"A Systematic Issue of Disparity": Black People in Louisiana Account for 70% of COVID-19 Deaths & Albert Woodfox: COVID-19 Offers Public a "Small Window" into What Prisoners Face in Solitary Confinement & More
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A Daily Independent Global News Hour with Amy Goodman & Juan González

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

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Lines stretching city blocks, hours-long waits and polling officials in hazmat suits. That's the scene voters in Wisconsin encountered as they braved the polls ... Read More →
Louisiana faces one of the worst outbreaks of the coronavirus in the United States. New data shows black people account for 70% of all the state's coronavirus ... Read More →
As millions shelter in place around the world, we speak with Albert Woodfox, who served the longest time in solitary confinement of any prisoner in the United ... Read More →
The coronavirus pandemic is exhausting Ecuador's medical resources, with at least 220 dead and more than 4,000 cases. Ecuador is among the top three ... Read More →

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U.S. Daily Death Toll Nears 2,000 as Hundreds of COVID-19 Deaths Go Uncounted

Trump Announces Hold on U.S. Funding for World Health Organization, Then Reverses Stance

New WH Press Secretary Said Recently, “We Will Not See Diseases Like the Coronavirus Come Here”

Trump Fires Inspector General Tasked with Overseeing $2 Trillion Stimulus

China Lifts Lockdown in Wuhan, Where Coronavirus Pandemic Began

EU Coronavirus Stimulus Talks Fail as Deaths Surge in Spain and France

Libyan Rebels Attack Hospital for COVID-19 Patients; Chadian Ex-Dictator Released from Prison

International Labour Organization: Pandemic Could Wipe Out 195 Million Full-Time Jobs

San Francisco Protesters Demand ICE Release Jailed Asylum Seekers

Wisconsin Holds In-Person Voting in Midst of Deadly Pandemic

Floridians Left Unemployed by Pandemic Crowd Public Spaces Seeking Benefits

Chicago Mayor Demands More Reporting on Racial Disparity in COVID-19 Deaths

Acting U.S. Naval Secretary Fired over Handling of Outbreak Aboard Aircraft Carrier

Hospitals Say FEMA Is Seizing Medical Supplies for Unknown Reasons

COVID-19 Claims Songwriter John Prine, Producer Hal Willner and New Jersey Politician Michael Yun

Federal Court Allows Texas Abortion Ban to Remain in Effect During Pandemic

Dozens Dead as Category 5 Cyclone Devastates South Pacific Islands

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