The Bernie Sanders Movement, Its Historical Antecedents, and Its Legacy
Eugene E Ruyle | indybay.org | 2020-05-09
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Top 5 Reasons Trump\'s West Wing May be Emerging as a Coronavirus Epicenter
Juan Cole | zcomm.org | 2020-05-09
Trump wouldn\'t even wear a mask when he toured an Arizona Honeywell factory that makes masks, and where all the employees were wearing them…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/top-5-reasons-trumps-west-wing-may-be-emerging-as-a-coronavirus-epicenter/
WaPo in league with Maduro? Venezuela\'s Guaido says US mercenary contract is fake, even after own allies give full doc to US media
rt.com | 2020-05-09
Opposition leader Juan Guaido continues to deny any link to a failed armed incursion into Venezuela, despite his own allies handing over a lengthy contract to American media naming him as the commander of the operation. | The opposition figurehead and self-declared \"interim president\" of Venezuela denied again on Friday that he had anything to do with the ill-fated mission, which by most accounts was set up by a Florida-based security company, Silvercorp USA, and its American CEO, Jordan Goudreau. | \"We reiterate once again that the interim government has no link, commitment or responsibility to Silvercorp or…
rt.com/news/488218-guaido-deny-incursion-wapo/
Solidarity with Ohio prisoners
Martha Grevatt | workers.org | 2020-05-09
Over 200 people demonstrated outside the state prison in Marion, Ohio, May 2 to protest the conditions inside and demand prisoners who meet certain criteria be released. The prison drew national attention after 80 percent of the prisoners tested positive for COVID-19. Prisoners\' family members demonstrate outside Marion, Ohio, state . . . | Continue reading Solidarity with Ohio prisoners at Workers.org…
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\'India is an important force\': US Afghanistan envoy Khalilzad calls for direct talks between New Delhi and Taliban
rt.com | 2020-05-09
Washington\'s special envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad has called on New Delhi to directly engage with the Taliban, asking India to play a \"more active\" part in the Afghan peace process and the fight against terrorism. | In an exclusive interview with the Hindu on Friday, Khalilzad stressed India\'s \"significant\" role in Afghanistan\'s development, citing \"historic ties\" between the two countries and shared concerns over terrorist groups active there. | \"India is an important force in Afghanistan, and it would be appropriate for [India-Taliban] engagement to take place,\" Khalilzad said, adding that \"it would…
rt.com/news/488219-khalilzad-afghan-talks-india/
Peru extends quarantine as COVID-19 deaths continue to climb
wsws.org | 2020-05-09
As immigrants to the capital make desperate efforts to return to their places of origin, overcrowded prisons have become a hotbed for propagation of the virus.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/09/peru-m09.html
War & peace: Vincent Bal creates \'Shadowology\' tributes to WW2 victory
rt.com | 2020-05-09
As part of RT\'s #VictoryPages, artist Vincent Bal is creating call-to-peace illustrations using shadows cast by toy soldiers. His unique technique is an art form in itself, which he refers to as \"shadowology.\" | \"What better way to spread peace than to make people smile?\" says the Belgian director and illustrator, commenting on his tribute to the Allied victory in World War II. | For the series \'Toy Soldiers: War and Peace,\' Bal created several illustrations using shadows from toys made in…
rt.com/news/487038-toy-soldier-shadowology-vincent-bal/
#WorkerRightsNow: Day of Action for Essential Worker Bill of Rights
MoveOn, Greenpeace, others | indybay.org | 2020-05-09
Online and/or phone call actions…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/06/18832854.php
Protests erupt over police violence and state cover-up of murder in Indiana and Georgia
wsws.org | 2020-05-09
Protests erupted over police killings in Indianapolis and the ten-week cover-up of the murder of Ahmaud Arbery by a former officer and his son in Brunswick, Georgia.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/09/viol-m09.html
Prodded by Right Wingers, Santa Cruz Businesses Operate Outside of Health Restrictions
Santa Cruz News | indybay.org | 2020-05-09
The \"Committee to Reopen Santa Cruz,\" a group founded recently by right wing extremists who believe the COVID-19 Pandemic is a hoax, is prodding local businesses to open early. The group has announced that the Om Gallery on Pacific Avenue is opening to two shoppers at a time from 1-5pm on Friday, May 8, by appointment. The Committee to Reopen Santa Cruz also plans to do \"guerrilla yoga\" at a studio that will secretly open its doors for the group. \"Some studios are opening the back door for the cool kids club. No Snitches,\" a flyer for a May 8 \"Freedom Friday\" protest states. On May 6, the Santa Cruz County Health…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/07/18832876.php
Protesters\' Calls to Return to Normal Are Acts of White Supremacy
Sonali Kolhatkar | zcomm.org | 2020-05-09
The protests are a form of white privilege in action as the virus disproportionately infects and kills African Americans and people of color…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/protesters-calls-to-return-to-normal-are-acts-of-white-supremacy/
[Comment] Reconnecting for our future: The Lancet One Health Commission
John H Amuasi, Tamara Lucas, Richard Horton, Andrea S Winkler | thelancet.com | 2020-05-09
The evolution and sustenance of our planet hinges on a symbiotic relationship between humans, animals, and the environment that we share–we are interconnected. However, this past century has seen human dominance over the biosphere, manifest in technological innovations, accelerated mobility, and converted ecosystems that characterise industrialisation, globalisation, and urbanisation.1 These developmental trajectories have advanced human health in unprecedented ways. However, they also make humans increasingly vulnerable to contemporary global health challenges, such as emerging and re-emerging infectious d…
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31027-8/fulltext?rss=yes
[Correspondence] The Global Kidney Exchange programme
Marta López-Fraga, Beatriz Domínguez-Gil | thelancet.com | 2020-05-09
We read the Health Policy about the Global Kidney Exchange programme by Francesca Minerva and colleagues1 with interest.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30614-0/fulltext?rss=yes
[Articles] Monotherapy with a P2Y12 inhibitor or aspirin for secondary prevention in patients with established atherosclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Mauro Chiarito, Jorge Sanz-Sánchez, Francesco Cannata, Davide Cao, Matteo Sturla, Cristina Panico, Cosmo Godino, Damiano Regazzoli, Bernhard Reimers, Raffaele De Caterina, Gianluigi Condorelli, Giuseppe Ferrante, Giulio G Stefanini | thelancet.com | 2020-05-09
Compared with aspirin monotherapy, P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy is associated with a risk reduction for myocardial infarction and a comparable risk of stroke in the setting of secondary prevention. The benefit of P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy is of debatable clinical relevance, in view of the high number needed to treat to prevent a myocardial infarction and the absence of any effect on all-cause and vascular mortality.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30315-9/fulltext?rss=yes
[Correspondence] The Global Kidney Exchange programme
Gabriel M Danovitch | thelancet.com | 2020-05-09
In their favourable review of the ethics of the Global Kidney Exchange (GKE), Francesca Minerva and colleagues1 gloss over a key point: the absence of transparency in the selection of the compatible donor–recipient pairs in the low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). It is precisely this transparency and the promotion of ethical and effective organ donor and allocation that the Council of Europe\'s Committee on Organ Transplantation2 and the Declaration of Istanbul Custodian Group3 strive to attain.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30615-2/fulltext?rss=yes
[Correspondence] The Global Kidney Exchange programme
Luca Valera, María Alejandra Carrasco | thelancet.com | 2020-05-09
Francesca Minerva and colleagues1 recently presented an ethical solution to kidney failure, in response to the low numbers of transplantations in high-income countries (HICs) and low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). It is the Global Kidney Exchange (GKE) programme, which matches donor–recipient pairs across HICs and LMICs.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30625-5/fulltext?rss=yes
[World Report] New Zealand eliminates COVID-19
Sophie Cousins | thelancet.com | 2020-05-09
An aggressive approach has enabled New Zealand to end community transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Sophie Cousins reports.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31097-7/fulltext?rss=yes
[Editorial] COVID-19 in Brazil: \"So what?\"
The Lancet | thelancet.com | 2020-05-09
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic reached Latin America later than other continents. The first case recorded in Brazil was on Feb 25, 2020. But now, Brazil has the most cases and deaths in Latin America (105‚Äà222 cases and 7288 deaths as of May 4), and these are probably substantial underestimates. Even more worryingly, the doubling of the rate of deaths is estimated at only 5 days and a recent study by Imperial College (London, UK), which analysed the active transmission rate of COVID-19 in 48 countries, showed that Brazil is the country with the highest rate of transmission (R0…
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31095-3/fulltext?rss=yes
[Comment] Offline: Independent science advice for COVID-19–at last
Richard Horton | thelancet.com | 2020-05-09
\"Is the government\'s objective to suppress infection or to manage the infection?\", asked Sir David King at the first press conference of a newly formed independent Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE), held last week. The UK now has two SAGEs. The officially constituted SAGE has seen its reputation collapse during the past 3 months. Partly, this loss of credibility arose out of the group\'s unwillingness to be transparent about its membership and its proceedings. At a moment of national emergency, SAGE\'s secrecy simply became unacceptable.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31098-9/fulltext?rss=yes
[Comment] Psoriatic arthritis: still room for improvement
Merete Lund Hetland | thelancet.com | 2020-05-09
Psoriatic arthritis is a complex and heterogeneous inflammatory disease, characterised by diverse clinical manifestations. Patients might have musculoskeletal manifestations–ie, peripheral or axial arthritis, enthesitis, dactylitis, and tendinitis–but non-musculoskeletal involvement is also prevalent–eg, nails, gut, and eyes, in addition to latent or manifest psoriasis.1 Additionally, patients with psoriatic arthritis have increased risk of cardiovascular, psychological, and metabolic comorbidities.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30800-X/fulltext?rss=yes
[Correspondence] Unfortunate distinction or corporate protectionism by design?
Claudia Chaufan, Faisal Mohamed | thelancet.com | 2020-05-09
We commend the Editors for bringing to readers\' attention the \"unfortunate distinction\" of Canada\'s otherwise laudable publicly funded Medicare.1 The effects of this distinction on health, such as poor adherence, poor health outcomes, and avoidable hospital admissions, are well documented.2,3…
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30160-4/fulltext?rss=yes
[Comment] Aspirin for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease
Robert A Byrne, Róisín Colleran | thelancet.com | 2020-05-09
The antithrombotic efficacy of low-dose aspirin is well established. Its primary clinical effect is mediated by inhibition of platelet cyclooxygenase-1, which reduces thromboxane A2 formation and inhibits platelet aggregation. Over the course of recent decades, aspirin administration has shown a favourable risk–benefit ratio for reducing the risk of adverse events in patients with known atherosclerotic disease.1,2 By contrast, in patients without known atherosclerotic disease who are at risk of cardiovascular disease, the overall benefits of aspirin in terms of primary prevention of atherothrombotic events…
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30799-6/fulltext?rss=yes
[World Report] Chile plans controversial COVID-19 certificates
Barbara Fraser | thelancet.com | 2020-05-09
Chile\'s contentious scheme to provide certification of past COVID-19 infection is aimed at reassuring patients about the risk of reinfection or infecting others. Barbara Fraser reports.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31096-5/fulltext?rss=yes
[Perspectives] Celebrating Florence Nightingale\'s bicentenary
Natasha McEnroe | thelancet.com | 2020-05-09
For the many admirers of Florence Nightingale (1820–1910), the bicentenary of her birth on May 12, 2020, has been long anticipated. Few of us could have foreseen that this birthday would come at a time when a swathe of new temporary hospitals bearing her name had been set up in the UK–the NHS Nightingale Hospitals, intended to support the response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). No other name could have been as suitable. 200 years after her birth, the work and concerns of Nightingale are as relevant today as they ever were.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30992-2/fulltext?rss=yes
Did Russia Steal DNC Emails? No Proof, According to New Transcripts
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-09
On today\'s episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Aaron Maté, a journalist with The Grayzone and The Nation, and host of the podcast Pushback with Aaron Maté.
sputniknews.com/radio_loud_and_clear/202005091079249734-did-russia-steal-dnc-emails-no-proof-according-to-new-transcripts/
Rushing to Reopen, Restaurants in Peril, Europe\'s Economic Tactics
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-09
Bernie Sanders supporters were maligned as sexists, toxic trolls and worse. Where\'s the ire for Joe Biden supporters targeting Tara Reade?
sputniknews.com/radio-political-misfits/202005091079250114-rushing-to-reopen-restaurants-in-peril-europes-economic-tactics/
UK Experiences Record-Breaking Number of Illegal Migrant Crossings Over English Channel – Report
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-09
Nationwide frustration with the British government\'s apparent inability to stop the rising number of illegal migrants attempting to reach the UK\'s shores has hit boiling point, with the country\'s Home Secretary requesting that France do more to stop the flow.
sputniknews.com/uk/202005091079255345-UK-record-breaking-migrants/
Locals Protest With Bodies of Kin Near South Korean Factory Seeking Its Closure – Video
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-09
New Delhi (Sputnik): As many as 12 people lost their lives and several others were hospitalised due to a hazardous styrene gas leak at a South Korean factory in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on Thursday.
sputniknews.com/asia/202005091079254585-locals-protest-with-bodies-of-kin-near-south-korean-factory-seeking-its-closure—video/
Haftar militia shells Tripoli\'s Mitiga airport: 2 dead
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-09
Haftar\'s forces fired several rounds of rockets at residential neighborhoods in the vicinity of Mitiga airport, the government-led Operation Volcano of Rage said in a statement.The statement said several other people were injured in the attacks, but without giving an exact number.Saturday\'s attacks came hours after the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) condemned the indiscriminate attacks on civilians in Tripoli, saying the attacks \"may amount to war crimes.\"Haftar, the leader of illegal armed forces in eastern Libya, intensified attacks on civilians since the beginning of May as the Libyan government army rec…
yenisafak.com/en/world/haftar-militia-shells-tripolis-mitiga-airport-2-dead-3519044
Vulnerable S.Sudanese get Ramadan aid from Turkish charity
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-09
Vulnerable South Sudanese received food aid packages during the holy month of Ramadan from the Turkish Red Crescent Society.Recipients included 500 families in the capital of Juba, Red Crescent representative Halim Sertac Acici told Anadolu Agency.\"These families came to Juba after the peace deal and food is very important to human lives,\" said Acici, in reference to a peace deal signed in 2018. \"With this time of the [Muslim] holy month [Ramadan] and other difficulties facing them, we decided to give them food to support them.\"Rice, sugar, flour, biscuits and cooking oil were among the items each family receive…
yenisafak.com/en/world/vulnerable-ssudanese-get-ramadan-aid-from-turkish-charity-3519030
No options: The choice between Trump & Biden is meaningless & proves US democracy is a \'sham,\' Roger Waters tells RT
rt.com | 2020-05-09
With US President Donald Trump preparing to square off with presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the 2020 race, Americans might as well be choosing between Orwell and Huxley, Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters told RT. | Though the current US president is a \"failed landlord\" who somehow managed to become \"the most powerful man in the Western world,\" Biden, his likely rival, does not present a better option, Waters said in an interview with Rafael Correa, the former president of Ecuador who now hosts a show on RT Spanish. | \"There\'s no choice to be made by the American people, this is why the idea that t…
rt.com/usa/488216-correa-waters-trump-biden-coronavirus/
Eyewitness: Russia\'s 70th V-Day
I.V. Sta | liberationnews.org | 2020-05-09
In addition to beautiful parades, fireworks and concerts, I was able to witness multitudes of people sharing with each other something wholly priceless: the gratitude of being alive thanks to those who fought fascism.
liberationnews.org/eyewitness-russias-70th-v-day-2/
Russia\'s mightiest military aircraft buzz over Moscow to mark 75th anniversary of Nazi defeat (PHOTO, VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-05-09
Defying clouds in the sky and Covid-19 on the ground, Russia\'s deadliest bombers, nimblest fighter jets and strongest transport aircraft flew over the capital in celebration of Soviet victory over Nazi Germany 75 years ago. | V-Day is one of the most important national holidays in Russia, and this year was supposed to have seen massive celebrations throughout the country. But Covid-19 and its lockdowns threw a wrench into the plans, forcing…
rt.com/russia/488222-moscow-flyovers-victory-day/
Forgetting someone? WH attributes victory over Nazis to \'America & UK\' in bizarre VE-Day message, gets schooled on Twitter
rt.com | 2020-05-09
The White House has marked the victory over Nazi Germany in a tweet hailing the role of the US and the UK, while leaving out the nation that sacrificed the most
Student and staff safety is paramount, education unions warn government
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-05-09
Unions have sent a list of key measures to the government which they say must be met before pupils in England can safely return to their desks.It includes extra money for deep cleaning and personal protective equipment (PPE) and local powers to close schools if clusters of coronavirus (Covid-19) infections break out in a particular area.Last week, an NHS chief warned the government it should be wary about reopening schools too early as scientists do not fully understand the extent of coronavirus transmission between children.The joint union statement was sent to education secretary Gavin Williamson on Friday by b…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/05/09/student-and-staff-safety-is-paramount-education-unions-warn-government/
Why China is better prepared than other economic powers for any global crisis
rt.com | 2020-05-09
While the world\'s second-largest economy, China, has suffered its first contraction on record due to the Covid-19 pandemic, some experts argue the country has been preparing for a possible crisis for a long time. | RT talked to economists to find out if Beijing may have foreseen the economic crash and about the Chinese government\'s response to it. | \"Nobody, including Beijing, could have foreseen the depth and gravity of this pandemic, specifically the cryptic transmission parameters by which the Covid-19 virus spreads. It is truly a once-in-100-year pandemic event,\" said Sourabh Gupta, senior fellow at the In…
rt.com/business/488042-china-coronavirus-crisis-better-prepared/
Distributing livelihood foodstuff pakages on birth anniversary of Imam Hassan [PBUH]
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-09
TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA)
The Hardest Hit: America\'s Mayors on the Fight Against Coronavirus (Health Care Voter)
Health Care Voter | indybay.org | 2020-05-09
Facebook livestream…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/07/18832871.php
Disruption of the Earth and Coronavirus: Dineh Louise Benally on First Voices Radio
Brenda Norrell | indybay.org | 2020-05-09
Louise Benally, Dine\' of Big Mountain, shares the message of Navajo elders on the disruptions of the earth by mining and the disrespect for Mother Earth that led to the coronavirus. Louise speaks with Lakota Tiokasin Ghosthorse on First Voices Radio today.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/08/18832910.php
106,220 infected by, 85,064 recover from coronavirus in Iran
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-09
TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA)
Mental health crisis erupts among health care workers confronting coronavirus
wsws.org | 2020-05-09
Countless testimonials have emerged documenting the psychological harm being inflicted on nurses, doctors and other health workers as a result of the pandemic.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/09/ment-m09.html
The Hardest Hit: Latino People & the Fight Against Coronavirus (Health Care Voter)
Health Care Voter | indybay.org | 2020-05-09
Livestream on Facebook…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/07/18832869.php
During COVID-19 pandemic the California Guitar Trio releases a new music video
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-05-09
Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/08/18832928.php
War of words over actual war? US BLOCKS UN resolution on global Covid-19 ceasefire over its support for WHO
rt.com | 2020-05-09
A dispute between the US and China scuttled a proposed UN resolution calling for a global ceasefire during the Covid-19 pandemic, after Beijing insisted on support for the World Health Organization and Washington vetoed it. | All 15 members of the UN Security Council agreed in principle with Secretary-General Antonio Guterres\' call for a global ceasefire, made on March 23, but have wrangled over the wording of the resolution ever since. China has insisted on including support for the WHO and the agency\'s role in dealing with the pandemic, while the US demanded removal of all references to the WHO and insertion…
rt.com/news/488214-us-blocks-un-ceasefire-coronavirus/
Why you need to keep your child\'s vaccine schedule during COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-09
Millions of children may be at risk of missing or delaying their routine childhood vaccines due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Tina Ardon, a Mayo Clinic family medicine specialist, says she understands being thoughtful about taking your children outside the home for doctor\'s visits during this time. \"The current situation with the novel coronavirus shows us how scary …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/why-you-need-to-keep-your-childs-vaccine-schedule-during-covid-19/
French Senate votes to give officials legal indemnity over coronavirus infections
wsws.org | 2020-05-09
The provisions cover the entire period since the state declared a national health emergency in March, and apply to elected representatives, ministers, civil servants and employers.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/09/amni-m09.html
Global number of people diagnosed with COVID-19 cases tops 4mn
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-09
TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA)
Navajos receive federal coronavirus funds after filing lawsuit, deaths increase
Brenda Norrell | indybay.org | 2020-05-09
The Navajo Nation receives coronavirus funds after filing a federal lawsuit to halt the U.S. from its funding scam to Interior Secretary\'s former employers. Navajo coronavirus cases and deaths increased in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 2,654 cases and 85 deaths from coronavirus.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/07/18832858.php
3rd group of Iranian students returns home from Baku amid pandemic
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-09
TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA)
Oakland hot spot for COVID-19 cases is zip code area 94601
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-05-09
Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/08/18832914.php