\'That First Night in America, I Couldn\'t Sleep\'
John Washington | thenation.com | 2020-03-16
\'That First Night in America, I Couldn\'t Sleep\'…
thenation.com/article/society/china-immigration-migrant-voices/

Hear From Immigrants and Refugees in Their Own Words
John Washington | thenation.com | 2020-03-16
Hear From Immigrants and Refugees in Their Own Words…
thenation.com/article/society/migrant-voices-immigration-asylum/

California senior citizens are on lock-down due to coronavirus
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-03-16
One can only wonder how long it will be before California becomes like the film called Wild In The Streets, where everyone 30 and older were locked up in prison camps, or like the film called Logan\'s Run, where people 30 and older are hunted down and executed to make room for younger people!
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/15/18831560.php

Fund drive to pay Chelsea Manning\'s court fines raises $267,000 in two days
wsws.org | 2020-03-16
Within two days of Manning\'s release from jail, a GoFundMe campaign organized by her supporters raised more than enough to pay the punitive fines imposed on her for refusing to testify against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/16/mann-m16.html

Chelsea Manning Is Free from Jail, Faces Exorbitant Fines
Kevin Zeese | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
Today, March 12, prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia ended the grand jury of Julian Assange and Wikileaks in which Chelsea Manning refused to testify. As a result, US District Court Judge Anthony Trenga ordered the immediate release of …
globalresearch.ca/chelsea-manning-free-jail-faces-exorbitant-fines/5706242

Julian in the Dock. \"A Secret Trial\"
Israel Shamir | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
Julian Assange\'s extradition hearing has had very little media coverage. Even The Guardian and The New York Times barely mentioned it, though these newspapers made a fortune publishing Assange-provided cables. Unless you had been looking for it, you wouldn\'t …
globalresearch.ca/julian-dock/5706492

Fund drive to pay Chelsea Manning\'s court fines raises $267,000 in two days
wsws.org | 2020-03-16
Within two days of Manning\'s release from jail, a GoFundMe campaign organized by her supporters raised more than enough to pay the punitive fines imposed on her for refusing to testify against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/16/mann-m16.html

I Reject Using My Unjust Conviction Against Julian Assange
Jeffrey Sterling | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-16
In 2015 I was wrongfully convicted of, and imprisoned for, violating the U.S. Espionage Act. Now, while there is no question that I stand in solidarity with WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange in a British court as he fights extradition, little did I know that my presence is also there as fodder to support extradition. If…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/16/i-reject-using-my-unjust-conviction-against-julian-assange/

Peace Corps to suspend operations, evacuate volunteers worldwide
rt.com | 2020-03-16
The Peace Corps is suspending all operations globally and evacuating all volunteers over the spread of the new coronavirus. In an open letter to volunteers posted on Sunday on its website, the federal agency\'s director, Jody Olsen, says the decision follows recent evacuations in China and Mongolia due to the outbreak. | Olsen said that with evacuations now underway at other posts and travel becoming more challenging by the day, the agency decided to expand the suspension and evacuations. | \"We are acting now to safeguard your well-being and prevent a situation where volunteers are unable to leave their host co…
rt.com/newsline/483205-peace-corps-suspend-evacuate/

The Algerian Revolution: the Struggle for Decolonization Continues
Hamza Hamouchene | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-16
Algeria is going through a revolutionary phase. The mass-scale uprising that started in February 2019 has been sustained for more than a year now and is showing an incredible resilience and soumoud (steadfastness in Arabic). Hundreds of thousands are still in the streets, joining huge weekly protests every Tuesday and Friday (and recently some Saturdays…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/16/120415/

Bernie Goes Full FDR in National Address on the Coronavirus Pandemic
Dave Lindorff | zcomm.org | 2020-03-16
Suddenly, All Too Briefly, He\'s the President We Need…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/bernie-goes-full-fdr-in-national-address-on-the-coronavirus-pandemic/

Sanders Goes Full FDR in COVID-19 Speech
Dave Lindorff | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-16
Bernie Sanders just gave the speech of his life

As Coronvirus Grips the US, Americans Get a Taste of Life Under Sanctions
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-16
Crippling shortages, travel restrictions and overwhelmed medical services will give Americans a taste of what it is like for the millions of people living under US sanctions worldwide.
mintpressnews.com/coronvirus-americans-taste-life-under-sanctions/265757/

A Policeman, A Pastor and A Palestinian: The \'Chilestinians\' as a Model for Palestinian Unity
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-16
The Palestinian diaspora in Chile, the Chilestinians, have had unique success in learning how to accept their political differences and unify over thier common cause.
mintpressnews.com/palestinian-diaspora-chile-model-palestinian-unity/265739/

9 Things You Should Know About the 2020 Stock Market Crash
Mike Whitney | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
1– Investors are cashing in and heading for the exits | According to Bloomberg News: \"Investors made their biggest dash for cash in history\" in the last week. \"They channeled $137 billion into cash-like assets and a record $14 billion into …
globalresearch.ca/9-things-you-should-know-about-2020-stock-market-crash/5706500

9 Things You Should Know About the 2020 Stock Market Crash
Mike Whitney | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
1– Investors are cashing in and heading for the exits | According to Bloomberg News: \"Investors made their biggest dash for cash in history\" in the last week. \"They channeled $137 billion into cash-like assets and a record $14 billion into …
globalresearch.ca/9-things-you-should-know-about-2020-stock-market-crash/5706500

Why Burning Fossil Fuels is to Today\'s Pandemics as Fleas were to the Black Death
Juan Cole | truthdig.com | 2020-03-16
There is an exact analogy between Trump\'s treatment of Covid-19 and his treatment of the climate emergency.
truthdig.com/articles/why-burning-fossil-fuels-is-to-todays-pandemics-as-fleas-were-to-the-black-death/

Taiwan Nationalists Seek Closer Relations with China. Bad News for America
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
In the the Kuomingtang (KMT), the Nationalist Party of Taiwan, election held on Saturday, Jiang Khai (commonly known in the West as Johnny Chiang) was selected as a new head of the political party. According to Taiwanese media, Jiang Kai | …
globalresearch.ca/taiwanese-nationalists-seek-closer-relations-china/5706253

Video: Iranian-backed Forces in Iraq Raise Stakes. Rocket Attack Kills Several US Coalition Troops in Iraq
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
A volley of rockets struck the Camp Taji military base in Iraq on the evening of March 11, killing three US-led coalition service members, two of them Americans and one British, and injuring 12 others. The targeted military base is …
globalresearch.ca/video-iranian-backed-forces-raise-stakes-rocket-attack-kills-several-us-coalition-troops-iraq/5706238

\"Something Is Wrong in America\": Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor & Michael Eric Dyson Debate Sanders v Biden
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-16
Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders faced off in their first one-on-one debate Sunday night in the midst of an unprecedented national crisis, with 3,600 reported COVID-19 cases, 61 deaths so far, 33 states closing schools and mass shutdowns in major cities. The rivals clashed on how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, Medicare for All, the climate crisis, Joe Biden\'s record and whether or not the U.S. needs a revolution. We play highlights from the debate and get responses from scholars Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Michael Eric Dyson. Taylor is assistant professor of African-America…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/16/keeanga_yamahtta_taylor_michael_eric_dyson

\"Something Is Wrong in America\": Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor & Michael Eric Dyson Debate Sanders v Biden
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-16
Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders faced off in their first one-on-one debate Sunday night in the midst of an unprecedented national crisis, with 3,600 reported COVID-19 cases, 61 deaths so far, 33 states closing schools and mass shutdowns in major cities. The rivals clashed on how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, Medicare for All, the climate crisis, Joe Biden\'s record and whether or not the U.S. needs a revolution. We play highlights from the debate and get responses from scholars Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Michael Eric Dyson. Taylor is assistant professor of African-America…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/16/keeanga_yamahtta_taylor_michael_eric_dyson

Big Pharma\'s Role: Destruction of Basic Health Care Worldwide, U.S. Sanctions Lead to Global Rise in Coronavirus
Sara Flounders | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
As COVID-19 (coronavirus) spreads, it is a clear reminder that germs and viruses don\'t respect national boundaries in an interconnected world. But the mainstream press has certainly not publicized how corporate capitalism and imperialism cross national boundaries to destroy people\'s …
globalresearch.ca/bigpharma-role-u-s-sanctions-lead-global-rise-coronavirus/5706397

What Role Did Sexism Play in Warren\'s Failed Presidential Bid?
Deepa Kumar, Patrick Barrett | commondreams.org | 2020-03-16
Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Senator Elizabeth Warren, Former Vice President Joe Biden, and Sen. Bernie Sanders participate in the fifth Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season co-hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia on November 20, 2019. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/democratic_party_2020_sanders_warren_1.jpg …
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Biden and Sanders push credentials to lead US against coronavirus
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-03-16
Former vice president Joe Biden and senator Bernie Sanders used Sunday\'s Democratic debate to cast themselves as best-positioned person to lead the United States through a global pandemic.In the latest debate in the race to decide the Democrats\' nominee to run for president, the pair were united in their criticism of president Donald Trump\'s response to the coronavirus but diverged on how they would confront the spiralling public health and economic crisis.Biden pledged to deploy the US military to help with recovery efforts and warned a federal financial bail-out may be necessary to stabilise the economy.The two…
thecanary.co/us/us-news-us/2020/03/16/biden-and-sanders-push-credentials-to-lead-us-against-coronavirus/

Coronavirus Takes Center Stage in Sanders, Biden Debate
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-16
Presidential candidates Senator Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden took to the stage Sunday night for the first one-to-one debate of the 2020 Democratic race. | RELATED: | Sanders Addresses Health Crisis in US as Coronavirus Cases Soar | The much-anticipated encounter came as four states will head to the polls Tuesday to chose their nominee. Florida, Illinois, Ohio, and Arizona will collectively award 577 pledged delegates. | Taking place without a live audien…
telesurenglish.net/news/Sanders-Biden-Debate-Amid-Coronavirus-Crisis-20200315-0010.html

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Michael Eric Dyson Debate Sanders vs. Biden
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-16
Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders faced off in their first one-on-one debate Sunday night in the midst of an unprecedented national crisis, with 3,600 reported COVID-19 cases, 61 deaths so far, 33 states closing schools and mass shutdowns in major cities. The rivals clashed on how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, Medicare for All, the climate crisis, Joe Biden\'s record and whether or not the U.S. needs a revolution. We play highlights from the debate and get respon…
truthout.org/video/keeanga-yamahtta-taylor-and-michael-eric-dyson-debate-sanders-vs-biden/

What If They Held a Revolution and No One Came?
David Schultz | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-16
Bernie Sanders wanted a revolution but it appears that no one read the memo announcing it. The hallmark of the Sanders\' presidential campaign was to defy conventional wisdom held by mainstream political science and political operatives. This wisdom depicts American public opinion and voters as plotted along a bell curve from political left to right,…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/16/what-if-they-held-a-revolution-and-no-one-came/

To Defeat Corporate Hate, Bernie Bros Must Channel Martin Luther King
Nick Pemberton | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-16
Yes, I have been obsessed with understanding Bernie Sanders this year. Although increasingly I have become fascinated with the infamous Bernie Bro. The Bernie Bro is thought-provoking because of this simple paradox. On the one hand, the Bernie Bro is obsessed with personal attacks against him, yet on the other hand he says personality shouldn\'t…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/16/to-defeat-corporate-hate-bernie-bros-must-channel-martin-luther-king/

Dubious Postponement of Netanyahu\'s Trial
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
Hopefully delay isn\'t an escape hatch for Netanyahu to avoid long overdue justice. | Notably, charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust he faces don\'t remotely rise to the level of his crimes of war, against humanity, and slow motion …
globalresearch.ca/dubious-postponement-netanyahu-trial/5706481

The Bush Administration\'s Secret Biowarfare Agenda
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
First published in July 2008 | When it comes to observing US and international laws, treaties and norms, the Bush administration is a serial offender. Since 2001, it\'s: |

Dubious Postponement of Netanyahu\'s Trial
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
Hopefully delay isn\'t an escape hatch for Netanyahu to avoid long overdue justice. | Notably, charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust he faces don\'t remotely rise to the level of his crimes of war, against humanity, and slow motion …
globalresearch.ca/dubious-postponement-netanyahu-trial/5706481

Coronavirus Exposes Hong Kong\'s Fake \"Pro-Democracy\" Mobs
Andrés Figueroa Cornejo | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
While the large street mobs plaguing Hong Kong\'s streets have more or less subsided, the foreign-funded movement and its supporters continue seeking every opportunity to perpetuate their agenda. | This agenda, despite the Western media claiming it is centred on advancing …
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-exposes-hong-kong-fake-pro-democracy-mobs/5706247

America Attacks the World, The World Levitates Towards Russia, China
Andre Vltchek | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
Frankly and in summary: recently The United States of America has crossed several lines, committing atrocities, in many parts of the world. In the past, no country could get away with this; such situations would inevitably lead to war. | Presently, …
globalresearch.ca/west-attacks-world-levitates-towards-russia-china/5706392

Powerful Earthquake Felt in Northern Ecuador
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-16
An earthquake of 5.13 on the Ritcher Scale was recorded on Sunday night in Ecuador. The event, which left no material damage or victims, had its epicenter in the northern province of Esmeraldas. | RELATED: | Ecuador: EU, UN Launch Anti-Gender Violence Initiative | As the Ecuadorian Geophysics Institute reported, the earthquake was perceptible at 22: 53 local time, with a depth of 9.26 kilometers and 28.52 kilometers from San Lorenzo, close to the coastal community of Velez and Colombia &…
telesurenglish.net/news/ecuador-earthquake-of-5-13-felt-in-the-northern-region-20200316-0002.html

Somalia\'s Dysfunctional Clan-Federalism
Dr. Bischara A. Egal | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
\"Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards.\"

The Forever War in Iraq
Daniel Larison | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
The New York Times reports that U.S. \"retaliatory\" strikes in Iraq ended up killing regular Iraqi soldiers and policemen and one civilian: | Iraqi military officials strongly condemned the United States military on Friday for airstrikes launched overnight that they said | …
globalresearch.ca/forever-war-iraq/5706416

\'Maximum-Pressure March\': US Hybrid War on Venezuela Heats Up
Leonardo Flores | commondreams.org | 2020-03-16
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, President Donald Trump and U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O\'Brien. (Photo: Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/trump_and_bolsonaro.jpg …
commondreams.org/views/2020/03/16/maximum-pressure-march-us-hybrid-war-venezuela-heats?cd-origin=rss

Coronavirus outbreak: The German government was warned of the dangers of a looming pandemic and did nothing
wsws.org | 2020-03-16
A risk analysis by the Robert Koch Institute eight years ago had already warned that inadequacies in Germany\'s health system could mean death for millions when confronted with a novel virus.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/16/coro-m16.html

US to Practice Invasion of Europe
Kate Hudson | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
Defender Europe 20, NATO\'s biggest wargames for over 25 years, is getting under way this month. 20,000 US troops are participating in the US\'s largest deployment to Europe in over quarter of a century. With 18 states involved totaling 37,000 …
globalresearch.ca/us-practice-invasion-europe/5706400

Oil prices tank to four-year low, US crude falls below $30 a barrel
rt.com | 2020-03-16
The price of oil continued its downward trajectory on Monday as emergency rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve and its global counterparts failed to calm the markets. | Benchmark Brent crude plunged by almost 11 percent to $30.33 a barrel by 12: 00 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was down almost eight percent, to $29.24 a barrel. | \"It\'s becoming evident that the major central banks across the globe are using all their available tools to prevent a crisis, but it seems the fear of the pandemic is taking control of investors,\" Hussein Sayed, chief market strategist at FXTM, told Reuters. | The Fed slas…
rt.com/business/483217-oil-slumps-again-coronavirus/

\'Not with a bang but a twerk\': Netizens dumbfounded as partygoers ignore coronavirus \'social distancing\' pleas (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-03-16
The immense gravity of the coronavirus crisis has yet to sink in fully and, despite the best efforts of authorities in warning the public, hordes of people have apparently ignored social distancing advice in favor of partying on. | Footage appeared on social media over the weekend of New Orleans police clearing the city\'s popular party hotspot the French Quarter, after the state\'s governor banned gatherings of 250 people or more. | However, revelers on Bourbon Street were defiant in the face of sound medical advice and emergency protocols, opting instead to twerk at police who were attempting to clear the area…
rt.com/news/483229-social-distancing-fails-worldwide/

The Forever War in Iraq
Daniel Larison | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
The New York Times reports that U.S. \"retaliatory\" strikes in Iraq ended up killing regular Iraqi soldiers and policemen and one civilian: | Iraqi military officials strongly condemned the United States military on Friday for airstrikes launched overnight that they said | …
globalresearch.ca/forever-war-iraq/5706416

US to Practice Invasion of Europe
Kate Hudson | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
Defender Europe 20, NATO\'s biggest wargames for over 25 years, is getting under way this month. 20,000 US troops are participating in the US\'s largest deployment to Europe in over quarter of a century. With 18 states involved totaling 37,000 …
globalresearch.ca/us-practice-invasion-europe/5706400

Foreign Office advises against travel to more than 30 countries
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-03-16
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has affected thousands of people across the globe as the World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported cases in 144 countries, territories or areas.As a result of Covid-19, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has issued travel advice warning people against visiting certain countries or areas due to restrictions or the risk of quarantine.FCO travel advice can range from advising against all travel to a whole country to recommending travellers seek advice before travelling to a particular area, based on how safe it is to visit.The guidance as of Monday morning advises against a…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/03/16/foreign-office-advises-against-travel-to-more-than-30-countries/

Bolsonaro sees no legal room to close Brazil borders due to coronavirus
rt.com | 2020-03-16
Brazil lacks the legislation that would let its government close the borders as some neighboring countries are doing, President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday. Bolsonaro, who came under fire for cheering demonstrations on Sunday by his supporters, told Radio Bandeirantes that the outbreak was being exaggerated in Brazil. | He warned that the response by some governors was affecting the economy and said he would discuss measures with Economy Minister Paulo Guedes to help businesses, including struggling airlines. | Brazilian House Speaker Rodrigo Maia said on Monday that lawmakers will seek to reach a consensus…
rt.com/newsline/483247-bolsonaro-legal-brazil-borders/

UK government uses coronavirus pandemic to ready military in \"public order\" role
wsws.org | 2020-03-16
Whatever role the military might have in providing logistical support to the health care services, its involvement in law enforcement is a grave warning to the working class.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/16/mili-m16.html

Coronavirus situation in France \'extremely worrying\' & getting worse rapidly, top health official warns
rt.com | 2020-03-16
French people should not underestimate the threat of the coronavirus since the situation in the country is already dire and likely to get worse fast, a senior health official has warned, adding that people need to stay home. | There are almost 5,500 confirmed coronavirus cases in France, with over 400 people in serious condition. The situation with the epidemic is \"extremely worrying\" with the epidemic moving very fast, senior health official Jerome Salomon said. | \"The number of cases doubles every three days. I would like our fellow citizens to realize that there are hundreds of people who are sick, in inten…
rt.com/news/483211-france-coronavirus-situation-dire/

Coronavirus: Downing Street announces daily TV briefings
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-03-16
Boris Johnson is to hold a televised press conference to update the public on the fight against coronavirus, as the UK moves towards banning mass gatherings and asking the elderly to stay at home more.The prime minister will chair an emergency meeting of the Cobra committee on Monday, before holding the first of a series of daily press conferences to update the public on Covid-19.It comes as there was confusion over exactly what elderly people will be asked to do, after health secretary Matt Hancock said on Sunday they will be asked to stay at home for a very long time. | On Monday, transport secretary Grant Shap…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/03/16/coronavirus-downing-street-announces-daily-tv-briefings/

Cold War Chinatown
Eugene E Ruyle | indybay.org | 2020-03-16
NPML, 6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland (just North of Alcatraz Ave.)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/13/18831502.php

Coronavirus Pandemic: Science Sidelined in Trump Rose Garden Fiasco
Derrick Z. Jackson | commondreams.org | 2020-03-16
The heads of Walmart, Walgreens, Target, and CVS, with a combined 2019 net income of $20 billion, stepped forward to proclaim that they would each do their part in this emergency. (Photo: The White House) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/cornavirus-national-emergency-trump-press-conference-rose-garden.jpg …
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Can the U.S. learn from China\'s determined response to Coronavirus?
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-03-15
Red Lines host Anya Parampil provides a global Coronavirus update, explaining how China suppressed the pandemic with a determined and centralized strategy that was heavily criticized in the West. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/03/14/can-the-u-s-learn-from-chinas-determined-response-to-coronavirus/

Chris Hedges: Americans face a one-choice Election–The Oligarchy
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-03-15
Pulitzer-winning author and host of \"On Contact\" Chris Hedges joins Rick Sanchez to discuss the influence of lobbyists on establishment media in their coverage of politics and that donors, bankers and billionaires have on the U.S. political process. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/03/14/chris-hedges-americans-face-a-one-choice-election-the-oligarchy/

Gracias Chelsea & Julian for publishing Bush\'s War Crimes
Orion the Elder | indybay.org | 2020-03-15
Fruitvale & Mac Arthur Oakland 94602…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/13/18831486.php

Coronavirus, Epidemics and Capitalism: The Bugs Are in the System
Radical Women | indybay.org | 2020-03-15
Radical Women supports and recommends this thoughtful analysis of the novel coronavirus by our sister organization, the Freedom Socialist Party. The statement raises excellent demands to protect workers, women, the poor, and people of color being scapegoated for the crisis.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/12/18831477.php

Who Is Our Best Leader in a Time of Multiple Crises?
Ted Glick | zcomm.org | 2020-03-15
How does this democratic socialist handle crises? We got an idea on Wednesday when both Bernie and Biden spoke to the country about the coronavirus crisis and what needed to be done.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/who-is-our-best-leader-in-a-time-of-multiple-crises/

The Fed\'s Latest Welfare Payout to the Crooked Wall Street Banks
Mike Whitney | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-15
On March 12, the Federal Reserve announced its biggest market intervention to date, a massive $1.5 trillion injection into the short-term funding markets (\"repo\") aimed at preventing grossly-inflated stock valuations from resetting at lower prices. | There should be no misunderstanding …
globalresearch.ca/fed-latest-welfare-payout-crooked-wall-street-banks/5706337

Coronavirus, the Frozen Primary and a Reset to 2016: How Bernie\'s Political Revolution Can Still Get Back on Track
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-15
The coronavirus is a divine intervention that can yet help Bernie Sanders straighten his course. It\'s a total reset in a fast-moving era when a campaign needs to reinvent itself several times over within the same cycle.
truthdig.com/articles/coronavirus-the-frozen-primary-and-a-reset-to-2016-how-bernies-political-revolution-can-still-get-back-on-track/

Coronavirus, the Frozen Primary and a Reset to 2016: How Bernie\'s Political Revolution Can Still Get Back on Track
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-15
The coronavirus is a divine intervention that can yet help Bernie Sanders straighten his course. It\'s a total reset in a fast-moving era when a campaign needs to reinvent itself several times over within the same cycle.
truthdig.com/articles/coronavirus-the-frozen-primary-and-a-reset-to-2016-how-bernies-political-revolution-can-still-get-back-on-track/

It\'s Official, Coronavirus Emergency in America: House Passes COVID-19 \"Families First\" Response Act
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-15
On March 13, House members passed HR 6201: Families First Coronavirus Response Act by a 363

House Passed Paid Sick Leave Only for 20% of US Workers
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-15
Monied interests and government officials serving them at the federal, state, and local levels comprise America\'s ruling class. | Time and again, their actions in cahoots with each other show indifference toward ordinary people

More American Blunders in the Middle East: U.S. Envoys Embrace Terrorists Yet Again
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-15
The spread of the coronavirus has meant that much of the other news about developments around the world has disappeared from the normal news cycle. The situation in Syria, which involves not only the government in Damascus but also Turkey, …
globalresearch.ca/more-american-blunders-middle-east-u-s-envoys-embrace-terrorists-yet-again/5706363

Corporate Media Condone Destruction of Venezuela\'s Voting Machines
Lucas Koerner | fair.org | 2020-03-15
The vast majority of Venezuela\'s voting machines were incinerated on March 7 in a fire that engulfed the main warehouse of the National Electoral Council. Corporate outlets followed the familiar script of blaming the victim, repeating the US State Department talking point that the Venezuelan electoral system is \"rigged\" and floating outlandish conspiracy theories.
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Corporate Media Condone Destruction of Venezuela\'s Voting Machines
Lucas Koerner | fair.org | 2020-03-15
The vast majority of Venezuela\'s voting machines were incinerated on March 7 in a fire that engulfed the main warehouse of the National Electoral Council. Corporate outlets followed the familiar script of blaming the victim, repeating the US State Department talking point that the Venezuelan electoral system is \"rigged\" and floating outlandish conspiracy theories.
fair.org/home/corporate-media-condone-destruction-of-venezuelas-voting-machines/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=corporate-media-condone-destruction-of-venezuelas-voting-machines

The Coronavirus Pandemic Proves That We Can Overcome the Climate Crisis–If We Want To
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-15
The response to the coronavirus pandemic reveals that it\'s possible to significantly reduce emissions that cause air pollution and climate change.
truthdig.com/articles/the-coronavirus-pandemic-proves-that-we-can-overcome-the-climate-crisis-if-we-want-to/

Health Care Workers on Front Lines of COVID-19 Outbreak Lack Key Protections
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-15
Across the country, health care and domestic workers lack key health and workplace protections as COVID-19 continues to spread. Advocates and nurse unions said this puts people working on the front lines of the effort to contain the COVID-19 outbreak in danger of contracting the novel strain of coronavirus, which could create shortages of caregivers and contribute to the spread of disease. | Based on recent surveys of nurses working in hospitals nationwide, National Nurses United has been war…
truthout.org/articles/health-care-workers-on-front-lines-of-covid-19-outbreak-lack-key-protections/

Cold War Chinatown
Eugene E Ruyle | indybay.org | 2020-03-15
NPML, 6501 Telegraph Ave, Oakland (just North of Alcatraz Ave.)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/13/18831502.php

Coronavirus Panic: Toilet Paper Is the \"People\'s Vaccine\"
Edward Curtin | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-15
The coronavirus panic has resulted in hordes of people running after toilet paper. Such actions are the flip side of running with the bulls, except that I suspect those who run with the bulls have some sense of why they …
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-panic-toilet-paper-is-the-peoples-vaccine/5706353

\'Just take it easy, just relax\': Trump warns against HOARDING over coronavirus as VIDEOS of shoppers cleaning out stores go viral
rt.com | 2020-03-15
The White House has warned citizens against hoarding daily supplies in the wake of videos showing people fighting for products like toilet paper and hand sanitizer and panic-buying daily essentials until shelves are empty. | President Donald Trump on Sunday spoke with \"more than two dozen\" grocery store and supply chain executives and thanked them for their work as people flock to stores to stockpile on supplies over fears surrounding the spread of coronavirus. | Delivering his daily update on the coronavirus situation, Trump suggested Americans \"just take it easy, just relax,\" adding that the empty shelves al…
rt.com/usa/483196-coronavirus-hoarding-white-house/

\'Just take it easy, just relax\': Trump warns against HOARDING over coronavirus as VIDEOS of shoppers cleaning out stores go viral
rt.com | 2020-03-15
The White House has warned citizens against hoarding daily supplies in the wake of videos showing people fighting for products like toilet paper and hand sanitizer and panic-buying daily essentials until shelves are empty. | President Donald Trump on Sunday spoke with \"more than two dozen\" grocery store and supply chain executives and thanked them for their work as people flock to stores to stockpile on supplies over fears surrounding the spread of coronavirus. | Delivering his daily update on the coronavirus situation, Trump suggested Americans \"just take it easy, just relax,\" adding that the empty shelves al…
rt.com/usa/483196-coronavirus-hoarding-white-house/

\'We are not going to be a hospital\': Cristiano Ronaldo\'s Lisbon hotel denies reports it will become temporary coronavirus ward
rt.com | 2020-03-15
A Portuguese hotel belonging to Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has denied reports suggesting it will become a temporary hospital for victims of the coronavirus outbreak. | A report in Spanish newspaper MARCA stated that the Juventus star would use his CR7-branded hotels in Lisbon and Madeira to help the country with much-needed additional bed space during the crisis. | According to the report, the hotels would be adapted, with beds made available, free of charge, to people suffering from the coronavirus. | However, that story has since been r…
rt.com/sport/483180-cristiano-ronaldo-coronavirus-hotels-hospitals/

We are headed towards a one world government
Anthony Ravlich | indybay.org | 2020-03-15
The following shows that domestically you can have a left-wing totalitariansim and a right-totalitarianism which are both compatible with the UN\'s one world government and its new and hidden globally dominant ideology neoliberal absolutism. I consider human rights truth is more important than any so-called national security.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/15/18831542.php

South Africa declares Covid-19 national emergency
rt.com | 2020-03-15
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a national state of disaster due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. So far, 61 Covid-19 cases have been confirmed in the country. | The president warned that the epidemic might have a significant and \"potentially lasting\" effect on the country\'s economy, which is already in recession. Earlier this week, the World Health Organization classified the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic. Over 160,000 people have contracted the disease worldwide, while more than 6,400 died.
rt.com/newsline/483191-south-africa-covid-disaster/

Venezuela Urges Colombia to Cooperate Over Coronavirus Outbreak
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-15
Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez warned that one of the eight Venezuelans who tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday entered from Colombia, so she reiterated the call to the President of the neighboring country, Iván Duque, to coordinate joint actions that prevent the spread of this pandemic. | RELATED: | Colombia: Duque Closes Border With Venezuela, Thousands at Risk | \"We want to alert the brother people of Norte de Santander that one of the eight Venezuelans who…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-Urges-Colombia-to-Cooperate-Over-Coronavirus-Outbreak-20200315-0003.html

Latest travel guidance as number of countries affected by coronavirus rises
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-03-15
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has affected thousands of people across the world as the World Health Organisation has reported cases in 135 countries, territories or areas.As a result of Covid-19, or coronavirus, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has issued travel advice warning people against visiting certain countries or areas.Here is a look at the current guidance, which advises against all but essential travel to 23 countries: China: The FCO advises against all travel to Hubei province due to the outbreak, and against all but essential travel to the rest of mainland China. If you are in China…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/03/15/latest-travel-guidance-as-number-of-countries-affected-by-coronavirus-rises/

Santa Cruz Committee Unanimously Forwards 1st Predictive Policing Ban in US
Oakland Privacy | indybay.org | 2020-03-15
On March 11, the Public Safety committee of the Santa Cruz City Council unanimously recommended passage of a surveillance transparency ordinance for the City of Santa Cruz.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/14/18831524.php

Will Trump bail US shale out?
rt.com | 2020-03-15
The White House is considering a rescue package for the US shale industry, although the idea is getting pushback from so many sides that it faces challenging odds of passing into law. | According to the Washington Post, the White House warmed to the idea of aid for shale drillers after taking calls from oil executives \"who have voiced concern and at times exasperation,\" following the sudden crash in oil prices. Of note, Continental Resources\' Harold Hamm reached out to the Trump administration, though Hamm said he had not made \"direct\" contact. He has been a personal supporter of President Trump. | Hamm report…
rt.com/business/482917-will-trump-bail-us-shale/

Port of Last Call
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-15
\"Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink\" | Purchase in the Truthdig Bazaar | For decades, Hong Kong

If $1.5 Trillion Exists to Bail Out Wall St., We Can Fund Actual Needs for All
Ashik Siddique | zcomm.org | 2020-03-15
Don\'t let anyone ever tell you that our government can\'t afford to provide nice

Route of first Russian-Turkish patrol along key de-escalation line shortened to prevent terrorist provocation involving civilians
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Russian and Turkish forces in Syria\'s province of Idlib have had to shorten their first joint patrol mission aimed at maintaining truce in the area to avoid harming civilians used as human shield by terrorists. | On Sunday, Turkey and Russia set out on their first joint patrol along the security corridor in Idlib, agreed as part of a ceasefire deal reached by presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan in early March. The route of the patrol went along the strategic M4 highway, which links Syria\'s city of Aleppo to the coastal western province of Latakia and passes through the territories held by variou…
rt.com/news/483167-joint-russian-turkish-patrol-in-syria-shortened/

Russian-Turkish patrol route in Idlib shortened abruptly to prevent terrorists attempt to use civilians as human shield
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Russian and Turkish forces in Syria\'s province of Idlib have had to shorten their first joint patrol mission in order to prevent extremists from disrupt it, using civilians as human shields, the Russian military said. | On Sunday, Turkey and Russia set out on their first joint patrol along the security corridor in Idlib agreed as part of a ceasefire deal reached by presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Teyyip Erdogan in early March. The route of the patrol went along the strategic M4 highway linking Syria\'s city of Aleppo to the coastal western province of Latakia and passing through the territories held by vari…
rt.com/news/483167-joint-russian-turkish-patrol-in-syria-shortened/

2020 California Ag Day
Michael Harris | indybay.org | 2020-03-15
250 years ago when Monterey, CA became the capital of Alta California, Agriculture remains our \"California Grown\" treasure. 2020 California Ag is cancelled at our State Capitol, yet everyday the 333 billion dollar annual California Working Landscape provides the economic engine within the \"greatest garden in the world.\" The \"hidden figures\" of Black Agriculture will soon come alive at Negro Bar State Park.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/12/18831481.php

Billionaire NBA Owners Have an Obligation to Help Suffering Arena Workers–Now
Dave Zirin | thenation.com | 2020-03-15
Billionaire NBA Owners Have an Obligation to Help Suffering Arena Workers–Now…
thenation.com/article/society/coronavirus-nba-owners/

Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Falsifies Report of Syria \"Chemical Weapon Attack\"
Carla Stea | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-15
The authority of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and similar organizations requires that its credibility be impeccable, and like Caesar\'s Wife, \"above suspicion.\" Thus, the tarnished reputation of the OPCW as a result of its \"unacceptable practices | …
globalresearch.ca/organization-prohibition-chemical-weapons-falsifies-report-chemical-weapon-attack-douma-syria-april-7-2018/5706334

\'Don\'t be in a rush to die, you\'ll die anyway\': Chechen leader Kadyrov urges public to stop panicking over coronavirus
rt.com | 2020-03-15
With hysteria over the coronavirus on the rise, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has urged his countrymen to keep calm, not to shun traditional medicine, and care less about what is beyond one\'s control

Stop Hoarding Food
Stop Mass Hysteria | indybay.org | 2020-03-15
I went shopping at Safeway in San Francisco today and found many empty shelves. The one section that was fully stocked was the fruit and vegetable section, nature\'s medicine chest, as most fruit and vegetables have Vitamin C, nature\'s antidote to viruses, infections and cancer. There is no reason to hoard anything at all.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/15/18831547.php

Online Event: Combatting Coronavirus in our Community–What Works, Why Now (live stream)
The Commonweath Club | indybay.org | 2020-03-15
Via live stream online…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/14/18831522.php

\'Persuasion is OVER\': Illinois ORDERS restaurants to turn away \'dine-in customers\' as California urges bars to close over Covid-19
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Illinois governor announced the partial closure of bars and restaurants to keep citizens \"safe\" from the coronavirus, while California put out new guidelines urging elder citizens to remain home and some businesses to close. | In Illinois, the closures will begin at the end of the business day on Monday and continue through March 30. The restaurants and bars will only be closed to \"dine-in customers,\" meaning some businesses will remain open to fulfill pickup orders. | Governor J.B Pritzker said in his announcement that the measures will keep Illinois \"safe,\" according to \"experts.\" He revealed the reason for…
rt.com/usa/483198-california-illinois-restaurants-bars-close/

Long lines beset US airports with passengers reportedly waiting up to 10 HOURS to get through due to Covid-19 screening (PHOTOS)
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Thousands have lined up in long queues to get their bags and pass customs at airports across the US, with photos of the crowds going viral. The chaos has been blamed on enhanced coronavirus checks under the European travel ban. | Also on rt.com | | US to suspend all travel to UK & Ireland from Monday night due to pandemic | O\'Hare Airport in Chicago, Illinois, one of world\'s busiest airports by passenger traffic, has been overwhelmed with a sea of people, with photos and videos by stranded travelers showing long lines leading up to the baggage line and cu…
rt.com/usa/483161-airports-us-travel-ban-chaos/

How Singapore has taken control of the virus and avoided panic
Manfred Rist, Singapore | indybay.org | 2020-03-15
The city-state has ledarned a lot from the sars crisis and is not letting the coronavirus get it down. Not all recipes are transferable to other countries, but some are. And unusual measures are being taken to ensure the cohesion of society. This article published on 3/9/2020 in the Neue Zurich Zeitung newspaper is translated from the German.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/14/18831520.php

Teachers, Parents Beg: Close New York City\'s Schools!
Ross Barkan | thenation.com | 2020-03-15
Teachers, Parents Beg: Close New York City\'s Schools!
thenation.com/article/society/coronavirus-schools-nyc/

Utah police departments ASK criminals to \'cease\' crime until further notice… because coronavirus
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Several Utah police departments have pleaded with criminals to stop their \"nefarious\" behavior in light of increasing amounts of coronavirus cases in the US. Is this all one big joke? | It\'s difficult to tell how seriously the US government is taking the coronavirus when politicians are urging people to quarantine themselves indoors, but state officials are using the virus as a punchline. | The Salt Lake City Police Department responded to the coronavirus by asking \"all criminal activities/nefarious behavior to cease until further notice. We appreciate your anticipated cooperation in halting crime & thank crim…
rt.com/usa/483195-utah-police-crime-coronavirus/

We Need to Address the Coronavirus Crisis by Reducing Inequality
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-15
We all have to come together. We need to help each other. We don\'t have time for politics as usual. | In times of crisis

Prayer Will Not Stop the Coronavirus
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove | thenation.com | 2020-03-15
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove Prayer Will Not Stop the Coronavirus…
thenation.com/article/society/national-day-prayer-coronavirus/

UK to put all citizens over 70 into isolation for MONTHS as coronavirus spreads across the country
rt.com | 2020-03-15
UK\'s Health Secretary confirmed plans to isolate people aged over 70 for up to four months amid a coronavirus pandemic. The goal is to protect them, but critics say it may be a really bad idea. | Isolating the elderly is \"clearly in the action plan\" Health Secretary Matt Hancock has told Sky News, confirming earlier reports in the British media. \"We will be setting it out with more detail when it\'s the right time to do,\" he added, which may come within weeks. | \"We absolutely appreciate that it is a very big ask of the elderly and the vulnerable, and it\'s for their own self-protection,\" Hancock told Sky News\'…
rt.com/uk/483166-uk-elderly-people-isolation/

France says border remains OPEN amid reports of Germany readying to isolate from neighbors
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Franco-German frontier remains opened, yet border controls have been reinforced, French government has said. Earlier reports suggested that Berlin decided to shut it altogether in a bid to stop the coronavirus outbreak. | The tightened controls are set to limit \"non-essential exchange\" between the two countries, according to France\'s Interior Minister Christophe Castaner. | \"These French and German controls do not constitute a closure of our common border,\" the minister said in a statement. \"They are set to limit non-essential exchanges between our two countries in order to limit the spread of the virus.\" | Ea…
rt.com/news/483184-france-germany-border-open/

Johnson facing calls for transparency over handling of coronavirus outbreak
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-03-15
Boris Johnson has been criticised over how the government communicates plans to stem the spread of the coronavirus outbreak and faced calls for greater transparency. | The prime minister was under increased pressure to publish the data Downing Street was relying on to make decisions on how to counteract the spread of Covid-19. | There was criticism over how individual journalists and publications were learning government plans before they are announced to the wider public. | Johnson faced calls to increase press conferences to detail plans and face questioning as it emerged over-70s could be told \"in the coming w…
thecanary.co/uk/2020/03/15/johnson-facing-calls-for-transparency-over-handling-of-coronavirus-outbreak/

Coronavirus Is Poised to Inflame Inequality in Schools
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-15
The threat of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, is forcing educators across the country to think about what they\'ll do if they have to close their schools for weeks or even months at a time. State and federal agencies have advised schools to create online learning plans to minimize the disruption to student learning. For some schools, that\'s a small leap. Their students have internet connections at home, laptops they can work from, teachers who know how to design online lessons and a strong foundation of in-school…
truthout.org/articles/coronavirus-is-poised-to-inflame-inequality-in-schools/

\'Don\'t be in a rush to die, you\'ll die anyway\': Chechen leader Kadyrov urges public to stop panicking over coronavirus
rt.com | 2020-03-15
With hysteria over the coronavirus on the rise, Chechnya\'s Ramzan Kadyrov has urged his people to keep calm, not to shun traditional medicine, and worry less about what is beyond their control

Italy\'s coronavirus deaths soar to over 1,800 with nearly 25k infected
rt.com | 2020-03-15
Italian officials have revealed 368 additional Covid-19 related deaths with the new total standing at 1,809 people. This represents a record toll for one-day in the pandemic. | The number of infected patients within the locked-down country has also risen dramatically from 21,157 to 24,747, according to the country\'s civil protection authority. | Italy is currently believed to be the hardest struck nation from the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic outside China. The nation was put on lockdown less than a week ago in an effort to combat the spread of coronavirus, with PM Giuseppe Conte referring to the country as a…
rt.com/newsline/483187-italys-coronavirus-deaths-record/

Mandates above all? Macron declares himself \'guarantor of HEALTH & democracy\' as Paris pushes citizens to vote amid coronavirus
rt.com | 2020-03-15
The pandemic has put France on lockdown, with public venues and shops shut down. Polling stations, however, were not only spared, but Paris eagerly pushed the people to vote in local polls, despite health concerns and criticism. | The unstoppable spread of the new coronavirus, known as Covid-19 has prompted the French government to shut down all \"non-essential\" public venues, be they shops, bars, restaurants, or even schools. Still, the polling stations appear to be just essential enough for Paris to be willing to risk the lives of the French electorate. | Despite the growing threat of the disease outbreak, wh…
rt.com/news/483177-french-vote-coronavrius-macron/