‘Milestone Moment’ as JPMorgan Chase Announces Former Exxon CEO to No Longer Be Lead Director of Bank’s Board

The ousting of “America’s #1 climate denier” from the leadership position on the board of the largest global lender of fossil fuels is being welcomed by the climate movement. (By: Andrea Germanos, Common Dreams) Author and climate activist Bill McKibben welcomed Friday evening what he called “a milestone moment in the history of climate action” after [...]

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Why Global Coronavirus Death Rates Could Be Higher Than the Official Figures

Discrepancies in different country’s official death counts relate to decisions as to whether to include deaths that are not directly caused by COVID-19 in the official figures. As of May 1st, COVID-19 has infected more than 3,257,520 and claimed 233,405 lives globally. However, the real death figures could be higher than the official numbers reported, [...]

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As Economic Tsunami Crashes into America’s Schools, Government Leaders Like DeVos Are Trying to Ram Through Their Agendas

Their proposals to privatize education and slash spending are the wrong way to respond to a pandemic. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, nearly all states have ordered or recommended school buildings stay closed for the rest of the academic year, according to Education Week’s most recent count, and “schools are likely to stay shut for months,” according to [...]

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“We’re All in This Together.” Depends on Who “We” Are and Who’s Saying That.

“We’re all in this together.” Stop me if you’ve heard this sentiment before. At least outwardly, a spirit of fraternity is abundant these days. Celebrities are donating and raising money for charitable causes. Commercials from businesses across industries pledge their services and solidarity “in these uncertain times.” Average people are dotting their lawns with signs [...]

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U.S. Trade War Against China Takes a Coronaviral Turn

The anti-China fake news campaign about the COVID-19 pandemic fits into the larger war that the U.S. is waging against China. It taps into the deep reservoir of xenophobia and racism in the U.S. and elsewhere. The Trump administration has expanded its trade war against China to include the COVID-19 pandemic. With more than 1 million already [...]

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A Nightmare

The lack of compassion for anyone is one of Trump’s defining characteristics. Another characteristic commonly used to define Donald Trump is narcissist.

Trump’s tweets and comments have been, and continue to be self-aggrandizing, demeaning, racist and false. It should come as no surprise why so many people despise him. It is because of what he shows us about himself each and every day. It is not, as his defenders like to charge, because his critics suffer from the “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”

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Trump’s Threat to Iran Has a Hollow, Angsty Ring

A tweet by the U.S. President Donald Trump on April 22 said, “I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea.” Trump seems to be talking the language of war while indulging in politics by other means. Like his ban on immigration, [...]

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Experts Warn of New Nuclear Arms Race After Trump Signals US Withdrawal from START Treaty

While much of the corporate press has blamed Russia and China for the sudden failure of multiple longstanding nuclear treaties, experts put the blame on squarely on the Trump administration. (By: Alan MacLeod, Mintpress News) After pulling out of multiple international treaties designed to limit the global threat of atomic weapons, the Trump administration is [...]

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America Is Exceptional—In Some of the Worst Ways

We have been prone to notions of greatness for far too long. It’s time for a realistic view of our nation. “America First,” has been a pronouncement of pride for President Donald Trump and millions of his supporters. Today they have gotten their wish as the United States leads the world­ during a global deadly [...]

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Pence Threatens Reporter After Revealing VP was Informed of Mask Protocol at Mayo Clinic

“All of us who traveled with him were notified by the office of @VP the day before the trip that wearing of masks was required by the @MayoClinic and to prepare accordingly.” Vice President Mike Pence, the official appointed by President Donald Trump to oversee the COVID-19 pandemic response, visited the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota [...]

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Expansion of Fed Lending Program Blasted as Bailout for ‘Toxic and Reckless’ Fossil Fuel Industry

“Rescuing fossil fuel production is absolutely the wrong direction for public health amid a global pandemic.” (By: Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams) The Federal Reserve came under fire Thursday for expanding its emergency Main Street Lending Program in a way that, as the watchdog group Public Citizen warned, “could allow failing, highly indebted oil and gas companies to [...]

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Turkey Behind Protests On Idlib’s M4 Road

The situation in the area of M4 highway (Aleppo-Latakia) of Idlib province remains tense in relation to the activities of terrorist groups. Particularly, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham members held another protest near al-Nayrab village on April 13, which is aimed to prevent conducting the joint Russian-Turkish patrol. Demonstrators took to the road by blocking a way [...]

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Baltimore Testing Aerial Surveillance to Counter Rising Homicide Rate

“If that happened in real life, I think everyone would very clearly and viscerally understand the privacy implications, but because this is being done remotely with sophisticated video technology from an airplane, we don’t experience the invasion in the same way.” London may have a citywide, closed-circuit television system, but on Friday, Baltimore will be [...]

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