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Nine Years Ago: The US-NATO-Israel Sponsored Al Qaeda Insurgency in Syria. Who Was Behind the 2011 "Protest Movement"?
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-17
It was not a protest movement, it was an armed insurgency integrated by US-Israeli & allied supported "jihadist" death squads. From Day One, the Islamist "freedom fighters" were supported, trained & equipped by NATO & Turkey's High Command.
globalresearch.ca/syria-who-is-behind-the-protest-movement-fabricating-a-pretext-for-a-us-nato-humanitarian-intervention/24591

We're in a Recession, and It's Likely to Get Worse
Kevin Zeese | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-17
Introduction | Margaret Flowers and I focus on the foundational flaws in the US economy that will make this recession worse than elites are saying. | We examine the weaknesses in the drivers of the economy and discuss how each was at …
globalresearch.ca/were-recession-get-worse/5706583

Quarantine for the US-NATO Military Machine?
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-17
It happened almost on the same day. Italy's lockdown. People confined to their homes across the European Union. Influx of 30,000 US troops in preparation of the "Defend Europe 2020" war games against Russia in the largest display of military …
globalresearch.ca/quarantine-for-the-us-nato-military-machine/5706664

Covid-19: Education Secretary announces suspension of Ofsted inspections
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-03-17
Ofsted inspections are being halted to "remove unnecessary burdens" on schools during the coronavirus pandemic, the education secretary has announced. | Gavin Williamson said he had instructed chief inspector Amanda Spielman to postpone all routine checks on schools, further education, early years and children's social care providers. | Tuesday's decision follows pressure from a number of teachers' unions, including the National Education Union, which said it was "unacceptable" for inspections to be going ahead. | We are committed to supporting schools to stay open at this difficult time. As part of our measures…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/03/17/covid-19-education-secretary-announces-suspension-of-ofsted-inspections/

The Coronavirus Hoax. "Governments Love Crises"
Rep. Ron Paul | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-17
Governments love crises because when the people are fearful they are more willing to give up freedoms for promises that the government will take care of them. After 9/11, for example, Americans accepted the near-total destruction of their civil liberties …
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-hoax/5706636

"Defender-Europe 20" War Games, COVID-19 and NATO's Disjointed Flight Forward. Computer Simulations of Nuclear War
Brian Gray | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-17
Presently NATO is in the initial stages of military operations called Defender-Europe 20. The 40,000 soldier strong war game exercise includes roughly 20,000 American troops and accompanying weaponry. This witnesses the largest deployment of US personnel in Europe since 1983 …
globalresearch.ca/war-games-covid-19-nato-dis-jointed-flight-forward/5706634

5G: "The End of All Things". The Health Impacts of Electromagnetic Radiation
Dr. Gary Null | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-17
We have become thoroughly accustomed and habituated to endless advertising by drug makers to buy into the promises of pharmaceutical drugs or to consent to the nutritional value of junk food. Yet the drug and food industries are completely indifferent …
globalresearch.ca/5g-end-all-things/5706587

Cuban Drug Could Save Thousands of Lives in Coronavirus Pandemic
Steve Sweeney | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-17
Cuban medicine could treat thousands of coronavirus patients as production of a "flagship" drug known to combat the disease is set to increase significantly, pharmaceutical bosses said at a press conference on Friday. | President of the BioCubaFarma group Eduardo Martinez…
globalresearch.ca/cuban-drug-could-save-thousands-lives-coronavirus-pandemic/5706643

Sanders Endorses Biden? It's Coming
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-17
You heard it here first. No, Sanders hasn't formally endorsed Biden yet, but make no mistake. It's coming

Is Washington's Attack Against Chinese Media a Bad Joke?
Andre Vltchek | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-17
The U.S. is insulting the Chinese media. It is affecting both countries. My colleagues in Beijing believe, correctly, that Washington should have tried to increase communication, not to bring it to a halt. | Twist what is happening; reverse facts. That …
globalresearch.ca/washington-attack-against-chinese-media-bad-joke/5706572

Sanders Endorses Biden? It's Coming
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-17
You heard it here first. No, Sanders hasn't formally endorsed Biden yet, but make no mistake. It's coming

Pandemic: The Invention of a Disease Called Fear. People are being "Herded". Disrupting the World Economy
Julian Rose | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-17
The word 'pandemic' bears a similarity to the word 'panic' and indeed 'pandemonium'. In fact 'pandemic' evokes an almost instant flush of fear in those easily manipulated by mass media, before any details have even touched the surface or context …
globalresearch.ca/pandemic-invention-disease-called-fear/5706596

Pandemic: The Invention of a Disease Called Fear. People are being "Herded". Disrupting the World Economy
Julian Rose | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-17
The word 'pandemic' bears a similarity to the word 'panic' and indeed 'pandemonium'. In fact 'pandemic' evokes an almost instant flush of fear in those easily manipulated by mass media, before any details have even touched the surface or context …
globalresearch.ca/pandemic-invention-disease-called-fear/5706596

Is the DNC Once Again Orchestrating the Defeat of a Socialist Candidate?
Prof. Marjorie Cohn | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-17
In 1944, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) ensured that socialist Henry Wallace would not succeed Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) as president. Is history repeating itself in 2020? | Democratic socialist Bernie Sanders received the most votes in the first three primary …
globalresearch.ca/dnc-orchestrating-defeat-socialist-candidate/5706590

Video: New Syrian Army Offensive in Idlib Becoming Inevitable as Militants Sabotage Joint Turkish-Russian Patrols
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-17
On March 15, Russian and Turkish forces conducted a first joint patrol in Greater Idlib in the framework of the new de-escalation agreement reached in Moscow. The planned route of the patrol goes along the M4 highway, where a buffer …
globalresearch.ca/video-new-syrian-army-offensive-idlib-becoming-inevitable-militants-sabotage-joint-turkish-russian-patrols/5706575

US Indifference to Public Health: The Shame of the Nation
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-17
Both right wings of the US one-party state serve privileged interests exclusively at the expense of public health and welfare. | It's been this way throughout the nation's history, notably since the neoliberal 90s, especially post-9/11 when Republicans and undemocratic Dems …
globalresearch.ca/us-indifference-public-health/5706599

Armed Terrorists Storm Syrian Arab Red Crescent Offices in Idlib, Attack Volunteers, Loot Humanitarian Aid
Miri Wood | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-17
In coordinated attacks on Saturday 14 March, armed terrorists stormed the SARC office in Idlib and its sub-branch in Ariha. In both facilities, the savages beat up Syrian Arab Red Crescent volunteers, looted humanitarian aid, and vandalized that which they …
globalresearch.ca/armed-terrorists-storm-sarc-offices-idlib-attack-volunteers-loot-humanitarian-aid/5706564

US Kills Iraqis for Demanding End of Illegal Occupation
Tony Cartalucci | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-17
The US has recently carried out deadly attacks across Iraq

Global Economy Heads for Major Recession as Central Banks Increase Emergency Measures to Prevent Collapse of the Financial System
Dr. Leon Tressell | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-17
"Those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad." | You can taste the fear as global central banks panic and introduce emergency measures to prevent a systemic collapse of the global financial system. On Sunday the U.S. Federal …
globalresearch.ca/global-economy-heads-major-recession-central-banks-increase-emergency-measures-prevent-collapse-financial-system/5706585

The Stop5GL Foundation Takes Netherlands Government to Court over 5G Rollout, Citing Health Concerns
telecompaper | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-17
The Stop5GNL Foundation has filed a suit summary proceedings against the Dutch government, to stop it from rolling out 5G. The foundation believes the deployment is unlawful because it does not protect citizens against the consequences of radiation exposure from …
globalresearch.ca/dutch-foundation-takes-government-court-5g-rollout-citing-health-concerns/5706502

"Defender-Europe 20" War Games, COVID-19 and NATO's Disjointed Flight Forward. Computer Simulations of Nuclear War
Brian Gray | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-17
Presently NATO is in the initial stages of military operations called Defender-Europe 20. The 40,000 soldier strong war game exercise includes roughly 20,000 American troops and accompanying weaponry. This witnesses the largest deployment of US personnel in Europe since 1983 …
globalresearch.ca/war-games-covid-19-nato-dis-jointed-flight-forward/5706634

US Kills Iraqis for Demanding End of Illegal Occupation
Tony Cartalucci | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-17
The US has recently carried out deadly attacks across Iraq

Global Economy Heads for Major Recession as Central Banks Increase Emergency Measures to Prevent Collapse of the Financial System
Dr. Leon Tressell | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-17
"Those whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad." | You can taste the fear as global central banks panic and introduce emergency measures to prevent a systemic collapse of the global financial system. On Sunday the U.S. Federal …
globalresearch.ca/global-economy-heads-major-recession-central-banks-increase-emergency-measures-prevent-collapse-financial-system/5706585

The Stop5GL Foundation Takes Netherlands Government to Court over 5G Rollout, Citing Health Concerns
telecompaper | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-17
The Stop5GNL Foundation has filed a suit summary proceedings against the Dutch government, to stop it from rolling out 5G. The foundation believes the deployment is unlawful because it does not protect citizens against the consequences of radiation exposure from …
globalresearch.ca/dutch-foundation-takes-government-court-5g-rollout-citing-health-concerns/5706502

With US Hospitals Unprepared for COVID-19, European Students Urged Home
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-17
The biggest college in Norway urged students to return from countries with "poorly developed" health systems

American Unexceptionalism & COVID-19
Kary Love | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-17
During the SARS-1 epidemic scare in 2002-4, America invaded Iraq. If you followed science, you would know that SARS-1, was a coronavirus that caused an acute respiratory disease that killed on average about 11 out of every 100 infected (but sometimes more depending on health care infrastructure), and was a pandemic bullet the world barely…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/17/american-unexceptionalism-covid-19/

With US Hospitals Unprepared for COVID-19, European Students Urged Home
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-17
The biggest college in Norway urged students to return from countries with "poorly developed" health systems

It took Italian doctors days & an emergency to check her cough, and she still doesn't know if she has Covid-19
rt.com | 2020-03-17
As the EU belatedly recommends member nations seal their borders, Italy is on the frontline of the fight against coronavirus. RT talked to a student in Milan who became a witness

Workers Struggles: The Americas
wsws.org | 2020-03-17
Teachers in Uruguay staged a one-day strike March 11 over the government's economic proposal, while 13,000 teachers across Saskatchewan began rotating jobs actions.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/17/wrkr…

Black Plague, Spanish Flu, Smallpox: All Hold Lessons for Coronavirus
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-17
Pandemics are nothing new in history, and their long record across the ages and continents has much to teach us about how best to handle the current outbreak, writes California State University professor Ibrahim Al-Marashi in a fascinating piece at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. | Al-Marashi begins with a tour through the animal origins of both common viruses and lethal pathogens, of which COVID-19 is just the latest example. Three-quarters of infectious diseases result from what he calls "zoonotic spillovers," mostly from common farming…
truthdig.com/articles/black-plague-spanish-flu-smallpox-all-hold-lessons-for-coronavirus/

POSTPONED: Poetry for Haiti
Haiti Action Committee | indybay.org | 2020-03-17
For the safety of our community, March 18's poetry reading to support the construction of a teaching hospital in Haiti has been postponed. When it's safe to meet, the generous devorah major and Tongo Eisen-Martin will schedule a new date.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/15/18831555.php

Covid-19: Teachers' union accuses Government of creating 'chaos and confusion'
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-03-17
A lack of advice for schools amid the coronavirus pandemic is creating "chaos and confusion" and placing "intolerable pressure" on staff, a teachers' union has warned.The NASUWT, which represents teachers and head teachers, said there was a "rising sense of panic" as it called for a definitive decision on how to protect staff and pupils.Prime minister Boris Johnson stopped short of announcing school closures as he unveiled unprecedented peacetime measures to try to control the spread of Covid-19 on Monday.Although he added that the measures will remain under review, the union criticised Johnson for failing to giv…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/03/17/covid-19-teachers-union-accuses-government-of-creating-chaos-and-confusion/

Charter Schools Have No Legitimate Claim to Public Funds
Shawgi Tell | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-17
Despite the sustained exposure of endless problems in the segregated charter school sector, charter school promoters are permanently stuck in "blindly repeat disinformation" mode and cannot seem to understand what is happening to them. Their social being and social consciousness objectively prevent them from grasping why the public increasingly opposes charter schools. The most recent …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/03/charter-schools-have-no-legitimate-claim-to-public-funds/

S&P Global Expects 'Surge of Defaults', Global Recession Due to Coronavirus
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-17
The global pandemic has already wreaked havoc on the world economy, shuttering businesses, factories, offices and educational institutions worldwide, and bringing global trade and travel to a standstill.
sputniknews.com/business/202003171078595841-sp-global-expects-surge-of-defaults-global-recession-due-to-coronavirus/

Pandemic Stalks But Congress Still Fails to Pass Emergency Legislation
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-17
On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Dr. Krutika Kuppalli, an infectious disease physician and vice chair of an Infectious Disease Society of America committee, and Dr. Jason Kindrachuk, an assistant professor of viral pathogenesis and Canada Research Chair in molecular pathogenesis of emerging viruses.
sputniknews.com/radio_loud_and_clear/202003171078588242-pandemic-stalks-but-congress-still-fails-to-pass-emergency-legislation/

Scientists Create Sensor to Protect Crops from Chemical Contamination
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-17
Scientists at Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU), together with their Czech colleagues, have created a device that will help farmers to quickly analyze the chemical content of soil.
sputniknews.com/science/202003171078595937-scientists-create-sensor-to-protect-crops-from-chemical-contamination/

'UFO Spaceship' Seen Ducking Inside Mexican Volcano El Popo, Alien Hunters Claims
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-17
A white object was earlier spied disappearing into the mouth of Popocatepetl volcano, near Mexico City, with the sighting captured on webcams which monitor El Popo round-the-clock.
sputniknews.com/science/202003171078595468-ufo-spaceship-seen-ducking-inside-mexican-volcano-el-popo-alien-hunters-claims/

Internet Security Companies Warn of Outbreak of 'Cybercoronavirus'
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-17
Since emerging in Wuhan, China in late 2019, COVID-19 has gone on to infect over 182,000 people, claiming over 7,100 lives. The virus has also wreaked havoc on the world economy, cutting supply chains and shutting down factories, offices and schools, sparking fears of a global recession.
sputniknews.com/science/202003171078595176-internet-security-companies-warn-of-outbreak-of-cybercoronavirus/

Japan's 2019 Suicide Record Lowest in Nearly 50 Years – Reports
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-17
TOKYO (Sputnik) – There were 20,169 suicides in Japan last year, which is the lowest number since the country began recording the statistics in 1978, according to the police data, published by NHK TV channel.
sputniknews.com/asia/202003171078594697-japans-2019-suicide-record-lowest-in-nearly-50-years—reports/

Chegam à Europa do vírus, os bombardeiros USA de ataque nuclear
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-17
Devido ao Coronavírus, a American Airlines e outras companhias aéreas dos EUA cancelaram muitos voos para a Europa. No entanto, existe uma "companhia" USA que, vice-versa, os aumentou: a US Air Force. | Há poucos dias, "instalou, na Europa, uma task …
globalresearch.ca/chegam-a-europa-do-virus-os-bombardeiros-usa-de-ataque-nuclear/5706606

Nell'Europa del virus arrivano i bombardieri USA da attacco nucleare
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-17
A causa del Coronavirus le American Airlines e altre compagnie aeree statunitensi hanno cancellato molti voli per l'Europa. C'è perà≤ una ´compagnia ª Usa che, viceversa, li ha aumentati: la US Air Force. | In questi giorni essa ha ´dispiegato in Europa …
globalresearch.ca/nelleuropa-del-virus-arrivano-i-bombardieri-usa-da-attacco-nucleare/5706602

Nell'Europa del virus arrivano i bombardieri USA da attacco nucleare
Manlio Dinucci | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-17
A causa del Coronavirus le American Airlines e altre compagnie aeree statunitensi hanno cancellato molti voli per l'Europa. C'è perà≤ una ´compagnia ª Usa che, viceversa, li ha aumentati: la US Air Force. | In questi giorni essa ha ´dispiegato in Europa …
globalresearch.ca/nelleuropa-del-virus-arrivano-i-bombardieri-usa-da-attacco-nucleare/5706602

Julian in the Dock. "A Secret Trial"
Israel Shamir | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
Julian Assange's extradition hearing has had very little media coverage. Even The Guardian and The New York Times barely mentioned it, though these newspapers made a fortune publishing Assange-provided cables. Unless you had been looking for it, you wouldn't …
globalresearch.ca/julian-dock/5706492

Coronavirus Vaccine Test Launched in the US as Epidemic Soars
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-16
Researchers in the United States (U.S.) launched Monday the first stage to test an experimental coronavirus vaccine. | RELATED: | BioCubaFarma Guarantees Production of Drugs for COVID-19 | As the pandemic surges worldwide, scientists at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Research Institute in Seattle gave the first shot of a potential COVID-19 vaccine to a volunteer. | "We're team coronavirus now," Kaiser Permanente study leader Dr. Lisa Jackson said. "Everyone wants to do what they c…
telesurenglish.net/news/Coronavirus-Vaccine-Test-Launched-in-the-US-as-Epidemic-Soars-20200316-0010.html

Global Research: Keeping You up to Date on Important World Topics
The Global Research Team | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
Dear Readers, | We have seen a massive surge in traffic to the website over the last few days and we will, as always, keep you updated as things develop. As we all take stock of the rapidly changing situation unfolding …
globalresearch.ca/global-research-keeping-you-up-to-date-on-important-world-topics/5706510

Coronavirus: Africans Accuse Europeans of 'Coronising' the Continent
Amandla Thomas-Johnson | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
The large number of Europeans being diagnosed with coronavirus in Africa has sparked debate and ridicule, with one Senegalese newspaper questioning whether France was out to "coronise" its former colony after two French nationals received a positive diagnosis. | With around …
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-africans-accuse-europeans-coronising-continent/5706495

Dependency, Distress and No Durable Agronomic Benefits: The Story of Bt Cotton in India
Colin Todhunter | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
In the early 2000s, genetically modified (GM) Bt insecticidal cotton was being heavily promoted in India on the basis that it would cut pesticide use dramatically, boost yields and contribute to the financial well-being of farmers. Private sector Bt cotton …
globalresearch.ca/story-bt-cotton-india/5706325

The Coronavirus and the New World Order. "War is in the Air"
Dr. Rudolf Hà§nsel | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
"Time is out of joint…"

Listen to George Kennan and End the War in Afghanistan
Daniel Larison | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
Van Jackson comments on the comparisons being made between the wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan, especially in this article by George Herring. Jackson notes that ending U.S. involvement in these unwinnable wars has a long-term benefit (quote starts at around …
globalresearch.ca/listen-kennan-end-war-afghanistan/5706496

The Release of Chelsea Manning
Dr. Binoy Kampmark | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-16
Chelsea Manning's release last Thursday by order of Virginia District Court judge Anthony Trenga had an air of oddness to it. "The court finds Ms. Manning's appearance before the Grand Jury is no longer needed, in light of which …
globalresearch.ca/release-chelsea-manning/5706447

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2020-03-16: News Headlines

Charles Komanoff (2020-03-16). Spiritual: How McCoy Tyner Lives On. counterpunch.org It isn't quite true that McCoy Tyner, who died earlier this month, was the last survivor of the John Coltrane Quartet. Reggie Workman, who for a while held the string bass chair that Jimmy Garrison would claim until Trane's death, is alive and well, 82 years young, living, teaching and gigging in and

People's Daily (2020-03-16). US Army Might Have Brought Epidemic to China: China's Foreign Ministry Spokesman's Tweet. globalresearch.ca Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian wrote on his Twitter account on Thursday that the US military may have brought the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to Wuhan. | . | . | "CDC was caught on the spot. When did patient zero begin in …

Stansfield Smith (2020-03-16). A case study of corporate media disinformation. mronline.org Corporate America's disinformation relies on politicians, media and NGOs to implant their messaging. An essential part of combatting that messaging requires us to question our own views, as none of us are entirely immune to disinformation techniques, which have in effect become an advanced science. |

Israel Shamir (2020-03-16). Julian in the Dock. "A Secret Trial" globalresearch.ca Julian Assange's extradition hearing has had very little media coverage. Even The Guardian and The New York Times barely mentioned it, though these newspapers made a fortune publishing Assange-provided cables. Unless you had been looking for it, you wouldn't …

Steve Sweeney (2020-03-16). China Sends Medical Experts to Support Italy and Spain's Fight Against Coronavirus. globalresearch.ca China has sent a team of medical experts and aid to support Italy and Spain in their 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 …

Sara Flounders (2020-03-16). Big Pharma's Role: Destruction of Basic Health Care Worldwide, U.S. Sanctions Lead to Global Rise in Coronavirus. globalresearch.ca As COVID-19 (coronavirus) spreads, it is a clear reminder that germs and viruses don't respect national boundaries in an interconnected world. But the mainstream press has certainly not publicized how corporate capitalism and imperialism cross national boundaries to destroy people's …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2020-03-16). The Release of Chelsea Manning. globalresearch.ca Chelsea Manning's release last Thursday

Jonathan Turley (2020-03-16). Court Finally Releases Chelsea Manning After Suicide Attempt. globalresearch.ca I have previously objected to how the Justice Department uses grand juries to punish certain individuals who refuse to cooperate with federal investigations. This concern was heightened during my

Daniel Larison (2020-03-16). Listen to George Kennan and End the War in Afghanistan. globalresearch.ca Van Jackson

Jason Ditz (2020-03-16). Egypt Coordinating Support for Syrian Kurds to Fight Turkey. globalresearch.ca Since the US pulled its support from the Kurdish SDF in Syria, there hasn't been much talk of them getting foreign aid, while Turkish forces continue to square up against them in the Syrian northeast. | Reports now are that Egypt …

Dr. Bischara A. Egal (2020-03-16). Somalia's Dysfunctional Clan-Federalism. globalresearch.ca "Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards." — Aldous Huxley | "History can come in handy. If you were born yesterday, with no knowledge of the past, you might easily accept whatever the government tells …

Sarah Abed (2020-03-16). COVID-19 Pandemic Creates Panic and "Cancel-everything" Culture. globalresearch.ca Panic is counterproductive, it oftentimes results in short-sighted selfish decisions that could potentially cause harm. Panic causes people to buy and hoard all of the toilet paper, leaving nothing for others. Panic births chaos, chaos creates stress, stress interferes with …

Amandla Thomas-Johnson (2020-03-16). Coronavirus: Africans Accuse Europeans of 'Coronising' the Continent. globalresearch.ca The large number of Europeans being diagnosed with coronavirus in Africa has sparked debate and ridicule, with one Senegalese newspaper questioning whether France was out to "coronise" its former colony after two French nationals received a positive diagnosis. | With around …

Robert Abele (2020-03-16). Burning the Temples. The Collapsing Culture of the American Empire. globalresearch.ca It's more than interesting—it's significant—how various civilizations throughout history have had absolute faith their own primary mode of understanding the world, until catastrophic events caused people to violently destroy the symbols that held their world together, and left it all …

Mike Whitney (2020-03-16). 9 Things You Should Know About the 2020 Stock Market Crash. globalresearch.ca 1— Investors are cashing in and heading for the exits | According to Bloomberg News: "Investors made their biggest dash for cash in history" in the last week. "They channeled $137 billion into cash-like assets and a record $14 billion into …

Andrés Figueroa Cornejo (2020-03-16). Coronavirus Exposes Hong Kong's Fake "Pro-Democracy" Mobs. globalresearch.ca While the large street mobs plaguing Hong Kong's streets have more or less subsided, This agenda, despite the Western media claiming it is centred on advancing …

Stephen Lendman (2020-03-16). Dubious Postponement of Netanyahu's Trial. globalresearch.ca Hopefully delay isn't an escape hatch for Netanyahu to avoid long overdue justice. | Notably, charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust he faces don't remotely rise to the level of his crimes of war, against humanity, and slow motion …

Jean Ziegler (2020-03-16). "People Live Here Like Animals": Moria Refugee camp on Greek island of Lesbos. globalresearch.ca They live in huts, without sanitation and without perspective: the EU wants it like that, says the globalization critic Jean Ziegler on the refugee camp Moria. | *** | The Swiss Jean Ziegler is one of the most famous globalization critics….

Stephen Lendman (2020-03-16). The Bush Administration's Secret Biowarfare Agenda. globalresearch.ca First published in July 2008 | When it comes to observing US and international laws, treaties and norms, the Bush administration is a serial offender. Since 2001, it's: | — spurned efforts for nuclear disarmament to advance its weapons program and retain …

Andre Vltchek (2020-03-16). America Attacks the World, The World Levitates Towards Russia, China. globalresearch.ca Frankly and in summary: recently The United States of America has crossed several lines, committing atrocities, in many parts of the world. In the past, no country could get away with this; such situations would inevitably lead to war. | Presently, …

Paul Antonopoulos (2020-03-16). Taiwan Nationalists Seek Closer Relations with China. Bad News for America. globalresearch.ca In the the Kuomingtang (KMT), the Nationalist Party of Taiwan, election held on Saturday, Jiang Khai (commonly known in the West as Johnny Chiang) was selected as a new head of the political party. According to Taiwanese media, Jiang Kai …

Michael Zitterman (2020-03-16). COVID-19: Is the United States Committing Economic Suicide? globalresearch.ca Houston, we have a problem. That problem is Covid-19 (named for Coronavirus disease 2019), first identified in Wuhan City, China. | Our government is taking actions which appear to be excessive and misguided, based on the concept of "cost versus benefits"….

Kate Hudson (2020-03-16). US to Practice Invasion of Europe. globalresearch.ca Defender Europe 20, NATO's biggest wargames for over 25 years, is getting under way this month. 20,000 US troops are participating in the US's largest deployment to Europe in over quarter of a century. With 18 states involved totaling 37,000 …

(2020-03-16). Trump New Rules for Assessing Pesticide Risks Ignore Many Harms to Endangered Species. globalresearch.ca The Environmental Protection Agency today The …

Elijah J. Magnier (2020-03-16). The Battle of Idlib Is Far From Over. globalresearch.ca The opening of the Saraqeb-Latakia road, known as the M4, is scheduled for this Sunday the 15th of March as established during the memorandum protocol signed in Moscow between the two presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan following the …

Elizabeth Borrego Rodriguez (2020-03-16). Helms-Burton Law, Internationalization Weapon to Blockade Cuba. globalresearch.ca The Helms-Burton Act, the main tool for the internationalization of the blockade against Cuba, arrived today 24 years after it was signed by the then President of the United States, William Clinton. | Officially named as the Cuban Freedom and …

Larry Romanoff (2020-03-16). US Action in Addressing COVID-19. "Attributing Virus Deaths to the Flu" globalresearch.ca The US is following the same pattern with COVID-19 as with prior virus outbreaks. Downplay and understate initially, cover up the truth, flood the media with misinformation, then slowly release the true facts as necessary to maintain the narrative. | "Health …

Yves Engler (2020-03-16). 'Arm's-length' Military Institution Promotes Belligerent Worldview. globalresearch.ca Not satisfied with Canada's largest public relations machine, the Canadian Forces also employ various "arm's-length" institutions to push their influence over the discussion of military and international affairs. | For example, the Conference of Defence Associations (CDA) Institute recently published a …

South Front (2020-03-16). Video: Iranian-backed Forces in Iraq Raise Stakes. Rocket Attack Kills Several US Coalition Troops in Iraq. globalresearch.ca A volley of rockets struck the Camp Taji military base in Iraq on the evening of March 11, killing three US-led coalition service members, two of them Americans and one British, and injuring 12 others. The targeted military base is …

Derrick Z. Jackson (2020-03-16). Coronavirus Pandemic: Science Sidelined in Trump Rose Garden Fiasco. commondreams.org The heads of Walmart, Walgreens, Target, and CVS, with a combined 2019 net income of $20 billion, stepped forward to proclaim that they would each do their part in this emergency. (Photo: The White House) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …

David Schultz (2020-03-16). What If They Held a Revolution and No One Came? counterpunch.org Bernie Sanders wanted a revolution but it appears that no one read the memo announcing it. The hallmark of the Sanders' presidential campaign was to defy conventional wisdom held by mainstream political science and political operatives. This wisdom depicts American public opinion and voters as plotted along a bell curve from political left to right,

Santa Cruz News (2020-03-16). 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.

WSWS (2020-03-16). New York City finally closes public schools during coronavirus pandemic. wsws.org Public schools in the largest school district in the United States remained opened until this week, despite objections from parents, students and educators.

StudentNation (2020-03-16). Campuses Across the Country Are Closing—These Are the Students Impacted. thenation.com Campuses Across the Country Are Closing—These Are the Students Impacted…

Jill Richardson (2020-03-16). If Someone Says You've Hurt Them, Believe Them. counterpunch.org Six years ago, I messed up. In 2014 I started grad school. I went to the first school event for new students and told another student an anecdote about my study abroad in China in 2000. I told the story exactly as I always had — and I used a bad Chinese accent and broken

WSWS (2020-03-16). German student newspaper "Unauf" defends far-right violence against students. wsws.org Following the refusal of Humboldt University management to condemn the physical attack by right-wing extremist professor Jà∂rg Baberowski on a left-wing student, the "independent student newspaper at Humboldt University" has followed suit.

WSWS (2020-03-16). Student organized investigation finds that Pomona College in California has denied 70 percent of housing requests. wsws.org "I'm being evicted from Pomona college. I've been homeless since I was 16. I come from an extremely abusive home without access to heat, hot water or food" one student, who spoke to the WSWS under the condition of anonymity, explained.

Haiti Action Committee (2020-03-16). POSTPONED: Poetry for Haiti. indybay.org For the safety of our community, March 18's poetry reading to support the construction of a teaching hospital in Haiti has been postponed. When it's safe to meet, the generous devorah major and Tongo Eisen-Martin will schedule a new date.

WSWS (2020-03-16). St. Paul teachers union uses coronavirus outbreak to justify sell out of three-day strike. wsws.org The St. Paul Federation of Educators announced a tentative agreement early Friday morning, sending teachers back to potentially infected schools.

sputniknews (2020-03-16). Indian Fashion Designer Cautious About Economic Outlook, Says Sustainability A Logical Progress. sputniknews.com New Delhi (Sputnik): The Indian textile and apparel market is projected to be worth $225.7 Billion by 2024, growing at an annual rate of 14.2% to 2024, says global market research company Imarc Group. This may explain why many international brands like Ralph Lauren and Uniqlo have entered the Indian market.

sputniknews (2020-03-16). Mind-blowing Discovery May Hold Key to Mystery of Extraterrestrial Life, Claims Study. sputniknews.com For decades scientists have been searching for and finding organic compounds like amino acids in meteorite samples, as they hypothesize that ingredients for life may have been brought to early Earth on meteorites and asteroids that smashed into the planet…

yenisafak (2020-03-16). Regular exercise, sleep help combat COVID-19: Expert. yenisafak.com A balanced diet, regular exercise and getting enough sleep are important ways to combat the novel coronavirus, a medical expert said on Monday."It is very important to consume sufficient amounts of protein, especially those with high biological value such as milk, dairy products and eggs, to boost immunity," nutrition and dietetics expert Dr. Nevin Sanlier told Anadolu Agency.Sanlier, who is the dean of the Health Sciences Faculty at Ankara Medipol University, advised people to follow a balanced diet by consuming adequate amounts of dairy products such as milk, yogurt, cheese, meat, fish and poultry, eggs, nuts,…

Julia Conley, staff writer (2020-03-16). Norway University Calls On Students to Return Home From Countries With 'Poorly Developed Health Systems'—Such as the US. commondreams.org "Norway is correct… the U.S. is a poorly developed country." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …

Edward Curtin (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 …

Sonja van den Ende (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. | …

Stephen Lendman (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 …

Stephen Lendman (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 …

Fight Back (2020-03-15). Immediate steps are required to avert mass casualties in prisons and jails. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following March 14 statement from the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression. | The Illinois Department of Corrections has declared that all civilian visits to Illinois prison will be suspended indefinitely starting Saturday, March 14, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, for which a national emergency has been declared. New prison inmates arriving from any of the four "Reception and Classification Centers" are reportedly being held in quarantine. | These are minimal steps not based on science. Depriving prisoners of contact with their families only aggravates…

Hank Edson (2020-03-15). The Anti-Science Movement in the Democratic Party. commondreams.org A sign held at the March for Science in San Francisco, California, on April 22, 2017. (Photo: Matthew Roth/flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …

Laurie Garrett (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…

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