(2020-03-15). It's Official, Coronavirus Emergency in America: House Passes COVID-19 "Families First" Response Act. globalresearch.ca On March 13, House members passed HR 6201: Families First Coronavirus Response Act by a 363 — 40 majority vote hours after Trump declared a national COVID-19 emergency. | The measure moves to the Senate. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said its …
(2020-03-15). Supermen with Soiled Collars: Reporters in a Golden Age. globalresearch.ca Today we call it breaking news, the story of the moment — before it changes again. A century ago it was what ran on the front page — the big story, the killer headline. But then as now, it is …
(2020-03-15). The Fed's Latest Welfare Payout to the Crooked Wall Street Banks. globalresearch.ca On March 12, the Federal Reserve announced its biggest market intervention to date, a massive $1.5 trillion injection into the short-term funding markets ("repo") aimed at preventing grossly-inflated stock valuations from resetting at lower prices. | There should be no misunderstanding …
(2020-03-15). More American Blunders in the Middle East: U.S. Envoys Embrace Terrorists Yet Again. globalresearch.ca The spread of
(2020-03-15). Malaysian Airlines MH-17 Trial at The Hague: Evidence based on Leaked Documents from the Public Prosecution Office. globalresearch.ca The MH-17 trial started on March 9 in a heavily guarded judicial complex in Scheveningen, The Hague. The process is being followed by a lot of media attention. | …
(2020-03-15). House Passed Paid Sick Leave Only for 20% of US Workers. globalresearch.ca Monied interests and government officials serving them at the federal, state, and local levels comprise America's ruling class. | Time and again, their actions in cahoots with each other show indifference toward ordinary people — including at times of economic and …
(2020-03-15). Coronavirus Panic: Toilet Paper Is the "People's Vaccine" globalresearch.ca The coronavirus panic has resulted in hordes of people running after toilet paper. Such actions are the flip side of running with the bulls, except that I suspect those who run with the bulls have some sense of why they …
(2020-03-15). US-NATO Military Presence in the Arctic Threatens Global Security. globalresearch.ca The US Navy has released on a video the emergence of its powerful submarine USS Toledo in the Arctic, in a clear act of military propaganda. The maneuver was conducted as part of the Ice Exercise (ICEX) program, which consists …
(2020-03-15). Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Falsifies Report of Syria "Chemical Weapon Attack" globalresearch.ca The authority of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and similar organizations requires that its credibility be impeccable, and like Caesar's Wife, "above suspicion." Thus, the tarnished reputation of the OPCW as a result of its "unacceptable practices …
(2020-03-15). COVID-19: Information Must Drive Global and National Responses to the Epidemic. zcomm.org The spread of COVID-19 is aided and abetted by misinformation that circumnavigates the planet in microseconds. The only defense against panic is agile, accurate, available counter-information that conveys a consistently science-driven narrative…
(2020-03-15). Coronavirus Is Poised to Inflame Inequality in Schools. truthout.org The threat of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, is forcing educators across the country to think about what they'll do if they have to close their schools for weeks or even months at a time. State and federal agencies have advised schools to create online learning plans to minimize the disruption to student learning. For some schools, that's a small leap. Their students have internet connections at home, laptops they can work from, teachers who know how to design online lessons and a strong foundation of in-school…
(2020-03-15). Santa Cruz County Schools to Continue to Provide Meals for Students. indybay.org Schools in Santa Cruz and Watsonville will continue to provide meals for students impacted by school closures during the week of March 16-20.
(2020-03-15). Teachers, Parents Beg: Close New York City's Schools! thenation.com Teachers, Parents Beg: Close New York City's Schools!
(2020-03-15). How can governments use behavioral science in fighting coronavirus? yenisafak.com Behavioral sciences incorporate insights from psychology about what motives people to alter their behaviors.It is proposed by many behavioral scientists that it is vital for governments to understand human nature when drawing up public policy, as many of the related issues concern a lack of cooperation between governments and citizens.Principles of behavioral public policy suggest that if you want to encourage the desired behavior, you should make it easy, attractive, social and timely.In the case of coronavirus, a desired public behavior is to obey rules of hygiene and not to panic.Behavioral scientists believe…
(2020-03-15). Letter from the great wound. mronline.org 
These are miserable times. The statistics of deprivation and death are gruesome. Far too many people struggle with hunger; roughly nine million of them dying each year from complications due to malnutrition (a child dies somewhere in the world around every ten seconds because of this). |
(2020-03-14). China sends medical experts to support Italy's fight against coronavirus. peoplesworld.org 
China has sent a team of medical experts and aid to support Italy in its fight against coronavirus after Rome blasted the European Union for ignoring its pleas for help. A charter flight with a nine-member Chinese medical-aid team and tons of supplies arrived in Rome the evening of March 12. Organized by the National …
(2020-03-14). Coronavirus COVID-19: "Made in China" or "Made in America"? globalresearch.ca Trump contends that the coronavirus was "Made in China". And that China threatens America. The president of the US wants Americans to believe that the coronavirus pandemic carries the "Made in China" label.
(2020-03-14). Higher Education Is Woefully Unprepared to Help Poor Students Amid Coronavirus. truthout.org New York — The minute colleges began shutting down amidst coronavirus concerns this week, researcher and author Anthony Abraham Jack worried about the many low-income students he mentors. | Where would they go? (Some don't have homes that easily welcome them back.) | How would they get there? (Scholarships don't always come with extra travel money for emergencies.) | Where would they eat, once their cafeterias closed down? Would there be refunds? What about lost wages from jobs many u…
(2020-03-14). Venezuela Takes Action Against COVID-19 Amid the US Blockade. globalresearch.ca Venezuela's
(2020-03-14). The Political Economy of Corruption in South Korea. globalresearch.ca The whole world is facing the deepening and widening corruption which challenges the very survival of the free democracy and the free market economy. | Korea has been suffering for last 70 years from the corruption culture. But owing to courageous …
(2020-03-14). As COVID-19 Fears Mount, a Face Mask Shortage Imperils Research. truthout.org For
(2020-03-14). This Recession Calls for A Bigger, Greener Stimulus. truthdig.com Every crisis is also an opportunity, as the saying goes, and this is especially true of historic crises like the current coronavirus pandemic. Unfortunately, as Kate Aranoff writes in a new piece at the New Republic, the U.S. government looks determined to squander one of the greatest opportunities presented by the economic crisis shadowing the health crisis: The chance to pass a stimulus package that moves toward the emissions goals demanded by the science of climate change. | While the subject of carbon emissions may seem unrelated to the virus, the climate crisis is so severe that it can no longer be so easily…
(2020-03-14). Saint Paul educators end strike, make gains in contract settlement. fightbacknews.org St. Paul, MN – Schools were closed for three days this week as teachers and other educators, who are members of the St. Paul Federation of Educators, went on strike. Each day nearly 100% of the teachers spent from 7 to 11 a.m. on the picket lines in front of their schools, and held large rallies and marches in the afternoons in which thousands of educators, students, family members and community supporters turned out to show that they support the fight for access to good schools and mental health care for all students. | If needed, the St. Paul Federation of Educators members were ready to fight on as long as it…
(2020-03-14). Universities and colleges close across the US as COVID-19 disrupts the lives of millions of students. wsws.org A reported 520 campuses across 47 states shut down before Friday in an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the United States.
(2020-03-14). Striking university lecturers and students in Bournemouth, UK speak out. wsws.org The WSWS spoke to striking university staff and students in Bournemouth, who were striking with co-workers around the UK at the end of their 14-day national strike.
(2020-03-14). Mexican National Guard deployed against Matamoros auto parts workers. wsws.org The National Guard confronted 500 parts workers occupying the local labor court to demand the right to leave a pro-company union as a similar operation unfolded against teachers blocking a railway in Puebla.
(2020-03-14). Coronavirus death toll reaches 611 in Iran. iranian.com The head of the Public Relations and Information Center of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education said on Saturday that 12,729 people have so far been infected with the deadly coronavirus in Iran, 611 of whom have died while 4,339 have recovered. Kianoush Jahanpour said that 1,365 other people have been diagnosed with coronavirus …
(2020-03-13). Johnson slammed by WHO and scientists for 'wrong and dangerous' coronavirus strategy. thecanary.co 
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called into question the UK's approach to developing "herd immunity" against the coronavirus aka Covid-19.On Friday 13 March, the UK's chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance said the government's strategy is aimed at creating a "herd immunity" to the disease. WHO spokesperson Margaret Harris criticised this approach on BBC Radio 4's Today programme: We don't know enough about the science of this virus, it hasn't been in our population for long enough for us to know what it does in immunological terms. | Every virus functions differently in your body and stimulates a diffe…
(2020-03-13). Climate Victims Violent? Klare's Paean to the American Military. counterpunch.org 
Michael Klare's new book, All Hell Breaking Loose: The Pentagon's Perspective on Climate Change, is an uncritical paean to the American military. He credits the Pentagon with taking climate science seriously. But he does not question, bring contradictory evidence, or analyze the military's self-appointed role as global manager of climate-related human disorder. Klare's work is
(2020-03-13). Chilean government violently attacks demonstrators on 30th anniversary of Pinochet's fall. peoplesworld.org 
Chilean authorities responded violently to mass protests Wednesday. The protests came amid renewed calls for the resignation of right-wing President Sebastián Piñera as the country marked 30 years since the fall of the Pinochet regime. Police used tear gas against the crowds, which consisted of large numbers of students who hold Piñera responsible for human …
(2020-03-13). Uruguay: Educators Protest Against President Lacalle's Bill. telesurenglish.net Uruguay's Secondary School Teachers Federation (Fenapes) Thursday began a 24-hour strike in Montevideo to protest against President Luis Lacalle Pou's bill, which seeks to centralize and privatize education in the country. | RELATED: | Education Minister Pablo da Silveira explained that the bill would reformulate the educative system's structure and its different bodies. | In an interview with local news media, he tried to minimize the protests' im…
(2020-03-13). Markets Screaming Global Recession. globalresearch.ca The longest bull market in US history began on March 9, 2009. | It ended on March 11, 2020 when the Dow average closed down 20% from its 29,551.42 February 12, 2020 all-time closing high. | The same goes for the S …
(2020-03-13). Coronavirus Scaremongering, US-China Economic Rivalry. The Geopolitics of an Unfolding Global Crisis. globalresearch.ca An underlying theme behind the Western political and media focus on the coronavirus, is to damage and undermine China's international standing, the country where this disease is commonly purported to have spread forth from. Prominent American politicians like Mike Pompeo…
(2020-03-13). US CDC Director Robert Redfield Admitted that Coronavirus Deaths Have Been Miscategorized as Flu. globalresearch.ca The US has been lying all along. | Robert Redfield, CDC director, testifying to Congress, today admitted that virus deaths have been miscategorised as the flu. | He also stated that the standard practice has been to first test people for …
(2020-03-13). White House Removes Public Health Experts from Coronavirus Discussions. globalresearch.ca The White House held dozens of meetings about coronavirus response that excluded government experts because
(2020-03-13). We Need Multilingual Student Journalism. thenation.com We Need Multilingual Student Journalism…
(2020-03-13). 'Coronavirus Isn't Stopping Us!': Youth Activists Adapt to Global Pandemic With Digital #ClimateStrikeOnline. commondreams.org "In the face of a crisis we act according to science and fact." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2020-03-13). As US Faces Nationwide Social Distancing, Coronavirus Threat Renews Demand for Universal Broadband Access. commondreams.org "Schools are closing and classes are migrating online. But not every student has internet at home." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2020-03-13). Selected Articles: Latest Coronavirus Epidemic Coverage from Global Research in Your Inbox. globalresearch.ca 
By The Taiwanese physician noted that in August of 2019 the US had a flurry of lung pneumonias or similar, which the Americans blamed …
(2020-03-13). Government Spends Equivalent of Entire US Student Debt to Rally Stock Market for 15 Minutes. mintpressnews.com 
The money spent was equal to the total amount of US student debt, more than twice as much as the Wall Street bailout of 2008 and nearly 30 times the net worth of former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, the richest man to ever run for president.
(2020-03-12). Workers' rights win in Virginia, lose in Florida. peoplesworld.org 
RICHMOND, Va.—What a difference an election makes. When it comes to workers' rights, Virginia (yes) and Florida (no) proved that in the first week of March. In the Old Dominion, lawmakers put finishing touches on HB582, to let local public workers—teachers, Fire Fighters, sanitation workers, nurses and others—collectively bargain with local governments over wages and …
(2020-03-12). Trump Calls COVID-19 "Foreign Virus" as Lack of Universal Healthcare Makes the Pandemic Worse. democracynow.org 
After downplaying the threat of coronavirus for days, President Donald Trump addressed the nation Wednesday from the Oval Office, calling COVID-19 a "foreign virus" and announcing an unprecedented travel ban from most of Europe to the U.S. He also said he will expand sick leave. This comes as Senate Republicans blocked paid sick leave legislation. Robert Pollin, distinguished university professor of economics and co-director of the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, says the lack of universal healthcare in the U.S. is exacerbating the coronavirus crisis due to "the ab…
(2020-03-12). Congress Tries to Sneak Through Dangerous Spying Bill Under the Cover of the Coronavirus Crisis. globalresearch.ca Leading members of the House of Representatives are rushing a vote on Wednesday to extend abusive government surveillance powers before they're set to expire on March 15. | If approved, the USA Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2020 would reauthorize Section 215 …
(2020-03-12). Global COVID-19 Pandemic, This Is a Test: How Will the Constitution Fare During a Nationwide Lockdown? globalresearch.ca This is a test. | This is not a test of our commitment to basic hygiene or disaster preparedness or our ability to come together as a nation in times of crisis, although we're not doing so well on any of …
(2020-03-12). The Case of Professor Tariq Ramadan: Calling on France's Minister of Justice to Cease "Masquerade of Justice" globalresearch.ca Madame Nicole Belloubet, Minister of Justice: | As international scholars, politicians and journalists, we are writing to you, the French Minister of Justice, to demand an immediate halt to the indictment of Tariq Ramadan case. | This process has gone on …
(2020-03-12). Video: Great Idlib "Rebranding" and Al Qaeda "Turkish Victories" over Russian Air Defense. globalresearch.ca Terrorist groups operating in Idlib are preparing for a new rebranding under Turkish patronage. According to Syrian sources, Hayat Tarir al-Sham (formerly the official Syrian branch of al-Qaeda), the Turkistan Islamic Party (an al-Qaeda-linked group), the National Front for Liberation …
(2020-03-12). US Marines Arrive on Yemen's Socotra Island to Back UAE Troops: Reports. globalresearch.ca Sanaa Post reported that the American soldiers were received by the occupying UAE forces at their headquarters on the island. | There is speculation that the US intends to establish its own military base amid reports that America had sent military …
(2020-03-12). Lebanon's Political Elite Is Responsible for the Failure to Reform. globalresearch.ca Lebanon's decision to default on the repayment of a $1.2 billion Eurobond was inevitable. Prime Minister Hassan Diab was absolutely right to put d needs of the Lebanese over the timetable for paying the country's debilitating debts to international creditors. …
(2020-03-12). Gaza: Murdering Children for Sport. globalresearch.ca Ayman Mohyeldin was an Egyptian reporter for al-Jazeera English who had covered dozens of major events in the Middle East for many American and other networks. His reputation was enormous, and his reporting on the Israeli assault on Gaza was …
(2020-03-12). The Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic: The Real Danger is "Agenda ID2020" globalresearch.ca WHO has most likely received orders from "above", from those people who also manage Trump and the "leaders" (sic) of the EU, European Union. The final decision to go ahead NOW with COVID-19 pandemic, was taken in January 2020 at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos – behind very much closed doors.