Pandemic Capitalism: Pervasive Inequality Is A Chosen Catastrophe By Chris Oestereich, Open Democracy. July 8, 2020 Pandemic Capitalism: Pervasive Inequality Is A Chosen Catastrophe2020-07-082020-07-08https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/capitalism-isnt-working-unity-by-andy-roberts-from-flickr-cc-by-2.0.-e1594226873394.jpg200px200px Above photo: Capitalism Isn’t Working, Unity, By Andy Roberts, from Flickr, CC BY 2.0. It’s Time To Rethink. I was a canary in the economic coal mine. It […]
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Today President Trump notified Congress about the US breaking ties with the now corrupt World Health Organization. Based on our prior reporting, it is easy to see why the President is taking this action. We first reported on March 17, 2020, on the controversial Ethiopian politician and Director General of […]
Students move out of dormitories at San Diego State University in March, after the university cancelled the rest of the semester and has asked students to move out within 48 hours. Nine percent of young adults say they’ve moved due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sandy Huffaker/AFP via Getty Images hide […]
We all have those friends who continue to live their lives online, sharing their brunch and July 4th cookouts, ignoring the disastrous backdrop of a global pandemic and nationwide protests. Count Melania and Ivanka Trump among such social media showboats. Echoing Trump’s new strategy for handling the coronavirus crisis—“we need […]
More great news ignored by the media. The number of coronavirus related deaths in the US on the 4th of July reached the lowest numbers since the beginning of the China coronavirus pandemic back in March. The number of deaths attributed to the China coronavirus (both actually tested and presumed) […]
Recently an editor at the website Jezebel titled her essay on quarantine reading “You Don’t Have to Read Gravity’s Rainbow During Self-Isolation.” She instead recommended “trash” or books one had read as a child. Others in lit biz were quick to recommend Camus’ The Plague, and a recent piece in […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007041079795555-trump-hosts-independence-day-celebrations-amid-fears-of-covid-19-pandemic—video/ Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, Independence Day celebrations will generally not see barbeque parties and massive gatherings to “ensure the health and safety of those attending”. US President Donald Trump is hosting a 4th of July celebratory event “2020 Salute America”, despite […]
The U.S. Supreme Court in an emergency ruling Thursday evening temporarily blocked a lower court’s decision that, citing the COVID-19 pandemic, would have made it easier for residents of three Alabama counties to vote by absentee ballot in July 14 primary runoff elections. The high court split 5-4 in the […]
Health Editor’s Note: Why does the Trump administration and Trump for that matter, continue to ignore causes of the intense and increasing spread of coronavirus? Lack of physical distancing, masks not required, are two of the methods approved by the current administration. Ask yourself why? It would seem that Trump […]
Fox News host Tucker Carlson continued his relentless attacks on social justice movement Black Lives Matter on Wednesday night, likening the protests over police brutality to coronavirus while describing the city where George Floyd was killed as “our Wuhan.” Carlson led off his top-rated Fox News primetime program by referencing […]
Failed 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who has publicly endorsed Joe Biden as the presumptive rival set to face off against Donald Trump in the November election, earlier said she was doing “everything” she can to not let the current incumbent remain in the White House for another four […]
Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, Singapore’s military will have delivery of German submarines and French and American helicopters delayed by several months. Its F-35 order, however, remains on schedule. Singaporean Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen told reporters last week that some of the country’s military equipment orders would encounter significant […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): India’s Gross Domestic Product growth to 3.1 percent in Q1 2020 compared with 4.7 percent in Q4 2019. At 3.1 percent, GDP growth is almost half the 5.8 percent seen in Q1 2019. India’s fiscal deficit in the first two months of the current financial year (April – May) […]
Health Editor’s Note: Could we be in for another round of pandemic virus?….Carol Flu virus with ‘pandemic potential’ found in China by Michelle Roberts, Health Editor, BBC News Online A new strain of flu that has the potential to become a pandemic has been identified in China by scientists. It […]
In case you thought one pandemic wasn’t enough for humanity this year, scientists warn that a second one could arrive soon. The potentially dangerous strain of influenza is thought to be a blend of three flu strains and has already leapt to humans. A new strain of swine flu that […]
The US Badly Needs A Wake-Up Call On The COVID19 Pandemic June 29, 2020 The US Badly Needs A Wake-Up Call On The COVID19 Pandemic2020-06-292020-06-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/essential-worker-protesting-e1593465921703.png200px200px Above photo: Lanee Jackson of Black Lives Matter DC participates in an “Essential, Not Expendable” demonstration in Washington, DC, on April 27. By Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images “Years of […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a “massive rise” in food insecurity around the world, the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) announced Monday, and yet, the pandemic is “not close to being over,” the World Health Organization (WHO) also warned this week. In a Monday news release, the WFP […]
Watch the video, John Oliver is brilliant, and of course, utterly truthful and very well informed Daily Beast: The comic then threw to Vice President Mike Pence’s press conference, in which the man who once allowed a horrifying HIV outbreak during his stint as Indiana governor lied through his teeth. “The […]
Russia’s COVID-19 propaganda has not been subtle heralding the decline and fall of Europe and presenting Russia as the true champion of Western health and safety. But even the best-laid plans for turning a global pandemic into an opportunity for “active measures” haven’t always succeeded, mainly because of the Kremlin’s […]
One of the first countries in the world after China to be hit by the novel coronavirus pandemic, Iran has mobilized significant resources to fight the virus, setting up makeshift hospitals and ramping up the production and testing of medical equipment, while temporarily closing down (and then reopening) public places, […]
_________South China Morning PostIs the coronavirus pandemic entering a second wave? Unclear whether Covid-19 will have similar trajectory to 1918 flu pandemic, which is infamous for its more lethal later surge Experts say the term is ambiguous but people’s behaviour and government actions will be critical As countries around the […]
In lieu of mocking President Donald Trump’s embarrassing rally attendance in Tulsa or continuing his war on the “racist” Fox News troll Tucker Carlson, John Oliver kicked off the latest edition of Last Week Tonight by addressing the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the nation. The numbers are at record highs nationwide, […]
The idea is to reduce the risk of spread of viruses through animal-human contact. Bamboo rat breeders are devastated by the loss of income. And critics say the ban has too many loopholes. (Image credit: Liu Ping) Source link
__________Asia TimesUS tops 2.5m virus cases as infections surge Deaths in US now exceed 125,000, approximately one-fourth the world total of more than 495,000 The United States has surpassed 2.5 million coronavirus cases, as efforts to reopen the world’s economic powerhouse were dramatically set back by a surge of new […]