COVID-19 Is Wreaking Havoc With Drug Reform Initiatives

The novel coronavirus pandemic is not just striking down Americans by the tens of thousands and jobs by the tens of millions; it is also wreaking havoc with marijuana and other drug-related voter initiative campaigns this year. It’s damnably hard to gather thousands of voter signatures when there aren’t any mass gatherings and the public [...]

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What’s Driving Trump’s Political Attacks on China

The U.S. President Donald Trump has tied himself and onlookers in knots by his alternating encomiums for and diatribes against China over COVID-19 in the recent weeks. Only he can cut the Gordian knot, and he will be in a position to do so only after November when the U.S. presidential election is over. There [...]

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Citing ‘Vein of Toxicity’ and Firing of Whistleblowers, Amazon VP Resigns in Disgust

“This is a really big deal. This kind of courage is what we need right now, in every workplace and walk of life.” (By: Julia Conley, Common Dreams) Amazon vice president Tim Bray won praise from labor rights advocates on Monday after resigning from the company over its treatment of whistleblowers during the Covid-19 pandemic, publishing [...]

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Internal Chinese Memo Details COVID-Related Geopolitical Repercussions for Beijing

Reuters was informed on Monday of an internal report circulated within the upper echelons of Beijing that describes the geopolitical repercussions China may face from the COVID-19 pandemic. Reuters was informed on Monday of an internal report circulated within the upper echelons of Beijing that describes the geopolitical repercussions to China from COVID-19. Notably, the [...]

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The Bleak Great Lockdown Economy

According to the IMF, the COVID-19 related economic downturn of 2020 is the world’s worst since the Great Depression. On April 14, the International Monetary Fund released a grim outlook for 2020, making the COVID-19 related economic downturn, the Great Lockdown, the worst since the Great Depression. The IMF predicts that the global GDP will [...]

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Defeat of a Dirty Military Incursion into Venezuela on a Sunday Morning

In the early morning hours of Sunday, May 3, speedboats left the Colombian coastlines and headed toward Venezuela. These boats had no authorization to cross the maritime border. They landed on the Venezuelan coastline at La Guaira. This was clearly a hostile action, since the boats carried heavy weaponry, including assault rifles and ammunition; the [...]

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American Companies Want Mexican Workers to Risk Lives for Weapons Manufacturing

The United States has decided to play hardball with Mexican authorities rather than working toward a collaborative solution. Despite rising coronavirus cases and deaths in Mexico, American manufacturers and the Trump administration have increased pressure on their southern neighbors to open up American manufacturing plants deemed non-essential by the Mexican health authorities. Protests in border [...]

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Mapping Militarism 2020

(World BEYOND War) A new collection of maps found here displays what militarism looks like in the world. Here’s a brief guide to using and understanding them. Across the top are 10 drop-down menus on these topics: Wars, Weapons, U.S. Weapons, Money, Nukes, Chemical and Biological, U.S. Military, Air Strikes, Law, and Promotes Peace and Security. Some of the [...]

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Groundhog Day: Juan Guaidó Is Trying to Overthrow the Venezuelan Government Again

One year since his audacious coup attempt failed spectacularly, Guaidó is once again trying to overthrow the government of Nicolas Maduro. (By: Alan Macleod, Mintpress News) Exactly one year since his audacious coup attempt failed spectacularly, self-declared Venezuelan president Juan Guaidó is once again trying to overthrow the government of Nicolas Maduro. “Today I speak [...]

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