RT (2020-03-17). Cash-strapped global airlines seek billions in government bailouts to survive. rt.com The airline industry is in crisis because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Italian government announced on Tuesday it plans to re-nationalize the bankrupt Alitalia airline under an emergency economic rescue plan. | Three of the biggest international airline alliances are calling for government support and US carriers are asking for more than $50 billion in assistance, as the industry faces "unprecedented challenges" over the Covid-19 outbreak. | The pandemic has hit the aviation industry hard, as it has forced governments to impose travel bans and close borders. While the crisis does not seem to have an "end i…

RT (2020-03-17). France may nationalize major companies amid market meltdown, finance minister says. rt.com The French government said on Tuesday it is ready to use all measures necessary to support big companies suffering during the current global market turmoil caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. | "I won't hesitate to use all means available to protect big French companies," Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on a call with journalists, adding: "That can be done by recapitalisation, that can be done by taking a stake, I can even use the term nationalisation if necessary." | According to the Financial Times citing Le Maire, Paris has also promised a package of measures worth €45 billion (US$49.8bn) to help com…

RT (2020-03-17). 'Unwoke' Peloton stock now roaring back as Americans go stir crazy in coronavirus lockdown. rt.com Less than three months after an infamous holiday commercial wiped out $1 billion in Peloton's market value, the company's stock is bouncing back — along with the makers of toilet paper and canned goods — amid Covid-19 lockdowns. | The makers of pricey stationary exercise bikes — and the subscription workout program that comes with them — fell on their face back in December, when their holiday commercial intended to be cute was denounced as misogynist, fat-shaming, sexist, and creepy. Peloton offered a groveling apology and removed the video after their stock took a dive amid the rancor.

Medea Benjamin, Ariel Gold (2020-03-17). To Help Stem Coronavirus, Lift Sanctions on Iran. counterpunch.org The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic is far from the first proof of how intertwined we are as a global community. The climate crisis and the refugee crisis have long been glaring examples that the wars or CO2 emissions on one continent risk the lives and well-being of people on another continent. What coronavirus is providing, however,

RT (2020-03-17). Iran's supreme leader issues fatwa banning 'unnecessary travel' as coronavirus death toll mounts. rt.com The supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has made a religious ruling that prohibits "unnecessary travel" in the country in a bid to stop the spread of Covid-19. Iran's death toll from the outbreak is nearing 1,000. | The fatwa urges citizens to respect the orders of the health authorities and to refrain from traveling across the country without a valid reason. The supreme leader has final say on all state affairs and the decree published on Tuesday is a rare move on his part. | Iranian authorities called upon the citizenry to avoid traveling, closing major Shia Muslim holy sites on Monday in a bid t…

RT (2020-03-17). Iran has now temporarily sent home 85,000 inmates over coronavirus fears. rt.com Iran's effort to free up overcrowded prisons from non-critical inmates has seen 85,000 people going home for leave. The measure is meant to prevent an outbreak of coronavirus in the penitentiary system. | "Some 50% of those released are security-related prisoners… Also in the jails we have taken precautionary measures to confront the outbreak," judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said, as cited by Reuters. | The number of people granted furlough has increased by 15,000 compared to last week. The Middle Eastern country reported 14,991 confirmed cases of the Covid-19 infection as of Monday, with the deat…

RT (2020-03-17). 'Russian troll firm' says it has a $50bn grudge to settle with US after indictment dropped by DoJ. rt.com A Russian firm that the DoJ failed to prosecute for "sowing discord" during the 2016 election aims to take its pound of flesh — or at least a hefty compensation for its tarnished reputation. | The February 2018 indictment of Concord Management & Consulting LLC, one of several issued by the team of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, was praised by the Russiagate crowds as a crucial step in uncovering the holy grail of Trump-Russia collusion. The case was dropped just weeks before going to trial, with prosecutors claiming that the firm's defense strategy — demanding evidence that the company had waged 'i…

RT (2020-03-17). DOJ drops charges against 'Russian trolls' after they dared demand evidence in US court. rt.com The US is dropping the much-hyped indictment for 'election meddling' against a company supposedly behind the so-called Russian troll farm, closing the opening chapter of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russiagate investigation. | Further pursuing the case against Concord Management & Consulting LLC "promotes neither the interests of justice nor the nation's security," the Department of Justice wrote to the federal judge overseeing the case on Monday in a

RT (2020-03-17). Leaders of Turkey, Germany, France, UK discuss Syria & migration crisis in videoconference. rt.com Turkish, German, British and French leaders discussed the Syria crisis and migrant issue as well as joint action against coronavirus in a videoconference, Turkish presidency said on Tuesday. | It issued a statement saying that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson also discussed methods of humanitarian aid to Syria's northwestern Idlib province, Reuters reports. | A summit was planned after Ankara opened its borders to migrants trying to enter the bloc, but the leaders decided to switch to a video call.

The Canary (2020-03-17). Manchester Arena bomber's brother found guilty of plot that killed 22. thecanary.co The brother of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi has been found guilty of murdering 22 people and injuring hundreds more in the "cruel and cowardly" attack.Hashem Abedi was not present at the conclusion of his seven-week trial as he continued to attempt to evade responsibility for the carnage of 22 May 2017.Families of some of the victims in court two of the Old Bailey wept as a jury found him guilty of 22 counts of murder, attempted murder and conspiring with his brother to cause explosions after less than five hours of deliberations.CCTV of Salman Abedi at Victoria station making his way to the Manchester Ar…

RT (2020-03-17). Rockets strike Iraq's Besmayah base hosting foreign troops — military. rt.com A pair of rockets hit a military base in Iraq overnight, the country's military said without mentioning any casualties. The Besmayah Range in central Iraq hosts a Spanish contingent. | This appears to be the latest in a series of harassing rocket attacks against sites in Iraq where NATO troops are stationed. One last week resulted in the deaths of two US troops and a British military medic at Camp Taji, triggering retaliatory airstrikes against Iraq's Shia militia forces. | The Besmayah base 45km southeast of Baghdad hosts around 350 of the 550 Spanish troops deployed in Iraq, with Camp Taji being the secondar…

RT (2020-03-17). Iraqi President Salih names Adnan al-Zurfi as new PM-designate to overcome political deadlock — state TV. rt.com Iraqi President Barham Salih on Tuesday designated Adnan al-Zurfi as prime minister tasked with forming a government within 30 days, in an attempt to overcome months of political deadlock, Reuters said, citing a state TV report. | Zurfi, a former official of the US-run authorities that took over Iraq after the 2003 US invasion, is head of the Nasr parliamentary grouping of former prime minister Haider al-Abadi, also a US ally. | On March 2, Iraq's caretaker PM, Adel Abdul Mahdi, said he was standing down from most of his duties, one day after the man who had been designated to become prime minister withdrew hi…

RT (2020-03-17). With economy imploding, US losing its superpower status to make room for Russia and China, says Max Keiser. rt.com The global markets' current implosion was 100 percent guaranteed, former Wall Street stockbroker Max Keiser told RT. According to him, the financial markets are best described as a "quadrillion-dollar Ponzi scheme." | "Central banks' policy of allowing governments and corporations to borrow, at virtually no cost, against decades of future consumption to consume now, hollowed out the global economy and made it extremely fragile," said Keiser. | He explained that industries and companies that destroyed themselves buying back their own stock (airlines, for example) are "rightfully being wiped off the face of the…

RT (2020-03-17). Not so scary! Russian model says if Covid-19 wipes out half of humanity, the planet will benefit. rt.com A well-known Russian celebrity and glamour model has caused a stir online after suggesting that the death of a massive chunk of humanity would be no big deal, and that it would be good for the Earth as a whole. | Victoria Bonya, a former participant on the massively popular reality television show 'Dom-2', recorded the controversial statement on Instagram, and the clip was shared widely on Russian social media. | In her video, Bonya said that coronavirus is actually needed by the Earth and will be a positive thing for the planet. "Because [humanity] simply devoured the planet, we destroyed the planet. And, to…

RT (2020-03-17). Eduard Limonov, Soviet-Era dissident & writer who shocked Russia, dead at 77. rt.com The Russian writer, politician and Soviet-era dissident Eduard Limonov has died at 77. His controversial 1970s memoir 'It's me, Eddie' scandalized Russia when first published in the country in 1991, selling over a million copies. | His death was announced by State Duma (national parliament) deputy and chief editor of 'Yunost' magazine Sergei Shargunov. His assistant Dmitry Sidorenko subsequently confirmed it to Moscow daily RBK. He didn't specify a cause of death, but Russian media suggested it was complications from surgery. | Shargunov told the TASS news agency that Limonov died on Tuesday evening at a hospi…

RT (2020-03-17). Bless me father, for I may be DRUNK! Russian church will DOUBLE communion wine servings to kill coronavirus. rt.com The Russian Orthodox Church's response to the ever-changing Covid-19 situation has raised some eyebrows, but one new measure will undoubtedly receive a good reception from those partial to a tipple. | In what could only be described as an 'unorthodox' proposal, parishioners who wish to receive communion will be drinking a lot more wine than usual. | Speaking to radio station Moscow Talks, Archpriest Leonid Kalinin, a member of the Patriarchal Council for Culture, said that Moscow churchgoers would be receiving double the usual volume of the holy sacrament when attending one of the capital's churches. | "Accord…

The Canary (2020-03-17). Covid-19: Teachers' union accuses Government of creating 'chaos and confusion'. thecanary.co A lack of advice for schools amid the coronavirus pandemic is creating "chaos and confusion" and placing "intolerable pressure" on staff, a teachers' union has warned.The NASUWT, which represents teachers and head teachers, said there was a "rising sense of panic" as it called for a definitive decision on how to protect staff and pupils.Prime minister Boris Johnson stopped short of announcing school closures as he unveiled unprecedented peacetime measures to try to control the spread of Covid-19 on Monday.Although he added that the measures will remain under review, the union criticised Johnson for failing to giv…

RT (2020-03-17). 'We're headed for the worst financial crisis of our lifetimes' — Jim Rogers. rt.com Governments worldwide are trying to stop the spread of the Covid-19 virus, which now threatens the global economy. RT talked to legendary investor Jim Rogers about the financial consequences of the outbreak. | Many people are going to suffer very badly, as the effects of this pandemic are going to last for a long time, according to Rogers. | "I told RT earlier that the next time we are going to have a financial problem it's going to be the worst…" said Rogers, adding that it appears we are headed toward "the worst financial crisis of our lifetimes" and "we will know in a few months." | According to the legen…

RT (2020-03-17). 'If I had to go to the pub, I'd go': PM BoJo's dad defies own son's advice ONE day after new Covid-19 measures (VIDEO). rt.com Boris Johnson's father Stanley has vowed that coronavirus won't put him off ordering a pint of beer, despite the UK government — led by his son — telling citizens to avoid pubs to limit the spread of the deadly disease. | In a father-son relationship, it's commonly accepted that the parent does the 'telling off', but it would appear in the case of Boris and Stanley Johnson, it's the UK prime minister who will have to tell his outspoken dad that he's been 'a very naughty boy.' | During a discussion on the coronavirus crisis on ITV's 'This Morning' show on Tuesday, the elder Johnson, 79, vowed that h…

RT (2020-03-17). Airbus & Volkswagen stop production as Covid-19 brings Europe to screeching halt. rt.com European aviation giant Airbus has decided to pause production and assembly activities at its French and Spanish facilities for the next four days to contain the spread of coronavirus. | "This will allow sufficient time to implement stringent health and safety conditions in terms of hygiene, cleaning and self-distancing, while improving the efficiency of operations under the new working conditions," the company said in a statement on Tuesday, adding that it will allow its staff to work remotely wherever possible. | Airbus' announcement came shortly after France and Spain imposed drastic measures to battle the…

RT (2020-03-17). 'The numbers are staggering': New York announces 432 new cases of coronavirus, 12 total deaths. rt.com Governor Andrew Cuomo has promised more closures in the state of New York, yet rejected the idea of a quarantine in the Big Apple. He also pleaded for help from the federal government as coronavirus deaths and cases rise steeply. | "It's possible we will be doing more dramatic closings," Cuomo said at a Tuesday press conference, only a day after announcing the closing of gyms, casinos and movie theaters in response to the coronavirus outbreak. | New York was facing just over 900 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and seven deaths on Monday, but 432 new cases were revealed on Tuesday, as well as five new deaths…

John Wojcik (2020-03-17). Governors forced to fill void left by Trump coronavirus inaction. peoplesworld.org As states left without a coordinated national plan to battle the coronavirus pandemic cobble together a patchwork of emergency measures, President Donald Trump said yesterday the states should continue to take care of matters themselves. The governors in the states, desperate to stop hospitals from being overwhelmed, are asking for ventilators, protective equipment, and ICU …

RT (2020-03-17). France postpones 2nd round of municipal elections to late June. rt.com The second round of France's municipal elections, originally set for this weekend, has been postponed to June 21 after the first round of voting on Sunday was marred by record no-shows. The results of the first round of local elections on Sunday will remain valid. | The French government has been criticized for choosing to press ahead with the first round even as it imposed stringent curbs on public life in an effort to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. | President Emmanuel Macron ordered people on Monday to stay at home to avoid spreading the virus. He will ask parliament on Thursday to approve a law gr…

Whitney Webb (2020-03-17). U.S. Intel Agencies played unsettling role in classified and "9/11-like" Coronavirus response plan. mronline.org As the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis comes to dominate headlines, little media attention has been given to the federal government's decision to classify top-level meetings on domestic coronavirus response and lean heavily "behind the scenes" on U.S. intelligence and the Pentagon in planning for an allegedly imminent explosion of cases. |

RT (2020-03-17). Wall Street's big coronavirus mistake. rt.com The coronavirus has wreaked havoc on global stock markets, but this may just be the start of a much bigger economic crisis. | Investment professionals on Wall Street spend their days reading financial reports and looking at numbers flash on screens. These numbers record the moment-to-moment changes in the collective wisdom of markets about the value of stocks, bonds, commodities and a distressing array of derivative financial products. | From the comfort of the sealed caverns of Wall Street the actual physical and social world is just an abstraction to be quantified and analyzed. One of Wall Street's most prom…

RT (2020-03-17). White House promises big bucks to airlines…and Americans will get a check too. rt.com US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has promised immediate financial relief "within the next two weeks" to Americans hit hard by the coronavirus recession – plus a massive financial aid package for the airline industry. | The Trump administration will be sending a check to Americans within the next two weeks for an undetermined amount, Mnuchin announced at a press conference on Tuesday. | While the figure of $1,000 has been frequently floated, Mnuchin implied the real figure will be larger. | "We want to make sure Americans get money in their pocket quickly," he said, adding that a "payroll tax holiday" for l…

RT (2020-03-17). Weed & maple syrup: What people are panic buying in different countries amid growing Covid-19 crisis. rt.com As more governments advised people to curtail their movements in an effort to limit the spread of Covid-19, it prompted panic buying sprees — with people showing distinct regional differences in their 'must have' items. | Fears of being unable to get hold of the bare essentials if forced to hole up at home for weeks on end as the deadly virus sweeps the globe saw thousands rush to the supermarkets and clear whole shelves of groceries in record time. Despite widely issued guidelines on minimum 'social distancing', some were prepared to queue for long hours to make sure they got that one essential thing be…

RT (2020-03-17). Fed brought out the big guns to save market but it wasn't enough, ex-insider tells Boom Bust. rt.com An emergency response from the US Federal Reserve failed to calm investors amid the coronavirus panic and led to another market bloodbath. However, it didn't have any other options, a former Fed insider believes. | "If the Fed had been silent then we might have even seen more disruption," Danielle DiMartino Booth said in an interview with RT's Boom Bust. "Sadly, they've backed themselves into a corner and they had to deploy all of the weapons that they had, all at once, and that still wasn't quite enough." | The analyst noted that the average American will hardly feel any impact of the rate reduction and fres…

Mark Gruenberg (2020-03-17). Together, Biden and Sanders COVID-19 plans provide immediate and systemic response. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—If you want the global view of how the U.S. health care non-system is ill-equipped to help people cope with the coronavirus pandemic, Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders, Ind-Vt., has a solution for you. It's in his speech on March 12. If you want point-by-point, detail-by-detail proposals on what the federal government can and …

RT (2020-03-17). Hospitals in England told to postpone 'non-urgent' operations for 3 MONTHS amid coronavirus crisis. rt.com NHS England is cancelling all routine surgery from April 15 for a period of at least three months, and discharging all inpatients as a matter of great urgency, to help deal with the Covid-19 outbreak. | The latest measures revealed by health bosses on Tuesday would see hospital patients who are 'medically fit' sent home to free up staff and beds as the UK attempts to stem the spread of the deadly disease. | In a letter sent to health trusts across the country, NHS heads claimed that the novel coronavirus presented the national healthcare system with "arguably the greatest challenge it has faced since its crea…

RT (2020-03-17). 'Shocking and callous': Tory MP rejects concerns over coronavirus low sick pay claims, tells constituent to 'get a life'. rt.com A Conservative MP has felt the fury of Britons scared about the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on the poor, after telling one of her constituents concerned about low sick pay to "get a life." | While the coronavirus outbreak is causing heightened tensions amongst citizens around the globe, lawmakers in various countries are attempting to allay fears with a series of measures to tackle the spread of the deadly disease. | However, it would appear Pauline Latham — the Tory MP for Mid Bedfordshire — didn't get the memo. She was tweeted by an alleged constituent, who asked whether statutory sick pay of &…

RT (2020-03-17). Covid-19 pandemic could continue for 2 YEARS, German health expert warns. rt.com A senior German disease control expert has warned that the coronavirus pandemic could continue for two years, depending on how long it takes for an effective vaccine to be developed and if people develop immunity after illness. | Speaking on Tuesday, the Robert Kock Institut's (RKI) president, Prof. Lothar Wieler, said pandemics tend to run their course in waves, and factors influencing how it unfolds from this point include how many people become immune to it after contracting the virus — and how quickly a vaccine is made. | The RKI, a German federal agency responsible for disease control and prevention,…

RT (2020-03-17). It took Italian doctors days & an emergency to check her cough, and she still doesn't know if she has Covid-19. rt.com As the EU belatedly recommends member nations seal their borders, Italy is on the frontline of the fight against coronavirus. RT talked to a student in Milan who became a witness — and almost a collateral victim — of this fight.

The Canary (2020-03-17). Health secretary announces emergency measures for NHS Scotland. thecanary.co Scotland's NHS has been formally placed on an emergency footing to help it deal with a "substantial and sustained" increase in coronavirus cases.Health secretary Jeane Freeman revealed the move as she updated MSPs at Holyrood on the Covid-19 outbreak.Speaking after first minister Nicola Sturgeon warned "the next weeks and possibly months will be immensely difficult", the Health Secretary outlined some of the measures being implemented. | She also warned Scots more stringent steps might be needed to combat the spread of the virus — with both Freeman and the first minister describing the situation as "unpreced…

RT (2020-03-17). US stocks try to claw back losses a day after one of the worst declines on record. rt.com Wall Street opened slightly higher on Tuesday, a day after US stocks saw the worst sell-off in more than 30 years as the impact of the coronavirus on the global economy became clear. | The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose more than 400 points seconds after the opening bell, before reversing most of its gains. Both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite were up slightly during early trading. | Also on rt.com | | The Dow lost nearly 3,000 points on Monday, ending the day down almost 13 percent &#15…

RT (2020-03-17). Top candidate for Merkel ¥s successor Friedrich Merz tests positive for coronavirus. rt.com Friedrich Merz, a former Christian Democratic faction leader in the Bundestag, who is now seen as the most likely successor to Chancellor Angela Merkel, has revealed he has tested positive for coronavirus. | Merz has emerged as a grassroots favorite in the race for the top post in Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and was considered one of the frontrunners. This came after the chancellor's protege, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, abruptly resigned following a political scandal in the eastern region of Thuringia. | However, the 64-year-old now faces a fight for more than just his political career. "My Sund…

RT (2020-03-17). Ohio governor vows to delay primary vote over coronavirus emergency despite judge's ruling. rt.com Dueling press reports and statements have created major confusion over the upcoming primary vote in Ohio — where the governor promised to delay the vote over fears of Covid-19, while a judge struck down the request. | @DrAmyActon will order the polls closed as a health emergency. While the polls will be closed tomorrow, Secretary of State @FrankLaRose will seek a remedy through the courts to extend voting options so that every voter who wants to vote will be granted that opportunity.— Governor Mike DeWine (@GovMikeDeWine)

Helen Yaffe (2020-03-17). Cuba's Contribution to Combatting COVID-19. counterpunch.org COVID-19 surged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in late December 2019 and by January 2020 it had hit Hubei province like a tidal wave, swirling over China and rippling out overseas. The Chinese state rolled into action to combat the spread and care for those infected. Among the 30 medicines the Chinese National Health Commission selected to fight the virus was a Cuban anti-viral drug Interferon Alpha 2b. This drug has been produced in China since 2003, by the enterprise ChangHeber, a Cuban-Chinese joint venture.

The Canary (2020-03-17). Concerns over supply shortage of protective gear for frontline health workers. thecanary.co There are "critical" shortages of laboratory equipment, medical devices and protective equipment in some countries, European health leaders have said.The European branch of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said it was aware of some shortages and was also monitoring the potential risk of a disruption to medicine supplies.It comes after officials in Britain faced renewed calls to keep frontline staff healthy and ensure they have enough protective equipment to continue caring for patients. | "Health facilities have to have the necessary equipment to care for those seriously affected and to protect health workers…

RT (2020-03-17). Former banker who crashed Northern Rock slammed as hypocrite for 'ironic' suggestion that China pay 'reparations' for Covid-19. rt.com A suggestion that China should pay "reparations" for the Covid-19 crisis made by a British former banker responsible a major financial collapse in the UK agitated people who accused him of a "staggering" lack of self-awareness. | Matt Ridley, who was chairman of the collapsed Northern Rock bank between 2004 and 2007, tweeted on Monday that he was "not a fan of reparations for the sins of past generations." Nonetheless, he proposed that there might be "a case for demanding some sort of reparations from the Chinese government" due to the "terrible human suffering" the pandemic will inevitably cause. | Needless t…

RT (2020-03-17). 'Reciprocal measures': Beijing tells NYT, WSJ, WaPo journalists to hand in credentials as US-China media war rolls on. rt.com China is pulling the press credentials of US journalists from outlets including the New York Times and the Washington Post whose passes expire in 2020, in the latest move of an ongoing tit-for-tat with America over media access. | In a statement about China's "countermeasures against US suppression of Chinese media organizations in the United States," Beijing announced that American reporters working for the NYT, Wall Street Journal, Voice of America, Time and the Washington Post whose credentials are due to expire by the end of this year must hand them over within 10 days. | These reporters will also not be a…

Laura Carlsen (2020-03-17). How the OAS Revived the Cold War in the Americas. counterpunch.org The OAS has never been a neutral forum. Since its founding in 1948, the United States government has always wielded power far beyond its vote. Each member state's contribution is based on the relative size of its national economy and the US contributed 60% ($51 million) of the $81million 2019 OAS operating budget. As a result, the U.S. has historically had disproportionate power over the organization.

Ed Sanders (2020-03-17). Corona, There Goes My Career. counterpunch.org …

The Canary (2020-03-17). Older people enjoy dedicated shopping sessions at supermarkets. thecanary.co Older people have enjoyed dedicated shopping sessions at some supermarkets.Pensioners were able to shop at Iceland and Lidl stores before general admittance to the public.The moves come amid reports of panic buying leaving shelves empty of essentials such as toilet rolls amid concern over the impact of Covid-19.Older shoppers enter the branch of Iceland in the Kennedy Centre, Belfast, for an early dedicated shopping session (Liam McBurney/PA)At the Kennedy Centre in west Belfast, the local Iceland store opened its doors only for older people at 8am.Kennedy Centre manager John Jones said it had been a chink of lig…

WSWS (2020-03-17). ICE officials running unchecked facial recognition searches on Maryland drivers. wsws.org Officials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement have been accessing Maryland state driver's license photos for years to catch undocumented immigrants given licenses by a special state program.

Lynda Carson (2020-03-17). California senior citizens are on lock-down due to coronavirus. indybay.org 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!

Ben Norton (2020-03-17). Amid coronavirus pandemic, Bolsonaro's Brazil begs for Cuban doctors — after expelling them. thegrayzone.com Brazil's far-right government requested the return of thousands of Cuban doctors to help fight the coronavirus in rural areas. Not…

Kevin Zeese (2020-03-17). We're in a Recession, and It's Likely to Get Worse. globalresearch.ca Introduction | Margaret Flowers and I focus on the foundational flaws in the US economy that will make this recession worse than elites are saying. | We examine the weaknesses in the drivers of the economy and discuss how each was at …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2020-03-17). Quarantine for the US-NATO Military Machine? globalresearch.ca It happened almost on the same day. Italy's lockdown. People confined to their homes across the European Union. Influx of 30,000 US troops in preparation of the "Defend Europe 2020" war games against Russia in the largest display of military …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2020-03-17). Nine Years Ago: The US-NATO-Israel Sponsored Al Qaeda Insurgency in Syria. Who Was Behind the 2011 "Protest Movement"? globalresearch.ca It was not a protest movement, it was an armed insurgency integrated by US-Israeli & allied supported "jihadist" death squads. From Day One, the Islamist "freedom fighters" were supported, trained & equipped by NATO & Turkey's High Command.