Jewish Activists Demand Governor Newsom Release Detainees In Light of Covid-19 Outbreak
Leon Kunstenaar | indybay.org | 2020-03-24
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
Julian Assange to apply for bail amid coronavirus dangers in British prisons
wsws.org | 2020-03-24
A press release issued by WikiLeaks stated that Assange's lawyers "will argue that he is vulnerable to the COVID-19 outbreak in the prison where he is on remand."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/24/assa-m24.html
After the Lockdown: A Global Coronavirus Vaccination Program
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-24
The tendency is towards a Worldwide lockdown spearheaded by fear and media disinformation. Currently, hundreds of millions of people Worldwide are under lockdown. | What is the next step in the evolution of the COV-19 Crisis? | A coronavirus vaccine program was …
globalresearch.ca/after-the-lockdown-a-global-coronavirus-vaccination-program/5706547
Power in a Time of Coronavirus
Norman Solomon | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-24
Every day now we're waking up into an extreme real-life nightmare, while responses are still routinely lagging far behind what's at stake. Urgency is reality. The horrific momentum of the coronavirus is personal, social and political. In those realms, a baseline formula is "passivity = death." The imperative is to do vastly better. Consistent individual…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/24/power-in-a-time-of-coronavirus/
Power in a Time of Coronavirus
Norman Solomon | indybay.org | 2020-03-24
Fighting against intentional neglect and greedy stupidity…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/23/18831742.php
OAS head Luis Almagro's new term promises more corruption, cronyism and coup-plotting
The Grayzone | thegrayzone.com | 2020-03-24
The shocking story of the most incompetent, unethical and imperial-minded Secretary General in the history of the Organization of American…
thegrayzone.com/2020/03/23/oas-luis-almagros-corruption-cronyism-coup-plotting/
The Not-So-Shocking Report on Israeli Weapons Exports
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-24
The Middle East region, battered by wars and adjoining humanitarian crises that have left millions of people stateless, hungry and diseased, is in urgent need for peace, security and reconstruction. Thanks to the US, Russian, French, Israeli and other weapons manufacturers, however, it is now the dumping ground for military hardware, an ominous sign for …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/03/the-not-so-shocking-report-on-israeli-weapons-exports/
California Nurses Association protest in Oakland against lack of protective gear
Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-03-24
Last Friday, I watched around 4 first responders from a fire truck in Oakland respond to the needs of someone that was hauled off to the hospital. I was shocked that the first responders were not wearing any protective gear or N95 respirators. Barely three days later, nurses from the California Nurses Association and National Nurses United held a protest Monday evening March 23, in front of Kaiser Permanente in Oakland. They protested against the lack of protective gear and weakening of standards by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) needed to protect them from getting sick during the coronavirus COVID-19 pand…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/24/18831760.php
Under pressure from online protests over coronavirus concerns, GameStop shutters California stores
wsws.org | 2020-03-24
The half-measure concessions, which went into effect Sunday, also included keeping stores in the rest of the United States operating with "delivery-to-door" service.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/24/game-m24.html
Social movements in times of pandemic: another world is needed
Donatella della Porta | zcomm.org | 2020-03-24
Faced with the glaring need for radical and complex transformation, social movements in times of crisis act differently from protests…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/social-movements-in-times-of-pandemic-another-world-is-needed/
Austerity Has Weakened Our Ability to Fight the COVID-19 Pandemic
Patrick Cockburn | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-24
"I have delivered food parcels to four families this morning," says Paula Spencer, who runs the community centre in Thanington, a deprived district on the outskirts of Canterbury. Two of the families had called for help because they had symptoms of the coronavirus, and two simply needed food to eat. There are no signs of…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/24/austerity-has-weakened-our-ability-to-fight-the-covid-19-pandemic/
Trump, putting Profit Motive and Reelection over Public Health
Juan Cole | zcomm.org | 2020-03-24
How Trump is Undermining Coronavirus Social Distancing Strategy…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/trump-putting-profit-motive-and-reelection-over-public-health/
Sanctions: Unilateral Coercive Measures for Regime Change in Venezuela
Nino Pagliccia | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-24
In discussing the issue of "sanctions" there are two main points that need to be made. One is the use of the correct terminology when referring to the government actions that the US, Canada and the EU take in order to achieve regime change. The second is of course the impact that those actions have.
counterpunch.org/2020/03/24/sanctions-unilateral-coercive-measures-for-regime-change-in-venezuela/
An Emergency Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic
Bernie Sanders | zcomm.org | 2020-03-24
We must begin thinking on a scale comparable to the threat, and make sure that we are protecting working people, low-income people, and the most vulnerable communities, not just giant corporations and Wall Street…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/an-emergency-response-to-the-coronavirus-pandemic/
COVID-19 Green New Deal
Nick Rabb | zcomm.org | 2020-03-24
The COVID-19 mitigation effort presents an unexpected blueprint for what rapid change in the face of a climate crisis might look like. In fact, the current situation should give us hope in our ability to cope with rapid change and encourage us to recognize our resilience…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/covid-19-green-new-deal/
COVID-19 hits Nevada: Catastrophic job losses coupled with woefully inadequate health care infrastructure
wsws.org | 2020-03-24
Hundreds of thousands of workers have been laid off and Nevada's sparse health care infrastructure is buckling as community spread of coronavirus takes hold.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/24/lvcv-m24.html
Risk of wider outbreak of COVID-19 remains high in South Korea
wsws.org | 2020-03-24
Workers are being kept on the job, exposing themselves and their communities to greater risks.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/24/skor-m24.html
Honduras's Deadly Water Wars
Jared Olson | thenation.com | 2020-03-24
Honduras's Deadly Water Wars…
thenation.com/article/world/honduras-mine-conflict/
Twenty-three die in Colombia prison revolt over coronavirus conditions
wsws.org | 2020-03-24
Amid fears of the rapidly spreading pandemic, prison riots erupted across Colombia and were brutally suppressed by prison guards.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/24/colo-m24.html
The Conquerors of America
Manuel García, Jr. | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-24
Patrick Weidhaas, a colleague of mine from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and also a colleague from the union group there (Society of Professional Scientists and Engineers) sent me a note saying: You may remember Ben Santer from the Lab, one of the foremost climate scientists. He just published an article in the online Scientific…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/24/the-conquerors-of-america/
Online Event: Invisible Threats: COVID-19 and Climate Change (live stream)
The Commonwealth Club | indybay.org | 2020-03-24
Online live stream event…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/23/18831746.php
All Marin Parks to be Closed Amid COVID-19 Spread
LKPMCPR | indybay.org | 2020-03-24
Ignoring epidemic rules, crowds seeking recreation fill Marin's open areas. Food workers in delis and markets endangered.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/22/18831734.php
China's first locked-down province of Hubei, where coronavirus originated, to reopen on March 25
rt.com | 2020-03-24
Beijing is lifting travel restrictions on Hubei Province on Wednesday, as China's fight against Covid-19 is yielding positive results. Even constraints on the city of Wuhan, where the virus first emerged, will be lifted in April. | Residents will once again be allowed to travel in and out of the country's central Hubei Province starting from March 25, the regional health commission announced on Tuesday. Travel bans in the region's capital, Wuhan, where the coronavirus outbreak started, will be lifted on April 8. | Wuhan was the first city in China to be quarantined, and along with several of Hubei's other majo…
rt.com/news/483909-china-to-lift-hubei-lockdown/
'Why did we vote?' French election officials sick a week after controversial ballot held amid Covid-19
rt.com | 2020-03-24
Holding a nationwide election during an epidemic may not seem like the wisest move, but France went along with it. Fast forward a week, and some people who made the voting possible report they have contracted the coronavirus. | The first round of municipal elections in France took place on March 15, even as the government was shutting down non-essential public venues and calling on people to stay at home
COVID-19 Patients Should Not Face Surprise Medical Bills
Eileen Appelbaum, Roesmary Batt | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-24
In the crush of news over the explosive spread of COVID-19, Congress has moved aggressively to pass the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. While imperfect, this bill will do much to provide free COVID-19 testing and extended paid sick leave for many but not all workers. But it doesn't cover hospitalization or care needed for…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/24/covid-19-patients-should-not-face-surprise-medical-bills/
Beijing to quarantine & test ALL foreign arrivals for Covid-19 as outbreaks accelerate outside China
rt.com | 2020-03-24
China's capital city has stepped up measures to detect and contain those carrying the coronavirus, isolating all travelers arriving from other countries and testing them for the lethal pathogen, the state-run Beijing Daily newspaper reported on Tuesday. | Starting on March 25, Beijing health authorities will require anyone traveling to the capital from overseas to enter centralized quarantine and undergo an RNA test for the virus, part of enhanced containment measures adopted as Covid-19 hotspots flare up across Europe, the Americas and elsewhere in Asia. | Those who arrived in China over the past 14 days will…
rt.com/newsline/483906-beijing-test-quarantine-foreigners/
Scale of current economic downturn unprecedented since 1929 Great Depression, French economy minister says
rt.com | 2020-03-24
France is facing an economic crisis that can only be compared to the Great Depression of 1929, the minister of the economy and finance, Bruno Le Maire, warned as he laid out government plans to mitigate the damage. | The French government will not "allow the flagships of our industry… to go up in smoke just because there is an economic crisis of a magnitude unprecedented since the 1929 Great Depression in the West," Bruno Le Maire said in an interview with France Info on Tuesday. | The minister was discussing ways French businesses can be assisted to traverse the economic slowdown aggravated by the Covid-19…
rt.com/news/483922-great-depression-french-minister/
The Case for an Indictment of the US Government for Criminal Negligence for its Bungled Response to COVID-19
Kary Love | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-24
The charge is criminal negligence. Criminal Negligence exists as follows: "Everyone is criminally negligent who in doing anything, or in omitting to do anything that it is his duty to do, shows wanton or reckless disregard for the lives or safety of other persons." Failure to defend the lives of the people against a known…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/24/the-case-for-an-indictment-of-the-us-government-for-criminal-negligence-for-its-bungled-response-to-covid-19/
Coughing but winning: Russia's 'unwell' Nepo destroys Chinese rivals & surges into World Chess Candidates lead
rt.com | 2020-03-24
Ian Nepomniachtchi has beaten two Chinese rivals to forge ahead at the World Chess Candidates in Ekaterinburg, despite suffering from a persistent cough. The event may be called off if the Russian tests positive for Covid-19. | The 29-year-old Nepomniachtchi (known as 'Nepo' by fans) played his moves in double-quick time to beat China's Ding Liren in dramatic fashion in round 6 of the Candidates Tournament, opening up a full 1-point lead at 4.5/6 over his nearest rival, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France. If Nepo can retain his lead and win the event, he will challenge Norwegian world champion Magnus Carlsen for…
rt.com/sport/483928-world-chess-candidates-ian-nepomniachtchi/
Five Demands for Emergency COVID-19 Survival
Dave Id | indybay.org | 2020-03-24
With the Bay Area and now all of California on coronavirus lockdown, millions going without paychecks and health insurance, prisoners and unsheltered folks at great risk of contracting the virus, wheatpaste posters have gone up in Oakland making five reasonable demands to increase our collective chance at survival.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/22/18831726.php
Death By Tweetstorm: a Win-Win for Trump
John Galbraith Simmons | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-24
For lack of respirators, patients with severe respiratory distress from COVID-19 will die as the epidemic unfolds. A drug to treat the disease is urgently needed. But the US press subjected news about hydroxychloroquine, a potential treatment, to an excess of caution in response to a Trump tweetstorm. Journalists and health care professionals alike were whipsawed by the president's irresponsible ballyhooing of the drug amid deprecatory assertions of "anecdotal" evidence by Anthony Fauci at the CDC.
counterpunch.org/2020/03/24/death-by-tweetstorm-a-win-win-for-trump/
Covid-19 cases in Germany surge by 4,700+ in one day, with 28 new deaths
rt.com | 2020-03-24
A total of 4,764 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded across Germany, with 28 deaths, the federal Robert Koch Institute (RKI), which releases daily monitoring of the disease, announced on Tuesday. | Overall, the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus grew from 22,672 to 27,436 within one day, RKI reported. There have been 28 new deaths, bringing the nation's death toll to 114. | Germany has a relatively low death rate from Covid-19 compared to other nations, but remains among the hardest-hit countries in terms of people infected. | Several German states, including Bavaria and Saxony, introduced quarantine mea…
rt.com/news/483912-germany-coronavirus-cases-increase/
New Zealand health workers speak out on lack of preparation for COVID-19 pandemic
wsws.org | 2020-03-24
One nurse told the WSWS: "All the health workers are just going to get infected themselves, and then there's going to be nobody to look after anybody."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/24/intv-m24.html
Covid-19 Global Lockdown
CJ Hopkins | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-24
Let's try a little thought experiment. Just for fun. To pass the time while we're indefinitely locked down inside our homes, compulsively checking the Covid-19 "active cases" and "total death" count, washing our hands every twenty minutes, and attempting not …
globalresearch.ca/covid-19-global-lockdown/5707087
Modolva, COVID-19 & Lessons With Former Federal OSHA Investigator Darrell Whitman
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-03-24
Former Federal OSHA WPP investigator and lawyer who is now in Moldova reports on how this poor Eastern European country is grappling with the coronavirus unlike the panic in the US.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/23/18831736.php
Tele-Town Hall on Covid-19 for Santa Clara County (call-in event)
MCISCC | indybay.org | 2020-03-24
Telephone town hall call-in event…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/23/18831749.php
The quiet before the surge: US physicians speak on the COVID-19 pandemic
wsws.org | 2020-03-24
The WSWS spoke to three physicians as the coronavirus pandemic continues to escalate in the United States.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/24/doct-m24.html
Trains and buses disinfected in Wuhan & checkpoints removed as city prepares to end lockdown (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-03-24
Disinfection teams have been deployed to transport hubs in the Chinese city of Wuhan
How a Police State Will Deal With the COVID-19 Pandemic
John W. Whitehead | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-24
counterpunch.org/2020/03/24/120744/
Legalization for All Statement: Covid19 and DACA
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-03-24
Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from the Legalization for All Network. | The Legalization for All (L4A) Network is a coalition of various individuals and organizations from around the U.S. who fight to win legalization for all undocumented and Temporary-status peoples in the U.S. The need for full equality has never been clearer than in the face of a global pandemic, like Covid-19. Trump and the ruling-class have nothing stopping them from making changes that could devastate the undocumented, as the majority of people are preoccupied with the very real danger of Coronavirus. | Putti…
fightbacknews.org/2020/3/23/legalization-all-statement-covid19-and-daca
Jubilee USA Urges Immediate IMF Covid-19 Action
Kate Zeller | indybay.org | 2020-03-24
Religious Development Group Proposes Solutions for Pandemic Economic Impacts…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/23/18831740.php
At Port of Oakland, ILWU Tells SAA We Want Health/Safety Protection from COVID-19
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-03-24
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
France to close open-air markets, crack down on JOGGING to stop coronavirus spread
rt.com | 2020-03-24
France is set to tighten its coronavirus lockdown rules, closing open-air markets and limiting outdoor workouts, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has said. Stricter rules come as the nation's Covid-19 death toll continues to mount. | Speaking to TF1 TV on Monday, Philippe announced he was about to sign a new decree, imposing stricter lockdown in the country. The restrictions, he noted, might be in force for "several more weeks." | A lot of citizens want normalcy to return, but it's not happening soon | The new measures, expected to take effect on Tuesday, include closure of the majority of open-air markets acro…
rt.com/news/483893-france-ban-jogging-coronavirus/
Germany: Appalling lack of protective equipment in COVID-19 outbreak
wsws.org | 2020-03-24
It is still virtually impossible to be tested for the life-threatening virus and there is a lack of protective marks and other urgently needed equipment for health care workers.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/24/geco-m24.html
Ramsey Orta denied basic safety measures in Solitary Confinement as COVID-19 virus spreads
WeCopwatch | indybay.org | 2020-03-24
Ramsey Orta and other inmates in the New York State Prison system are extremely vulnerable to the COVID-19 virus. If Governor Cuomo does not act now, it will be blood on his hands.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/22/18831721.php
A Pandemic Comes to the U.S
Lawrence Davidson | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-24
Part I–Uncomprehending and Unprepared On 10 March 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters in reference to the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19), "It will go away, just stay calm." He added, "It's really working out. And a lot of good things are going to happen." (This is also the president's attitude toward global warming.) When soon…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/24/a-pandemic-comes-to-the-u-s/
Devil in the details: Media jumps to blame Trump for death of man who self-medicated with FISH TANK CLEANER containing chloroquine
rt.com | 2020-03-24
An Arizona man has died after consuming a substance used to clean aquariums
Florida residents on COVID-19 pandemic: "There is no way we can go longer than a month at this rate."
wsws.org | 2020-03-24
Workers and students spoke with the WSWS about lack of supplies, limited testing, and growing concerns over the economic, social, and health impact on their families and friends.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/24/flco-m24.html
Business as Usual: Coronavirus, Iran and US Sanctions
Binoy Kampmark | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-24
Never discount the importance of venality in international relations. While pandemics should provide the glue for a unified front in response
Cashing in on Degrading Public Lands: How Welfare Ranchers Reap a Beef Bonanza From Weeds They Caused
Katie Fite | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-24
Gutting the Grazing Regulations BLM is preparing an EIS to eviscerate the already weak and often toothless public lands grazing regulations, strip nearly all controls from grazing permits, and add new grazing categories that will increase the livestock burden on public lands and the planet. Current BLM regulations are already heavily weighted towards satisfying the…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/24/cashing-in-on-degrading-public-lands-how-welfare-ranchers-reap-a-beef-bonanza-from-weeds-they-caused/