Working-class immigrants terrorized by Trump administration avoid COVID-19 testing, treatment
wsws.org | 2020-04-16
Reports from doctors, immigration lawyers and community organizations reveal that a significant number of immigrants, despite showing symptoms associated with COVID-19, have avoided getting tested.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/16/immi-a16.html

Arab League warns of virus risk in Syria refugee camps
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-16
The Arab League warned Wednesday that a humanitarian disaster could occur if the coronavirus pandemic spreads in refugee camps in Syria.A statement by the bloc's 22 Arab nations came after a meeting between its Secretary General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit and UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen.They discussed the dangerous consequences of the spread of the virus among refugees and asylum seekers, and the importance of an Idlib cease-fire agreement, inked March 5 between Turkey and Russia, to prevent the military escalation in the region.The statement said many of those who live in camps do so in poor health condition…
yenisafak.com/en/world/arab-league-warns-of-virus-risk-in-syria-refugee-camps-3517103

Andrew Cuomo is NOT bae: exposing the governor's thuggish record with Randy Credico
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2020-04-16
Millions of dollars of free earned advertising from his brother on CNN can not cover up the real record of…
thegrayzone.com/2020/04/16/andrew-cuomo-governors-randy-credico/

Bolivian coup leader freaks out on The Grayzone for 'fascist' label in complaint to OAS 'human rights' arm
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-04-16
The director of far-right Bolivian coup leader Camacho's presidential campaign threw a slander-laced tantrum against The Grayzone in a letter…
thegrayzone.com/2020/04/16/bolivia-coup-the-grayzone-cidh-camacho-maclean/

The Decade of Transformation: Being in Balance with Nature
Kevin Zeese | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-16
This is the fourth newsletter in our series on the 2020s as a decade of transformation See Remaking International Relations, Remaking the Economy for the People, and Remaking Healthcare. In addition to COVID-19 and the economic collapse, …
globalresearch.ca/decade-transformation-balance-nature/5709799

Coronavirus stimulus bill funds State Dept/USAID operations that once helped trigger polio outbreak in Syria
Max Blumenthal | thegrayzone.com | 2020-04-16
A look at recent USAID schemes from Pakistan to Syria shows US empire can be very hazardous to your health….
thegrayzone.com/2020/04/16/coronavirus-stimulus-state-usaid-polio-syria/

Video: Coronavirus: Economic and Social Collapse: Mass Unemployment, Bankruptcy, Poverty and Despair
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-16
There is a serious health crisis which must be duly resolved. But there is another important dimension which has to be addressed. | Millions of people have lost their jobs, and their lifelong savings. In developing countries, poverty and despair prevail. …
globalresearch.ca/video-corona-virus-economic-and-social-collapse-bankruptcy-debt-and-poverty/5709883

Pandemic Is a Portal: Arundhati Roy on COVID-19 in India, Imagining Another World & Fighting for It
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-04-16
Officials in India say six major cities are coronavirus hot spots, including the capital city, New Delhi. We go there to speak with writer and activist Arundhati Roy, who has a new essay on how "The Pandemic Is a Portal." She says, "You have the sense that you're sitting on some kind of explosive substance," and describes how the government of Narendra Modi is using the pandemic to crack down on opponents and dissidents.
www.democracynow.org/2020/4/16/arundhati_roy_coronavirus_india

Pandemic Is a Portal: Arundhati Roy on COVID-19 in India, Imagining Another World & Fighting for It
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-04-16
Officials in India say six major cities are coronavirus hot spots, including the capital city, New Delhi. We go there to speak with writer and activist Arundhati Roy, who has a new essay on how "The Pandemic Is a Portal." She says, "You have the sense that you're sitting on some kind of explosive substance," and describes how the government of Narendra Modi is using the pandemic to crack down on opponents and dissidents.
www.democracynow.org/2020/4/16/arundhati_roy_coronavirus_india

India's Prime Minister Is Using Pandemic to Repress Dissent, Says Arundhati Roy
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-16
Officials in India say six major cities are coronavirus hot spots, including the capital city, New Delhi. We go there to speak with writer and activist Arundhati Roy, who has a new essay on how "The Pandemic Is a Portal." She says, "You have the sense that you're sitting on some kind of explosive substance," and describes how the government of Narendra Modi is using the pandemic to crack down on opponents and dissidents. | TRANSCRIPT: | This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its…
truthout.org/video/indias-prime-minister-is-using-pandemic-to-repress-dissent-says-arundhati-roy/

India's Prime Minister Is Using Pandemic to Repress Dissent, Says Arundhati Roy
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-16
Officials in India say six major cities are coronavirus hot spots, including the capital city, New Delhi. We go there to speak with writer and activist Arundhati Roy, who has a new essay on how "The Pandemic Is a Portal." She says, "You have the sense that you're sitting on some kind of explosive substance," and describes how the government of Narendra Modi is using the pandemic to crack down on opponents and dissidents. | Please check back later for full transcript.
truthout.org/video/indias-prime-minister-is-using-pandemic-to-repress-dissent-says-arundhati-roy/

German court rules blanket ban on demonstrations 'UNCONSTITUTIONAL' as Merkel plans easing of Covid-19 restrictions
rt.com | 2020-04-16
Covid-19 health concerns are not grounds for a general ban on public demonstrations, a German court has ruled, after activists took a case arguing that Berlin's current restrictions on public gatherings are unconstitutional. | If they adhere to social distancing rules, Germans should have the right to hold political protests, the Constitutional Court said in the Thursday ruling. | Activists in Giessen, a town in the federal state of Hesse, had planned a protest march to denounce new rules that ban gatherings of more than two people in public, arguing that they were in breach of the country's constitution and c…
rt.com/news/486048-germany-court-ban-unconstitutional/

What about Beslan? Russian Human Rights Council fears change in WWII end date may overshadow anniversary of massacre
rt.com | 2020-04-16
Most of the world recognizes September 2, 1945 as the day World War II concluded. Following Victory Day in Europe that May, the conflict continued in Asia for four more months, until Japan formally surrendered. | In Russia, a plan to move the date has upset some activists. On Tuesday, the national parliament (State Duma) passed a law changing the final day of the Second World War to September 3. However, this coincides with another devastating tragedy – the Beslan School Massacre. | According to Chairman of the State Duma's Defense Committee Vladimir Shamanov, moving the date matches the reality in the Soviet…
rt.com/russia/486012-wwii-end-date-change/

The Coming Revolt – and the peaceful solidarity for a Just World Society
Kanoh Nishizawa | indybay.org | 2020-04-16
As capitalism gets exposed for its savagery, there will be tumult, and revolt of the oppressed. In this new environment, we should express peaceful solidarity if we want a chance at a Just World Society.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/14/18832351.php

History is More or Less Bunk: Coronavirus as Peacemaker?
Tom Engelhardt | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-16
Let me quote a Trumpian figure from long ago, Henry Ford. That's right, the bigot who created the Ford Motor Company (and once even ran for president). Back in 1916, in an interview with a Chicago Tribune reporter, he offered this bit of wisdom on the subject of history:…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/16/history-is-more-or-less-bunk-coronavirus-as-peacemaker/

History is More or Less Bunk: Coronavirus as Peacemaker?
Tom Engelhardt | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-16
Let me quote a Trumpian figure from long ago, Henry Ford. That's right, the bigot who created the Ford Motor Company (and once even ran for president). Back in 1916, in an interview with a Chicago Tribune reporter, he offered this bit of wisdom on the subject of history:…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/16/history-is-more-or-less-bunk-coronavirus-as-peacemaker/

Azerbaijani leader thanks Turkey for show of solidarity
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-16
A top Azerbaijani leader on Wednesday praised Turkey over a recent mutual display of solidarity against coronavirus."I express my deep gratitude to fraternal Turkey. Our countries always stand by each other, on both joyful and difficult days," First Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva said on Instagram.She added: "This is our unity, our strength. I wish our peoples the best of health, and our countries peace and prosperity. May Almighty God bless our world!"Over the last week, Turkey and Azerbaijan lit up iconic buildings in Ankara and Baku, their respective capitals, with both countries' flags, honoring their cooper…
yenisafak.com/en/news/azerbaijani-leader-thanks-turkey-for-show-of-solidarity-3517106

Colombia: Red Rags on Windows to Protest Amid Quarantine
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-16
Faced with the inability of President Ivan Duque administration to manage the COVID-19 pandemic, Colombians are displaying red cloths on windows to express their dissatisfaction. | RELATED: | Colombia: Police Abuse Becomes Common During COVID-19 Outbreak | ‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã"They said to take out red rags if people needed help. Today the red rag seems to be the new flag in the most humble neighborhoods. Hunger is…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombia-Red-Rags-on-Windows-to-Protest-Amid-Quarantine-20200416-0005.html

#ClimateStrike: Virtual Protest Against Chase Bank to #Stop The Money Pipeline
350.org Bay Area & many others | indybay.org | 2020-04-16
Online protest actions…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/16/18832428.php

Watching Hong Kong Cop Movies After 10 Months of Tear Gas
Jaime Chu | thenation.com | 2020-04-16
Watching Hong Kong Cop Movies After 10 Months of Tear Gas…
thenation.com/article/culture/hong-kong-police-movies-protests/

Australian police use COVID-19 emergency powers to ban refugee detention protest
wsws.org | 2020-04-16
The police action, which state Premier Daniel Andrews' Labor government must have authorised, constitutes a direct attack on the right to protest.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/16/prot-a16.html

Anti-Choice Signs, Assault Rifles Suggest Michigan Rally Wasn't About Quarantine
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-16
While stay-in-place orders across the country continue to remain in place with the support of the overwhelming majority of Americans, right-wing demonstrators have decided to engage in street protests against the measures

UN sends humanitarian aid to Idlib, Syria
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-16
The United Nations on Thursday sent 63 truckloads of humanitarian aid to Idlib, the northwestern Syrian province where millions remain in desperate need of assistance.The aid trucks entered Syria through the Cilvegozu border in Turkey's southern Hatay province, which borders Idlib.The supplies will be distributed to people in Idlib city and nearby rural areas.Syria has been ravaged by a civil war since early 2011 when the Assad regime cracked down on pro-democracy protesters.Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed and more than 10 million remain displaced, according to UN estimates.Idlib falls within a d…
yenisafak.com/en/news/un-sends-humanitarian-aid-to-idlib-syria-3517102

Brazil: Bolsonaro Fails to Manage COVID-19 Crisis
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-16
The Federal Supreme Court (STF) on Thursday validated the autonomy of State and Municipal governments in making decisions to contain the new coronavirus pandemic. | RELATED: | Bolsonaro Is Good President Only for 33 Percent of Brazilians | The STF's decision acknowledges that President Jair Bolsonaro has been unable to take the necessary measures to contain COVID-19 in the country, which has been hit hardest by the pandemic in Latin America. | "The STF's verdict is a defeat for…
telesurenglish.net/news/brazil-bolsonaro-fails-to-manage-crisis-by-covid19-20200416-0003.html

In Palestine, COVID-19 Meets the Israeli Occupation
Yara Hawari | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-16
The first measures taken against COVID-19 in the West Bank occurred in early March after the confirmation of seven cases in Bethlehem that were linked to a Greek tourist group. The Palestinian Authority (PA) declared a state of emergency and …
globalresearch.ca/palestine-covid-19-meets-israeli-occupation/5709832

Is American Exceptionalism Shaping Our Scientific Response to the Coronavirus?
David Swanson | mintpressnews.com | 2020-04-16
While New York City suffers through coronavirus, it's worth recalling that in the name of science in 1966, the U.S. government released bacteria in the New York subways. And that is just the tip of the iceberg.
mintpressnews.com/american-exceptionalism-shaping-scientific-response-to-coronavirus/266695/

Now That Charlottesville Can Remove Monuments, Should It?
David Swanson | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-16
News reports proclaim that the Governor of Virginia has signed into law a bill allowing localities in Virginia to remove Confederate statues. In reality, this new law allows Virginia cities and counties to remove, alter, or relocate any war monuments

Now That Charlottesville Can Remove Monuments, Should It?
David Swanson | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-16
News reports proclaim that the Governor of Virginia has signed into law a bill allowing localities in Virginia to remove Confederate statues. In reality, this new law allows Virginia cities and counties to remove, alter, or relocate any war monuments

Coronavirus Pandemic Has Shown that Mediterranean Europe Does Not Need THE EU
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-16
Germany's long history of wanting to rule the entirety of Europe extends back to both World Wars in the 20th Century, and perhaps even earlier. The German political structures believed that through war and conquest it could dominate the continent …
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-pandemic-shown-mediterranean-europe-does-not-need-eu/5709824

The Russians Get Blamed Again, but Who Is Really Subverting American Democracy?
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-16
It is perhaps inevitable that a major health panic like the coronavirus will have political ramifications based on whether those most affected by the illness will perceive that the government performed well or poorly in the crisis. The government for …
globalresearch.ca/russians-get-blamed-again-who-really-subverting-american-democracy/5709858

Venezuela Seeks to Perform 10 Million Tests for COVID-19
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-16
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro Wednesday mentioned that his administration is taking action to carry out 10 million detection tests for COVID-19. | RELATED: | Venezuela Has the Lowest Contagion Rate in Latin America | "We have to get at least 10 million tests with the help of the World Health Organization (WHO), the Pan American Health Organization, China…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-Seeks-to-Perform-10-Million-Tests-for-COVID-19-20200416-0002.html

The Russia-Saudi Oil-Price War Is a Fraud and a Farce
Mike Whitney | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-16
The Russia-Saudi oil-price war is a fabrication concocted by the media. There's not a word of truth to any of it. Yes, there was a dust up at an OPEC meeting in early March that led to production increases and …
globalresearch.ca/russia-saudi-oil-price-war-fraud-farce/5709856

"World War C" Presents a Host of Challenges for Central Asia
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-16
Central Asia is at risk of collapse if the socio-economic consequences of World War C aren't addressed after much-needed remittance flows from Russia were abruptly cut off as a result of that country's emergency quarantine measures, which in turn could …
globalresearch.ca/world-war-c-presents-challenges-central-asia/5709810

Coronavirus and the Crisis of African American Human Rights
Ajamu Baraka | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-16
Pushing workers back to work and attempting to "normalize" the economy was the growing consensus among the capitalist class, not just Trump. | "Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and …
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-crisis-african-american-human-rights/5709781

Intensifying Sanctions on Iran and Venezuela, Trump Is Weaponizing Coronavirus
Marjorie Cohn | zcomm.org | 2020-04-16
As the entire world grapples with the most devastating pandemic of the modern era, the United States is pouring kerosene on the fire in Iran and Venezuela…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/intensifying-sanctions-on-iran-and-venezuela-trump-is-weaponizing-coronavirus/

Intensifying Sanctions on Iran and Venezuela, Trump Is Weaponizing Coronavirus
Prof. Marjorie Cohn | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-16
As the entire world grapples with the most devastating pandemic of the modern era, the United States is pouring kerosene on the fire in Iran and Venezuela. The U.S. government has maintained punishing sanctions against the people of Iran and …
globalresearch.ca/intensifying-sanctions-iran-venezuela-trump-weaponizing-coronavirus/5709831

Video: Syria and Iraq Launch Operations Against ISIS in Border Area
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-16
Members of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and the Turkistan Islamic Party have four times shelled positions of the Syrian Army in the provinces of Lattakia and Hama over the past 24 hours, the Russian Reconciliation Center for Syria reported. At the …
globalresearch.ca/video-syria-iraq-launch-operations-against-isis-border-area/5709787

"Pure Baloney": Zoologist Debunks Trump's COVID-19 Origin Theory, Explains Animal-Human Transmission
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-04-16
With the largest one-day death toll in the U.S. yet

Elizabeth Warren Joins the Biden Bandwagon, Betrays Supporters
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-16
Judge them by their actions, never their rhetoric, a rule of thumb in evaluating others, notably politicians. They all lie with the rarest of rare exceptions. | Warren's sellout to Dem party bosses followed Tulsi Gabbard and Bernie Sanders going the …
globalresearch.ca/elizabeth-warren-joins-biden-bandwagon-betrays-supporters/5709852

Trump Regime Immunity Certificates for Mass Vaxxing and Population Control
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-16
Orwellian control over the lives and welfare of ordinary people would pose the greatest threat to free and open societies. | They'd no longer exist if the worst of it was imposed, notably by manipulating the public mind to accept the …
globalresearch.ca/trump-regime-immunity-certificates-mass-vaxxing-population-control/5709849

"Major Blow To US": Large Group Of US-Backed Fighters 'Defect' To Assad Forces
Zero Hedge | iranian.com | 2020-04-16
The brutal proxy war in Syria, which has had the deep involvement of American intelligence and the Pentagon, has been wrapping up after grinding on for nine years. With the coronavirus pandemic now completely taking over the news cycle, and as Washington struggles to contain both the virus and devastating economic fallout, Syria has taken a …
iranian.com/2020/04/15/major-blow-to-us-large-group-of-us-backed-fighters-defect-to-assad-forces/

Sanders-sponsored forum advocates new worker-centered economy after COVID-19
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2020-04-16
Though the nation, and the world, are still in the throes of the coronavirus pandemic and the global recession it's produced, five progressive leaders, marshalled by Sen. Bernie Sanders, Ind-Vt., are thinking ahead on to how to build a new economy that works for workers, not the rich, out of the ruins. Sanders and the …
peoplesworld.org/article/progressives-look-to-build-a-new-worker-centered-economy-after-covid-19/

Bachelet: Countries Must Allow Safe Return of Its Citizens
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-16
Latin American governments must allow the return of their countries' citizens despite the COVID-19, urged the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, on Thursday. | RELATED: | Bolivia Indigenous Denounce Añez for Discrimination | Even though the borders of many nations in the world and Latin America are closing, to stop the advance of COVID-19, "everyone has the right to refresh their country of origin," Bachelet said. | Bachelet's statements c…
telesurenglish.net/news/bachelet-countries-must-allow-save-return-of-its-citizens-20200416-0008.html

Iran, Turkey discuss ties, coronavirus in Tehran
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-16
TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) —- Iranian Parliament Speaker's Special Aide for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held a meeting with Turkish Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran Derya àñrs on Wednesday to discuss bilateral relations.
en.mehrnews.com/news/157668/Iran-Turkey-discuss-ties-coronavirus-in-Tehran

Iran, Turkey discuss ties, coronavirus in Tehran
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-16
TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) —- Iranian Parliament Speaker's Special Aide for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held a meeting with Turkish Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran Derya àñrs on Wednesday to discuss bilateral relations.
en.mehrnews.com/news/157668/Iran-Turkey-discuss-ties-coronavirus-in-Tehran

Developing nuclear submarine on agenda of Iran's Navy: cmdr
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-16
TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA)

Iranian Navy chief considers construction of NUCLEAR-powered submarines after new flare-up in Persian Gulf
rt.com | 2020-04-16
Tehran is considering the construction of nuclear-powered submarines, Iran's navy chief has revealed. The development would greatly expand the state's capabilities to operate in the seas beyond its home waters. | "It would be negligence on the part of Iran if it fails to consider using submarines with nuclear propulsion," Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said on Thursday. "Therefore, we are thinking about it." | Iran boasts a fleet of various submarines, ranging from midget-subs to some capable of carrying over 50 crew and traversing rough waters. All of its vessels, however, use conventional means of propulsion.
rt.com/news/486034-iran-nuclear-powered-submarine/

Beijing says committed to moratorium on nuclear tests after US accusations
rt.com | 2020-04-16
China said on Thursday it is committed to a moratorium on nuclear tests. The statement from its Foreign Ministry followed a US State Department report that said China may have conducted low-level underground nuclear test explosions. | Spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters that China has been actively fulfilling commitments to treaties on arms control. "The US criticism of China is entirely groundless, without foundation, and not worth refuting," the spokesman added. | Beijing may have secretly set off low-level underground nuclear test explosions despite claiming to observe an international pact banning such bl…
rt.com/newsline/485970-china-nuclear-tests-us/

Cuba Prioritizes Food Production During COVID-19 Outbreak
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-16
Cuban farmers are contributing to the national food production to alleviate the economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the island. | RELATED: | Caricom Demands End of US Sanctions Against Cuba and Venezuela | According to Rafael Santiesteban Pozo, President of the National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP), the contribution of the Cuban food producers to the national economy and to the consumption of the population in these times of pandemic has become more than strategic,…
telesurenglish.net/news/cuba-prioritizes-food-production-during-covid19-outbreak-20200416-0009.html

Caricom Demands End of US Sanctions Against Cuba and Venezuela
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-16
The members of the Caribbean Community -CARICOM-, called this Wednesday for the lifting of the U.S. sanctions against Cuba and Venezuela. | RELATED: | Caricom: 'Only With Unity, We Can Fight Against Imperialism' | "All countries must be part of the global effort to combat Covid-19," the region's heads of government agreed during the emergency Summit convened by Caricom. | The meeting, which took place via videoconference, also condemned the U.S. decision to suspend funding to the Wo…
telesurenglish.net/news/caricom-demands-end-us-sanctions-against-cuba-and-venezuela-20200416-0001.html