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2020-03-22: Social Media Postees

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How to Wage War, FDR-Style, on Our Pandemic
Sam Pizzigati | commondreams.org | 2020-03-23
President Donald Trump looks on next to Anthony Fauci, director of the NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, during a meeting at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland on March 3, 2020. (Photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/donald_trump_29_0.jpg …
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The Coronavirus Fiscal Response Should Be as Big as Needed
Josh Bivens | commondreams.org | 2020-03-23
Red sign hanging at the glass door of a shop saying \"Closed due to coronavirus.\" (Image: Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/closed.jpg …
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Why Americans Should Stop Talking About \'China Flu\' and Learn From China
John Buell | commondreams.org | 2020-03-23
A medical staffmember walks out of an aisle in a hospital in Wuhan in central China\'s Hubei province Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. (Photo: Feature China/Barcroft Media/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/coronavirus_0.jpg …
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Jewish Activists Demand Governor Newsom Release Detainees In Light of Covid-19 Outbreak
Leon Kunstenaar | indybay.org | 2020-03-22
In a March 21 press release, Never Again Action Bay Area calls on Governor Newsom to take immediate steps to release migrants from unsanitary, overcrowded \"death camp\" detention centers…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/21/18831710.php

Santa Rita Jail Solidarity During the Coronavirus Pandemic
IWOC Oakland | indybay.org | 2020-03-22
As businesses, schools, and institutions close to reduce the transmission of COVID-19, many people are wondering how to support people in jails, prisons, and immigration detention centers.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/19/18831666.php

\'I thought about it … but I didn\'t\': CNN\'s Tapper tries to explain not fact-checking AOC over coronavirus \'hoax\' claim
rt.com | 2020-03-22
Jake Tapper of CNN has admitted to not fact-checking Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on his show after she\'d said the administration called the coronavirus a \"hoax,\" but claimed it was okay because Trump \"lies so often.\" | Tapper remained silent on Sunday when Rep. Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) criticized the Trump administration\'s response to the pandemic on CNN\'s \'State of the Union\' show, claiming that the White House had at one point labeled the disease a \"hoax.\" | In reality, the administration never labeled the coronavirus a hoax, though Donald Trump last month did call media coverage part of a hoax when he critic…
rt.com/usa/483791-jake-tapper-aoc-hoax-cnn/

Coronavirus hits US prisons: \"thousands face death sentence\"
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2020-03-22
Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Dr. Amanda Klonsky, the chief program officer at a prison education organization, about…
thegrayzone.com/2020/03/22/coronavirus-prisons-death-sentence/

Assange\'s Extradition: An Escalation of the US War on Terror
Nozomi Hayase | commondreams.org | 2020-03-22
Julian Assange supporters demonstrate outside of the Westminster Magistrates Court on November 18, 2019 in London. (Photo: Hollie Adams/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/free_assange_0_0.jpg …
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What the Coronavirus Emergency Has to Do with Biden vs. Sanders
Norman Solomon | indybay.org | 2020-03-22
Tepid adjustments vs. truly transformational agendas…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/19/18831664.php

Prison Protests Due to Overcrowding Ends in 23 Dead, 83 Wounded
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-22
At least 23 prisoners died and 83 were wounded in the La Modelo Prison in Bogotá during the riots last night, the Colombian Ministry of Justice reported on Sunday. According to the Ministry, several prisoners protested the overcrowding of these facilities amid fears of the coronavirus spreading. | RELATED: | Colombia: President Duque Faces Investigation for Vote Buying | \"The result of the escape attempt in La Modelo was 23 dead and 83 wounded, of which 32 are in hospital centers,\"
telesurenglish.net/news/Prison-Protests-Due-to-Overcrowding-Ends-in-23-Dead-83-Wounded-20200322-0005.html

Barbara Ehrenreich Is Not an Optimist, but She Has Hope for the Future
Barbara Ehrenreich | zcomm.org | 2020-03-22
Interview about class, reporting, the coronavirus, and socialism…
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Video: \'Moderate Rebels\' Bite Hand that Feeds Them. 2 Turkish Soldiers Killed in Idlib
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-22
Syria entered the second half of the week with a new spike of tensions in Greater Idlib. This escalation has been widely expected because militant groups are sabotaging key parts of the Russian-Turkish agreement on de-escalation in the area. | Radicals …
globalresearch.ca/video-moderate-rebels-bite-hand-feeds-them-2-turkish-soldiers-killed-idlib/5707058

For America\'s Urgent Health and Safety, Trump Needs to Resign!
Ralph Nader | commondreams.org | 2020-03-22
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus response while flanked by Vice President Mike Pence during a briefing with health insurers at the White House on March 10, 2020. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/emergency-declaration-covid.jpg …
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Netanyahu\'s Power Grab
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-22
Netanyahu\'s main aims are staying in power and out of prison

US Senators Dump Stocks with COVID-19 \"Inside Information\"
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-22
Following a closed-door briefing on the threat of spreading COVID-19 infections

Netanyahu\'s Power Grab
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-22
Netanyahu\'s main aims are staying in power and out of prison

Worst Financial Crisis since 1929: The Fed\'s $1.5 Trillion Stimulus Bill. Long Term Solutions
Ellen Brown | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-22
In what is being called the worst financial crisis since 1929, the US stock market has lost a third of its value in the space of a month, wiping out all of its gains of the last three years. …
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US debt crisis wasn\'t supposed to happen until at least 2035. Covid-19 is rapidly pushing it closer
rt.com | 2020-03-22
The overall price tag of the fiscal stimulus package in the US could be around one trillion dollars. With record budget deficits and its national debt at $23 trillion, is the US hastening toward a fiscal reckoning? | The Trump administration wants to send direct cash payments to Americans in the coming weeks to help them cope with the economic ravages of coronavirus, part of a mass…
rt.com/business/483625-us-debt-crisis-coronavirus/

Military to offer local support amid the UK\'s \'accelerating\' coronavirus crisis
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-03-22
Military planners have been called in to help with localised support systems as people at high risk from the coronavirus were urged to stay home for at least 12 weeks.The move came as Boris Johnson called for Britons to resist visiting their parents on Mother\'s Day, with the prime minister warning the Covid-19 outbreak is \"accelerating\".The government and health officials have urged the 1.5 million people in England considered most at risk from the disease because of their health conditions to begin \"shielding\" themselves by staying at home.Letters will go out this week \"strongly advising\" them not to go out for…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/03/22/military-to-offer-local-support-amid-the-uks-accelerating-coronavirus-crisis/

5 Key Demands: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Face of the Coronavirus
Michael Galant | commondreams.org | 2020-03-22
The coronavirus outbreak must be defeated in a way that moves us forward. (Image: CDC) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/coronavirus-1.png …
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Self-employed people need immediate help to survive the government is warned
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-03-22
Thousands of sole traders need immediate help to survive the coronavirus crisis as many are seeing their livelihoods \"vanish\", the government is being warned. | The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said ministers must now ramp up support for the self-employed, following last week\'s announcement of wages support for workers. | Dr Adam Marshall, director-general of the BCC, said: \"Chambers across the UK are hearing from thousands of sole traders, for whom last week\'s measures offer little reassurance. | \"While we understand the complexity involved, there are five million self-employed people who need help similar…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/03/22/self-employed-people-need-immediate-help-to-survive-the-government-is-warned/

Show and tell: Cristiano Ronaldo teaches kids to wash hands as star \'set to join fight against Covid-19\' (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-03-22
As the global coronavirus pandemic rages on, Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo has taught his children how to keep their hands clean and is reportedly set to make a donation of much-needed supplies to a Portuguese hospital. | Ronaldo is currently in his native Portugal where his mother was released from hospital after suffering a stroke earlier this month. | The Juventus forward, 35, subsequently decided to remain in Madeira after the news that teammate Daniele Rugani had been diagnosed with coronavirus. | Another Juve club-mate, Paulo Dybala, was confirmed to have tested positive for the virus on Saturday eveni…
rt.com/sport/483756-cristiano-ronaldo-wash-hands-coronavirus/

No need to test EVERYONE, but when lockdowns are lifted Covid-19 cases could JUMP back up, WHO warns
rt.com | 2020-03-22
Countries affected by the Covid-19 epidemic may have to deal with a resurgence of the disease after they lift lockdowns, a top WHO official has warned. To create a vaccine could take at least a year, he said. | \"If we don\'t put in place the strong public health measures now, when those movement restrictions and lockdowns are lifted, the danger is the disease will jump back up,\" Dr. Mike Ryan has stressed. | Ryan, who serves as the head of the Health Emergencies Programme at the World Health Organization, also made an apparent reversal on previous advice from the UN body, saying there was no need to test everyo…
rt.com/news/483754-no-need-to-test-everyone-coronavirus/

Emirates suspends all passenger flights due to Covid-19 pandemic
rt.com | 2020-03-22
One of the world\'s largest international airlines, Emirates, has announced that it will suspend all of its passenger flights from March 25 and cut wages in half as the world continues to reel from Covid-19. | The company said it will \"temporarily suspend passenger operations by 25 March,\" warning that earlier flights could also be subject to \"change at short notice.\" | The state-owned UAE carrier had already said it was about to suspend some 70 percent of its network and asked staff to go on unpaid leave as the airlines industry suffers one of the worst hits because of the novel coronavirus pandemic that has i…
rt.com/news/483717-emirates-flights-coronavirus-suspended/

Hospitals \'10 days away\' from shortages of essential supplies, Mayor De Blasio warns, as Covid-19 cases in NYC top 8,000
rt.com | 2020-03-22
New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio believes April will be \'a lot worse\' than March when it comes to coronavirus, and wants the US military \'mobilized\' in response to the disease. | Speaking on NBC\'s \'Meet the Press,\' De Blasio took a jab at the federal government, claiming he sees very little positive about its response to the spread of coronavirus. | \"It\'s only getting worse,\" he said, adding that, \"New Yorkers and Americans deserve the blunt truth.\" | That blunt truth, according to the mayor, includes the fact that hospitals will be running short on fundamental supplies like ventilators in the coming month a…
rt.com/usa/483775-blasio-shortages-hospitals-essentials/

\'Stay indoors & healthy\': India holds coronavirus \'self-curfew drill\' as infections reach 300,000 globally
rt.com | 2020-03-22
As a part of a drill to increase Covid-19 pandemic awareness and prepare for the worst, India has launched a 14-hour \'self curfew\' to test Indians\' readiness for social isolation and quarantine. | \"Let us all be a part of this curfew, which will add tremendous strength to the fight against [the] Covid-19 menace,\" Indian PM Narendra Modi tweeted minutes before the \'self-curfew\' went into effect. | The steps we take now will help in the times to come. | In a few minutes from now, the #JantaCurfew commences. | Let us all be a part…
rt.com/news/483747-india-janta-curfew-coronavirus/

KPFA\'s Peasant War & the Bylaws
Daniel Borgstrà∂m | indybay.org | 2020-03-22
An allegory about the Bylaws Referendum. In a wider sense it\'s also about the struggle for democracy in progressive movements and organizations which often tend to be taken over by an elite minority.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/18/18831639.php

\'Million dollar question!\' Belgian health minister jokes on how long coronavirus lockdown will last
rt.com | 2020-03-22
Belgium has been put on almost total lockdown as Europe battles the deadly coronavirus epidemic that has effected tens of thousands. Yet, Belgian health minister believes the virus will calm down in eight weeks or so. | When asked by a reporter about how long restriction imposed by the government to supposedly stop the spread of the disease will last, Minister Maggie De Block jokingly said it was a \"million dollar question.\" | \"We are now heading toward the peak of the epidemic, after which the curve will descend. I think this situation will last for at least another eight weeks. It would be the normal curve,\"
rt.com/news/483776-belgian-health-minister-coronavirus-lockdown/

Is the Global Pandemic a Product of the Elite\'s Malthusian Agenda and U.S. Bio-warfare?
Max Parry | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-22
On March 11th, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the ongoing outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to be a global pandemic, the first since the H1N1 swine flu in 2009. Initially reported in the city of Wuhan in Central China in December, just four months later there are now over 150,000 cases in …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/03/is-the-global-pandemic-a-product-of-the-elites-malthusian-agenda-and-u-s-bio-warfare/

Our Shameless \'War President\' Goes to Battle
Eric Margolis | commondreams.org | 2020-03-22
In his usual regal style, Trump has been taking responsibility for every aspect of the virus epidemic. That\'s dangerous. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/trump_american_fuhrer_0.jpeg …
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\'Nobody knew Covid-19 would take off like it did\': Mnuchin says coronavirus looks like 10 to 12 week scenario
rt.com | 2020-03-22
The US treasury secretary has assured US citizens that the coronavirus is unlikely to last very long, but defended the Trump administration by saying no one could have predicted how bad things would really get. | Amid panic surrounding the coronavirus and a spiraling economy, Mnuchin has announced he believes the coronavirus is a 10- to 12-week situation, and US citizens and businesses should be expecting relief very soon. | Speaking to Fox News, Mnuchin revealed that the much-talked-about economic coronavirus package is expected to move through Congress on Monday, as details are currently being finalized. | I…
rt.com/usa/483773-mnuchin-coronavirus-scenario-weeks/

\'They have been LYING from the start,\' lawyer tells RT as medics sue French PM, ex-minister over Covid-19 inaction
rt.com | 2020-03-22
French medics are seeking the prosecution of top officials over their allegedly negligent response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Among the evidence is an interview with an ex-health minister, who called government action a masquerade. | Three French medics filed a legal complaint this week against Prime Minister Edouard Philippe and former minister of solidarity and health, Agnes Buzyn. The two senior officials, the complaint alleges, failed to perform their duty and organize a proper response to the coronavirus outbreak, which by now has gripped most of Europe and put France on standstill. | As early as January,…
rt.com/news/483749-france-lawsuit-covid-inaction/

Coronavirus cases in Germany rise by nearly 2,000 in one day as death toll hits 55
rt.com | 2020-03-22
The number of Covid-19 cases in Germany climbed to 18,610 and the death toll rose to 55, as almost 2,000 more people were confirmed as having the disease on Sunday. | The Robert Koch Institute announced a fresh round of alarming statistics on Sunday morning, showing that 1,948 additional people have contracted the virus. | The federal agency, which is responsible for disease control and prevention in Germany, said a total of 55 people have died after testing positive for the illness, an increase of 9 from Saturday\'s tally. The figures are based on data collected up until midnight on Saturday. | The institute a…
rt.com/news/483757-germany-coronavirus-death-toll/

Rand Paul becomes first US senator to test POSITIVE for coronavirus
rt.com | 2020-03-22
Senator Rand Paul has tested positive for coronavirus and is in quarantine, the Kentucky Republican is the first member of the upper chamber of Congress to contract the virus. | The politician revealed the news on his official Twitter account, announcing that he is \"feeling fine\" and has not displayed any symptoms of the Covid-19 illness. The Twitter statement said that he was tested \"out of an abundance of caution due to his extensive travel and events\". | Senator Rand Paul has tested positive for COVID-19. He is feeling fine and is in quarantine. He is asymptomatic and was tested out of an abundance of cauti…
rt.com/usa/483787-senator-rand-paul-coronavirus/

Covid-19 cases rise to 367 in Russia after 61 more people tested positive for disease
rt.com | 2020-03-22
Health workers recorded 61 new cases of Covid-19 in Russia, bringing their total number to 367, the authorities said on Sunday. | The new patients, 54 of which were identified in Moscow, recently returned from trips to Switzerland, Latvia, the Netherlands, Spain and France. The latter two countries remain among the hardest hit by the ongoing pandemic, with more than 28,000 and 14,000 confirmed cases respectively. | On Friday, the Kremlin denied holding talks on the possibility of placing Moscow on a lockdown. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said that there are no plans to close the city\'s busiest public transit s…
rt.com/newsline/483770-russia-coronavirus-367-cases/

Rethinking \"Commander-in-Chief\" in American Leadership in Relation to COVID-19
Barbara Nimri Aziz | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-22
Ask Americans who\'s commander-in-chief, most will respond: our president. Citizens only think about this just before a presidential election every four years when their final, \'supreme criteria\' of U.S. leadership is raised: \"Does she or he have it:

Italy\'s Death Toll Surges to 4,825 From Coronavirus Outbreak
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-22
Italy reported 6,557 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday, raising the total to 53,578 since the pandemic first broke out in its north on Feb. 21, according to the latest data provided by the Civil Protection Department managing the COVID-19 emergency. | RELATED: | Cuba Sends 53 Doctors and Nurses to Fight Covid-19 in Italy | Further 793 people died of coronavirus in Italy in the past 24 hours, taking the country\'s death toll to 4,825. The number of active coronavirus infections…
telesurenglish.net/news/Italys-Death-Toll-Surges-to-4825-From-Coronavirus-Outbreak-20200322-0001.html

A shocking letter reveals how little this government is doing to protect NHS staff during the coronavirus pandemic
Afroze Fatima Zaidi | thecanary.co | 2020-03-22
An open letter from NHS staff is calling on the government to urgently address shortages in personal protective equipment (PPE). The letter has signatures from almost 4,000 frontline staff struggling at the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. | Making a desperate plea for the government to address the situation, the letter said: | NHS England has stated that the…
thecanary.co/discovery/2020/03/22/a-shocking-letter-reveals-how-little-this-government-is-doing-to-protect-nhs-staff-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic/

Coronavirus surges in New York as 4,800 new cases recorded, death toll hits 114
rt.com | 2020-03-22
The number of people infected with the Covid-19 illness in New York has dramatically surged with 4,800 new cases recorded on Sunday. A total of 15,168 people in the state are carrying the disease and 114 have died. | State Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the spike on Sunday as the Mayor of New York city Bill de Blasio described the outbreak as the biggest domestic crisis since the Great Depression. | \"If we don\'t get more ventilators in the next 10 days people will die who don\'t have to die,\" de Blasio said, according to the Reuters news agency. | Earlier Sunday, Anthony Fauci, the head of the National Institu…
rt.com/usa/483777-new-york-coronavirus-cases-surge/

Covid-19 Status Update From Marin for March 19, 2020
Leon Kunstenaar | indybay.org | 2020-03-22
Marin County COVID-19 status update: March 19, 2020…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/19/18831674.php

The Lesson of COVID-19
Kurt Nimmo | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-22
The COVID-19 \"pandemic\" is primarily designed to empower the ruling elite and further its authoritarian reach. The primary tool is the innate human fear of death and this fear has been greatly magnified by the corporate propaganda media. | For those …
globalresearch.ca/lesson-covid-19/5707061

At Port of Oakland, ILWU Tells SAA We Want Health/Safety Protection from COVID-19
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-03-22
ILWU Local 10 and 34 leaders and rank and file had a press conference in front of SSA in Oakland demanding that they have proper health and safety in their port jobs. Tra-Pack was forced to clean the equipment and they are demanding the same action from SSA. They also discussed the issue of the conditions of the Grand Princess Crew docked in Hunters Point…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/20/18831694.php

Italian Army hauls Covid-19 victims\' bodies to lesser-hit regions as medics decide who gets help first in makeshift tents (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-03-22
Another Italian Army convoy has been spotted transporting coffins with coronavirus victims\' bodies out of its hardest-hit region, Lombardy, as overworked medics set up makeshift triage tents outside of overloaded hospitals. | The military truck convoy left the Bergamo cemetery in broad daylight on Saturday, as authorities announced the highest daily death toll to date of nearly 800 people. The coffins were set to be transported to a crematorium in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, according to RT\'s Ruptly, as local morgues in the Lombardy region are incapable of dealing with the growing number of victims. | In the m…
rt.com/news/483746-italy-coronavirus-coffins-military-trucks/

Selfish, reckless members of the British public are still rejecting social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic
Afroze Fatima Zaidi | thecanary.co | 2020-03-22
On 20 March, the prime minister finally announced that restaurants, pubs and gyms must close during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. This is in an effort to implement social distancing and prevent the virus from spreading. | As the pandemic grows, containing the spread of the virus is key. That\'s why social distancing is so essential. Having people together in close spaces becomes a catalyst for the virus to spread. However, a lot of people seem to still be oblivious to the…
thecanary.co/trending/2020/03/22/selfish-reckless-members-of-the-british-public-are-still-rejecting-social-distancing-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic/

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2020-03-21: News Headlines

Ralph Nader (2020-03-22). For America\'s Urgent Health and Safety, Trump Needs to Resign! commondreams.org U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus response while flanked by Vice President Mike Pence during a briefing with health insurers at the White House on March 10, 2020. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/emergency-declaration-covid.jpg …

Nozomi Hayase (2020-03-22). Assange\'s Extradition: An Escalation of the US War on Terror. commondreams.org Julian Assange supporters demonstrate outside of the Westminster Magistrates Court on November 18, 2019 in London. (Photo: Hollie Adams/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/free_assange_0_0.jpg …

Michael Galant (2020-03-22). 5 Key Demands: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Face of the Coronavirus. commondreams.org The coronavirus outbreak must be defeated in a way that moves us forward. (Image: CDC) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/coronavirus-1.png …

The Canary (2020-03-21). Coronavirus crisis causes surge in dangerous channel crossings by desperate refugees. thecanary.co Fears around the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic have caused a surge in refugees trying to cross the English channel to the UK. The refugees risk their lives making these journeys in dangerous inflatable boats.Border patrols have blocked more than a 100 refugees from entering the UK this week. There are fears that 3,000 refugees living in desperate conditions in northern France are at high risk of contracting coronavirus.Desperation: Care4Calais founder Clare Moseley said it was only a matter of time before the virus swept through refugee camps.Bella Sankey, director of charity Detention Action, told the P…

RT (2020-03-21). Recession 'INEVITABLE' in Germany, Bundesbank chief warns as country mulls lockdown amid coronavirus pandemic. rt.com The coronavirus pandemic will trigger a serious downturn in the German economy, European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council member and Deutsche Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann has said. | Recession in Germany is \"now inevitable,\" Weidmann told Die Welt newspaper in an interview published on Saturday. | When asked how bad the economic downturn will be, Weidemann said that all efforts first must be focused on stopping the spread on the coronavirus with steps such as social distancing. He also noted that \"drastic measures\" like curfew restrictions may be considered by the government. | The global economy took a…

RT (2020-03-21). \'US wasted precious time China has bought!\' Beijing shreds Washington over \'racist\' coronavirus rhetoric. rt.com Washington has passed off blame to Beijing for its own failures in addressing the Covid-19 outbreak, China\'s Foreign Ministry said, hitting back at the \'Chinese virus\' rhetoric with the ironic term \'Trumpandemic.\' | \"Some people in the United States attempt to stigmatize China\'s fight against the epidemic and shirk its responsibility to China,\" Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang told reporters on Friday, referring to the finger-pointing adopted by President Trump and other top officials (after weeks of US media outlets calling it the \'Chinese\' and \'Wuhan\' virus). | This practice ignores the huge sacrifi…

RT (2020-03-21). Startup creates money-disinfecting cash machine that 'KILLS coronavirus'. rt.com With the coronavirus pandemic claiming hundreds more lives every day, one startup tech company has invented a clever way to tackle the problem feared to be helping the disease\'s spread: ATMs dispensing the virus along with cash. | Istanbul-based company Money Shower has created a disinfection module for ATMs that removes bacteria and viruses, including Covid-19, from paper money before it gets into people\'s hands. | With the average banknote carrying thousands of types of bacteria and viruses, countries sometimes take the drastic step of collecting cash, destroying it and printing fresh notes in a bid to comba…

RT (2020-03-21). \'We are not deserters!\' French construction union chief hits back at labor minister after accusation of \'defeatism\' on Covid-19. rt.com The chief of France\'s largest construction association has voiced his disdain after a top labor official said businesses are too quick to shut down work amid the Covid-19 pandemic that is becoming more deadly by the day. | Jacques Chanut, the president of the French Federation of Construction (FFB), the country\'s biggest building industry union, slammed Labor Minister Muriel Penicaud for her \"contempt\" towards construction companies struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic. | In an op-ed for Le Figaro titled \"No, Madame Penicaud, the construction workers are not deserting!\" Chanut urged the government to \"take…

W. T. Whitney, Jr. (2020-03-21). Fighting COVID-19 in Cuba, China and the United States. mronline.org The pandemic has effectively provided a laboratory-like demonstration that people do better when states can plan ahead, apply national resources unequivocally to the public good, put science in the service of the people, and practice international solidarity. These are characteristics of socialist societies. |

RT (2020-03-21). Total death toll from Covid-19 jumps to 233 in UK as dozens of new fatalities confirmed. rt.com Health officials in the UK have confirmed 53 new Covid-19 related deaths in England. The increase brings the UK\'s death toll to 233, and comes as the government races to equip its health system against the illness. | The increase in deaths — the largest in a single day since the deadly virus reached British shores last month — came as the British government scrambled to prepare hospital beds for critical patients. | The National Health Service struck a deal with private hospitals on Saturday that will see 20,000 healthcare staff join the health service\'s response to the pandemic, which has infected n…

RT (2020-03-21). Iran & France conduct prisoner swap in 'act of mutual cooperation'. rt.com Iran and France carried out a prisoner swap on Friday, Tehran has confirmed. The Islamic Republic released a French academic, Roland Marchal, who was turned over to the French Embassy in Tehran. | Hours earlier, an Iranian engineer, Jalal Rohollahnejad, who was detained by France last year under a US extradition warrant, was freed by French authorities. | Iran had previously accused Paris of holding the Iranian national without due process. France made similar allegations regarding Tehran\'s detention of Marchal, with the issue straining bilateral relations. | A spokesman for the Iranian judiciary hailed the ex…

RT (2020-03-21). Twice-daily health checks and no spectators allowed: World Chess Candidates grabs online audience as sports hit by coronavirus. rt.com With stringent coronavirus tests before and after each game, the World Chess Candidates has become an unlikely sensation as action-starved sports fans go online to watch the battle of minds in the Russian city of Ekaterinburg. | Eight potential challengers are duking it out for the right to challenge the world champion, Magnus Carlsen, and for a €500,000 (US$538,000) prize fund — but the start of the three-week contest has been overshadowed by fears of Covid-19, with two competitors from China facing 14-day quarantine periods before the event began, and at least one player dropping out in protest ove…

Caitlin A. Johnstone (2020-03-21). Liberal NPCs hate Russia, Conservative NPCs hate China. mronline.org The frenzied, shrieking hysteria I\'m witnessing right now among Trump\'s base regarding China looks and moves in the exact same way the mental zombification of Russia hysteria looked and moved when it began tearing through rank-and-file Democrats in late 2016 and early 2017. The seething, screaming vitriol I get from the MAGA crowd on social […] |

RT (2020-03-21). Russian economy can survive for a long time with oil at $20 per barrel. rt.com Despite efforts by Russia to gradually cut its reliance on oil, a lengthy energy market turmoil could be challenging for the country\'s economy and could even result in a major economic crisis. | Oil has continued its dramatic fall this week, dropping to more than an 18-year low on Wednesday amid global recession worries and low demand. Both US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and international benchmark Brent slightly rebounded on Thursday, trading at $22.55 and $27.65 respectively. | The key issue now is not how low can crude prices plunge, but for how long this situation persists, Aleksandr Bakhtin, investment…

RT (2020-03-21). Russia delivers over 100,000 Covid-19 test kits to 13 states, including Iran, North Korea. rt.com The testing tools for coronavirus were delivered to 13 countries, including Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member states Iran and North Korea, Russia\'s public health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said on Saturday. | The equipment manufactured in Russia can conduct over 100,000 tests for Covid-19, and has already been used to track down the first cases of the disease in Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. Moscow is due to ship the equipment to Serbia, as well as to Egypt and Venezuela. | Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said earlier this week that Russia has no shortage of testing kits. A government…

RT (2020-03-21). \'Not sure we\'re NOT infecting people,\' French police union tells RT as govt fails to provide protection against Covid-19. rt.com Police could be spreading coronavirus instead of enforcing the lockdown in France due to a lack of masks and gloves, a police union spokesperson told RT after the government was accused of not issuing protective gear to officers. | \"Security officers, police and other people, who uphold law and order in the country, need to be protected. This virus doesn\'t distinguish between police, medics and other citizens,\" Christophe Crepin, spokesperson for the law enforcement union, France Police — Policiers en colere, told RT. | We are not even sure that we — police officers — are not potentially infecti…

Eds. (2020-03-21). The fatalistic view from an ER Nurse on what\'s ahead. mronline.org Being an ER Nurse, a lot of people have asked me what I think about COVID-19. I almost inevitably tell them- first and foremost- that I really can\'t overstate how much of a problem it is that we don\'t have enough personal protective equipment (PPE). |

RT (2020-03-21). New York passes 10,000 coronavirus cases, as statewide lockdown ordered. rt.com New York State has reported its 10,000th person with the Covid-19 coronavirus, and now accounts for more than half of all the US\' cases. Meanwhile, the federal government has declared a \'Major Disaster\" in the Empire State. | A total of 10,365 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in New York State between Friday and Saturday, up 3,254 on the previous day, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Saturday. Cuomo stated that 1,803 of these new cases were discovered in New York City, but officials in the city later told NBC News that cases there increased by nearly twice that figure. | Cuomo attributed the rise to…

RT (2020-03-21). Thousands of French citizens ignore quarantine as cops issue nearly 39,000 citations for violating lockdown. rt.com French law enforcers have slapped fines on tens of thousands of uncooperative citizens, less than a week after the government introduced restrictions on non-essential travel and business in an effort to combat Covid-19. | The Ministry of Interior disclosed on Saturday that police across the country had carried out 867,695 inspections to ensure that people using transport or participating in other restricted activities had good reason to do so. As a result, cops reported some 38,994 instances of non-compliance resulting in fines between Tuesday and Friday. French authorities have also warned that they will beco…

RT (2020-03-21). Never mind the HUMVEES! Maryland National Guard reassures residents there\'s no martial law threat amid virus panic. rt.com Concern over the presence of military vehicles in residential areas of Maryland has apparently prompted the state\'s national guard to tweet out a reminder that it is there to help fight Covid-19 — not to impose martial law. | The Maryland National Guard (MDNG) reassured all state residents on Saturday that, contrary to any nefarious rumors that may have been spreading, the force has been deployed to \"deliver much needed supplies\" and to perform other humanitarian duties. | \"To our neighbors, there is not a threat of martial law. If you see a MDNG Humvee on your street, know we are helping someone in need…

RT (2020-03-21). Wake-up call for India? Social media split after police press charges against Covid-19-carrying Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor. rt.com Indian police have charged Bollywood star Kanika Kapoor, who has tested positive for coronavirus, with endangering public health by attending parties. Her case has sparked fierce debate in India as the virus continues to spread. | Kapoor has been accused of participating in malignant acts that could pose a danger to the public. The Bollywood star, who recently returned from a trip to London, attended a party last week with a guest list of parliamentarians and other VIPs. On Friday, it was revealed that she had tested positive for Covid-19, causing panic that Indian celebrities with whom she came into contact c…

RT (2020-03-21). Italian crematoriums running out of space as MILITARY patrols enforce quarantine in world's DEADLIEST coronavirus hotspot (VIDEOS). rt.com With Italy taking China\'s place as the top Covid-19 epicenter, the country is struggling to keep up with the number of new deaths, as morgues quickly fill to capacity and the army has been called in to enforce a national lockdown.

RT (2020-03-21). Businesses reopening, people allowed to spend more time outside as China reports NO local Covid-19 cases for third day. rt.com China has marked its third consecutive day of no new local cases of coronavirus, as officials ease lockdown measures. The number of deaths in China from the disease has also slowed dramatically. | The positive development has coincided with the government\'s decision to relax strict quarantine policies put in place across the country. Even in Wuhan, the epicenter of the disease, officials said residents could spend more time outside. Local businesses were also allowed to re-open in communities and neighborhoods where there were no existing cases of the virus. | The rate of infection has been brought to a near s…

RT (2020-03-21). Coronavirus death toll in Italy\'s Lombardy surpasses 3,000 as 546 more perish. rt.com The death toll from the Covid-19 illness in the worst hit Italian region of Lombardy has surpassed 3,000, as the latest statistics show that 546 more people have fallen victim to the virus. | The region in northern Italy has been ravaged by the disease, with more people dying in that area than any country in the world except China. Officials announced on Saturday that a total of 3,095 people have now died from the illness. | The shocking figures come hot on the heels of Italy announcing that it had recorded its worst day for Covid-19 deaths, when 627 people died across the country between Thursday and Friday.

RT (2020-03-21). Spain\'s Covid-19 death toll jumps by over 300 in one day, number of cases nears 25,000. rt.com The death toll from the Covid-19 illness in Spain has hit 1,326, an increase of over 300 in just one day, as the coronavirus crisis deepens in Europe. | The Spanish health ministry announced that the number of Covid-19 cases in the Iberian country climbed to 24,926 on Saturday, an increase of nearly 5,000 from Friday\'s tally of 19,980. | Speaking on Friday, Spanish health emergencies chief, Fernando Simon, said that the number of infected people could actually be higher than reported as the test laboratories are \"overwhelmed\" and unable to process all of the samples. | Spain is Europe\'s second-worst hit countr…

Emily Apple (2020-03-21). Please don\'t try escaping Covid-19 in Cornwall. Our services simply can\'t cope. thecanary.co Anger is mounting across Cornwall as increasing reports come in of people fleeing to the region to escape the coronavirus (Covid-19). Local people are noticing rising numbers of second homeowners and tourists arriving. Meanwhile, some holiday parks

RT (2020-03-21). Little Rock Air Force Base declares EMERGENCY after US airman tests positive for Covid-19. rt.com The Little Rock Air Force Base (AFB) in Arkansas has declared a month-long public health emergency after an airman stationed there was confirmed to carry the coronavirus, contracted during recent travel overseas. | The airman, who has not been named, is the first to test positive at the base, the Air Force said in a statement on Friday, noting that the 30-day emergency order will allow the facility\'s commander to take special containment measures to limit further spread of the disease. | \"Right now we have one confirmed case of Covid-19 on our installation,\" said Colonel John Schutte, installation commander at…

RT (2020-03-21). Italy coronavirus death toll hits 4,825 as 793 die in ONE DAY in biggest daily increase. rt.com The death toll from the Covid-19 illness in Italy has nearly reached 5,000, as health authorities reported on Saturday that another 793 people have fallen victim to the coronavirus. | Saturday\'s staggering increase of nearly 20 percent is by far the largest daily rise since the outbreak began a month ago. | Officials announced that 4,825 people have died from the disease in the Mediterranean nation, which surpassed China to become the worst-hit country in the world on Thursday. | The total number of cases across Italy rose to 53,578, an increase of over 5,000 from a previous tally of 47,021. | The worst-affect…

RT (2020-03-21). Cristiano Ronaldo's mother speaks of 'difficult days' as she posts emotional message upon release from hospital. rt.com Maria Dolores, mother of Juventus star Cristinao Ronaldo, had been in hospital since a March 3 stroke and has issued an emotional message on social media after being given a clean bill of health by Portuguese doctors. | The 65-year-old was discharged from a medical facility on Saturday after suffering from a ischemic stroke, a condition caused by a clot blocking a blood vessel to the brain. | Her superstar son had flown to the hospital in Madeira soon after hearing the news, where he has stayed during the coronavirus outbreak which has ravaged Italy, and was seen wearing protective clothing, such as masks and…

RT (2020-03-21). North Korea says Trump wrote Kim, offered coronavirus cooperation. rt.com

RT (2020-03-21). China\'s Yutu-2 rover sets off for UNEXPLORED areas as Chang\'e 4 mission reawakens on far side of Moon. rt.com Far, far away from coronavirus worries, China\'s Yutu-2 lunar rover and Chang\'e-4 spacecraft have whirred back to life on the far side of the Moon, with the intrepid rover boldly setting off for unexplored areas. | After powering down while the Moon was hidden from the Sun, the mission has now earnestly started its 16th lunar day of work on Earth\'s natural satellite. | The lander, rover and their science payloads are all in good operating condition, despite having by now endured the harsh conditions on the lunar surface for over a year. | | Yutu-2 on the surface of the far side of the moon. © Xinhua/ Glo…

Steve Topple (2020-03-21). The BBC\'s latest coronavirus article is full-on Tory propaganda. thecanary.co The BBC has published a shocking article on coronavirus. And it\'s essentially as well-timed piece of propaganda for the Tory government. But what\'s more, the BBC has changed the article since it was first released. Not that we should be surprised by any of this.The BBC: did it really just say that?: In the

Glen Ford (2020-03-21). Late-stage imperial omni-crisis: Death by virus and internal contradictions. mronline.org \"The system…is failing. Let\'s admit it,\" said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, on March 14 at a White House briefing. |

RT (2020-03-21). Birthday to forget: Brazil icon Ronaldinho turns 40 while languishing in Paraguayan jail… and could be there for 6 more months. rt.com Former Brazil and Barcelona icon Ronaldinho turned 40 on Saturday, but it will likely be a birthday the World Cup winner wants to forget as he remains in a Paraguayan prison. | Ronaldinho and his brother are still behind bars in a maximum security facility on the outskirts of Asuncion after being The ex-Barca star was warned could face at least 6 more months in jail while the case is resolved, after he had an appeal to be m…

IWOC Oakland (2020-03-21). Santa Rita Jail Solidarity During the Coronavirus Pandemic. indybay.org As businesses, schools, and institutions close to reduce the transmission of COVID-19, many people are wondering how to support people in jails, prisons, and immigration detention centers.

Leon Kunstenaar (2020-03-21). Jewish Activists Demand Governor Newsom Release Detainees In Light of Covid-19 Outbreak. indybay.org In a March 21 press release, Never Again Action Bay Area calls on Governor Newsom to take immediate steps to release migrants from unsanitary, overcrowded \"death camp\" detention centers…

Ryan Devereaux (2020-03-21). Lawmakers Demand ICE Stop Arresting Immigrants to Prevent Spreading Coronavirus. zcomm.org More than a dozen Democratic lawmakers are calling on the Department of Homeland Security to freeze its enforcement-to-detention pipeline…

WSWS (2020-03-21). Coronavirus transforms Greek refugee camps into death camps. wsws.org The intolerable hygienic conditions in the internment camps prevent even the most basic protective measures from being adopted.

Norman Solomon (2020-03-21). What the Coronavirus Emergency Has to Do with Biden vs. Sanders. indybay.org Tepid adjustments vs. truly transformational agendas…

Reynard Loki (2020-03-21). Coronavirus and climate change: How eco-activists can use this terrible moment to help save the planet. nationofchange.org One major lesson from the pandemic is that we can save the planet from climate change.

Staff (2020-03-21). Beyond the Death Penalty, Activists Are Fighting to End Death by Incarceration. truthout.org With 2.3 million people behind bars, the United States is the world\'s largest jailer. Yet after decades of holding this dubious honor, many Americans have begun to question what Fordham law professor

The Lancet (2020-03-21). [Editorial] Peace and health in Afghanistan. thelancet.com After years of war and political instability, Afghanistan is at a potentially historic crossroads. On Feb 29, 2020, a peace deal was agreed between the Taliban and the USA. The anticipated resumption of talks between the Afghan Government and the Taliban could signal a new phase, but what this means for the Afghan people is unclear. Weak health systems and disrupted access to health care have left many in poor health for decades, but since the fall of the Taliban some extraordinary gains in health have occurred.

Fight Back (2020-03-21). U.S. Teamsters get warm welcome at Venezuela\'s Canaima laptop plant. fightbacknews.org Caracas, Venezuela – A Freedom Road Socialist Organization labor delegation toured the Canaima laptops and tablets factory in Caracas, Venezuela on March 12. The Canaima plant is located within walking distance of the bridge where U.S. puppet Juan Guaido launched a failed coup d\'état April 30, 2019. Upon arrival, leading representatives of the Canaima assembly plant greeted the American Teamsters with genuine smiles and warm handshakes. | A Venezuelan educator and Canaima spokesperson, Oscar Martinez, explained the assembly plant\'s purpose, \"Our goal is to produce a laptop or tablet for every school-aged child i…

Staff (2020-03-21). We Can\'t Let COVID-19 Drive Us Into Authoritarianism. truthout.org Note: This excerpt was adapted from Internationalism or Extinction by Noam Chomsky, edited by Charles Derber, Suren Moodliar and Paul Shannon. | As the COVID-19 pandemic turns the global political and economic order on its head, two vastly different futures appear possible. At one end of the spectrum, societies facing the toll of the virus may collapse into authoritarianism. But at the other end of the spectrum, we have the possibility of learning the lessons of this disaster — another colossal market failure e…

Juan Cole (2020-03-21). The Coronavirus and Vulnerable Gaza. zcomm.org California releasing inmates for fear of Coronavirus, but Israelis Keep Vulnerable Gaza as Largest Open Air Prison…

Anis Shivani (2020-03-21). Bernie 2020: What Went Wrong? commondreams.org Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) arrives at the Capitol for a vote on a coronavirus bill amendment on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. (Photo: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/sanders_camp.jpg …

WSWS (2020-03-21). Amid coronavirus pandemic, thousands in Detroit remain without running water. wsws.org The claims of the Democratic Party\'s mayor of Detroit and Michigan state governor that they would restore shut-off utilities have been exposed as a fraud.

The Canary (2020-03-21). Children at greater risk of abuse online as schools close, charity warns. thecanary.co Content warning: this article discusses child grooming and child sexual abuse | Experts are preparing for a spike in public reports of child sexual abuse online as UK schools close during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. | The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is concerned children might be at greater risk of being groomed or coerced into making explicit content. Given that many will undoubtedly spend more time online while schools are closed, this puts them at greater risk. | \"Ruthless predators\": | IWF\'s chief executive Susie Hargreaves said increasingly the children themselves are taking photos and v…

Fight Back (2020-03-21). DPRK wages mass campaign to combat pandemic. fightbacknews.org Washington, DC — According to a March 20 report from the Korean Central News Agency, the government of the Democratic People\'s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has formed the Central Emergency Anti-Epidemic Headquarters to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The headquarters is also tasked with summing up experience and popularizing achievements in the fight against the illness. | According to the report, people in a number of provinces are no longer being held in quarantine following medical observation. | The report states, \"The emergency anti-epidemic headquarters at all levels encourage all the people to keep stre…

Vincent Emanuele (2020-03-21). Mutual Aid, Political Organizing & Survival. zcomm.org All of the problems that would normally exist in a deindustrialized Rust Belt city are compounded during a pandemic and economic crisis, so we\'re focusing on essential services right now…

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Jewish Activists Demand Governor Newsom Release Detainees In Light of Covid-19 Outbreak
Leon Kunstenaar | indybay.org | 2020-03-21
In a March 21 press release, Never Again Action Bay Area calls on Governor Newsom to take immediate steps to release migrants from unsanitary, overcrowded \"death camp\" detention centers…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/21/18831710.php

Santa Rita Jail Solidarity During the Coronavirus Pandemic
IWOC Oakland | indybay.org | 2020-03-21
As businesses, schools, and institutions close to reduce the transmission of COVID-19, many people are wondering how to support people in jails, prisons, and immigration detention centers.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/19/18831666.php

Lawmakers Demand ICE Stop Arresting Immigrants to Prevent Spreading Coronavirus
Ryan Devereaux | zcomm.org | 2020-03-21
More than a dozen Democratic lawmakers are calling on the Department of Homeland Security to freeze its enforcement-to-detention pipeline…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/lawmakers-demand-ice-stop-arresting-immigrants-to-prevent-spreading-coronavirus/

Coronavirus transforms Greek refugee camps into death camps
wsws.org | 2020-03-21
The intolerable hygienic conditions in the internment camps prevent even the most basic protective measures from being adopted.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/21/refu-m21.html

Coronavirus crisis causes surge in dangerous channel crossings by desperate refugees
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-03-21
Fears around the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic have caused a surge in refugees trying to cross the English channel to the UK. The refugees risk their lives making these journeys in dangerous inflatable boats.Border patrols have blocked more than a 100 refugees from entering the UK this week. There are fears that 3,000 refugees living in desperate conditions in northern France are at high risk of contracting coronavirus.Desperation: Care4Calais founder Clare Moseley said it was only a matter of time before the virus swept through refugee camps.Bella Sankey, director of charity Detention Action, told the P…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/03/21/coronavirus-crisis-causes-surge-in-dangerous-channel-crossings-by-desperate-refugees/

What the Coronavirus Emergency Has to Do with Biden vs. Sanders
Norman Solomon | indybay.org | 2020-03-21
Tepid adjustments vs. truly transformational agendas…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/19/18831664.php

Beyond the Death Penalty, Activists Are Fighting to End Death by Incarceration
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-21
With 2.3 million people behind bars, the United States is the world\'s largest jailer. Yet after decades of holding this dubious honor, many Americans have begun to question what Fordham law professor John Plaff calls \"this massive experiment in punitive social control.\" Decarceration is being discussed in states across the…
truthout.org/articles/beyond-the-death-penalty-activists-are-fighting-to-end-death-by-incarceration/

Coronavirus and climate change: How eco-activists can use this terrible moment to help save the planet
Reynard Loki | nationofchange.org | 2020-03-21
One major lesson from the pandemic is that we can save the planet from climate change.
nationofchange.org/2020/03/21/coronavirus-and-climate-change-how-eco-activists-can-use-this-terrible-moment-to-help-save-the-planet/

[Editorial] Peace and health in Afghanistan
The Lancet | thelancet.com | 2020-03-21
After years of war and political instability, Afghanistan is at a potentially historic crossroads. On Feb 29, 2020, a peace deal was agreed between the Taliban and the USA. The anticipated resumption of talks between the Afghan Government and the Taliban could signal a new phase, but what this means for the Afghan people is unclear. Weak health systems and disrupted access to health care have left many in poor health for decades, but since the fall of the Taliban some extraordinary gains in health have occurred.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30643-7/fulltext?rss=yes

Twice-daily health checks and no spectators allowed: World Chess Candidates grabs online audience as sports hit by coronavirus
rt.com | 2020-03-21
With stringent coronavirus tests before and after each game, the World Chess Candidates has become an unlikely sensation as action-starved sports fans go online to watch the battle of minds in the Russian city of Ekaterinburg. | Eight potential challengers are duking it out for the right to challenge the world champion, Magnus Carlsen, and for a €500,000 (US$538,000) prize fund

Bolsonaro\'s Hospital Must Disclose Covid-19 Positives List
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-21
Brazil\'s Federal judge Raquel Soares Chiarelli ordered the Armed Forces Hospital (HFA) to present the list of people who turned out to be Covid-19 positives, among whom President Jair Bolsonaro could be. This order responds to the hospital\'s refusal to release data to the Federal District Health Department. | RELATED: | Protests Against the \"Bolsonaro Virus\" Spread in Brazil | \"Proper identification of Covid-19 cases is essential for defining public policies to contend with the pandem…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolsonaros-Hospital-Must-Disclose-Covid-19-Positives-List-20200321-0003.html

We Can\'t Let COVID-19 Drive Us Into Authoritarianism
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-21
Note: This excerpt was adapted from Internationalism or Extinction by Noam Chomsky, edited by Charles Derber, Suren Moodliar and Paul Shannon. | As the COVID-19 pandemic turns the global political and economic order on its head, two vastly different futures appear possible. At one end of the spectrum, societies facing the toll of the virus may collapse into authoritarianism. But at the other end of the spectrum, we have the possibility of learning the lessons of this disaster

The Coronavirus and Vulnerable Gaza
Juan Cole | zcomm.org | 2020-03-21
California releasing inmates for fear of Coronavirus, but Israelis Keep Vulnerable Gaza as Largest Open Air Prison…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-coronavirus-and-vulnerable-gaza/

Bernie 2020: What Went Wrong?
Anis Shivani | commondreams.org | 2020-03-21
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) arrives at the Capitol for a vote on a coronavirus bill amendment on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. (Photo: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/sanders_camp.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/03/21/bernie-2020-what-went-wrong?cd-origin=rss

U.S. Teamsters get warm welcome at Venezuela\'s Canaima laptop plant
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-03-21
Caracas, Venezuela – A Freedom Road Socialist Organization labor delegation toured the Canaima laptops and tablets factory in Caracas, Venezuela on March 12. The Canaima plant is located within walking distance of the bridge where U.S. puppet Juan Guaido launched a failed coup d\'état April 30, 2019. Upon arrival, leading representatives of the Canaima assembly plant greeted the American Teamsters with genuine smiles and warm handshakes. | A Venezuelan educator and Canaima spokesperson, Oscar Martinez, explained the assembly plant\'s purpose, \"Our goal is to produce a laptop or tablet for every school-aged child i…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/3/21/us-teamsters-get-warm-welcome-venezuela-s-canaima-laptop-plant

Fighting COVID-19 in Cuba, China and the United States
W. T. Whitney, Jr. | mronline.org | 2020-03-21
The pandemic has effectively provided a laboratory-like demonstration that people do better when states can plan ahead, apply national resources unequivocally to the public good, put science in the service of the people, and practice international solidarity. These are characteristics of socialist societies. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/03/20/fighting-covid-19-in-cuba-china-and-the-united-states/

Russia delivers over 100,000 Covid-19 test kits to 13 states, including Iran, North Korea
rt.com | 2020-03-21
The testing tools for coronavirus were delivered to 13 countries, including Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member states Iran and North Korea, Russia\'s public health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor said on Saturday. | The equipment manufactured in Russia can conduct over 100,000 tests for Covid-19, and has already been used to track down the first cases of the disease in Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. Moscow is due to ship the equipment to Serbia, as well as to Egypt and Venezuela. | Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said earlier this week that Russia has no shortage of testing kits. A government…
rt.com/russia/483701-russia-ships-coronavirus-testing/

Liberal NPCs hate Russia, Conservative NPCs hate China
Caitlin A. Johnstone | mronline.org | 2020-03-21
The frenzied, shrieking hysteria I\'m witnessing right now among Trump\'s base regarding China looks and moves in the exact same way the mental zombification of Russia hysteria looked and moved when it began tearing through rank-and-file Democrats in late 2016 and early 2017. The seething, screaming vitriol I get from the MAGA crowd on social […] | Source…
mronline.org/2020/03/21/liberal-npcs-hate-russia-conservative-npcs-hate-china/

Russian economy can survive for a long time with oil at $20 per barrel
rt.com | 2020-03-21
Despite efforts by Russia to gradually cut its reliance on oil, a lengthy energy market turmoil could be challenging for the country\'s economy and could even result in a major economic crisis. | Oil has continued its dramatic fall this week, dropping to more than an 18-year low on Wednesday amid global recession worries and low demand. Both US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and international benchmark Brent slightly rebounded on Thursday, trading at $22.55 and $27.65 respectively. | The key issue now is not how low can crude prices plunge, but for how long this situation persists, Aleksandr Bakhtin, investment…
rt.com/business/483500-russia-economic-crisis-oil/

Turkey\'s coronavirus measures: billions for business, crumbs for workers
wsws.org | 2020-03-21
Before this program was announced, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Turkey was 97; it has now risen to 670.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/21/turk-m21.html

The Coronavirus Is Not the Plague: The Plague Is US
Edward Curtin | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-21
Two categories of propaganda must be distinguished. The first strives to create a permanent disposition in its objects and constantly needs to be reinforced. Its goal is to make the masses \'available,\' by working spells upon them and exercising a kind of fascination. The second category involves the creation of a sort of temporary impulsiveness …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/03/the-coronavirus-is-not-the-plague-the-plague-is-us/

KPFA\'s Peasant War & the Bylaws
Daniel Borgstrà∂m | indybay.org | 2020-03-21
An allegory about the Bylaws Referendum. In a wider sense it\'s also about the struggle for democracy in progressive movements and organizations which often tend to be taken over by an elite minority.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/18/18831639.php

Thousands of French citizens ignore quarantine as cops issue nearly 39,000 citations for violating lockdown
rt.com | 2020-03-21
French law enforcers have slapped fines on tens of thousands of uncooperative citizens, less than a week after the government introduced restrictions on non-essential travel and business in an effort to combat Covid-19. | The Ministry of Interior disclosed on Saturday that police across the country had carried out 867,695 inspections to ensure that people using transport or participating in other restricted activities had good reason to do so. As a result, cops reported some 38,994 instances of non-compliance resulting in fines between Tuesday and Friday. French authorities have also warned that they will beco…
rt.com/news/483722-france-fines-police-coronavirus-lockdown/

Children at greater risk of abuse online as schools close, charity warns
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-03-21
Content warning: this article discusses child grooming and child sexual abuse | Experts are preparing for a spike in public reports of child sexual abuse online as UK schools close during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. | The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is concerned children might be at greater risk of being groomed or coerced into making explicit content. Given that many will undoubtedly spend more time online while schools are closed, this puts them at greater risk. | \"Ruthless predators\": | IWF\'s chief executive Susie Hargreaves said increasingly the children themselves are taking photos and v…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/03/21/children-at-greater-risk-of-abuse-online-as-schools-close-charity-warns/

New York Gov. Cuomo\'s Panel Proposes Medicaid Cuts Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-21
A panel appointed by New York governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled on Thursday its plan to reduce the state\'s Medicaid spending by some $400 million over the next year. The plan will now go to the state legislature for consideration. Remarkably, the proposal is being put forward in the middle of a healthcare crisis that threatens the very lives of the many vulnerable New Yorkers who depend upon such services as Medicaid. | The proposed $400 million cut is part of a bigger program to slash the medicaid b…
truthout.org/articles/new-york-gov-cuomo-panel-proposes-medicaid-cuts-amid-coronavirus-crisis/

Our Responses to COVID-19 Must Center Disability Justice
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-21
Because of COVID-19, many places are putting in place accessibility measures and resources that they have not had before. For instance, many companies have now begun to allow employees to work from home, even if it was not permitted before COVID-19 measures were implemented. As a disabled person, I am both heartened and angry to see the things that I have been asking for a long time finally be implemented. However, many employers\' emergency measures are proving both slapdash and targeted toward abled people. Thi…
truthout.org/articles/our-responses-to-covid-19-must-center-disability-justice/

Medical expert warns India could be next coronavirus hotspot
wsws.org | 2020-03-21
The Indian ruling elite\'s response to the unfolding disaster has been criminally negligent, with only 14,175 tests conducted in a country of 1.3 billion people.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/21/indi-m21.html

Recession \'INEVITABLE\' in Germany, Bundesbank chief warns as country mulls lockdown amid coronavirus pandemic
rt.com | 2020-03-21
The coronavirus pandemic will trigger a serious downturn in the German economy, European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council member and Deutsche Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann has said. | Recession in Germany is \"now inevitable,\" Weidmann told Die Welt newspaper in an interview published on Saturday. | When asked how bad the economic downturn will be, Weidemann said that all efforts first must be focused on stopping the spread on the coronavirus with steps such as social distancing. He also noted that \"drastic measures\" like curfew restrictions may be considered by the government. | The global economy took a…
rt.com/business/483696-germany-recession-coronavirus-pandemic/

\'We are not deserters!\' French construction union chief hits back at labor minister after accusation of \'defeatism\' on Covid-19
rt.com | 2020-03-21
The chief of France\'s largest construction association has voiced his disdain after a top labor official said businesses are too quick to shut down work amid the Covid-19 pandemic that is becoming more deadly by the day. | Jacques Chanut, the president of the French Federation of Construction (FFB), the country\'s biggest building industry union, slammed Labor Minister Muriel Penicaud for her \"contempt\" towards construction companies struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic. | In an op-ed for Le Figaro titled \"No, Madame Penicaud, the construction workers are not deserting!\" Chanut urged the government to \"take…
rt.com/news/483723-france-construction-defeatism-covid19/

Charities warn Boris Johnson to protect those being made homeless \'as a direct result of coronavirus\'
Peadar O\'Cearnaigh | thecanary.co | 2020-03-21
As one hotel \"sacked and evicted its staff\" as a result of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, it\'s somewhat timely that homelessness charities would send a warning to Boris Johnson. The charities have written to the prime minister to tell him the pandemic could \'overwhelm\' their services. | The Manchester Evening News reported that over \"30 ho…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2020/03/21/charities-warn-boris-johnson-to-protect-those-being-made-homeless-as-a-direct-result-of-coronavirus/

Birthday to forget: Brazil icon Ronaldinho turns 40 while languishing in Paraguayan jail… and could be there for 6 more months
rt.com | 2020-03-21
Former Brazil and Barcelona icon Ronaldinho turned 40 on Saturday, but it will likely be a birthday the World Cup winner wants to forget as he remains in a Paraguayan prison. | Ronaldinho and his brother are still behind bars in a maximum security facility on the outskirts of Asuncion after being arrested just over a fortnight ago for entering the country with fake passports. | The ex-Barca star was warned could face at least 6 more months in jail while the case is resolved, after he had an appeal to be m…
rt.com/sport/483733-ronaldinho-40th-birthday-prison/

Iran & France conduct prisoner swap in \'act of mutual cooperation\'
rt.com | 2020-03-21
Iran and France carried out a prisoner swap on Friday, Tehran has confirmed. The Islamic Republic released a French academic, Roland Marchal, who was turned over to the French Embassy in Tehran. | Hours earlier, an Iranian engineer, Jalal Rohollahnejad, who was detained by France last year under a US extradition warrant, was freed by French authorities. | Iran had previously accused Paris of holding the Iranian national without due process. France made similar allegations regarding Tehran\'s detention of Marchal, with the issue straining bilateral relations. | A spokesman for the Iranian judiciary hailed the ex…
rt.com/newsline/483702-iran-france-prisoner-swap-cooperation/

COVID-USA: Targeting Italy and South Korea
Larry Romanoff | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-21
A high-level Italian virologist, Giuseppe Remuzzi, has published papers in the Lancet and other articles in which he states facts not hitherto known. (1) |
The doctor stated that Italian physicians now recall having seen: | \"a very strange and very severe | …
globalresearch.ca/covid-usa-targeting-italy-and-south-korea/5707042

DPRK wages mass campaign to combat pandemic
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-03-21
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North Korea says Trump wrote Kim, offered coronavirus cooperation
rt.com | 2020-03-21
rt.com/news/483740-trump-kim-coronavirus-cooperation/

New Federal Sick Leave Law Fails to Protect Many Workers From COVID-19 Threat
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-21
On March 18, President Donald Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act into law. | The legislation is an emergency intervention to provide paid leave and other support to millions of workers sidelined by school closures, quarantines and caregiving. | An obvious question you\'re probably wondering is, \"How will it affect me?\" | The bad news is that the law does not provide blanket coverage for all worker…
truthout.org/articles/new-federal-sick-leave-law-fails-to-protect-many-workers-from-covid-19-threat/

Libya: Haftar\'s Army Suspends Fight for Tripoli Due to Covid-19
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-21
Marshal Khalifa Haftar\'s Libyan National Army (LNA) Saturday suspended fighting in Tripoli for humanitarian purposes in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, as local media reported. | RELATED: | Libya General Haftar Ready to Sign Ceasefire: French Presidency | A few hours earlier, however, the fight for this city, which the Government of National Accord stills controls, was quite intense. | In Tripoli\'s Ain Zara suburb, the LNA forces attempted to infiltrate areas defended by the…
telesurenglish.net/news/Libya-Haftars-Army-Suspends-Fight-for-Tripoli-Due-to-Covid-19-20200321-0004.html

[Comment] UN General Assembly tuberculosis targets: are we on track?
Suvanand Sahu, Lucica Ditiu, Lovett Lawson, Francine Ntoumi, Denise Arakaki, Alimuddin Zumla | thelancet.com | 2020-03-21
The 2018 UN General Assembly (UNGA) Political Declaration on Tuberculosis was a turning point in global efforts to end the tuberculosis epidemic.1,2 Ambitious targets were set for scale-up and roll-out of diagnostic, treatment, and prevention services, political commitments, principles of equity and human rights, and financing, implementation, and research. Targets included diagnosing and treating an additional 40 million people with tuberculosis by 2022 and generating US$13 billion per year for tuberculosis care and prevention and $2 billion per year for research and development.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30565-1/fulltext?rss=yes

Italy coronavirus death toll hits 4,825 as 793 die in ONE DAY in biggest daily increase
rt.com | 2020-03-21
The death toll from the Covid-19 illness in Italy has nearly reached 5,000, as health authorities reported on Saturday that another 793 people have fallen victim to the coronavirus. | Saturday\'s staggering increase of nearly 20 percent is by far the largest daily rise since the outbreak began a month ago. | Officials announced that 4,825 people have died from the disease in the Mediterranean nation, which surpassed China to become the worst-hit country in the world on Thursday. | The total number of cases across Italy rose to 53,578, an increase of over 5,000 from a previous tally of 47,021. | The worst-affect…
rt.com/news/483736-italy-coronavirus-death-toll/

[Editorial] COVID-19: protecting health-care workers
The Lancet | thelancet.com | 2020-03-21
Worldwide, as millions of people stay at home to minimise transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, health-care workers prepare to do the exact opposite. They will go to clinics and hospitals, putting themselves at high risk from COVID-2019. Figures from China\'s National Health Commission show that more than 3300 health-care workers have been infected as of early March and, according to local media, by the end of February at least 22 had died. In Italy, 20% of responding health-care workers were infected, and some have died.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30644-9/fulltext?rss=yes

\'US wasted precious time China has bought!\' Beijing shreds Washington over \'racist\' coronavirus rhetoric
rt.com | 2020-03-21
Washington has passed off blame to Beijing for its own failures in addressing the Covid-19 outbreak, China\'s Foreign Ministry said, hitting back at the \'Chinese virus\' rhetoric with the ironic term \'Trumpandemic.\' | \"Some people in the United States attempt to stigmatize China\'s fight against the epidemic and shirk its responsibility to China,\" Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang told reporters on Friday, referring to the finger-pointing adopted by President Trump and other top officials (after weeks of US media outlets calling it the \'Chinese\' and \'Wuhan\' virus). | This practice ignores the huge sacrifi…
rt.com/news/483691-china-us-coronavirus-trumpandemic/

Businesses reopening, people allowed to spend more time outside as China reports NO local Covid-19 cases for third day
rt.com | 2020-03-21
China has marked its third consecutive day of no new local cases of coronavirus, as officials ease lockdown measures. The number of deaths in China from the disease has also slowed dramatically. | The positive development has coincided with the government\'s decision to relax strict quarantine policies put in place across the country. Even in Wuhan, the epicenter of the disease, officials said residents could spend more time outside. Local businesses were also allowed to re-open in communities and neighborhoods where there were no existing cases of the virus. | The rate of infection has been brought to a near s…
rt.com/news/483707-china-coronavirus-no-local-infections/

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