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2020-03-15: Social Media Postees

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Letter from the great wound
Vijay Prashad | mronline.org | 2020-03-15
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). | Source…
mronline.org/2020/03/14/letter-from-the-great-wound/

House Passed Paid Sick Leave Only for 20% of US Workers
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-15
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

Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Falsifies Report of Syria "Chemical Weapon Attack"
Carla Stea | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-15
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 | …
globalresearch.ca/organization-prohibition-chemical-weapons-falsifies-report-chemical-weapon-attack-douma-syria-april-7-2018/5706334

Coronavirus Panic: Toilet Paper Is the "People's Vaccine"
Edward Curtin | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-15
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 …
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-panic-toilet-paper-is-the-peoples-vaccine/5706353

More American Blunders in the Middle East: U.S. Envoys Embrace Terrorists Yet Again
Philip Giraldi | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-15
The spread of the coronavirus has meant that much of the other news about developments around the world has disappeared from the normal news cycle. The situation in Syria, which involves not only the government in Damascus but also Turkey, …
globalresearch.ca/more-american-blunders-middle-east-u-s-envoys-embrace-terrorists-yet-again/5706363

Malaysian Airlines MH-17 Trial at The Hague: Evidence based on Leaked Documents from the Public Prosecution Office
Sonja van den Ende | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-15
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. | Bonanza media, an independent company, presented new evidence based on leaked documents | …
globalresearch.ca/mh-17-trial-lacks-evidence-big-concern-finding-truth-political-show-trial/5706347

It's Official, Coronavirus Emergency in America: House Passes COVID-19 "Families First" Response Act
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-15
On March 13, House members passed HR 6201: Families First Coronavirus Response Act by a 363

The Fed's Latest Welfare Payout to the Crooked Wall Street Banks
Mike Whitney | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-15
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 …
globalresearch.ca/fed-latest-welfare-payout-crooked-wall-street-banks/5706337

Supermen with Soiled Collars: Reporters in a Golden Age
Greg Guma | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-15
Today we call it breaking news, the story of the moment

US-NATO Military Presence in the Arctic Threatens Global Security
Lucas Leiroz de Almeida | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-15
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 …
globalresearch.ca/western-military-presence-arctic-threatens-international-security/5706340

COVID-19: Information Must Drive Global and National Responses to the Epidemic
Laurie Garrett | zcomm.org | 2020-03-15
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…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/covid-19-information-must-drive-global-and-national-responses-to-the-epidemic/

Coronavirus Is Poised to Inflame Inequality in Schools
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-15
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…
truthout.org/articles/coronavirus-is-poised-to-inflame-inequality-in-schools/

Santa Cruz County Schools to Continue to Provide Meals for Students
Santa Cruz News | indybay.org | 2020-03-15
Schools in Santa Cruz and Watsonville will continue to provide meals for students impacted by school closures during the week of March 16-20.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/13/18831517.php

Teachers, Parents Beg: Close New York City's Schools!
Ross Barkan | thenation.com | 2020-03-15
Teachers, Parents Beg: Close New York City's Schools!
thenation.com/article/society/coronavirus-schools-nyc/

How can governments use behavioral science in fighting coronavirus?
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-15
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…
yenisafak.com/en/news/how-can-governments-use-behavioral-science-in-fighting-coronavirus-3514028

Coronavirus COVID-19: "Made in China" or "Made in America"?
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-14
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.
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-covid-19-made-in-china-or-made-in-america/5706272

Higher Education Is Woefully Unprepared to Help Poor Students Amid Coronavirus
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-14
New York

As COVID-19 Fears Mount, a Face Mask Shortage Imperils Research
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-14
For Kim West, dressing for work doesn't end at home. After arriving at her office at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, West will often layer a second outfit over her shirt and slacks: a full-body gown, topped with booties, sleeve protectors, two pairs of gloves, a hairnet, and an N95 respirator. Donning this extravagant getup

Venezuela Takes Action Against COVID-19 Amid the US Blockade
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-14
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro Thursday announced that the health system is "on permanent alert," although there are no Covid-19 cases in this South American country so far. He also reported that landing of flights from Europe, Colombia, and Panama will …
globalresearch.ca/venezuela-takes-action-against-covid-19-amid-us-blockade/5706283

Venezuela Takes Action Against COVID-19 Amid the US Blockade
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-14
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro Thursday announced that the health system is "on permanent alert," although there are no Covid-19 cases in this South American country so far. He also reported that landing of flights from Europe, Colombia, and Panama will …
globalresearch.ca/venezuela-takes-action-against-covid-19-amid-us-blockade/5706283

The Political Economy of Corruption in South Korea
Prof. Joseph H. Chung | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-14
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 …
globalresearch.ca/political-economy-corruption/5706259

The Political Economy of Corruption in South Korea
Prof. Joseph H. Chung | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-14
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 …
globalresearch.ca/political-economy-corruption/5706259

This Recession Calls for A Bigger, Greener Stimulus
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-14
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…
truthdig.com/articles/this-recession-calls-for-a-bigger-greener-stimulus/

Saint Paul educators end strike, make gains in contract settlement
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-03-14
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…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/3/14/saint-pa…

Striking university lecturers and students in Bournemouth, UK speak out
wsws.org | 2020-03-14
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.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/14/educ…

Universities and colleges close across the US as COVID-19 disrupts the lives of millions of students
wsws.org | 2020-03-14
A reported 520 campuses across 47 states shut down before Friday in an effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the United States.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/14/stud…

Mexican National Guard deployed against Matamoros auto parts workers
wsws.org | 2020-03-14
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.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/14/mata…

Mexican National Guard deployed against Matamoros auto parts workers
wsws.org | 2020-03-14
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.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/14/mata…

China sends medical experts to support Italy's fight against coronavirus
Steve Sweeney | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-14
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 …
peoplesworld.org/article/china-sends-medical-experts-to-support-italys-fight-against-coronavirus/

China sends medical experts to support Italy's fight against coronavirus
Steve Sweeney | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-14
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 …
peoplesworld.org/article/china-sends-medical-experts-to-support-italys-fight-against-coronavirus/

Coronavirus death toll reaches 611 in Iran
IRNA | iranian.com | 2020-03-14
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 …
iranian.com/2020/03/14/coronavirus-death-toll-reaches-611-in-iran/

Uruguay: Educators Protest Against President Lacalle's Bill
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-13
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: | Uruguay: Lacalle Pou Announces Increase in Taxes | 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…
telesurenglish.net/news/uruguay-educators-protest-against-lacalle-s-bill-20200313-0008.html

US CDC Director Robert Redfield Admitted that Coronavirus Deaths Have Been Miscategorized as Flu
Larry Romanoff | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-13
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 …
globalresearch.ca/us-cdc-director-admitted-virus-deaths-miscategorized-flu/5706233

White House Removes Public Health Experts from Coronavirus Discussions
Michael Halpern | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-13
The White House held dozens of meetings about coronavirus response that excluded government experts because the discussions were unnecessarily classified over the objections of HHS Secretary Alex Azar, reports Reuters. Experts were not just barred from speaking openly about …
globalresearch.ca/white-house-removes-public-health-experts-coronavirus-discussions/5706281

Coronavirus Scaremongering, US-China Economic Rivalry. The Geopolitics of an Unfolding Global Crisis
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-13
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…
globalresearch.ca/us-tightening-noose-china-result-coronavirus-campaign/5706254

Coronavirus Scaremongering, US-China Economic Rivalry. The Geopolitics of an Unfolding Global Crisis
Shane Quinn | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-13
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…
globalresearch.ca/us-tightening-noose-china-result-coronavirus-campaign/5706254

Markets Screaming Global Recession
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-13
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 …
globalresearch.ca/markets-screaming-global-recession/5706276

Climate Victims Violent? Klare's Paean to the American Military
Judith Deutsch | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-13
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…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/13/climate-victims-violent-klares-paean-to-the-american-military/

Johnson slammed by WHO and scientists for 'wrong and dangerous' coronavirus strategy
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-03-13
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…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/03/13/johnson-slammed-by-who-and-scientists-for-wrong-and-dangerous-coronavirus-strategy/

Chilean government violently attacks demonstrators on 30th anniversary of Pinochet's fall
Steve Sweeney | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-13
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 …
peoplesworld.org/article/chilean-government-violently-attacks-demonstrators-on-30th-anniversary-of-pinochets-fall/

We Need Multilingual Student Journalism
Rebecca Duke Wiesenberg | thenation.com | 2020-03-13
We Need Multilingual Student Journalism…
thenation.com/article/culture/we-need-multilingual-student-journalism/

Government Spends Equivalent of Entire US Student Debt to Rally Stock Market for 15 Minutes
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-13
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.
mintpressnews.com/amid-covid-19-crisis-govt-spends-equivalent-entire-us-student-debt-rally-stock-market/265726/

Government Spends Equivalent of Entire US Student Debt to Rally Stock Market for 15 Minutes
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-13
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.
mintpressnews.com/amid-covid-19-crisis-govt-spends-equivalent-entire-us-student-debt-rally-stock-market/265726/

What Is Covid-19 Trying to Teach Us?
H. Bruce Franklin | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-13
Some people see the world as an infinite number of prize fights, each with one winner and one loser. For them life is an unending series of these zero-sum games. Unfortunately, one of these people is the President of the United States. One example of something that is not a zero-sum game is a global…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/13/what-is-covid-19-trying-to-teach-us/

'Coronavirus Isn't Stopping Us!': Youth Activists Adapt to Global Pandemic With Digital #ClimateStrikeOnline
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-03-13
"In the face of a crisis we act according to science and fact." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2020/03/13/coronavirus-isnt-stopping-us-youth-activists-adapt-global-pandemic-digital?cd-origin=rss

As US Faces Nationwide Social Distancing, Coronavirus Threat Renews Demand for Universal Broadband Access
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-03-13
"Schools are closing and classes are migrating online. But not every student has internet at home." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
commondreams.org/news/2020/03/13/us-faces-nationwide-social-distancing-coronavirus-threat-renews-demand-universal?cd-origin=rss

Selected Articles: Latest Coronavirus Epidemic Coverage from Global Research in Your Inbox
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-13
COVID-19: Further Evidence that the Virus Originated in the US | By Larry Romanoff, March 11, 2020 | The Taiwanese physician noted that in August of 2019 the US had a flurry of lung pneumonias or similar, which the Americans blamed …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-latest-coronavirus-epidemic-coverage-global-research-your-inbox/5706262

Selected Articles: Latest Coronavirus Epidemic Coverage from Global Research in Your Inbox
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-13
COVID-19: Further Evidence that the Virus Originated in the US | By Larry Romanoff, March 11, 2020 | The Taiwanese physician noted that in August of 2019 the US had a flurry of lung pneumonias or similar, which the Americans blamed …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-latest-coronavirus-epidemic-coverage-global-research-your-inbox/5706262

The Case of Professor Tariq Ramadan: Calling on France's Minister of Justice to Cease "Masquerade of Justice"
International Movement for a Just World | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-12
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 …
globalresearch.ca/calling-french-minister-justice-immediately-cease-masquerade-justice-professor-tariq-ramadan-case/5706157

US Marines Arrive on Yemen's Socotra Island to Back UAE Troops: Reports
Tasnim News Agency | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-12
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 …
globalresearch.ca/us-marines-arrive-yemen-socotra-back-uae-troops-reports/5706170

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2020-03-14: News Headlines

Steve Sweeney (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 …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (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.

teleSUR (2020-03-14). Covid-19 Updates: Chinese Delegation Approves Italy's Measures. telesurenglish.net Update: 9: 30 | MOROCCO: meetings with more than 50 people are prohibited. | The Interior Ministry announced that all public agglomerations with more than 50 people are prohibited to prevent the Covid-19 spread. | Air and sea traffic with Spain, France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, China, and Algeria was also suspended. | So far, Morocco has 17 Covid-19 confirmed cases, including five Moroccans who entered the country from Spain. | As of March 16, face-to-face classes will be suspended at all educational levels. | Update: 8: 30 | SPAIN: The government restricts the movement of people.

Staff (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…

Prof. Joseph H. Chung (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 …

Staff (2020-03-14). As COVID-19 Fears Mount, a Face Mask Shortage Imperils Research. truthout.org For

Telesur (2020-03-14). Venezuela Takes Action Against COVID-19 Amid the US Blockade. globalresearch.ca Venezuela's

Staff (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…

Juan Cole (2020-03-14). Why Burning Fossil Fuels is to Today's Pandemics as Fleas were to the Black Death. zcomm.org There is an exact analogy between Trump's treatment of Covid-19 and his treatment of the climate emergency. In both cases, he and his surrogates attacked the science and took pride in giving the finger to reality…

WSWS (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.

Santa Cruz News (2020-03-14). 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 (2020-03-14). 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.

WSWS (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.

sputniknews (2020-03-14). Coronavirus in Israel: Cash is Being Pumped, Measures Are Being Taken, But Will It Be Enough? sputniknews.com Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu is mulling over shutting down all of the country's educational institutions and considering limiting public transport in another attempt to curb the spread of the virus that has seen more than 140 people infected in the country and with estimates suggesting the number will reach a thousand in just a matter of days.

sputniknews (2020-03-14). It's a Fish-Eat-Fish World: Great White Sharks Seen Killing Humpback Whale for the First Time Ever. sputniknews.com The great white shark is the world's biggest macropredatory fish. Large females can grow up to 6 metres in length. However, most are smaller, 4-5 metres in length. Although humans are not their preferred prey, the sharks are responsible for the largest number of fatal attacks on humans.

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Judith Deutsch (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

The Canary (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…

RT (2020-03-13). End of an era? Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft board. rt.com Microsoft co-founder and tech icon Bill Gates has resigned from the company's board of directors, stating he will dedicate more of his energies to philanthropy, but will continue to advise CEO Satya Nadella. | The firm announced the move on Friday afternoon, noting that Gates would now spend more time on "his philanthropic priorities including global health, development, education," as well as climate change. | "It's been a tremendous honor and privilege to have worked with and learned from Bill over the years," company CEO Satya Nadella said in a statement. "Bill founded our company with a belief in the democ…

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2020-03-13). COVID-19ÂÜ Áä∂ÁóÖÊØí"ÂÅá"§ßʵÅË°åÔºöÊó∂Èó¥Ë°®ÂíåÂàÜÊûê. globalresearch.ca 2020Âπ¥1Êúà30Êó•Ôºå‰∏ñÁïåÂç´ÁîüÁªÑÁªáÔºàWHOÔºâÂÆ£Â∏ɉ∫ÜÊúâÂÖ≥‰∏≠ÂõΩË¢´ÂΩíÁ±ª‰∏∫ÁóÖÊØíÊÄßËÇ∫ÁÇéÁöÑ&Ecirc…

RT (2020-03-13). Solar system mystery finally solved, thanks to salty space rock. rt.com A space puzzle that has long left scientists scratching their heads has finally been solved thanks to the salty surface of a comet and to some diligent researchers. | Investigations have long shown that comets appear to have 10 times less nitrogen than they ought to, based on scientific understanding of how they form. This has confounded boffins and sparked a search for the missing element. | The secret was given up by a comet named 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko which was orbited by the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft. The probe captured a trove of pictures from the comet and an analysis found that some…

Steve Sweeney (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 …

teleSUR (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…

Larry Romanoff (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 …

Shane Quinn (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…

Michael Halpern (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

Stephen Lendman (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 …

Rebecca Duke Wiesenberg (2020-03-13). We Need Multilingual Student Journalism. thenation.com We Need Multilingual Student Journalism…

Global Research News (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 …

Andrea Germanos, staff writer (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… …

Andrea Germanos, staff writer (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… …

Alan Macleod (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.

Jamal Rich, Debra Johnson (2020-03-12). Claudia Jones School inaugural event in D.C. features Bill Fletcher, Jr. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—A group of 120 labor, social justice, international solidarity, and local campaign activists gathered at the Nicaraguan Embassy on Feb. 29 for the inaugural event of the newly founded Claudia Jones School for Political Education. Featuring long-time labor and Black liberation activist Bill Fletcher, Jr., the event was co-sponsored by Trabajadores Unidos de Washington D.C. …

Staff (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…

Mark Gruenberg (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 …

Stephen Lendman (2020-03-12). Chelsea Manning Hospitalized After Reported Suicide Attempt. globalresearch.ca Manning was unlawfully imprisoned last March (again in May after briefly released) for invoking her constitutional right of silence — refusing to give grand jury testimony to aid the Trump regime's attempted crucifixion of Julian Assange. | For the past …

John W. Whitehead (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 …

Helen Christophi (2020-03-12). Federal Court Hears Arguments on Funding for Trump's Border Wall. globalresearch.ca A conservative judge of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals signaled on Tuesday, March 10, that he will probably vote to let President Donald Trump

Free Press (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 …

Tasnim News Agency (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 …

The Canary (2020-03-12). Tim Berners-Lee warns 'web not working for women and girls' on 31st anniversary. thecanary.co World Wide Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee has warned that "the web is not working for women and girls", in an open letter to mark the 31st anniversary of its creation. | Berners-Lee said a continued lack of web access is fuelling discrimination against females, threatening global progress on equality. | It comes as new research from Berners-Lee's Web Foundation — which advocates for a free and open web for everyone — and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts indicates that more than half of young women and girls have experienced online abuse, including threatening messages, sexual har…

The Canary (2020-03-12). Call to cancel dirty coal plant projects worldwide as clean renewables 'out-compete' on cost. thecanary.co Coal power developers risk wasting hundreds of billions of pounds as new renewables are now cheaper than new coal plants around the world, a report warns. | In all major markets from the US to Europe, China, India and Australia, it already costs less to generate power from installing new wind or solar farms than new coal plants, the latest study from think tank Carbon Tracker found. | And it could be cheaper to generate electricity by building new renewable facilities than to run existing coal-fired power stations in all markets by 2030, the researchers predict. | Already, four fifths (82%) of the UK's remaining…

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2020-03-12). China Steadily Continues to Promote Influence on the African Continent. globalresearch.ca Every day the news about Chinese investments in the Africa are highlighted in newspapers around the world. On the one hand, western critics believe that Beijing is seeking to expand its area of influence outside Asian territory, and on the …

Michael Jansen (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. …

International Movement for a Just World (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 …

South Front (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 …

Larry Romanoff (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 …

Prof. Joseph H. Chung (2020-03-12). Coronavirus COVID-19 in South Korea: Cult Sect, Corruption and Politics. globalresearch.ca In South Korea, on January 20, a woman of 35 years old from China was found to be infected and the corona-virus spread rapidly. But, owing to the rapid and efficient measures taken by the government of Moon Jae-in, …

Ellen Brown (2020-03-12). The US Federal Reserve's Baffling Response to the Coronavirus Explained. globalresearch.ca When the World Health Organization announced on February 24th that it was time to prepare for a global pandemic, the stock market plummeted. Over the following week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped by more than 3,500 points or …

Dania Akkad (2020-03-12). Top Saudi Intelligence Official 'Chased' to Canada by Crown Prince MBS. globalresearch.ca The Canadian government gave refuge to a powerful former Saudi intelligence official deemed a threat to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's rule, three sources familiar with the matter have told Middle East Eye. | Saad al-Jabri, once a trusted …

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