Immigrants at US detention centers lead hunger strikes, face persecution demanding protections from pandemic
wsws.org | 2020-04-14
Nearly 200 immigrants, in male and female cell blocks, are currently staging a hunger strike and sit-in at the Mesa Verde ICE Processing Center in Bakersfield, California.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/14/immi-a14.html

How the Deportation Machine Criminalizes Immigrants
Alina Das | thenation.com | 2020-04-14
How the Deportation Machine Criminalizes Immigrants…
thenation.com/article/society/immigration-prison-deportation-crime/

Privately-run immigrant jails denying detainees masks, dodging responsibility
Nomaan Merchant | peoplesworld.org | 2020-04-14
HOUSTON (AP)–Elsy was on the phone in an immigration detention center when guards showed up with face masks and forms to sign. The asylum-seeker from El Salvador and others had resorted to tearing their T-shirts into face coverings after a woman in their unit tested positive for COVID-19. But the guards would not give out …
peoplesworld.org/article/privately-run-immigrant-jails-denying-detainees-masks-dodging-responsibility/

How the Deportation Machine Criminalizes Immigrants
Alina Das | thenation.com | 2020-04-14
How the Deportation Machine Criminalizes Immigrants…
thenation.com/article/society/immigration-prison-deportation/

Our Crime-Based Deportation Machine
Alina Das | thenation.com | 2020-04-14
Our Crime-Based Deportation Machine…
thenation.com/article/society/immigration-prison-deportation/

\"Terrified to Go to Work\": Hundreds of Workers in Meat & Poultry Plants Test Positive for COVID-19
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-04-14
We look at the spike in coronavirus infections at meatpacking plants. In just one case, Smithfield Foods shut down a plant responsible for 5% of U.S. pork production after more than 350 workers at the facility tested positive for COVID-19. Meanwhile, deaths of slaughterhouse workers have been reported in Pennsylvania, Georgia and Colorado. Many meat processing facilities employ large numbers of immigrants, including undocumented workers. We speak with Wenonah Hauter, executive director and founder of Food & Water Watch, and with Magaly Licolli, executive director of Venceremos, an advocacy group for poultry plant…
www.democracynow.org/2020/4/14/us_meatpacking_facilities_coronavirus

Hundreds of Workers in Meat and Poultry Plants Test Positive for COVID-19
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-14
We look at the spike in coronavirus infections at meatpacking plants. In just one case, Smithfield Foods shut down a plant responsible for 5% of U.S. pork production after more than 350 workers at the facility tested positive for COVID-19. Meanwhile, deaths of slaughterhouse workers have been reported in Pennsylvania, Georgia and Colorado. Many meat processing facilities employ large numbers of immigrants, including undocumented workers. We speak with Wenonah Hauter, executive director and founder…
truthout.org/video/hundreds-of-workers-in-meat-and-poultry-plants-test-positive-for-covid-19/

The Arab-Israeli Alliance Is Fueling Conflicts in the Middle East
Steven Sahiounie | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-14
There are 2 camps in the Middle East: those countries which work with \'Israel\', and those who do not. The countries which have established relationships with \'Israel\' are Turkey; United Arab Emirates (UAE); Saudi Arabia; Qatar; Bahrain; Oman; Jordan; Egypt. …
globalresearch.ca/arab-israeli-alliance-fueling-conflicts-middle-east/5709569

A Surprising Plea on Behalf of Julian Assange
repost | indybay.org | 2020-04-14
In a recent video, attorney Stella Morris surprises the world by revealing that she has a partnership and children with whistleblower Julian Assange.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/13/18832338.php

A Surprising Plea on Behalf of Julian Assange
repost | indybay.org | 2020-04-14
In a recent video, attorney Stella Morris surprises the world by revealing that she has a partnership and children with whistleblower Julian Assange.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/13/18832338.php

Bernie\'s Decision: Retreat Should Not Be Confused with Surrender
Norman Solomon | indybay.org | 2020-04-14
Class war continues without a letup…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/10/18832268.php

HaàØti au bord du précipice en raison des ravages du coronavirus et des dirigeants imposés par les États-Unis
Jeb Sprague | thegrayzone.com | 2020-04-14
Alors que le gouvernement d\'HaàØti, soutenu par les États-Unis et largement méprisé, encourage officiellement la distanciation sociale pour restreindre la…
thegrayzone.com/2020/04/14/haiti-coronavirus-etats-unis/

As Turkey Bombs Syria, Activists Urge Trader Joe\'s to Drop Turkish Goods
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-14
In solidarity with the people residing in North and East Syria, groups across the U.S. are asking the multibillion-dollar grocery chain Trader Joe\'s to de-shelve products from its Turkish suppliers. Rojava solidarity groups, organizing under a coalition hashtag of #TJsBoycottTurkey, launched a \"Trader Joe\'s Boycott Turkey\" petition. The coalition also scheduled a communications zap that encourages a coordinated flurry of emails and phone calls to corporate headquarters for Wednesday, April 15 and T…
truthout.org/articles/as-turkey-bombs-syria-activists-urge-trader-joes-to-drop-turkish-goods/

Tunisian political activists condemn US sanctions on Iran
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-14
TEHRAN, Apr. 14 (MNA)

Colombia: UN Worried About Attacks Against Ex-FARC Members
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-14
In Colombia, the persecution of former combatants of the ex-guerrilla group FARC-EP persists, even though they are returning to normal life, The Common Alternative Revolutionary Force political party said on Monday. | RELATED: | Killings of Ex-FARC Members Continue in Colombia With Impunity | The United Nations also discussed the recent violence affecting Colombia, as members of the Peace Mission attended a meeting that discussed the latest attacks against the ex-FARC members inside…
telesurenglish.net/news/colombia-farc-denounces-persecution-of-exguerrillas-20200414-0002.html

The Coming Revolt – and the peaceful solidarity for a Just World Society
Kanoh Nishizawa | indybay.org | 2020-04-14
As capitalism gets exposed for its savagery, there will be tumult, and revolt of the oppressed. In this new environment, we should express peaceful solidarity if we want a chance at a Just World Society.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/14/18832351.php

Peru: Unions Protest Against Government\'s Economic Measures
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-14
Labor Unions in Peru are protesting against a new economic measure from the government that seeks to cease work until the COVID-19 pandemic dissipates. | RELATED: | Peru: Indigenous People in Lockdown Without Electricity, Sewage | Peruvian President, Martin Vizcarra, announced on April 12 the implementation of the measure as his administration faces the COVID-19 impact. The \"perfect suspension\" states that those who are unable to work because of the virus can stop working for u…
telesurenglish.net/news/peru-unions-protest-against-government-economic-measure-20200414-0009.html

Preemptive Therapy vs Antiviral Prophylaxis and CMV in Seronegative Liver Transplant Recipients With Seropositive Donors
Singh N, Winston DJ, Razonable RR, et al. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-04-14
This randomized trial compares preemptive therapy vs antiviral prophylaxis with valganciclovir in cytomegalovirus (CMV)-seronegative liver transplant recipients with seropositive donors for the prevention of CMV disease.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2764457

Phase 2 Chikungunya Virus–Like Particle Vaccine: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Chen GL, Coates EE, Plummer SH, et al. | jamanetwork.com | 2020-04-14
This clinical trial tested whether the chikungunya virus–like particle vaccince was safe for participants living in chikungunya endemic areas.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2764456

Video: Syrian Army Pounding ISIS Cells in Homs Desert. Turkey Fortifies Positions Near Saraqib
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-14
The military situation in northwestern Syria is steadily escalating. | On April 10 and April 11, the Turkish Army and its proxies shelled positions of Kurdish armed groups in northern Aleppo. The most intense shelling took place near the areas of …
globalresearch.ca/video-syrian-army-pounding-isis-cells-homs-desert-turkey-fortifies-positions-near-sarqib/5709550

How One of Big Pharma\'s Most Corrupt Companies Plans to Corner the COVID-19 Cure Market
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2020-04-14
One of the most politically-connected yet scandal ridden vaccine companies in the united states, with troubling ties to the 2001 anthrax attacks and opioid crisis, is set to profit handsomely from the current coronavirus crisis.
mintpressnews.com/how-emergent-solutions-plans-corner-covid-19-cure-market/266615/

Prague Shows No Respect to Russians Who Liberated It from Nazism
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-14
Marshal Ivan Konev, the famous Soviet general who was responsible for liberating most of Eastern Europe from Nazi Germany and its allies has been a figure of respect. He has been immortalized in a series of busts and statues …
globalresearch.ca/prague-shows-no-respect-russians-liberated-from-nazism/5709581

Ayatollah Trump Declares \"Total Authority\"
Juan Cole | zcomm.org | 2020-04-14
Top 5 Ways he is Becoming American Version of Iran\'s Supreme Leader…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/ayatollah-trump-declares-total-authority/

So Long, Bernie
Howard Lisnoff | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-14
People, on the political left, need something to believe in if they\'re to survive in a right-wing society. While many on the left criticize those of us who supported Bernie Sanders for president, there is a cohort who believes in taking part in the political system and campaigns long after any reasons remain for doing…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/14/so-long-bernie/

John Prine and Bernie Sanders: Honoring Two Men Just Brought Down by the Coronavirus Pandemic
Dave Lindorff | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-14
Two hugely important people were taken down by COVID-19 this past week. Both have left a legacy, the importance of which cannot be ignored. John Prine The first struck down last week is one of the greatest modern songwriters of my lifetime, John Prine. One of my favorite musicians, Prine was a humble, funny and…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/14/john-prine-and-bernie-sanders-honoring-two-men-just-brought-down-by-the-coronavirus-pandemic/

John Prine and Bernie Sanders: Honoring Two Men Just Brought Down by the Coronavirus Pandemic
Dave Lindorff | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-14
Two hugely important people were taken down by COVID-19 this past week. Both have left a legacy, the importance of which cannot be ignored. John Prine The first struck down last week is one of the greatest modern songwriters of my lifetime, John Prine. One of my favorite musicians, Prine was a humble, funny and…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/14/john-prine-and-bernie-sanders-honoring-two-men-just-brought-down-by-the-coronavirus-pandemic/

Essential or Expendable? Farmworkers Condemn Lack of Protection and Economic Help During Pandemic
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-04-14
As the coronavirus sweeps through the United States, the country\'s 2.5 million farmworkers are continuing to go to work every day, often facing crowded and unsanitary conditions without personal protective equipment, for poverty wages. We speak with Gerardo Reyes Chávez, a farmworker leader with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, who describes the conditions farmworkers in Florida are facing and how they are calling on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to protect farmworkers during the COVID-19 crisis, and with Mónica Ramírez, president and founder of Justice for Migrant Women and co-founder of the National Farmwork…
www.democracynow.org/2020/4/14/us_farmworkers_coronavirus

Are Ventilators Killing More People Than They\'re Saving??
Mike Whitney | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-14
\"Researchers in Wuhan…reported that, of 37 critically ill Covid-19 patients who were put on mechanical ventilators, 30 died within a month. In a U.S. study of patients in Seattle, only one of the seven patients older than 70 who were …
globalresearch.ca/are-ventilators-killing-more-people-than-saving/5709562

Iran\'s $1.6bn blocked assets not yet released: Luxembourg court
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-14
TEHRAN, Apr. 14 (MNA)

Sanders Formally Capitulates to Corporatist-Warmonger Biden
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-14
There never was any doubt. In 2016, Sanders capitulated to unfit to serve Hillary. | History repeated on Monday as expected. Biden\'s agenda since the 1970s matches Hillary\'s with a gender difference. | It\'s much the same as Trump\'s with a party …
globalresearch.ca/sanders-formally-capitulates-corporatist-warmonger-biden/5709633

Get Ready for an Unacceptable \"New Normal\": Censorship, Extrajudicial Arrests, Is Martial Law the Next Shoe to Drop?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-14
At times like now, ideas lying around dormant on the shelf become reality. | Economic and other crisis conditions are times when most people can be convinced to accept unacceptable policies they\'d likely reject otherwise. | During and after 2008-09 economic crisis …
globalresearch.ca/get-ready-unacceptable-new-normal/5709583

President Maduro announced 6 new confirmed coronavirus cases for a 181 total–Venezuela moving to massive screenings
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-04-14
The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros , reported this Sunday that 6 new positive cases for Covid -19 were recorded in the country, for a total of 181 infected patients and zero [new] fatalities.
mronline.org/2020/04/14/president-maduro-announced-6-new-confirmed-coronavirus-cases-for-a-181-total-venezuela-moving-to-massive-screenings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=president-maduro-announced-6-new-confirmed-coronavirus-cases-for-a-181-total-venezuela-moving-to-massive-screenings

Venezuela Has the Lowest Contagion Rate in Latin America
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-14
According to data compiled through April 11, Venezuela had carried out 181,335 COVID-19 tests, which allowed this South American country to detect patients in time and become the Latin American nation with the lowest infection rate. | RELATED: | Venezuela Donates COVID-19 Tests to Caribbean Countries | \" President Nicolas Maduro\'s measures place Venezuela as the…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-Has-the-Lowest-Contagion-Rate-in-Latin-America-20200414-0012.html

A Pandemic May be Reported Like a War, But They\'re Very Different
Patrick Cockburn | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-14
I was walking in the early evening down an empty street in Canterbury, wondering how residents were coping with fear and isolation stemming from the coronavirus outbreak. People living there must have been in their houses judging by the cars parked outside, but there were few lights in the windows suggesting that they were in their kitchens out the back.
counterpunch.org/2020/04/14/a-pandemic-may-be-reported-like-a-war-but-theyre-very-different/

Spanish workers furious as unions support \"back to work\" in COVID-19 pandemic
wsws.org | 2020-04-14
Working class anger is rising against the Socialist Party-Podemos government, which forced millions of non-essential workers back to work yesterday…
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/14/spai-a14.html

Will the Coronavirus Pandemic Help Curb War and Militarism?
Lawrence Wittner | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-14
Decades ago, when I began teaching international history, I used to ask students if they thought it was possible for nations to end their fighting of wars against one another. Their responses varied. But the more pessimistic conclusions were sometimes tempered by the contention that, if the world\'s nations faced a common foe, such as…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/14/will-the-coronavirus-pandemic-help-curb-war-and-militarism/

Will the Coronavirus Pandemic Help Curb War and Militarism?
Lawrence Wittner | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-14
Decades ago, when I began teaching international history, I used to ask students if they thought it was possible for nations to end their fighting of wars against one another. Their responses varied. But the more pessimistic conclusions were sometimes tempered by the contention that, if the world\'s nations faced a common foe, such as…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/14/will-the-coronavirus-pandemic-help-curb-war-and-militarism/

On COVID-19 And Internationalism Or Extinction
Noam Chomsky | zcomm.org | 2020-04-14
Interview on the coronavirus pandemic in the context of neoliberal capitalism\'s failures, climate change, potential nuclear disaster, and Donald Trump\'s authoritarianism…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/on-covid-19-and-internationalism-or-extinction/

Geostrategic Factors: Will China Wins \"World War C\"
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-14
The New Cold War between the US and China abruptly took a new form following the global outbreak of COVID-19, but Beijing still has a solid chance of coming out on top in this struggle for global leadership if it …
globalresearch.ca/geostrategic-factors-determine-whether-china-wins-world-war-c/5709591

Turkey\'s COVID-19 prison amnesty excludes political prisoners, journalists
wsws.org | 2020-04-14
Turkey has one of the world\'s fastest-spreading coronavirus epidemics, with over 52,000 cases and 1,100 deaths since the first case was diagnosed on March 10.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/14/turk-a14.html

Iran-Turkey monthly trade via railway at 54k tons
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-14
TEHRAN, Apr. 14 (MNA)

COVID-19 in Brazil: Favela Residents and Indigenous Communities Among Those Most at Risk
Alexander Main | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-14
As of noon on April 8th the total number of Covid-19 positive cases reported by Brazil\'s health ministry exceeded 14,000 and the number of deaths exceeded 700. This is, by far, the highest number of reported cases in Latin America (though Ecuador has a greater number of reported cases and deaths on a per capita…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/14/covid-19-in-brazil-favela-residents-and-indigenous-communities-among-those-most-at-risk/

French court orders Amazon to limit warehouse activities to \'essentials\' until worker protection assured
rt.com | 2020-04-14
Amazon\'s French warehouses have been restricted to shipping essential goods only until a safety assessment can be conducted, after unions demanded the megacorporation adopt better employee protection measures. | The judicial court of Nanterre has ordered Amazon to limit its warehouse activities to \"reception, preparation and shipment of food products, hygienic products, and medical products\" within 24 hours, union counsel Judith Krivine told reporters on Tuesday. The company must submit to a professional risk assessment in conjunction with employee representatives before it can resume normal operations. | Also…
rt.com/news/485795-amazon-france-suspends-nonessential-unions/

Deforestation on the Rise in the Brazilian Amazon
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-14
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has increased by 30 percent between January and March 2020, which has activated the alerts of that Latin American country\'s real-time deforestation detection system (Deter). | RELATED: | While the Amazon Burns, Cuba Increases its Forested Area | Deter registered alerts for 796.08 km ≤ in the Amazon, more than 50 percent of the 525.63 km ≤ registered in the same period in 2019. | Only in March, 326.51 square kilometres of the Brazilian Amazon…
telesurenglish.net/news/deforestation-on-the-rise-in-the-brazilian-amazon-20200414-0010.html

The Cuban Missile Crisis and US Terrorist Campaigns Against Cuba
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-14
Perhaps the most serious revelation to have emerged from the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962, is President John F. Kennedy\'s willingness to knowingly increase the possibility of nuclear war by up to 50%. | US General David Burchinal, …
globalresearch.ca/cuban-missile-crisis-us-terrorist-campaigns-against-cuba/5709570

Why is Canada Refusing Cuban Doctors?
Macdonald Stainsby | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-14
We all have this feeling right now. Fear, sometimes verging on terror, and the main strategy to stay human is to never panic. Still, there is a lot of reason to be greatly afraid. Covid-19 has passed into every country, and most people on earth are on some variant of lockdown. The psychology of it is immense. There is an invisible enemy, somewhere out there, and it is threatening immediately our families and loved ones, and it has removed all outdoor life, socialization, schooling, etc.
counterpunch.org/2020/04/14/why-is-canada-refusing-cuban-doctors/

WWE deemed \'essential business\' in Florida, will continue to operate live shows despite coronavirus lockdown
rt.com | 2020-04-14
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has been designated as an \'essential business\' in Florida and will continue to operate live events alongside other indispensable services, per a local government official in the state. | WWE has long preached a \'show must go on\' mentality. Terrorist attacks, natural disasters and even the death of one of their performers during a show couldn\'t get Vince McMahon\'s traveling road show taken off the air, even temporarily, so what chance a global pandemic? | In contrast to practically every other sport in the United States, the WWE has been granted dispensation by Orange County…
rt.com/sport/485752-wwe-florida-essential-business/

Anti-Iran sanctions amid COVID-19 battle sign of US \'state terrorism\'
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-14
TEHRAN, Apr. 14 (MNA)

Survivor tells of friendship with British soldier after Bergen-Belsen liberation
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-14
A Holocaust survivor has paid tribute to the \"remarkable\" British soldier who came to liberate the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp 75 years ago.Mady Gerrard, 90, has a picture of Lieutenant John Randall

How Wars, Sanctions, and Militarism Made the Coronavirus Crisis Worse
Khury Petersen-Smith | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-14
Governments around the world are offering a tragic lesson in how denial, incompetence, and inequity have exacerbated the unfolding coronavirus pandemic. That is just as true in the United States, where President Trump\'s lies, denials, and half measures

China reduces number of people crossing its borders by 90%
rt.com | 2020-04-13
The number of people crossing Chinese borders has been cut by 90 percent as part of Beijing\'s efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus, an official said on Monday. Liu Haitao of the National Immigration Administration said the number of cases was still on the rise in the countries along China\'s borders. | China was working to limit all non-essential crossings, but it remained a huge challenge to control the large number of mountain passes, ferries and roads along the country\'s long border, the official said. | A total of 108 new coronavirus cases were reported in mainland China on Sunday, up from 99 a…
rt.com/newsline/485642-china-control-crossing-borders/

\'Use your own fortune\': Church of Sweden grilled after seeking coronavirus aid packages for migrants
rt.com | 2020-04-13
Senior religious leaders in Sweden have urged the government to provide relief for asylum seekers, sparking anger from native Swedes who claim the calls for Christian charity don\'t seem to extend to the country\'s own citizens. | As the Covid-19 pandemic sends shockwaves through the global economy, the Swedish government should extend special support for the homeless, asylum seekers, temporary labor migrants and those awaiting deportation, the Christian Council of Sweden argued in an open letter. The group includes Antje Jackelen, Archbishop of the Church of Sweden, as well as the leaders of several other Chris…
rt.com/news/485634-sweden-coronavirus-muslims-church/

Greece \'to guard border\' as it voices concern over asylum-seekers \'gathering on Turkey coast\'
rt.com | 2020-04-13
Officials in Greece expressed concern on Monday that migrants and refugees are gathering on Turkey\'s coast with plans to cross the Aegean Sea to Greek islands, despite movement restrictions in both countries to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. | Daily clashes between border police and asylum-seekers broke out at the land border between Turkey and Greece in March, after Ankara said it would no longer stop people from trying to enter Europe. | Authorities \"have seen signs of activity\" on the shores of Turkey, Greek government spokesman Stelios Petsas stated. \"We will… continue to do whatever it takes to…
rt.com/newsline/485687-greece-border-turkey-migrants/

Millions of immigrants pay taxes but won\'t get coronavirus stimulus checks
Astrid Galván, Philip Marcelo, Claudia Torrens | peoplesworld.org | 2020-04-13
PHOENIX (AP)–The $2.2 trillion package that Congress approved to offer financial help during the coronavirus pandemic has one major exclusion: millions of immigrants who do not have legal status in the U.S. but work here and pay taxes. That includes Carmen Contreras Lopez, a 48-year-old housekeeper who, though she earns low wages, files a tax …
peoplesworld.org/article/millions-of-immigrants-pay-taxes-but-wont-get-coronavirus-stimulus-checks/

Immigrants Are Bearing the Brunt of the Coronavirus Crisis
Cinthya Santos Briones, The Nation, Magnum Foundation | thenation.com | 2020-04-13
Cinthya Santos Briones, The Nation, Magnum Foundation Immigrants Are Bearing the Brunt of the Coronavirus Crisis…
thenation.com/article/society/immigrants-coronavirus-photography/

Immigrants Are Bearing the Brunt of the Coronavirus Crisis
Cinthya Santos Briones, The Nation, Magnum Foundation | thenation.com | 2020-04-13
Cinthya Santos Briones, The Nation, Magnum Foundation Immigrants Are Bearing the Brunt of the Coronavirus Crisis…
thenation.com/article/society/immigrants-coronavirus-photography/

Singapore prepares \'floating hotels\' for migrant workers as alternative to dormitories
rt.com | 2020-04-13
Authorities in Singapore are preparing to house hundreds of foreign workers in accommodation vessels typically used for offshore and marine industry staff. Tens of thousands of migrant workers, many from South Asia, live in cramped dormitories across Singapore, which have become the biggest source of coronavirus infections in recent days. | Some of the healthy residents of those facilities are being moved to other sites including military camps, an exhibition center, vacant public housing blocks and the accommodation vessels, dubbed \"floating hotels.\" | \"Each facility can hold a few hundred occupants and can b…
rt.com/newsline/485674-singapore-floating-hotels-migrant/

Julian Assange: One Year in Belmarsh
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-13
It should not be a matter of distinction, but Julian Assange is a figure who is becoming the apotheosis of political imprisonment. This seems laughable to those convinced he is an agent without scruple, a compromiser of the Fourth Estate, a figure best packed off to a prison system that will, in all assuredness, kill…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/13/julian-assange-one-year-in-belmarsh/

A Year Since the Arrest of WikiLeaks Publisher Julian Assange
Oscar Grenfell | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-13
Today marks 12 months since WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was arrested by British police and security officers after being illegally expelled from Ecuador\'s London embassy, where he had lived and worked as a political refugee for seven years. | The sight …
globalresearch.ca/year-since-arrest-wikileaks-publisher-julian-assange/5709458

Julian Assange\'s partner Stella Morris speaks out: \"His life is on the brink\"
wsws.org | 2020-04-13
Morris\'s comments are a moving refutation of the media smears directed against Assange and underscore the urgency of the fight for his immediate freedom.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/13/assa-a13.html

As Nicaragua confronts Covid, its US-backed opposition exploits the pandemic to create chaos
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-04-13
Nicaragua\'s right-wing opposition is waging an information warfare campaign to undermine the elected Sandinista government, spreading fake news on coronavirus,…
thegrayzone.com/2020/04/13/regime-change-coronavirus-nicaragua/

As Nicaragua confronts Covid, its US-backed opposition exploits the pandemic to create chaos
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-04-13
Nicaragua\'s right-wing opposition is waging an information warfare campaign to undermine Nicaragua\'s elected Sandinista government, spreading disinformation about its response….
thegrayzone.com/2020/04/13/regime-change-coronavirus-nicaragua/

UN Ceasefire Defines War As a Non-Essential Activity
Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-13
At least 70 countries have signed on to the March 23 call by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres for a worldwide ceasefire during the Covid-19 pandemic. Like non-essential business and spectator sports, war is a luxury that the Secretary General says we must manage without for a while. After U.S. leaders have told Americans for…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/13/un-ceasefire-defines-war-as-a-non-essential-activity/

Bernie\'s Decision: Retreat Should Not Be Confused with Surrender
Norman Solomon | indybay.org | 2020-04-13
Class war continues without a letup…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/10/18832268.php

[Research Paper] Evaluating the evidence behind the surrogate measures included in the FDA\'s table of surrogate endpoints as supporting approval of cancer drugs
Bishal Gyawali, Spencer P. Hey, Aaron S. Kesselheim | thelancet.com | 2020-04-13
Using breast cancer as an example, we evaluated the underlying evidence for the surrogate endpoints for solid tumors listed in the FDA\'s Table of Surrogate Endpoints and found weak or missing correlations of treatment effects on these surrogates with treatment effects on OS . Surrogate measures should be predictive of clinical benefit to be useful in supporting regular FDA approval.
thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30076-6/fulltext?rss=yes

COVID-19: Reducing the risk of infection might increase the risk of intimate partner violence
N. van Gelder, A Peterman, A. Potts, M. O\'Donnell, K. Thompson, N. Shah, S. Oertelt-Prigione, Gender and COVID-19 working group | thelancet.com | 2020-04-13
The ongoing pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2, the causal agent of the acute respiratory distress syndrome COVID-19, is placing unprecedented stress on healthcare systems and societies as a whole. The rapid spread of the virus in the absence of targeted therapies or a vaccine, is forcing countries to respond with strong preventative measures ranging from mitigation to containment. In extreme cases, quarantines are being imposed, limiting mobility to varying degrees.
thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30092-4/fulltext?rss=yes

COVID-19: Reducing the risk of infection might increase the risk of intimate partner violence
N. van Gelder, A Peterman, A. Potts, M. O\'Donnell, K. Thompson, N. Shah, S. Oertelt-Prigione, Gender and COVID-19 working group | thelancet.com | 2020-04-13
The ongoing pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2, the causal agent of the acute respiratory distress syndrome COVID-19, is placing unprecedented stress on healthcare systems and societies as a whole. The rapid spread of the virus in the absence of targeted therapies or a vaccine, is forcing countries to respond with strong preventative measures ranging from mitigation to containment. In extreme cases, quarantines are being imposed, limiting mobility to varying degrees.
thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(20)30092-4/fulltext?rss=yes

Thousands Still Have No Water in Detroit, a COVID-19 Hot Spot
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-13
Water shutoffs continue amid the coronavirus pandemic in Detroit, despite a moratorium and a program to help thousands of residents restore service last month. The lack of water access comes as nearly 1,500 people in Michigan have died from COVID-19, and 40% of those who have died are African-American, despite making up just 14% of the state\'s population. We speak with community pastor and activist Rev. Roslyn Bouier, who has been working with residents to restore their water. | TRANSCRIPT: | AMY GOODMA…
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Thousands Still Have No Water in Detroit, a COVID-19 Hot Spot
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-13
Water shutoffs continue amid the coronavirus pandemic in Detroit, despite a moratorium and a program to help thousands of residents restore service last month. The lack of water access comes as nearly 1,500 people in Michigan have died from COVID-19, and 40% of those who have died are African-American, despite making up just 14% of the state\'s population. We speak with community pastor and activist Rev. Roslyn Bouier, who has been working with residents to restore their water. | Please check back later for full…
truthout.org/video/thousands-still-have-no-water-in-detroit-a-covid-19-hot-spot/

Wash Your Hands? Despite Pandemic, Thousands Still Have No Water in Detroit, a Coronavirus Hot Spot
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-04-13
Water shutoffs continue amid the coronavirus pandemic in Detroit, despite a moratorium and a program to help thousands of residents restore service last month. The lack of water access comes as nearly 1,500 people in Michigan have died from COVID-19, and 40% of those who have died are African-American, despite making up just 14% of the state\'s population. We speak with community pastor and activist Rev. Roslyn Bouier, who has been working with residents to restore their water.
www.democracynow.org/2020/4/13/detroit_michigan_water_shut_offs

FM Zarif discusses Afghan political situation with Turkish, Qatari counterparts
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-13
TEHRAN, Apr. 13 (MNA)

US envoy urges Afghanistan & Taliban to accelerate prisoner releases
rt.com | 2020-04-13
The US special envoy who negotiated a deal with the Taliban has said that an initial prisoner exchange between the insurgents and the Afghan government was an \"important step\" toward peace. According to the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Taliban on Sunday released 20 Afghan security-force prisoners. The move came after the government last week released hundreds of insurgent captives. | \"The release of prisoners is an important step in the peace process and the reduction of violence,\" US special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad tweeted on Monday. \"Both sides should a…
rt.com/newsline/485646-us-afghan-taliban-releases/

Colombia: Police Abuse Becomes Common During COVID-19 Outbreak
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-13
Colombian citizens denounced the police brutality and misuse of power during quarantine enforcement due COVID-19 outbreak inside the South American nation, a new report revealed. | RELATED: | Colombia\'s Gustavo Petro Diagnosed with Cancer | Social media users shared videos showing police imposing arbitrary and random fines during the quarantine period in Colombia this past week. Colombian officers are also intimidating citizens who are seen outside of their homes. | Esteban Velazquez, a psych…
telesurenglish.net/news/colombia-police-abuse-during-exceptional-situation-by-covid19-20200413-0007.html

Don\'t Threaten Afghans…It Will Be Counterproductive
M. K. Bhadrakumar | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-13
The principal deputy assistant secretary at the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA) in the U.S. State Department, Alice Wells, dropped a bombshell on the Afghan government and the country\'s political elites on April 4–and caught the international donors by surprise, too–by linking all aid to Afghanistan to the formation of an inclusive…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/13/dont-threaten-afghans-it-will-be-counterproductive/

\"Reckless and Irresponsible\": Dr. Abdul El-Sayed on Trump\'s Promotion of Hydroxychloroquine
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-04-13
The coronavirus hot spot Detroit is the site of the first major U.S. study into whether or not the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine could help prevent the spread of COVID-19. This comes after weeks of President Trump promoting the drug despite warnings from medical experts. \"There\'s been a lot of hype from the president, and that is so problematic, because we know that hydroxychloroquine … has some potential side effects that can be really dangerous,\" responds Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a physician and epidemiologist who is the former head of Detroit\'s Health Department.
www.democracynow.org/2020/4/13/detroit_hydroxychloroquine_study_coronavirus

What Trump Knew & When He Knew It: NYT on How Trump Ignored COVID-19 Warnings Until It Was Too Late
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-04-13
As the United States surpasses the coronavirus death toll of any country in the world with more than 22,000 dead, we look how President Trump led the country to this point with Eric Lipton, lead author of The New York Times\'s explosive new exposé, \"He Could Have Seen What Was Coming: Behind Trump\'s Failure on the Virus.\"
www.democracynow.org/2020/4/13/trump_coronavirus_response_eric_lipton_nyt

What Trump Knew & When He Knew It: NYT on How Trump Ignored COVID-19 Warnings Until It Was Too Late
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-04-13
As the United States surpasses the coronavirus death toll of any country in the world with more than 22,000 dead, we look how President Trump led the country to this point with Eric Lipton, lead author of The New York Times\'s explosive new exposé, \"He Could Have Seen What Was Coming: Behind Trump\'s Failure on the Virus.\"
www.democracynow.org/2020/4/13/trump_coronavirus_response_eric_lipton_nyt

Exactly 18 Years After US Coup Against Venezuela, Pompeo and Abrams Warn Another is Coming
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-04-13
US regime change cheerleaders Mike Pompeo and Elliot Abrams warned Venezuala\'s government not to resist the upcoming implementation of a \"transitional government.\"
mintpressnews.com/18-years-after-us-coup-against-venezuela-us-warns-another-attempt/266598/

Bodies in the Streets: IMF Imposed Measures Have Left Ecuador Unable to Cope with Coronavirus
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-04-13
Ecuador is near collapse under the strain of the coronavirus after the government of Lenin Moreno stripped state services nearly bare at the behest of the IMF.
mintpressnews.com/ecuador-unable-to-cope-with-coronavirus-imf-measures/266570/

Bodies in the Streets: IMF Imposed Measures Have Left Ecuador Unable to Cope with Coronavirus
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-04-13
Ecuador is near collapse under the strain of the coronavirus after the government of Lenin Moreno stripped state services nearly bare at the behest of the IMF.
mintpressnews.com/ecuador-unable-to-cope-with-coronavirus-imf-measures/266570/

Ukraine Eyes America for Gas but Still Relies on Russia
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-13
Despite strong attempts by Ukraine not to buy Russian pipeline gas, they will not be able to receive U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) for at least another five years according to Polish experts from the consulting company ESPERIS. According …
globalresearch.ca/ukraine-eyes-america-gas-still-relies-russia/5709505

Wisconsin: Electoral Politics Gone Lethal
Paul Street | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-13
I\'m not sure I\'ve ever seen anything more depressing in United States political history than last Tuesday\'s election in Wisconsin. Following days of legal wrangling and in cold-blooded defiance of the grim warnings of public health experts, Wisconsin held an in-person vote in the middle of a deadly pandemic.
counterpunch.org/2020/04/13/wisconsin-electoral-politics-gone-lethal/

Wisconsin\'s Unconscionable Sham
Jill Richardson | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-13
Wisconsin might have just decided the November election for Trump at the expense of its own citizens\' lives. As of April 7, the state\'s primary election day, there were 2,511 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the state, with the disease continuing to spread. Thanks to Wisconsin Republicans and the U.S. Supreme Court, the people of…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/13/wisconsins-unconscionable-sham/

A Palestinian Guide to Surviving a Quarantine
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-13
Call it a \'quarantine\', a \'shelter-in-place\', a \'lockdown\' or a \'curfew\', we Palestinians have experienced them all, though not at all voluntarily. Personally, the first 23 years of my life were lived in virtual \'lockdown\'. My father\'s \'quarantine\' was experienced much earlier, as did his father\'s \'shelter-in-place\' before him. They both died and were buried…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/13/a-palestinian-guide-to-surviving-a-quarantine/

Infected with Passivity: Letter from Catalonia
Chris Gilbert | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-13
\"Perseus wore a magic cap so that the monsters he hunted down might not see him. We draw the magic cap down over our eyes and ears so as to deny that there are any monsters.\"

Joe Biden is Your Enemy
David Swanson | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-13
There\'s a video of Lawrence O\'Donnell, spokesperson for MSNBC, saying in 2020 what he\'s paid to say, namely that electing a candidate with a platform you approve of is somehow in conflict with electing a candidate who can win. The logic of this is that most people are expected to vote for a candidate with a less…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/13/joe-biden-is-your-enemy/

Moscow COVID-19 Lockdown: Administrative Self-isolation, QR Codes and No More Than 2 Personal Trips Per Week
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-13
On April 11, Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin signed a decree on the procedure of processing and using special digital passes in the city. The decision to introduce a special digital pass system to enforce coronavirus lockdown rules in the Russian …
globalresearch.ca/moscow-covid-19-lockdown-administrative-self-isolation-qr-codes-no-more-than-2-personal-trips-per-week/5709452

Sri Lankan SEP holds online meeting on COVID-19 pandemic
wsws.org | 2020-04-13
SEP General Secretary Wije Dias exposed the Rajapakse government\'s reactionary response to the disaster and outlined a revolutionary socialist program for the working class.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/13/slec-a13.html

Interview with a retired Detroit school bus driver about the impact of COVID-19
wsws.org | 2020-04-13
The World Socialist Web Site spoke with Mary Coleman, a retired Detroit school bus driver, who spoke about the unfolding crisis and the deaths of five of her former coworkers.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/13/mary-a13.html

Three years since Indian court ordered 13 framed-up Maruti Suzuki workers jailed for life
wsws.org | 2020-04-13
The World Socialist Web Site urges workers around the world to redouble their efforts to free these class war prisoners, whose only \"crime\" was to challenge a brutal work-regimen, cheap-labour and precarious contract jobs.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/13/mswu-a13.html

The COVID-19 Lockdown: Devastating Economic and Social Consequences. Trump Wants the Economy Reopened by May 1st
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-13
The way to defeat a highly infectious disease like COVID-19 is by instituting policies to prevent it from spreading. | Social distancing, sheltering in place, and lockdowns are emotionally draining and anxiety provoking. | According to psychologist Shauna Springer, | \"we\'re missing the | …
globalresearch.ca/trump-intends-reopen-us-economy-too-soon/5709450

Moratoriums Won\'t Save Us from the COVID-19 Depression
Ted Rall | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-13
At least 16 million Americans have lost their jobs to the shutdown ordered to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. That staggering number does not include those who were unable to file due to crashing state websites overwhelmed by new claims, or by freelancers whom the government doesn\'t count as unemployed when they lose…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/13/moratoriums-wont-save-us-from-the-covid-19-depression/

Sanders Says Congress Must Stop Trump From Privatizing the Postal Service
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-13
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday urged Congress to act immediately to stop President Donald Trump from using the novel coronavirus outbreak \"as an opportunity to bankrupt and privatize…
truthout.org/articles/sanders-says-congress-must-stop-trump-from-privatizing-the-postal-service/

Thank You, Bernie; Screw You, New York Times
Laura Flanders | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-13
It is the essence of American liberalism to trash radical dreams and then dance on them. And that\'s just what the New York Times did the day after Bernie Sanders bowed out of the Democratic race for the nomination. On that day, in a special editorial, the editors of the very same paper that disparaged…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/13/thank-you-bernie-screw-you-new-york-times/

Biden Must Become the Climate-Commander-in-Chief
Karyn Strickler | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-13
Now that Bernie Sanders has suspended his run for President Joe Biden is the presumptive Democratic nominee. But not so fast. Sanders\' voters are going to support Biden when he earns it. Sanders blazed new trails of climate leadership, making it compulsory to have multi-billion dollar plans to decarbonize. He defined the terms of the…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/13/biden-must-become-the-climate-commander-in-chief/

Trump Shared a Tweet Urging Fauci\'s Firing. Will Fauci Be Axed as a Scapegoat?
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-13
President Donald Trump shared a tweet on Sunday that suggested he might be thinking about removing Anthony Fauci from the coronavirus task force, or possibly from his position within the National Institutes of Health, over his comments from this past weekend in which the doctor stated that an earlier implementation of mitigation efforts could have saved lives. | The tweet that the president shared came from a former candidate for Congress who had once sought the seat held by Speaker of the Hou…
truthout.org/articles/trump-shared-a-tweet-urging-faucis-firing-will-fauci-be-axed-as-a-scapegoat/

Minimum-Wage Workers Are Dying to Keep Everyone Else Alive. They Deserve More
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-13
The cashier at the grocery store was doing her job well. Bip-bip-bip went the barcode reader fast-fast-fast as the conveyor carried my food to her hands. Fruit and veggies over here, bread over there, heavy stuff down the middle, all to help the bagger organize the load without crushing anything delicate. The hum of the store\'s clockwork went on around us like the drone of an active beehive. | It was all very mundane, but for the broad plexiglass blast shield standing between us, but for the…
truthout.org/articles/minimum-wage-workers-are-dying-to-keep-everyone-else-alive-they-deserve-more/

Trump Will Risk Lives If He Reopens Economy at the End of the Month
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-13
On March 24, President Trump held a Fox News town hall and sent shudders through every health care expert in the nation when he announced that he was planning to \"open the country\" on Easter Sunday. He said: | Look: Easter\'s a very special day for me. And I see it sort of in that timeline that I\'m thinking about. And I say, wouldn\'t it be great to have all the churches full? … So I think Easter Sunday and you\'ll have packed churches all over our country. I think it would be a beautiful time, and it\'…
truthout.org/articles/trump-will-risk-lives-if-he-reopens-economy-at-the-end-of-the-month/

Trump Ignored COVID-19 Warnings Until It Was Too Late
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-13
As the United States surpasses the coronavirus death toll of any country in the world with more than 22,000 dead, we look how President Trump led the country to this point with Eric Lipton, lead author of The New York Times\'s explosive new exposé, \"He Could Have Seen What Was Coming: Behind Trump\'s Failure on the Virus.\" | Please check back later for full transcript.
truthout.org/video/trump-ignored-covid-19-warnings-until-it-was-too-late/

We Need a Riot of Empathy
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-13
Kelly Hayes talks with Tanuja Jagernauth about collective grief and resisting the normalization of mass death. | Note: This a rush transcript and has been lightly edited for clarity. | Copy may not be in its final form. | Kelly Hayes: In a peak moment of tragedy in the COVID-19 crisis, our collective losses are mounting, and with each week, more and more of us know someone who\'s been lost to this illness, including people we love. Today, we\'re going to talk about how we can help each other survive these times while not becoming desensitized to t…
truthout.org/audio/we-need-a-riot-of-empathy/