Which Countries Have The Highest and Lowest Mortality Rate Over COVID-19 and Why?

The U.S, Italy, and Indonesia have the highest mortality rates from COVID-19, according to Hong Kong-based venture capital firm Deep Knowledge Venture.   Hong Kong-based venture capital firm Deep Knowledge Venture (DKV) released the latest data on countries with the highest mortality rates. The U.S tops the chart, followed by Italy, Indonesia, Spain, Iraq, Iran, [...]

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Already Faced with Famine and War, Yemenis Fear Saudi Arabia is Weaponizing COVID-19

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Saudi Arabia has engaged in a number of questionable practices that have Yemenis fearing the Kingdom may be intentionally trying to spread the virus. (By: Ahmed Abdulkareem, Mintpress News) The war in Yemen began in earnest on Mar. 26, 2015, but it is about to take on another complex dimension [...]

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Inmates at Privately-Run ICE Camp Go on Hunger Strike Amid COVID-19 Outbreak, Deteriorating Conditions

ICA Farmville already has a reputation for overcrowding and poor sanitation. Last year the private ICE prison was hit with an outbreak of mumps, a classic disease of overcrowding and poor sanitation. (By: Alan Macleod, Mintpress News) Amidst a COVID-19 outbreak, around 100 detained migrants at a private, for-profit prison in Farmville, VA, have collectively [...]

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It’s Not Too Late to Vote for Bernie Sanders

As it turns out, Bernie Sanders has been right about pretty much everything. Maybe Democratic Party voters should be voting for him. Just a thought.

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Republicans Work to Block Voting Changes as COVID-19 Interrupts Election Season

“This is about making sure that we’re able to conduct our democracy while we’re dealing with a pandemic.” COVID-19 has already disrupted several Democratic primary elections, forcing some states to postpone the contests until May. President Donald Trump and the Republican Party are looking ahead to the November general election, however, and attempting to block [...]

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‘We Need People’s Bailout, Not Polluters’ Bailout’: Climate Groups Move to Preempt Big Oil Giveaway Amid Pandemic

“Oh, so we have to pay our rent, but now Big Oil doesn’t have to pay anything for destroying our public lands? Cool, cool.” (By: Andrea Germanos, Common Dreams) A coalition of climate organizations strongly criticized President Donald Trump’s in-person Friday meeting with the chief executives of some of the biggest fossil fuel companies in [...]

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Capitalism Has Failed in Fighting Coronavirus

We must not suffer such a dangerous and unnecessary social breakdown again. The desperate policies of panic-driven governments involve throwing huge amounts of money at the economies collapsed in response to the coronavirus threat. Monetary authorities create money and lend it at extremely low interest rates to the major corporations and especially big banks “to [...]

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Healthcare Workers in the US and Spain Assess the Coronavirus Crisis

“There is a massive shortage of respirators and ventilators, which are the only systems keeping patients with severe cases of COVID-19 alive.” Healthcare professionals are on the front lines of the fight against Coronavirus and continue working in a dangerous and tense environment while everyone else is quarantined at home. Citizen Truth talked to healthcare [...]

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Governor Cuomo and NY Legislature Agree to Medicaid Cuts During Coronavirus Pandemic

“It’s a shot in the gut.” As coronavirus cripples America with New York at the epicenter of the outbreak, New York legislators and Governor Andrew Cuomo agreed to a state budget that will cut the state’s Medicaid program. During his daily coronavirus press conference, Cuomo said, “This is a particularly difficult budget because there is [...]

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Youtube Steps Up its Content and Efforts While the World is in Quarantine

Youtube is promoting the hashtag #StayHome for the past several weeks as part of a global campaign urging people to stay home and watch videos during the COVID-19 pandemic. With much of the world staying home to avoid the spread of coronavirus, online platforms like Youtube will surely see a spike in usage. Among other [...]

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John Whitehead: The Attack on Civil Liberties in the Age of COVID-19

In an exclusive for MintPress, constitutional attorney John Whitehead warns that the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to bring the American Police State out into the open on a scale we’ve not seen before. (By: John Whitehead, Mintpress News) You can always count on the government to take advantage of a crisis, legitimate or manufactured. This coronavirus [...]

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