Coronavirus
Race gaps in COVID-19 deaths are even bigger than they appear Brookings
The COVID-19 pandemic has been like the flash of an X-ray, exposing the deep fractures in U.S. society – not least by race. New data from CDC shows that the death rates among Black and Hispanic/Latino people are much higher than for white people, in all age categories
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Father Dies From Complications of Covid-19 NYTimes
‘This Is Mass Murder’: Covid-19 Deaths in US Prisons Have Risen by 73% the Past Month Common Dreams
Fight racism
Don’t Listen to Fox. Here’s What’s Really Going On in Seattle’s Protest Zone. Politico
Protester Shot in New Mexico as Clashes Erupt Between ‘Civil Guard’ Militia and Community Over Monument to Brutal Conquistador Common Dreams
Manuel Ellis: new video appears to show officer using chokehold on black man Guardian
Video taken on 3 March contradicts accounts from county sheriff’s office of moments leading up to Ellis’s death
Elderly Man Shoved to Ground by Buffalo Police Has Fractured Skull, Unable to Walk, Attorney Says Sputnik
NBA Players Face the Question: To Boycott or Not to Boycott Dave Zirin
When Alabama revolutionaries took on the KKK Counterfire
NYPD Unions Falsely Claim Shake Shack Workers “Intentionally Poisoned” Officers Gothamist … just confirms that everything the cops say are lies
The Far Right Is Stirring Up Violence at Seattle’s Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone Daily Beast
Extreme right ‘boogaloo’ follower charged over policeman’s death during BLM protest Telegraph
Indigenous Peoples
Study finds only harmful effects from Native-themed mascots Indian Country Today
U.S. Supreme Court Grants Right-Of-Way To Key Natural Gas Pipeline Oilprice.com.
Labor
Philly Sanitation Workers Rally, Join Demand for PPE, Right to Refuse Dangerous Work Labor Notes
China urges India to restrain Global Times
Puerto Rico
Grupos independentistas piden a la ONU celebrar la audiencia de 2020 sobre Puerto Rico (Web translator: Pro-independence groups ask the UN to hold the 2020 hearing on Puerto Rico)
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