U.S. war drive
‘No Warming, No War’: Report Details How US Militarism and Climate Crisis Are Deeply Interwoven Common Dreams
Covid-19 coronavirus
Native Americans being left out of US coronavirus data and labelled as ‘other’ Guardian
A Louisiana prison battling coronavirus tells inmates: “It’s too late for us” Joseph Neff and Keri Blakinger
Another Republican “Grassroots” Movement Hijacks the Media Common Dreams
Trumped
Lysol Maker and EPA Issue Warning: Please Ignore Trump, Don’t Drink Disinfectant Products Daily Beast
“Really Want to Flood NY and NJ”: Internal Documents Reveal Team Trump’s Chloroquine Master Plan Vanity Fair
Forget testing, ventilators, and PPE. Donald Trump’s big plan to beat COVID-19 involved distributing millions of doses of an unproven drug. Behind the scenes, senior administration officials pushed hard to bend the rules and back up his boasts.
Dr Birx defends Trump’s unfounded claims on bleach: He just wanted to ‘talk that through’ MSNBC
Revealed: leader of group peddling bleach as coronavirus ‘cure’ wrote to Trump this week Guardian
I would like to announce that when I gave wrong answers on Jeopardy, I was being sarcastic.
— Ken Jennings (@KenJennings) April 24, 2020
Class war
Trump says he will block coronavirus aid for U.S. Postal Service if it doesn’t hike prices immediately Washington Post
With 23 UAW Members Dead, UAW Halts Automakers Reopening Next Week PayDay Report
NJ Transit workers face payroll problems amid crisis North Jersey
Detroit water department sidelines hundreds of employees Deadline Detroit
Employee tells what’s going on inside Marshalltown meat packing plant
Amazon Asks Workers Staying At Home To Return Or Seek Leave Bloomberg
COVID-19 sweeping through US immigrant farmworker and meatpacker ranks openDemocracy
Bernie Sanders’s Most Vocal Supporter Lets Loose The Atlantic
Briahna Joy Gray has spent the past year waging war on behalf of Bernie Sanders—and now she’s shifted her focus to attacking Joe Biden.
China
Ambassador condemns ‘political virus’ Chinadaily
Fewer virus deaths easy to explain Chinadaily
Capitalist crisis
Bankruptcy looms over U.S. energy industry, from oil fields to pipelines Reuters
Why farmers are dumping milk down the drain and letting produce rot in fields The Conversation
Fewer than half of working Americans will have a paycheck in May as devastating coronavirus layoffs persist, economist says Business Insider
A new study shows over 100 public companies got $550 million of federal loans intended for ‘small businesses’ Business Insider
New Evidence Supporting Credibility of Tara Reade’s Allegation Against Joe Biden Emerges The Intercept
Michael Moore climate film snubs solar and urges population control, ruffling mainstream movement MarketWatch
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