Protesters burn flag at North Carolina governor’s mansion after police shooting
Chelsea Manning attempted suicide while in jail for refusing to testify against WikiLeaks
COVID-19 coronavirus
Citing coronavirus, labor coalition demands 15 days paid sick leave, triple the city mandate Chicago Sun-Times
Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, New York Nurses Union Warns of ‘Extreme Understaffing’
Why are Korea’s Covid-19 death rates so low? Asia Times
‘Stealth Attack on Social Security’: Trump Condemned for Exploiting Coronavirus Crisis to Push Payroll Tax Cut Common Dreams
Coronavirus: New York Won’t Close Schools Because Homeless Kids Have Nowhere Else to Go Mint Press
Matt Gaetz Wore a Gas Mask to Mock Coronavirus Concerns. Now He’s in Quarantine. Mother Jones
The director of the CDC publicly contradicted Trump’s claim that the US-Mexico border wall would help stop the coronavirus Business Insider
Medical Industrial Complex And Coronavirus Countercurrents
Bernie Sanders is finished and healthcare stocks are screaming buys MarketWatch
‘Unconscionable’: Senate Republicans Block Emergency Paid Sick Leave Bill as Experts Declare Coronavirus Outbreak a Pandemic Common Dreams
Super-rich jet off to disaster bunkers amid coronavirus outbreak Guardian
Exclusive: White House told federal health agency to classify coronavirus deliberations – sources Reuters (what have they got to hide?)
Exclusive: U.S. coronavirus testing threatened by shortage of critical lab materials Politico
The slow pace of coronavirus testing has created a major gap in the U.S. public health response.
McDonald’s Workers Demand Protections Amidst Coronavirus Outbreak
Trump’s Business Interests Are Shaping His Response to the Coronavirus Truthout
Insurance Industry Corrects Trump: Actually, We’re Only Waiving Copays for Coronavirus Testing, Not Treatment Common Dreams
“Heaven forbid they miss a chance to bankrupt sick people.”
[Enabling testing (so you know you’re sick) while denying treatment (so you don’t necessarily get cured) is criminal.]
Experts Say Trump Is Exploiting Coronavirus Crisis to Attack Social Security Truthout
China responded by giving equipment to Italy, the EU didn't respond to Italy, and the US banned travel from Italy.
China is acting like a global leader today. America is going to pay for our stupidity. https://t.co/VlPYYUubJ9
— Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) March 12, 2020
Capitalist agriculture and Covid-19: A deadly combination Climate & Capitalism
As Coronavirus Testing Increases, Some Labs Fear a Shortage of Other Supplies NYTimes
A Virus Cure Depends on Rare Lab Mice, But There Aren’t Enough Bloomberg
Last night, @JoeBiden expressed concern over the potential cost of Medicare for All & the security of people’s health plans. I recognize these arguments because I helped craft them when I ran PR as an insurance exec. As a result, I feel obligated to set the record straight. (1/5)
— Wendell Potter (@wendellpotter) March 10, 2020
Elon Musk Is Acting Like a Neo-Conquistador for South America’s Lithium Counterpunch
U.S. war drive
30, 000 U.S. soldiers arrive in Europe without masks Manilo Dinucci
The Peace Corps Breaks Ties with China New Yorker
US Marines Arrive on Yemen’s Island of Socotra to Back UAE Antiwar.com
Nukes: The Unmentionable Election Issue Counterpunch
Boeing Crashes: $43 Billion in Share Buybacks Turn into Existential Threat Wolf Street
It’s propaganda, all right — against Bernie Sanders Washington Post
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