By Guest Post on Apr 07, 2020 12:00 pm
 In a country that leads in slashing budgets and encouraging individualism, the top-down failure to respond to the coronavirus has been uniquely American in flavor. (By: Alan Macleod, Mintpress News) Who is going to pay for it? Those were the last words a patient dying of COVID-19 asked New York City doctor Derrick Smit. The [...]
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By Jack Xiong on Apr 07, 2020 11:00 am
 Grammy-winning music superstar Lady Gaga is teaming up with the World Health Organization to raise money and awareness with a global televised special in support of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The Oscar-winning singer announced her plans with WHO on Monday. A televised special will take place on Saturday, April 18, and feature several [...]
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By Daniel Davis on Apr 07, 2020 09:00 am
 “You have two good people and they’re arguing… I’m good at settling these arguments. So I may look into it in great detail, in detail and I’ll be able to figure it out very fast.” President Donald Trump publicly commented on an ongoing situation involving Navy Capt. Brett Cozier on Monday. The captain was relieved [...]
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By Alec Pronk on Apr 07, 2020 07:00 am
 “Either they will have to brave the polls, endangering their own and others’ safety. Or they will lose their right to vote, through no fault of their own.” In a 5-4 ruling along partisan lines, the United States Supreme Court ruled Wisconsin cannot accept absentee ballots postmarked after its voting day of April 7. A [...]
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By Vijay Prashad Weiyan Zhu and Du Xiaojun on Apr 07, 2020 05:00 am
 In the early weeks when the virus emerged in Wuhan, the Chinese government neither suppressed evidence nor did their warning systems fail. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global pandemic on March 11, 2020. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the WHO, said at the press conference on that day that this was “the first [...]
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By Guest Post on Apr 06, 2020 01:42 pm
 The move was taken by the head of state’s medical team as a precaution in the event that a ventilator is needed. This is a developing news story… please check back for possible updates… (By: Jon Queally, Common Dreams) Just weeks after being roundly criticized for his flippant public attitude about the threat of the [...]
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By Jack Xiong on Apr 06, 2020 01:00 pm
 A new timely documentary explores the political maneuver of gerrymandering and how it may contribute to our politically divisive culture. It also shows how grassroots campaigning can put an end to it. Well timed to this current election year, Slay the Dragon exposes how gerrymandering allows political parties to draw district lines that are most [...]
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By Josh Balk on Apr 06, 2020 11:00 am
 An alarming 75 percent of new or emerging diseases start in animals. As the number of COVID-19 cases in the United States grow and the government scrambles to address the virus’s spread, it’s important to reflect on its source and discuss the role that consumption of animals plays in the spread of the disease. According [...]
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By Alec Pronk on Apr 06, 2020 09:00 am
 “We need you to step up and stop the State of Wisconsin from putting hundreds of thousands of citizens at risk by requiring them to vote at the polls while this ugly pandemic spreads,” pleaded Wisconsin mayors. With the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the nation, both the Democratic primary and local elections are still set to [...]
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By Vijay Prashad Paola Estrada Ana Maldonado and Zoe PC on Apr 06, 2020 07:00 am
 On April’s Fools Day, U.S. President Donald Trump gave a press conference where he announced a new “counter-narcotics effort” by U.S. Southern Command. “We’re deploying additional Navy destroyers, combat ships, aircrafts and helicopters, Coast Guard cutters…doubling our capabilities in the region,” he said. The point of this mission—which will be joined by other countries—is to [...]
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By Vijay Prashad Weiyan Zhu and Du Xiaojun on Apr 06, 2020 05:00 am
 Violent attacks against Asians in the United States has spiked as a consequence of the stigma driven by the Trump administration. On March 25, the foreign ministers of the G7 states failed to release a statement. The United States—the president of the G7 at this time—had the responsibility for drafting the statement, which was seen [...]
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