing response.

Ramzy Baroud (2020-04-28). Will the Coronavirus Change the World? zcomm.org It is us, the people, and our true authentic voices – the \'organic intellectuals\', not the celebrity philosophers – who have the right and the moral legitimacy to rise up to reclaim our democracy…

David Swanson (2020-04-28). How Are You Gonna Pay For It? Stop Giving Money to Israel. mintpressnews.com Israel is not a poor country. It is certainly not the poorest in the world. So why is it the top recipient of US military \"aid?\"

Paul Antonopoulos (2020-04-28). Corruption Scandals Could See Bolsonaro Removed from Power Quicker than One Could Expect. globalresearch.ca The Brazilian government was shaken by a new controversy on Friday after the General Director of the Federal Police, Maurício Valeixo, was sacked by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. Following threats made on Thursday, the Minister of Justice and Public …

Dilip Hiro (2020-04-28). The COVID-19 Chronology From Hell. counterpunch.org Historically, in hyper-crises, local and global systems can change fundamentally. Before the coronavirus pandemic hit first China and then the rest of the globe, the question of whether the American imperial era might be faltering was already on the table, amid that country\'s endless wars and with the world\'s most capricious leader. When humanity emerges

RT (2020-04-28). Egypt\'s president extends 3-year state of emergency by 3 months amid virus & security fears. rt.com Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi ordered a three-month renewal for the long-running state of emergency in the country on Tuesday, citing health and security concerns. Egypt has been under a state of emergency since April 2017, when twin church bombings claimed by an Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) affiliate group killed dozens of people. | The new extension comes as the government battles to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the Arab world\'s most populous country. | The Health Ministry has so far recorded 4,782 coronavirus cases among the population of 100 million. Of those, 337 have d…

RT (2020-04-28). Driver who rammed police motorcyclists in Paris pledged allegiance to ISIS, prosecutor says. rt.com A letter pledging allegiance to Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) was discovered in the car of the man who rammed his vehicle into two police motorcyclists in the suburbs of Paris on Monday, seriously injuring both officers. | The note was discovered along with a knife, France\'s anti-terrorism prosecutor (PNAT) said in a statement. Due to the finding, an investigation of \"attempted murder of government officials in connection with the membership of a terrorist organization\" has been launched, the office added. | In the letter, the driver pledged allegiance to IS and promised to sacrifice his life for the goal…

yenisafak (2020-04-28). Lebanon: one person killed in protests over price hikes. yenisafak.com A Lebanese protestor on Tuesday succumbed to his wounds he sustained in clashes between army forces and demonstrators in Tripoli city, said a health NGO.The Islamic Medical Association identified the protestor as Fawaz al-Samman. It also said 22 protestors and five soldiers were injured in the clashes that took place late Monday at Al-Nour Square during which live bullets, rubber bullets and molotov cocktails were used.Despite the spread of the novel coronavirus, Lebanese protesters took to the streets late Monday in a number of cities to protest deteriorated living conditions and spiraling food prices amid the c…

Staff (2020-04-28). In Her Own Words: Fiona Apple on New Album \"Fetch the Bolt Cutters\" & Acknowledging Indigenous Lands. democracynow.org In a broadcast exclusive, world-renowned singer-songwriter Fiona Apple joins Democracy Now! for the hour to discuss her critically acclaimed new album, \"Fetch the Bolt Cutters,\" which was released early amid the pandemic. \"I\'ve heard that it\'s actually making people feel free and happy,\" Apple says, \"and it might be helping people feel alive or feel their anger or feel creative. And that\'s the best thing that I could hope for.\" Her record includes an acknowledgment that the album was \"Made on unceded Tongva, Mescalero Apache, and Suma territories.\" We also speak with Native American activist Eryn Wise, an organiz…

The Canary (2020-04-28). New Zealand eases lockdown as coronavirus tamed in Australasia. thecanary.co New Zealand has eased a strict lockdown amid hopeful signs coronavirus (Covid-19) has been all but vanquished in Australasia for the moment.But elsewhere, Brazil is emerging as a potential new hotspot for infections, and fresh doubts have been raised over whether Japan would be able to host the already postponed Olympic Games next year.Europe and some US states are also continuing to gradually ease limits on movement and commerce as they try to restart their economies.But in a reminder of the virus\'s increasing toll, president Donald Trump said the numbers of deaths could reach 70,000 in the US, after putting the…

RT (2020-04-28). Israeli police \'shoot & neutralize\' assailant who stabbed Kfar Saba woman in suspected terror attack. rt.com A woman has been stabbed in Israel\'s central city of Kfar Saba, in what police are investigating as a potential terror attack. The woman, 62, was taken in a moderate-to-serious condition to a nearby hospital, the Times of Israel reported on Tuesday, citing medics. | The assailant was shot and \"neutralized,\" the Zaka emergency service said. It did not specify whether he is still alive. | Police officers are working at the scene of the attack. They have shut down nearby roads, according to the report.

RT (2020-04-28). \'Did Biden\'s lawyer write this?\' WaPo receives \'Noble\' for \'embarrassing\' attempt to obfuscate sexual assault claim in headline. rt.com The Washington Post was lambasted on social media after running a bizarrely tortured headline that took great pains to avoid direct mention of sexual assault allegations dogging Joe Biden, the presumptive 2020 Democratic nominee. | \"Developments in allegations against Biden amplify efforts to question his behavior,\" read…

RT (2020-04-28). No more delays: Postponed Tokyo Olympics to be CANCELLED if coronavirus not under control by 2021, organizing committee head says. rt.com If the global coronavirus crisis isn\'t brought under control by next year, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics — already re-scheduled for July 2021 — will be cancelled, the president of the organizing committee said in an interview. | Speaking to Japan\'s Nikkan Sports daily, Organizing Committee President Yoshiro Mori In th…

RT (2020-04-28). Contact-tracing app will be \'key part\' of UK government\'s Covid-19 \'surveillance programme\' — Johnson spokesman. rt.com The controversial NHS contact-tracing app will be a \"key part\" of the British government\'s Covid-19 \"surveillance programme\" going forward, a spokesman for PM Boris Johnson has confirmed. | The app, which has been designed to notify people if they were in close contact with a person who tested positive for the coronavirus, could be available within weeks — but privacy campaigners have warned that it could see the public \"coerced\" into sharing personal data about their movements. | Johnson\'s spokesman said the primary focus while waiting for the app to be ready is ensuring continued social distancing in or…

RT (2020-04-28). A cautious reopening, but gatherings still off the cards: How Europe is lifting its lockdown. rt.com Across Europe, leaders have made tentative steps toward easing their countries\' coronavirus lockdowns. However, a return to total normality has been all but written off for the year. | The Austrian government announced on Tuesday that the spread of the coronavirus has slowed to a point where restrictions can now be lifted. Health Minister Rudolf Anschober said that Austrians may freely leave their homes from May 1, with public gatherings to follow in the near future. Though social distancing rules will still apply, businesses like hairdressers will reopen, followed two weeks later by cafes and restaurants, and…

RT (2020-04-28). Most Americans will ditch live events until a Covid-19 vaccine is found — poll. rt.com In a potential major blow to the US\' economy, arts scene and social life, a poll has found that more than half of Americans would not consider attending a live arts or sporting event before a Covid-19 vaccine is made available.

Prabir Purkayastha (2020-04-28). Public Health and Private Profits Under COVID-19 Pandemic. counterpunch.org During an interview with Jonas Salk, the creator of the polio vaccine, CBS newsman Edward R. Morrow asked who owned the patent for the vaccine. \"Well, the people, I would say,\" said Salk. \"There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?\" This is what drives science and scientists like Salk: that science must be for the public good and not the private profit of companies.

RT (2020-04-28). \'Just trying to do my job\': Scotland\'s Sturgeon rejects claims she\'s trying to embarrass UK govt with Covid-19 face coverings call. rt.com Scotland\'s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has hit back at claims she\'s trying to \"embarrass Westminster\" following her announcement that Scots will now be advised to wear face coverings in enclosed spaces amid the Covid-19 crisis. | During the daily coronavirus media briefing on Tuesday, Sturgeon revealed that her government\'s new guidance recommends that the Scottish public wear non-medical face coverings in spaces where social distancing is difficult to achieve, such as in shops and on public transport. | It echoes calls from London Mayor Sadiq Khan and, somewhat controversially, marks a direct shift from th…

RT (2020-04-28). \'What\'s the US hiding?\' Beijing slams Washington\'s Covid-19 response & \'desperate\' attempts to pin blame on China. rt.com Beijing has called on Washington to address the concerns of its own citizens about the US response to the Covid-19 pandemic, while condemning American politicians for shifting blame for the crisis squarely onto China\'s shoulders. | Asked to comment on a series of American media reports on the US government\'s slow and often inept response to the health crisis on Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang relayed some of the questions raised by the reporting, asking whether Washington may have swept information about the virus under the rug. | \"Recently there have been many voices in the United States that q…

Mark Gruenberg (2020-04-28). As coronavirus still rages, debate over post-virus future heats up. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—Even as the coronavirus pandemic still rages through the U.S., the debate over the shape of society and the economy, post-virus, is heating up. On one side, with the weight of wealth, clout, and the ruling Republican White House, are corporate and right-wing interests that want to take the country back to the days of …

The Canary (2020-04-28). Britons want coronavirus fully contained before economy reopens, survey says. thecanary.co Britons do not believe the economy and businesses should open if coronavirus is not fully contained, according to a new study.In an Ipsos Mori poll of more than 28,000 people in 14 countries, Britons were the least likely to believe restarting the economy was the right approach as ministers face continued questions over the UK\'s plan for lifting its coronavirus lockdown.Britons had the strongest views against opening up the economy if the virus is not fully under control, with 70% of those surveyed saying they felt this way.The same 70% figure of disapproval was noted in Canada, while similar sentiments were reco…

RT (2020-04-28). \'We must learn to live with Covid-19\': French PM says lockdown easing over risk of economic collapse, \'2nd wave\' still possible. rt.com France\'s Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has announced that the country will begin to ease its lockdown on May 11, adding that the country has never before faced such a situation — even in wartime. | Speaking in parliament on Tuesday, Philippe said people will need to be cautious as the strict national lockdown ends to avoid setting off a second wave of infections which he said would \"strike a weakened hospital fabric\" and impose a \"re-confinement\" that would ruin progress made during the initial restriction period. | He said the country cannot be locked down for \"too long\" and that France had never expe…

RT (2020-04-28). Portugal to lift state of emergency from May 3, reopening of economy will be \'slow process\'. rt.com Portugal\'s lockdown will be lifted from May 3 but the reopening of the economy will be a slow and gradual process, the country\'s president said on Tuesday. | \"What matters in this new phase is that the Portuguese know that containment remains important so we must take small steps and constantly evaluate [the situation],\" President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa told a news conference. He announced that Sunday will mark the end of a state of emergency first imposed last month, Reuters reported. | Most non-essential services were shut on March 18 to contain the spread of the coronavirus in the country.

RT (2020-04-28). Italy's Covid-19 daily death toll JUMPS as number of cases passes 200,000 milestone. rt.com Italy suffered a jump in Covid-19 fatalities on Tuesday as the illness claimed 382 more lives. It comes as the total number of people infected since the outbreak began in the Mediterranean country topped the 200,000 mark. | Tuesday\'s total was an increase of 49 on Monday\'s figure and represented the highest number of deaths from the disease in four days. The number of new confirmed cases also increased on Tuesday, and the tally of 2,091 was enough to push Italy past the 200,000 milestone. | The coronavirus has wreaked havoc in Italy since it first emerged there on February 21. With 27,359 fatalities the countr…

RT (2020-04-28). \'Barefaced lies\': Beijing accuses US politicians of \'shifting blame\' for Covid-19 outbreak. rt.com The US has failed to accept responsibility for the coronavirus pandemic, Beijing is claiming in the latest development in the ongoing war of words between the two countries. | Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang had to comment on the matter during a press briefing, after multiple US politicians directly accused China of mishandling the coronavirus outbreak. US President Donald Trump threatened to seek damages from China for not reporting the virus early enough and displaying a lack of transparency at the early stages of the outbreak.Geng dismissed these accusations as an attempt to \"shift the bla…

RT (2020-04-28). China calls India\'s criticism of coronavirus test kits \'irresponsible\'. rt.com Beijing has criticized India\'s decision to stop using Chinese coronavirus test kits due to quality issues as unfair and irresponsible. The Indian Council of Medical Research said on Monday it planned to return the kits for antibody tests procured from two Chinese firms because of poor accuracy. | The Chinese embassy said on Tuesday it was deeply concerned by India\'s decision and Chinese authorities had validated the equipment. | \"It is unfair and irresponsible for certain individuals to label Chinese products as \'faulty\' and look at issues with preemptive prejudice,\" embassy spokeswoman Ji Rong said in a state…

Mark Gruenberg (2020-04-28). Workers Memorial Day: OSHA failing to protect people during pandemic. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON— Donald Trump\'s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is deliberately failing to force firms nationwide to protect their workers — and the public at large — against the coronavirus pandemic, a panel of speakers say. And the result, they add, is needless deaths and illnesses not just among the workers themselves, but in the …

RT (2020-04-28). Putin prolongs nationwide paid leave and partial lockdown until May 11 as daily Covid-19 infections surge. rt.com Russians will have to self-isolate until May 11, President Vladimir Putin has said, as the country braces itself for the peak of the Covid-19 epidemic, which has infected over 95,000 people nationwide. | The move, which Putin announced during a closely watched address, comes as the previous April 30 deadline was set to expire. That date was set on April 2, and involved a combination of partial lockdowns and paid holidays for all Russians working in non-essential roles. | The gradual removal of the coronavirus lockdown measures will begin from May 12, Putin said, giving the government a week to come up with rec…

The Canary (2020-04-28). Care home deaths will be published daily as well as hospital toll from Wednesday. thecanary.co The number of deaths involving Covid-19 in care homes and other settings will be published daily as well as the hospital death toll, the health secretary said.Matt Hancock said that, in an effort to \"bring as much transparency as possible\" to the death figures, \"from tomorrow we will be publishing not just the number of deaths in hospital each day, but the number of deaths in care homes and the community too\".\"This will supplement the ONS [Office for National Statistics] and CQC [Care Quality Commission] weekly publication and all add to our understanding of how this virus is spreading day by day, and it will hel…