How China Broke the Chain of Infection

As information about coronavirus emerged, the Chinese government and Chinese society began to organize an immense campaign against its spread. On March 31, 2020, a group of scientists from around the world—from Oxford University to Beijing Normal University—published an important paper in Science. This paper—“An Investigation of Transmission Control Measures During the First 50 Days of the [...]

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Illinois Poll Worker Dies Two Weeks after Primary Election

“No one should ever have to choose between their health and their vote.” A 60-year old Chicago man, Revall Burke, died from the coronavirus on April 1, just two weeks after working at a polling site for the Democratic primary election, The Chicago Board of Elections announced on Monday. Burke worked for the city as [...]

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How to Support Your Local Farmers as Restaurants and Farmers Markets Close

As the virus has small, local farms scrambling for income streams, community-supported agriculture (CSA) is one way to support them. The global outbreak of COVID-19, and the collective effort to slow down the spread of the virus, has many people reassessing how they should get their food. The crowds passing through grocery stores lead to [...]

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Coronavirus Pandemic Brings to Light the Need for a Stronger Public Sector

It is a sign of how bad things are when the editorial board of the Financial Times, the world’s leading business newspaper, carries an editorial calling for “radical reforms… reversing the prevailing policy direction of the last four decades.” The FT editorial of April 3 has advocated, among other things, a more active role for governments [...]

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Smithfield CEO: US Meat Supply “Perilously Close” To Shortage

“The closure of this facility, combined with a growing list of other protein plants that have shuttered across our industry, is pushing our country perilously close to the edge in terms of our meat supply.” Smithfield chose to close one of its largest pork-producing plants indefinitely on Sunday after nearly 300 employees tested positive for [...]

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Bodies in the Streets: IMF Imposed Measures Have Left Ecuador Unable to Cope with Coronavirus

Ecuador is near collapse under the strain of the coronavirus after the government of Lenin Moreno stripped state services nearly bare at the behest of the IMF. (By: Alan MacLeod, Mintpress News) If you are using one of the many coronavirus incidence trackers, the Pacific country of Ecuador does not seem to be particularly badly [...]

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Is Turkey Coming To Regret Its Interference In Libya?

Launching a military campaign in Libya on the side of the Government of National Accord, Turkey hardly believed that the main obstacle to achieving decisive success became the inertia of its Libyan ally. But, as it turned out, the Tripoli government, led by the prime minister Fayez Sarraj, is not even ready to assist the [...]

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Mainstream Media Fumbles through Initial Coverage of Sexual Assault Allegations against Biden

The original story and a tweet included this now-deleted sentence, “we found no pattern of sexual misconduct by Biden, beyond hugs, kisses and touching that women previously said made them uncomfortable.” The sexual assault allegations against presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will be one of the biggest stories throughout the 2020 presidential campaign, and [...]

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Virginia Governor Pushes State Further Left by Signing Series of Progressive Bills

Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam signed a series of bills on Friday that will bring to fruition several progressive policy ideals when they go into effect July 1. While much of life has been on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the government of Virginia continues to enact new laws unrelated to the virus. Democratic Gov. [...]

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Former OSHA Officials Voice Alarm as Trump Tells Corporations They Don’t Have to Record Coronavirus Cases Among Their Workers

“If you work in a grocery store or factory then sorry, the coronavirus cases there probably aren’t being reported.” (By: Jake Johnson, Common Dreams) President Donald Trump’s Labor Department has quietly issued guidance informing most employers in the United States that they will not be required to record and report coronavirus cases among their workers because [...]

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