umbertino Posted March 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 (edited) Enemies everywhere: photos show absurdity of life under the Stasi East German secret police saw evidence of western sabotage in the most mundane events Philip Oltermann in Berlin Fri 20 Mar 2020 11.23 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/20/enemies-everywhere-photos-show-absurdity-life-under-stasi-east-germany Fully agreed...Just like the military right-wing regimes of Chile, Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil, Spain, Portugal, Italy way back.....No difference as for oppressing People....Sadly ECB U-turn shows it fears coronavirus could destroy eurozone project Bank now realises Europe will sustain grievous economic damage from Covid-19 Larry Elliott Economics editor Thu 19 Mar 2020 11.54 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/19/ecb-u-turn-shows-it-fears-coronavirus-could-destroy-eurozone-project Edited March 21, 2020 by umbertino 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 Rise in 'forced disappearance' preys on Brazil's young men of colour Carlos Eduardo Nascimento is the latest apparent victim of a trend aided by police impunity and Bolsonaro’s rhetoric, activists say Sam Cowie in São Paulo Sun 22 Mar 2020 09.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/22/brazil-forced-disappearance-young-black-men 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 US senators accused of coronavirus insider trading are a symbol of moral bankruptcy Unethical and selfish behavior becomes especially disgusting in a time of a deadly pandemic Sat 21 Mar 2020 15.24 GMT Last modified on Sat 21 Mar 2020 15.26 GMT Nathan Robinson https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/21/us-senators-accused-coronavirus-insider-trading-are-a-symbol-moral-bankruptcy Why are the rich and famous getting coronavirus tests while we aren't? The wealthy and the powerful are counting on us not paying attention. They’re looking out for their own while we are left on a sinking ship Sat 21 Mar 2020 07.18 GMT Last modified on Sat 21 Mar 2020 15.08 GMT Jennifer Schaffer https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/21/rich-famous-coronavirus-tests-covid-19-tom-hanks America is in crisis. We need universal basic income now No one knows how bad coronavirus or a recession might get. People shouldn’t have to worry about how they’ll pay rent Karl Widerquist Fri 20 Mar 2020 10.11 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/20/america-coronavirus-recession-universal-basic-income One California mayor has tried universal basic income. His advice for Trump: 'Think big' Stockton mayor Michael Tubbs calls on Republicans to expand proposed payouts amid the coronavirus crisis Lois Beckett in Oakland Sat 21 Mar 2020 10.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/21/universal-basic-income-michael-tubbs-stockton-coronavirus It's morally repulsive how corporations are exploiting this crisis. Workers will suffer Using power and privilege to exploit the weak and vulnerable in the face of a common threat is morally repugnant. Call it ‘Burring’ after Richard Burr’s stock sell-off Sun 22 Mar 2020 13.27 GMT Last modified on Sun 22 Mar 2020 13.30 GMT Robert Reich https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/22/large-corporations-exploiting-coronavirus-crisis 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 Brazilians protest over Bolsonaro's muddled coronavirus response Citizens make anger known by hitting pots and pans from their windows and balconies Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro Sun 22 Mar 2020 17.41 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/22/brazilians-protest-bolsonaro-coronavirus-panelaco 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 Hungary to consider bill that would allow Orbán to rule by decree Government says legislation is a necessary response to coronavirus but critics fear it is open to abuse Shaun Walker in Budapest Mon 23 Mar 2020 05.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/23/hungary-to-consider-bill-that-would-allow-orban-to-rule-by-decree 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 Former ICE Director: Release Immigrants from Detention or COVID-19 Will Spread Like Wildfire Inside March 23, 2020 https://www.democracynow.org/2020/3/23/ice_dentention_centers_covid_19 “Hope Is Not a Strategy”: Emergency Doctor Asks, Where Are COVID-19 Tests? Where Is Protective Gear? March 23, 2020 https://www.democracynow.org/2020/3/23/dr_leana_wen_coronavirus_testing_supplies Solidarity Not Charity: Mutual Aid & How to Organize in the Age of Coronavirus March 20, 2020 https://www.democracynow.org/2020/3/20/coronavirus_community_response_mutual_aid “This Is a War,” Says Doctor on COVID-19. “We Are at the Beginning of a Surge, and It’s Terrifying.” March 20, 2020 https://www.democracynow.org/2020/3/20/this_is_a_war_says_doctor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 Ten years after Affordable Care Act, former Obama official’s group offers COVID-19 plan March 23, 2020 2:37 PM CDT By United States of Care https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/ten-years-after-affordable-care-act-former-obama-officials-group-offers-covid-19-plan/ Coronavirus bill: What’s there and what progressives say should be there March 23, 2020 9:58 AM CDT By Mark Gruenberg https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/coronavirus-bill-whats-there-and-what-progressives-say-should-be-there/ Amid coronavirus pandemic, Bolsonaro’s Brazil begs for Cuban doctors – after expelling them March 23, 2020 9:25 AM CDT By Ben Norton https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/amid-coronavirus-pandemic-bolsonaros-brazil-begs-for-cuban-doctors-after-expelling-them/ Can coronavirus teach us the value of a democratic economy? March 18, 2020 1:56 PM CDT By Tim Libretti https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/can-coronavirus-teach-us-the-value-of-a-democratic-economy/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 23, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nstoolman1 Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 36 minutes ago, umbertino said: So it is an anti Trump campaign message. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synopsis Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 1 hour ago, nstoolman1 said: So it is an anti Trump campaign message. Yep!!! A wench from the trench leaving a stench!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 End US sanctions against Iran so that we can fight coronavirus with all our might The pandemic is ravaging an already weakened economy. But Iranian activists across society are stepping up Azadeh Moaveni and Sussan Tahmasebi Sat 21 Mar 2020 12.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/21/end-us-sanctions-iran-fight-coronavirus-pandemic 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 The Ebola Conspiracy Theories By Alan Feuer Oct. 18, 2014 https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/sunday-review/the-ebola-conspiracy-theories.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 Johns Hopkins University: Preparedness for a High-Impact Respiratory Pathogen Pandemic http://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/our-work/publications/preparedness-for-a-high-impact-respiratory-pathogen-pandemic Johns Hopkins report finds global preparedness needs improvement to face high-impact respiratory pathogens Friday, September 20, 2019 by Chris Galford https://homelandprepnews.com/stories/36790-johns-hopkins-report-finds-global-preparedness-needs-improvement-to-face-high-impact-respiratory-pathogens/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 Bridgewater Makes $1.5 Billion Options Bet on Falling Market World’s largest hedge fund takes on a big bearish trade; founder Dalio says firm’s overall position on market isn’t negative By Juliet Chung and Gunjan Banerji Updated Nov. 22, 2019 2:07 pm ET https://www.wsj.com/articles/bridgewater-bets-big-on-market-drop-11574418601 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 (edited) Eight German neo-Nazis jailed over planned attacks Men were part of hooligan skinhead scene in country’s former communist east AFP in Frankfurt Tue 24 Mar 2020 19.58 GMT Last modified on Tue 24 Mar 2020 20.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/24/eight-german-neo-nazis-jailed-over-planned-attacks Russian official questions Putin over coronavirus Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin tells president situation more serious than thought Andrew Roth Moscow correspondent Tue 24 Mar 2020 17.57 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/24/russian-official-questions-putin-over-coronavirus Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro says coronavirus crisis is a media trick Far-right president has resisted strong measures to stop spread of what he calls a ‘little flu’ Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro Mon 23 Mar 2020 12.58 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/23/brazils-jair-bolsonaro-says-coronavirus-crisis-is-a-media-trick Edited March 24, 2020 by umbertino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 Coronavirus pandemic has delivered the fastest, deepest economic shock in history The financial crisis and Great Depression took three years to play out, this crisis has taken three weeks. The Greater Depression beckons Wed 25 Mar 2020 06.00 GMT Last modified on Wed 25 Mar 2020 06.34 GMT Nouriel Roubini https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/mar/25/coronavirus-pandemic-has-delivered-the-fastest-deepest-economic-shock-in-history 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2020 'People think it's magic': how one of Brazil's poorest cities gets its best school results The children of Sobral have overcome disadvantage to top 5,000 districts. Now their success is being replicated across the country Sarah Johnson in Sobral, Brazil Wed 25 Mar 2020 07.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/25/people-think-its-magic-how-one-of-brazils-poorest-cities-gets-its-best-school-results ‘Opening a door that was closed too long’: the hunt for a female vice-president As Biden says he will pick a female running mate, experts say having a woman on the Democratic ticket will move the US closer to the first female president Lauren Gambino in Washington Wed 25 Mar 2020 07.00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/25/democrats-woman-vice-president-joe-biden-running-mate How Mexicans help satisfy British demand for blood plasma A growing source of the UK’s blood plasma is from Mexicans crossing the border into the US and donating at high frequencies, which some experts fear could risk their health Stefanie Dodt of NDR in New York and Samuel Gilbert in El Paso, Texas Wed 25 Mar 2020 07.30 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/25/mexico-us-uk-blood-plasma-donations-coronavirus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 The shock of coronavirus could split Europe – unless nations share the burden European governments still seem destined to repeat the mistakes made in the financial crisis Adam Tooze and Moritz Schularick Wed 25 Mar 2020 19.51 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/25/shock-coronavirus-split-europe-nations-share-burden 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 US indicts Nicolás Maduro and other top Venezuelan leaders for drug trafficking $15m reward for information leading to president’s capture William Barr alleges plot involving Farc guerrilla faction Julian Borger in Washington and Joe Parkin Daniels in Bogotá Thu 26 Mar 2020 18.27 GMT President Nicolás Maduro and the head of Venezuela’s national constituent assembly, Diosdado Cabello, have been indicted in the US Photograph: Zurimar Campos/Venezuelan Presidency/AFP via Getty Images https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/26/nicolas-maduro-us-indictment-venezuela-drug-trafficking-leaders Back poor countries fighting Covid-19 with trillions or face disaster, G20 told Experts warn leaders of huge social and economic consequences of failing to support developing states against ‘unprecedented threat’ Fiona Harvey environment correspondent Fri 27 Mar 2020 12.25 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/mar/27/back-poor-countries-fighting-covid-19-with-trillions-or-face-disaster-g20-told Trump thinks he can snap his fingers and reopen the economy. It won't work Even if we thought it was acceptable to risk millions of deaths by ending physical distancing, it’s not clear the economy would rebound Nick Obradovich and Renee C Wurth Fri 27 Mar 2020 10.18 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/27/can-us-reopen-economy-coronavirus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 Will the coronavirus 'kill populism'? Don't count on it Predictions for how the coronavirus outbreak will effect politics are unreliable. Here’s why Fri 27 Mar 2020 10.20 GMT Last modified on Fri 27 Mar 2020 10.31 GMT Cas Mudde https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/27/coronavirus-populism-trump-politics-response Covid-19 presents people in the crosshairs of conflict with a terrifying new threat As the Red Cross launches an emergency appeal, its president calls for the world to pull together Fri 27 Mar 2020 06.00 GMT Last modified on Fri 27 Mar 2020 16.13 GMT Peter Maurer https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/commentisfree/2020/mar/27/conflict-and-covid-19-are-a-deadly-mix-i-fear-for-the-worlds-most-vulnerable Coronavirus has not suspended politics – it has revealed the nature of power In a lockdown, we can see the essence of politics is still what Hobbes described: some people get to tell others what to do Fri 27 Mar 2020 06.00 GMT Last modified on Fri 27 Mar 2020 10.01 GMT David Runciman https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/27/coronavirus-politics-lockdown-hobbes Brazil scales back environmental enforcement amid coronavirus outbreak Experts fear efforts to protect field agents from virus could lead to surge in deforestation Reuters in Brasília Fri 27 Mar 2020 17.37 GMT Last modified on Fri 27 Mar 2020 20.39 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/27/brazil-scales-back-environmental-enforcement-coronavirus-outbreak-deforestation Jeff Bezos sold $3.4bn of Amazon stock just before Covid-19 collapse As trillions of dollars were wiped off stock markets some of the world’s richest got lucky Rupert Neate Fri 27 Mar 2020 15.34 GMT Last modified on Fri 27 Mar 2020 19.16 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/mar/27/jeff-bezos-sold-34bn-of-amazon-stock-just-before-covid-19-collapse Dozens of poorer nations seek IMF help amid coronavirus crisis IMF’s Kristalina Georgieva says world has entered recession ‘as bad or worse’ than 2008-09 Larry Elliott Economics editor Fri 27 Mar 2020 17.44 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/27/dozens-poorer-nations-seek-imf-help-coronavirus-crisis 'It’s a razor’s edge we’re walking': inside the race to develop a coronavirus vaccine Around the world, more than 40 teams are working on a vaccine for Covid-19. We followed one doctor in the most urgent quest of his life Fri 27 Mar 2020 06.00 GMT By Samanth Subramanian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/27/inside-the-race-to-develop-a-coronavirus-vaccine-covid-19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted March 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 Egypt's disdain for transparency will backfire in this coronavirus crisis President Sisi may have nothing to hide, but his crackdown on anyone who challenges the official line only fuels speculation Tue 31 Mar 2020 12.51 BST Last modified on Tue 31 Mar 2020 14.10 BST Timothy E Kaldas https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/31/egypt-coronavirus-transparency-sisi-crackdown 'They are leading us to catastrophe': Sweden's coronavirus stoicism begins to jar There’s a surreal calm in the last country in Europe to hold out against lockdown. But the death toll is rising and some are voicing dissent Derek Robertson in Malmö Mon 30 Mar 2020 18.38 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/30/catastrophe-sweden-coronavirus-stoicism-lockdown-europe Hungary passes law that will let Orbán rule by decree Fears over coronavirus legislation that gives no time limit for state of emergency Shaun Walker in Budapest and Jennifer Rankin in Brussels Mon 30 Mar 2020 15.16 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/30/hungary-jail-for-coronavirus-misinformation-viktor-orban If coronavirus sinks the eurozone, the 'frugal four' will be to blame The Dutch-led opposition to a ‘coronabond’ to raise funds for nations hardest-hit by the pandemic is self-defeating David Adler and Jerome Roos Tue 31 Mar 2020 09.47 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2020/mar/31/solidarity-members-eurozone-coronavirus-dutch-coronabond Hungary's emergency law 'incompatible with being in EU', say MEPs group Measures voted on Monday will allow Viktor Orbán to rule by decree without time limits Jennifer Rankin in Brussels Tue 31 Mar 2020 15.28 BST https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/31/hungary-emergency-law-incompatible-with-being-in-eu-say-meps-group-viktor-orban Revealed: the great European refugee scandal Evidence obtained by the Guardian exposes a coordinated and unlawful EU assault on the rights of desperate people trying to cross the Mediterranean Thu 12 Mar 2020 11.17 GMT by Daniel Howden, Apostolis Fotiadis and Zach Campbell https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/12/revealed-the-great-european-refugee-scandal What if the rest of Europe follows Italy's coronavirus fate? The silence from Brussels could be as damaging as the silence on Italian streets Simone Tagliapietra Tue 10 Mar 2020 14.22 GMT Last modified on Wed 18 Mar 2020 10.56 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2020/mar/10/what-if-the-rest-of-europe-follows-italys-coronavirus-fate Poland’s leadership doesn’t need ‘Polexit’ – it can undermine the EU from within The rightwing Law and Justice party’s capture of the judiciary poses a threat to the fundamental values of the EU Tue 10 Mar 2020 13.20 GMT Last modified on Wed 11 Mar 2020 08.29 GMT Annabelle Chapman https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2020/mar/10/poland-polexit-eu-rightwing-law-justice-party-judiciary 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 DeLauro: ‘Woman workers on frontlines’ of coronavirus battle still shorted in pay April 1, 2020 10:34 AM CDT By Mark Gruenberg Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., speaks during the Democratic Women's Caucus press conference marking Equal Pay Day 2019 and celebrating passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. For this year's Equal Pay Day, DeLauro spoke via video from her home. | Bill Clark / CQ Roll Call via AP https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/delauro-woman-workers-on-frontlines-of-coronavirus-battle-still-shorted-in-pay/ New York launches investigation after Amazon fires worker who led walkout March 31, 2020 3:23 PM CDT By Mark Gruenberg https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/new-york-launches-investigation-after-amazon-fires-worker-who-led-walkout/ Today, Equal Pay Day, there are 11 things you must know April 1, 2019 10:30 AM CDT By Kenneth Quinnell https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/today-equal-pay-day-there-are-11-things-you-must-know/ ‘Bad Banks’: Global misbehavior in the German financial system; and ‘Nancy Drew’ March 30, 2020 9:15 AM CDT By Dennis Broe https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/bad-banks-global-misbehavior-in-the-german-financial-system-and-nancy-drew/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 'You think Trump will save you?': my nine days detained by North Korea's secret police Alek Sigley was studying in Pyongyang when he was blindfolded and taken to an interrogation facility where his handlers demanded he confess to his ‘crimes’ Alek Sigley Wed 1 Apr 2020 17.30 BST Last modified on Wed 1 Apr 2020 18.22 BST Alek Sigley during his studies in North Korea Photograph: Supplied by Alek Sigley More pics https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/02/you-think-trump-will-save-you-my-nine-days-detained-by-north-koreas-secret-police 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 Sanders drops out of Democratic race, says movement “won the ideological struggle” April 8, 2020 1:01 PM CDT By Mark Gruenberg And C.J. Atkins Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., waves to supporters behind the stage during one of his last campaign rallies before the COVID-19 outbreak suspended public events, March 5, 2020, in Phoenix. | Ross D. Franklin / AP https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/sanders-drops-out-of-democratic-race-says-movement-won-the-ideological-struggle/ Why is this Passover, in the U.S. and Israel, different from all other Passovers? April 8, 2020 9:26 AM CDT By Eric A. Gordon https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/why-is-this-passover-in-the-u-s-and-israel-different-from-all-other-passovers/ Cuban doctors battle COVID-19 around the globe, defying U.S. April 8, 2020 9:41 AM CDT By Andrea Rodríguez https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/cuban-doctors-battle-covid-19-around-the-globe-defying-u-s/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umbertino Posted April 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Bernie Sanders’ political revolution is not over In his two longshot campaigns for president, Bernie Sanders put progressive ideas on the national agenda and changed the future of US politics Wed 8 Apr 2020 22.27 BST Last modified on Thu 9 Apr 2020 04.58 BST Bhaskar Sunkara https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/08/bernie-sanders-revolution-not-over 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts