"Silence the Guns": Africa's CDC Head on Delayed Pandemic, Health Equity & Dangers of War & As COVID Spikes in California, Latinx Workers Who "Keep the State Going" See Up to 5x the Deaths
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COVID-19 Lays Bare South Africa's Rampant Inequality & Fault Lines of Post-Apartheid Society ([link removed])
COVID-19 infections are skyrocketing in South Africa, now fifth in the world for coronavirus cases, with an already fragile hospital system. "I really think it's our ... Read More → ([link removed])
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"Silence the Guns": Africa's CDC Head on Delayed Pandemic, Health Equity & Dangers of War ([link removed])
The African continent has mostly escaped the worst of the pandemic, but now the World Health Organization is now warning of an impending acceleration of its spread. ... Read More → ([link removed])
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As COVID Spikes in California, Latinx Workers Who "Keep the State Going" See Up to 5x the Deaths ([link removed])
Amid a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations across the United States, the Latinx community has been hit especially hard in places like California, where ... Read More → ([link removed])
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Portland Protests Grow Despite Violent Crackdown from Militarized Federal Agents & Local Police ([link removed])
Heavily armed federal officers without name tags have carried out nightly attacks on antiracist demonstrations in Portland, Oregon, and snatched people off the streets ... Read More → ([link removed])


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As U.S. Records 1,000 More COVID-19 Deaths, Trump Admits “It Will Get Worse Before It Gets Better” ([link removed])

California Surpasses New York in Total Coronavirus Cases ([link removed])

COVID-19 Death Toll at San Quentin State Prison Reaches 12 ([link removed])

HRW: 14 Egyptians Have Died of COVID-19 in Overcrowded Prison ([link removed])

Brazilian COVID-19 Death Toll Surpasses 80,000; Bolivian Police Recover 400 Bodies ([link removed])

Israel Authorities Demolish Coronavirus Testing Center in West Bank ([link removed])

U.S. Military Infection Rates Soar, Raising Concerns for Areas Near Overseas Bases ([link removed])

Trump Moves to Exclude Undocumented People from Census ([link removed])

Massachusetts Protesters Demand Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Residents ([link removed])

DHS Confirms It Sent Three Paramilitary-Style Units to Patrol Streets of Portland ([link removed])

Detroit Police Officer Charged for Shooting 3 Journalists with Rubber Bullets ([link removed])

NYPD Raid Occupy City Hall Encampment; 7 Arrested ([link removed])

Housing Activists Camp Outside Home of NYC Official ([link removed])

Democrats Join GOP in Blocking Proposals to Cut Pentagon Budget & Afghan Troop Withdrawal ([link removed])

U.S. Orders China to Close Consulate in Houston ([link removed])

Speaker of Ohio House Arrested in $60 Million Bribe Scheme over Nuclear Plant Bailout ([link removed])

15 Injured in Mass Shooting at Funeral in Chicago ([link removed])

Former Sudanese President al-Bashir Goes on Trial for 1989 Coup ([link removed])

Acclaimed Fashion Designer Locks Herself in Bird Cage to Protest Jailing of Julian Assange ([link removed])

“I Wish Her Well”: Trump on Arrest of Jeffrey Epstein Associate Ghislaine Maxwell ([link removed])

“Bitches Get Stuff Done”: AOC Responds to Sexist Slur from GOP Congressman ([link removed])


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Don a Mask, Mr. Trump. It Won't Kill You to Do It; It'll Kill Thousands More If You Don't ([link removed])


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Angela Davis on Abolition, Calls to Defund Police, Toppled Racist Statues & Voting in 2020 Election ([link removed])


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