American billionaires have gotten $280 billion richer since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic Fast Company
Class war
Trader Joe’s and other US firms suppress unionization efforts during pandemic Guardian
More than 5,000 U.S. meat, food-processing workers exposed to coronavirus: union Reuters
UAW says virus makes early May restart of U.S. auto plants ‘too risky’ Reuters
Coronavirus Put Her Out of Work, Then Debt Collectors Froze Her Savings Account ProPublica
Covid-19 coronavirus
Limits on coronavirus testing in Brazil are hiding the true dimensions of Latin America’s largest outbreak Washington Post
Trump Admin Gives Coronavirus Tracking Contract to Peter Thiel’s Palantir: Report Gizmodo
The Agricultural Model Killing the World ROAPE
Capitalist crisis
Dems Give Unanimous Consent To Trump David Sirota
Ruth’s Chris Steak House to repay $20 million SBA loan The Hill
Jobless claims still point to over 20,000,000 lost jobs in April, 15%+ unemployment rate
Treasury’s $10 billion loan to USPS could shift control Washington Post
US Coronavirus “Bailout” Is a $6 Trillion Scam Michael Hudson
The pandemic is revealing how bad our technology really is The Week
China
COVID-19: New York Times Revives its Role in Chinagate Consortium News
The paper of record is again laundering, without skepticism, U.S. intelligence meant to ratchet up tensions with China, just as it did with Russia. Wednesday’s story contains this astounding admission: “American officials in the past have selectively passed intelligence to reporters to shape the domestic political landscape; the most notable instance was under President George W. Bush in the run-up to the Iraq War.”
COVID-19: MSM China Hysteria Gets Way Crazier & Dumber Consortium News
New HHS spokesman made racist comments about Chinese people in now-deleted tweets CNN
How the Chinese Authorities and the World Health Organization Handled the Coronavirus, and Why the WHO Didn’t Declare a Pandemic Until March Independent Media Institute
Respectable Racism: The “War With China ” Edition Yasha Levine, Immigrants as a Weapon
U.S. war drive
Nuclear war still on the cards, Moscow warns, as Covid-19 only worsens battle for global dominance
Venezuela
Venezuela: Guaido to Use Funds Frozen in US to Pay Loyalists $5000 Monthly Salaries Venezuelanalysis
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