Cyclone Amphan – ‘We Didn’t Expect Devastation of Such a Scale’ IPS
In Boston and elsewhere, Asian-American doctors and nurses are fighting racism and the coronavirus boston.com
Labor
“They Don’t Care for Our Lives”: McDonald’s Workers Strike Across US to Demand Better Protections From Covid-19 Common Dreams
Another big job-loss wave looms: state and city workers Christian Science Monitor
After Coronavirus, Office Workers Might Face Unexpected Health Threats NYTimes
FedEx Workers Fired After Viral Video GoFundMe. Apparently you can’t deliver packages while Black in Georgia.
Most Americans see layoffs as temporary but research shows otherwise CNBC
Why the anti-vaccine hype is part of white supremacy
Dr. Sara Kendall is a community activist and artist who trained as a professional paramedic in Canada, and as a medical doctor in Cuba.
Trump’s Vaccine Chief Has Vast Ties to Drug Industry, Posing Possible Conflicts NYTimes
Coronavirus
Andrew Cuomo is no hero. He’s to blame for New York’s coronavirus catastrophe Guardian
Black Americans dying of Covid-19 at three times the rate of white people Guardian
The Striking Racial Divide in How Covid-19 Has Hit Nursing Homes NYTimes
Survey finds 87% of America’s nurses forced to reuse protective equipment Guardian
Our Economic System Fuels Outbreaks, Says Evolutionary Epidemiologist Who Predicted the Pandemic Sputnik
Animal source of the coronavirus continues to elude scientists Nature
Trump plans halt to National Guard deployments before retirement benefits kick in: report The Hill
Private Equity Is Ruining Health Care, Covid Is Making It Worse Bloomberg
Indigenous Peoples
South Dakota governor calls on Trump in tribal checkpoint feud Indian Country Today
Biden recordings: What they say was already clear to everyone in Ukraine
If Trump Wins Again, Don’t Blame Progressives Counterpunch
Capitalist crisis
THE DOWNTURN BEGAN IN 2018
While the official recession will likely be dated to Q1 of
this year, I'm increasingly of the view that the down cycle really began some time in the middle of 2018.I wrote about it in today's @Markets newsletter https://t.co/3EczQrxBDj pic.twitter.com/RSpzoaz4NY
— Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) May 13, 2020
U.S. masses planes at Japan base to show foes and allies it can handle coronavirus Reuters
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