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Together, Biden and Sanders COVID-19 plans provide immediate and systemic response
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-17
WASHINGTON–If you want the global view of how the U.S. health care non-system is ill-equipped to help people cope with the coronavirus pandemic, Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders, Ind-Vt., has a solution for you. It's in his speech on March 12. If you want point-by-point, detail-by-detail proposals on what the federal government can and …
peoplesworld.org/article/together-biden-and-sanders-covid-19-plans-provide-immediate-and-systemic-response/

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

Is the DNC Once Again Orchestrating the Defeat of a Socialist Candidate?
Marjorie Cohn | zcomm.org | 2020-03-17
Source: Truthout 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 elections. After centrist Joe Biden scored his first primary win, the DNC consolidated the Democratic Party establishment Read…
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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

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

"Zionist" Biden in His Own Words: "My Name is Joe Biden, and Everybody Knows I Love Israel"
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-17
"I am a Zionist. You don't have to be a Jew to be a Zionist," current Democratic Presidential candidate, Joe Biden, said in April 2007, soon before he was chosen to be Barack Obama's running mate in the 2008 elections. Biden is, of course, correct, because Zionism is a political movement that is rooted in …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/03/zionist-biden-in-his-own-words-my-name-is-joe-biden-and-everybody-knows-i-love-israel/

Top candidate for Merkel ¥s successor Friedrich Merz tests positive for coronavirus
rt.com | 2020-03-17
Friedrich Merz, a former Christian Democratic faction leader in the Bundestag, who is now seen as the most likely successor to Chancellor Angela Merkel, has revealed he has tested positive for coronavirus. | Merz has emerged as a grassroots favorite in the race for the top post in Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and was considered one of the frontrunners. This came after the chancellor's protege, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, abruptly resigned following a political scandal in the eastern region of Thuringia. | However, the 64-year-old now faces a fight for more than just his political career. "My Sund…
rt.com/news/483321-merz-coronavirus-merkel-successer/

Democratic Party debate dominated by coronavirus pandemic
wsws.org | 2020-03-17
The exchanges between the candidates had been rendered largely irrelevant by consolidation of the Democratic Party behind Biden, making him the presumptive nominee.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/17/deba-m17.html

Bipartisan Senate Judiciary Committee introduces bill that censors online content and attacks encryption
wsws.org | 2020-03-17
Leading Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee formally introduced the EARN IT Act, which attacks First and Fourth Amendment rights under the guise of fighting online child sexual exploitation.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/17/earn-m17.html

The neoliberal era is ending. What comes next?
Max Elbaum | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-17
This op-ed by long-time activist and radical historian Max Elbaum originally appeared at Organizing Upgrade. It was submitted to People's World for consideration. We publish it here as part of the wide-ranging discussion currently going on around the 2020 elections, the Democratic primary, and progressive strategy and tactics in the current period. Like all opinion …
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Chile: Government May Approve Salary Increase to Quell Protests
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-17
The Chilean Joint Commission on Monday approved a bill that will allow for an increase in the liquid monthly remuneration of workers, thanks to the creation of a subsidy. | RELATED: | Chile: Piñera Celebrates 'Democracy' As Police Mistreat People | The decision seeks to ensure a Minimum Guaranteed Income for the working class, which will allow for a salary increase starting at 300 thousand Chilean "pesos" (approximately $350 U.S.D.). | The Minister of Social Development and Fam…
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Plagues, Pandemics, Paintings, and Personal Gain
Raouf Halaby | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-17
After a lot of Trump Administration obfuscation, dillydallying, denial, sloppy planning, incompetence, inaction, and indecision about the spread and the combatting of the Coronavirus in the United States, and, after much criticism by Democrat politicians and the "liberal" media, the White House apprised the nation that at 9: 00 p.m. EDT, March 11, 2020, President Donald…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/17/plagues-pandemics-paintings-and-personal-gain/

Only 20% of American Workers Covered by Pelosi's Sick Leave Bill
Millionaire Pelosi Serves the Rich | indybay.org | 2020-03-17
The House of Representatives, under the direction of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, cobbled together a bill this week calling on employers to provide paid sick leave to their workers. See http: //clerk.house.gov/evs/2020/roll102.xml However, the 54% of American workers who work for companies with more than 500 employees, such as Amazon, McDonald's, etc. are not covered. Small companies with less than 50 employees can obtain emergency exemptions. That leaves only 20% covered by this bill.
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The Senate Must Pass the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-17
The coronavirus pandemic has laid bare how ill-prepared the U.S. is to address basic human needs. Unlike every other wealthy nation, the U.S. fails to provide access to health care for everyone, paid time off for workers who are sick, safety standards to protect health workers, adequate payment to caregivers for people with disabilities, or financial support for businesses in times of natural disasters or widespread illness. | The House of Representatives, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Representative R…
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As Ohio Postpones Its Primary, COVID-19 Pandemic Wreaks Election Havoc
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-17
After covering presidential elections, primaries and politics for the last 20 years, I've gotten used to days when the story changes before I can finish typing a sentence. The days after this year's South Carolina primary are a perfect example. Super Tuesday preview done, think I'll make a sandwich, wait, Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg just dropped out and endorsed Joe Biden, oh well, NO SANDWICH FOR ME. | It's the nature of the beast: The only constant is change. If you're not ready to turn on a…
truthout.org/articles/as-ohio-postpones-its-primary-covid-19-pandemic-wreaks-election-havoc/

Temporary work stoppage at Fiat Chrysler's Warren Truck plant as wildcat strikes spread in global auto industry
wsws.org | 2020-03-17
Actions against continued production during the coronavirus pandemic have spread from Italy to Spain, Canada and now the United States.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/17/auto-m17.html

3 Tips for White Women to Win Over Black and Brown Women Voters
Rafia Zakaria | thenation.com | 2020-03-17
3 Tips for White Women to Win Over Black and Brown Women Voters…
thenation.com/article/politics/warren-black-brown-voters/

Many European Countries Impose Quarantines as the US Declares State of Emergency
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-17
On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Garland Nixon & Lee Stranahan discussed the coronavirus after the US declared a state of emergency and countries in the European Union have imposed increasingly tight restrictions on travel. We also talked about last night's Democratic debates.
sputniknews.com/radio_fault_lines/202003171078582581-many-european-countries-impose-quarantines-as-the-us-declares-state-of-emergency/

Spain Nationalizes Health Care as Its Coronavirus Cases Double
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-17
Europe is the epicenter of coronavirus, and Spain now has the second most cases in Europe, with more than 2,000 new cases in 24 hours and the number of deaths doubled. We'll go to Madrid for an update, where more than half of the country's cases have been reported. This comes as the Spanish government announced it is nationalizing hospitals and private healthcare companies to better manage the pandemic. We are joined by María Carrión, a freelance journalist and former Democracy Now! producer who is also execu…
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Malaysia's 'back door government' consolidates
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2020-03-17
Democracy Peter BoyleIssue 1257 Malaysia Pakatan Harapan Bersih movementMarch 17, 2020Malaysia now has a new government dominated by politicians who were part of the corrupt former Prime Minister Najib…
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Coronavirus Takes Center Stage in Sanders, Biden Debate
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-16
Presidential candidates Senator Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden took to the stage Sunday night for the first one-to-one debate of the 2020 Democratic race. | RELATED: | Sanders Addresses Health Crisis in US as Coronavirus Cases Soar | The much-anticipated encounter came as four states will head to the polls Tuesday to chose their nominee. Florida, Illinois, Ohio, and Arizona will collectively award 577 pledged delegates. | Taking place without a live audien…
telesurenglish.net/news/Sanders-Biden-Debate-Amid-Coronavirus-Crisis-20200315-0010.html

Biden and Sanders push credentials to lead US against coronavirus
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-03-16
Former vice president Joe Biden and senator Bernie Sanders used Sunday's Democratic debate to cast themselves as best-positioned person to lead the United States through a global pandemic.In the latest debate in the race to decide the Democrats' nominee to run for president, the pair were united in their criticism of president Donald Trump's response to the coronavirus but diverged on how they would confront the spiralling public health and economic crisis.Biden pledged to deploy the US military to help with recovery efforts and warned a federal financial bail-out may be necessary to stabilise the economy.The two…
thecanary.co/us/us-news-us/2020/03/16/biden-and-sanders-push-credentials-to-lead-us-against-coronavirus/

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Michael Eric Dyson Debate Sanders vs. Biden
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-16
Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders faced off in their first one-on-one debate Sunday night in the midst of an unprecedented national crisis, with 3,600 reported COVID-19 cases, 61 deaths so far, 33 states closing schools and mass shutdowns in major cities. The rivals clashed on how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, Medicare for All, the climate crisis, Joe Biden's record and whether or not the U.S. needs a revolution. We play highlights from the debate and get respon…
truthout.org/video/keeanga-yamahtta-taylor-and-michael-eric-dyson-debate-sanders-vs-biden/

Is the DNC Once Again Orchestrating the Defeat of a Socialist Candidate?
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-16
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 elections. After centrist Joe Biden scored his first primary win, the DNC consolidated the Democratic Party establishment around him. Candidates Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar immediately dropped out of the race and endorsed Bid…
truthout.org/articles/is-the-dnc-once-again-orchestrating-the-defeat-of-a-socialist-candidate/

"Something Is Wrong in America": Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor & Michael Eric Dyson Debate Sanders v Biden
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-16
Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders faced off in their first one-on-one debate Sunday night in the midst of an unprecedented national crisis, with 3,600 reported COVID-19 cases, 61 deaths so far, 33 states closing schools and mass shutdowns in major cities. The rivals clashed on how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, Medicare for All, the climate crisis, Joe Biden's record and whether or not the U.S. needs a revolution. We play highlights from the debate and get responses from scholars Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Michael Eric Dyson. Taylor is assistant professor of African-America…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/16/keeanga_yamahtta_taylor_michael_eric_dyson

As Biden racks up delegates the crisis among Black folks and Democrat Party deepens
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-03-16
Slick operatives among the Black Misleadership Class have made an electoral pact with big capitalists that is totally against the interests of the Black working class. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/03/16/as-biden-racks-up-delegates-the-crisis-among-black-folks-and-democrat-party-deepens/

The Long Arm of the American Nazi Party Reaches the 2020 Illinois Primary
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-16
Republicans voting on Tuesday in Illinois's 3rd congressional district primary will get to decide if they want Art Jones, a lifelong white supremacist, to be their candidate. The state's GOP is actively campaigning against him. They are still embarrassed that Jones was their 2018 candidate, after the party had forgotten to field a primary opponent to ensure that he wasn't their candidate in the general election in a strongly Democratic district. And later that year, despite ample publicity of hi…
truthout.org/articles/the-long-arm-of-the-american-nazi-party-reaches-the-2020-illinois-primary/

"A Time to Rethink America": Sanders Sets Tone at Coronavirus Debate
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-16
The final Democratic presidential debate of 2020 was a dispiriting affair for reasons that went far beyond the politics of it. The specter of COVID-19 lent a stark gloominess to the occasion, as did the seeming emptiness of the room itself: three CNN moderators, two men and the cameras. I never thought I'd miss a debate audience, but the energy was gone from that room, and the brightly lit set could not make up for it. | And then there's this: "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended…
truthout.org/articles/a-time-to-rethink-america-sanders-sets-tone-at-coronavirus-debate/

Democratic Socialism Can Prevent the Catastrophe
Dan Lieberman | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-16
Capitalism gathered together resources, labor, and capital to start an industrial revolution that brought prosperity and elevated standards of living to much of the earth's inhabitants. Once in motion it generated additional capital that gathered more labor and more resources in a perpetual cycle of increased production that constantly benefitted populations. The achievements did not …
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Legal experts call on Mayor Lightfoot to enact the Civilian Police Accountability Council (CPAC) ordinance
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-03-16
Chicago, IL – In a statement delivered to Lori Lightfoot. March 13, 31 law professors from the University of Chicago and Northwestern University law schools are calling on the mayor to pass the Civilian Police Accountability Council, or CPAC, ordinance. CPAC would give communities in Chicago the democratic right to elect police accountability representatives with the power to control the Chicago Police Department (CPD), including having final say over discipline in misconduct cases and setting department policy. | Citing the crisis in the Chicago Police Department

Families First Coronavirus Response Act: What's Included and Who Got Left Out
Eileen Appelbaum | commondreams.org | 2020-03-16
U.S. Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) makes a statement at the U.S. Capitol March 13, 2020 in Washington, DC. Speaker Pelosi spoke on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act that the House will vote later on. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2020-03-16_at_1.40.47_pm.png …
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Pompeo tells China to quit spreading 'outlandish rumors' and blaming US for Covid-19 pandemic
rt.com | 2020-03-16
United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has warned China not to spread "outlandish rumors" about the Covid-19 virus and accused China of trying to shift the blame for the pandemic onto the US. | In a phone call with China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi, Pompeo relayed "strong US objections" to China's recent suggestion that the virus could have been brought into the country by the US military. | Pompeo stressed to Jiechi that "this is not the time to spread disinformation and outlandish rumors," a State Department spokesperson said. | Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lijian Zhao said last week that it mi…
rt.com/news/483269-pompeo-china-covid19-rumors/

One-on-one debate sees Biden, Sanders emphasize differences on coronavirus
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-16
peoplesworld.org/article/one-on-one-debate-sees-biden-sanders-emphasize-differences-on-coronavirus/

In Conflict of Interest, Interior Secretary Met With Halliburton Lobbyists
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-16
This article was produced by Sludge, an independent, ad-free investigative news site covering money in politics. Click here to support Sludge. | When Ryan Zinke was forced to resign from the Interior Department in December 2018, it was a conflict-of-interest scandal involving the chairman of oilfield services giant Halliburton t…
truthout.org/articles/in-conflict-of-interest-interior-secretary-met-with-halliburton-lobbyists/

Author explains how 'corporate America is pushing back against Sanders'
Slava Zilber | thecanary.co | 2020-03-16
The Canary recently spoke to the Intercept's Ryan Grim about his new book

The RNC Gave Massive Contracts to Companies Linked to its Chairwoman's Husband and Political Backers
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-16
The Republican National Committee has paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to contractors closely connected to the organization's chairwoman, Ronna McDaniel. | One contract went to her husband's insurance company. Two others went to businesses whose executives recently donated to Ronna for Chair, a largely inactive political action committee that McDaniel controls. She had set it up in 2015, when she successfully ran for chair of the Republican Party in Michigan, her home state. | The companies won the contracts soon after McDaniel became the party's top official. She was picked for the position by President Don…
truthdig.com/articles/the-rnc-gave-massive-contracts-to-companies-linked-to-its-chairwomans-husband-and-political-backers/

The Vice Presidential Nominee Should Be a Woman of Color
Steve Phillips | thenation.com | 2020-03-16
The Vice Presidential Nominee Should Be a Woman of Color…
thenation.com/article/politics/biden-sanders-vp-of-color/

Biden's Promise to Choose a Female Vice President Is Why He's Winning
Joan Walsh | thenation.com | 2020-03-16
Biden's Promise to Choose a Female Vice President Is Why He's Winning…
thenation.com/article/politics/biden-sanders-vice-president/

Pelosi's Coronavirus Compromise Has Left Even Tom Cotton Saying This Bill 'Doesn't Go Far Enough and Fast Enough'
Julia Conley, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-03-16
At least two Senate Republicans said publicly after lawmakers began considering the House coronavirus relief bill that bolder initiatives offering direct assistance to Americans during the coronavirus pandemic should be included in a relief package. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1206754522_1.jpg …
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LIVE CHAT: Watch the 11th #DemDebate With 'The Nation'
The Nation | thenation.com | 2020-03-15
LIVE CHAT: Watch the 11th #DemDebate With 'The Nation'…
thenation.com/article/politics/democratic-debate-sanders-biden/

'Nationalize factories & industries!' De Blasio kicks panic up to 11, calling coronavirus 'war-like situation'
rt.com | 2020-03-14
New York City mayor and failed presidential candidate Bill de Blasio jumped on MSNBC to compare the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic to war and claim that "nationalization" would fix the US' "Mar-a-Lago attitude" toward the disease. | "Here's the reality, this is a war-like situation," De Blasio told MSNBC's Joy Reid on Saturday morning when criticizing the federal government's response to the coronavirus. The mayor claims he has been "pleading for weeks" for coronavirus test kits to be more widely available to citizens. | "We're in a war-time scenario with a Mar-a-Lago attitude being used by the federal governme…
rt.com/usa/483147-de-blasio-coronavirus-death-nationalization/

COVID-19: Ecuador, New York Order Businesses to Close
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-14
Update 21: 00 | Ecuador and New York City among the latest to order the shutdown of businesses | Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno announced Sunday night that a partial quarantine will go into force on March 17 as businesses are ordered to shut down, except those that expend basic necessities such as food and medicines. | A partial mobilty-ban will also go into effect as people can only go to work and back and be in the streets for emergency reasons. | New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced late on Sunday that he had made the decision, though not lightly, to close "Nightclubs, movie theaters, small theater…
telesurenglish.net/news/COVID-19-Updates-Oregon-reports-first-death-from-new-coronavirus-20200314-0001.html

The Rise and Fall of the Work Society
Andrew M. Johnson | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-13
The victories of Bernie Sanders in the early primaries had people talking about socialist revolutions, while Biden's wins on Super Tuesday (in largely conservatives states) have tempered that enthusiasm. This is an important reminder of something we all need to remember: The Capitalists already won. There may still be a few scattered enclaves of subsistence …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/03/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-work-society/

The Grayzone and CODEPINK ask why OAS doesn't monitor badly flawed US Democratic primary
The Grayzone | thegrayzone.com | 2020-03-13
Watch The Grayzone and CODEPINK ask the Organization of American States Secretary General Luis Almagro why he won't send election…
thegrayzone.com/2020/03/13/watch-grayzone-codepink-oas-monitor-democratic-primary/

"We Are Way, Way Behind": U.S. Lags on Coronavirus Testing & Medical Experts Warn "No One Is Immune"
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-13
It has been seven weeks since the first case of the new coronavirus was reported in the United States. President Trump is claiming, "Anybody that needs a test gets a test," but this is simply untrue. There have been just 11,000 tests so far throughout the United States since the coronavirus outbreak began, compared to nearly 20,000 tests for coronavirus every day in South Korea alone. We spend the hour looking at how the Trump administration has failed to account for what may be thousands of infections because of ongoing problems with access to testing, and how other countries have responded. We also discuss meas…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/13/us_coronavirus_response

Weekend Read: 2020 Census safe and easy, helps communities
splcenter.org | 2020-03-13
This month kicks off a major

'Free tests for everyone': Pelosi announces Democrats reach deal with White House on coronavirus relief
rt.com | 2020-03-13
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced that she has struck a deal with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin over a coronavirus relief plan that President Donald Trump had previously opposed as overreach. | "We are proud to have reached an agreement with the administration to resolve outstanding challenges, and now will soon pass the Families First Coronavirus Response Act," Pelosi (D-California) said in a letter to House Democrats, made public early on Friday evening. | "This legislation is about testing, testing, testing," she wrote, saying it seeks to make coronavirus tests available for free to anyone who…
rt.com/usa/483108-pelosi-mnuchin-coronavirus-deal/

Latest U.S. Military Strikes Are as Reckless as they are Cruel
Lilly Dragnev | peaceaction.org | 2020-03-13
Washington, D.C.

Peak 'Florida Man'? Ex-Tallahassee mayor denies using crystal meth after he was found in hotel room with overdosed male escort
rt.com | 2020-03-13
Florida Democrat Andrew Gillum is taking a break from public life after police walked in on what has been described as a crystal meth-fueled orgy – but which he insists was just a wedding celebration where he drank too much. | Gillum was "unable to communicate with officers due to his inebriated state" when police chanced upon him in a hotel room at Miami's South Beach Mondrian on Thursday night, responding to another man's "possible drug overdose," revealed the police report, leaked via Twitter on Friday. | The police were concerned enough to request a second "welfare check" on Gillum, while they took his str…
rt.com/usa/483101-florida-man-gillum-meth-orgy/

Elite Media Dismiss Voter Suppression on Grounds That It's 'Complicated'
Julie Hollar | fair.org | 2020-03-12
Some voters–disproportionately black and brown ones–waited in line for several hours on Super Tuesday to cast their ballots in the Democratic primary, and media paid attention. But their love for a good visual doesn't always correspond with a love for connecting the dots, and so most of the coverage downplayed any suggestion that there might be voter suppression going on in 2020. The New York Times ( 3/4/20) assured us that voting problems were not caused by "deliberate efforts to drive down turnout." | "Why Did It…
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Bernie Sanders: We Are Winning "Ideological" & "Generational" Debate, Now Need to Win "Electability"
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-12
After a disappointing showing in Tuesday night's Democratic presidential primaries, Senator Bernie Sanders said Wednesday he will stay in the race. In his address from Burlington, Vermont, Sanders challenged his rival, former Vice President Joe Biden, to address key issues like economic inequality, healthcare access and the climate crisis. Sanders is set to debate Biden this Sunday in Arizona. "It is not just the ideological debate that our progressive movement is winning. We are winning the generational debate," Sanders said. "While Joe Biden continues to do very well with older Americans, especially those peopl…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/12/bernie_sanders

Trump Calls COVID-19 "Foreign Virus" as Lack of Universal Healthcare Makes the Pandemic Worse
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-12
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…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/12/coronavirus_medicare_for_all

Italy's "Darkest Hour": Life Grinds to a Halt Amid COVID-19 Lockdown, as Death Toll Spikes
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-12
We get an update from Italy, where 60 million people are under an unprecedented nationwide lockdown and the death toll has increased to at least 827, rising by 31% in just 24 hours. Authorities ordered all shops closed except food markets and pharmacies. Italy's economy has all but ground to a halt, with Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte describing the outbreak as the country's "darkest hour." Italian journalist Antonella Serrecchia joins us from Milan, where she is a reporter for the online magazine The Vision.
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/12/italy_coronavirus_lockdown

Lack of Paid Sick Leave Makes It Difficult for Many Workers to Comply with CDC Advice to Stay Home
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-12
As the number of coronavirus cases in the United States passes 1,300 cases with 38 deaths, more than 30 million workers lack access to paid sick leave. President Trump addressed the nation Wednesday night, saying he will expand sick leave as part of emergency response to the virus. But the same day, Republican senators blocked an attempt by Senate Democrats to quickly pass legislation requiring employers to grant paid sick leave. Meanwhile, Democrats in the House of Representatives will debate a package of bills Thursday to give workers 14 days of paid sick leave and up to three months of paid family and medical…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/12/coronavirus_paid_sick_leave

Nurses on the Frontlines of Coronavirus Pandemic Demand More Protection & Medicare for All
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-11
The number of coronavirus cases in the United States has passed 1,000 Tuesday, with the rate of infections likely increasing. Despite this, the U.S. continues to lag on testing, and healthcare workers say they lack adequate protection and protocols to allow them to safely care for infected patients. They also say the country's hospitals are woefully unprepared to handle the crisis. Nurses in the hot zones of California and Washington had already reported having to beg for face masks and lacking guidance on how to address the virus. We are joined by Jean Ross, president of National Nurses United, the largest organ…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/11/nurses_frontline_healthcare_workers_coronavirus_protections

Biden Wins, Sanders Lags: Naomi Klein & Alicia Garza on Calls to Shut Down Primaries & Debates
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-11
Former Vice President Joe Biden scored decisive primary victories Tuesday night in the key state of Michigan, along with Missouri, Mississippi and Idaho. Sanders won North Dakota and holds a lead in Washington state, but votes are still being counted, and the races are still too close to call. While Biden is less than halfway to the delegates he would need to secure the Democratic nomination, Sanders faces a decision about whether to continue his increasingly uphill fight for the Democratic Party's 2020 presidential nomination. This comes as Biden and Sanders called off their planned campaign rallies in Cleveland…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/11/democratic_primaries_biden_sanders_michigan

Democracy is sliding away in Myanmar, warns top rights investigator
news.un.org | 2020-03-11
Daily fighting in Myanmar, widespread internet blackouts and reporting restrictions, indicate that the shift to more democratic rule is "sliding away", a senior UN-appointed independent rights investigator said on Wednesday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/03/1059181

Congress Sends Bipartisan Bill to Trump Rebuking Iran War
Paul Kawika Martin | peaceaction.org | 2020-03-11
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Italy Is Now a Red Zone: Student at Bocconi U. Describes Strict Measures Taken to Contain COVID-19
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-10
The entire country of Italy has been placed on lockdown in an attempt to stop the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, impacting 60 million people. People in the nationwide red zone will only be allowed to travel for work, medical reasons or emergencies until early next month. All schools and universities will also remain closed, major sporting events are suspended, and airline passengers now have to justify their reasons for traveling. We go to Italy to speak with Romy Kool, an international student at Bocconi University in Milan, where courses are now being taught online amid the coronavirus outbreak. We are als…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/10/italy_red_zone

Immigrants in WA Detention Center Demand Protection from Coronavirus, Not Posters in English
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-10
As the world responds to the COVID-19 outbreak, we look at how the Trump administration's immigration policies may put everyone at risk. We go to Seattle, Washington, not far from the Life Care Center in the suburb of Kirkland, which was the epicenter of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak. In nearby Tacoma, Washington, our guest says she saw posters in English only when she went to visit immigrants held in the Northwest Detention Center, which is run by private prison company GEO Group. We speak with Maru Mora-Villalpando, an activist and undocumented immigrant with the groups La Resistencia and Mijente, who issued a…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/10/coronavirus_ice

Prisons Worldwide Face Coronavirus Crisis: Overcrowding, Lack of Sanitation & Labor at Slave Wages
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-10
As Italy went on lockdown, nearly 30 prisons across the country broke into riots Sunday and Monday after visitation rights were suspended in response to the outbreak. In a prison in southern Italy, a riot left at least six incarcerated people dead and caused 50 people to escape. Prisoners have reportedly lit fires, charged guards and even escaped at multiple facilities. This comes as the United Nations confirmed that coronavirus had reached Iran's prisons, as the number of cases there continues to soar. Iran has temporarily freed some 70,000 prisoners in response to the coronavirus. And concerns are growing about…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/10/coronavirus_in_prisons_jails

Coronavirus Pandemic in U.S. Fueled by Stunted CDC Budget & Lack of Access to Healthcare, Insurance
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-10
The coronavirus pandemic has now infected more than 113,000 people worldwide, and killed more than 4,000. We are joined by two epidemiologists to examine the response so far around the world and in the United States. Thomas Bollyky is director of the global health program, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and author of the book "Plagues and the Paradox of Progress: Why the World Is Getting Healthier in Worrisome Ways." We're also joined by Alfredo Morabia, professor of epidemiology at the Barry Commoner Center for Health and the Environment at Queens College, City University of New York, and edit…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/10/coronavirus_policy

"It's a Real Mess": Afghan Rivals Both Claim Presidency as Ongoing Attacks Could Derail Peace Deal
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-09
Since last month's U.S.-Taliban peace plan, there have been nearly 80 attacks in Afghanistan. The violence could derail the deal that calls for U.S. troops to withdraw over the next 14 months. This comes as Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and top political leader Abdullah Abdullah both claimed that they won the presidential election at dual inauguration ceremonies today in Kabul, and members of the Taliban and the Afghan government were set to start direct negotiations on Tuesday. We speak with Washington Post reporter Craig Whitlock, who recently won the George Polk Award for Military Reporting for his in-depth in…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/9/afghanistan_papers_craig_whitlock_washington_post

The Grayzone and CODEPINK demand emergency OAS election observers in 2020 Democratic presidential primary
The Grayzone | thegrayzone.com | 2020-03-09
The Grayzone and CODEPINK call on the Organization of American States (OAS) to provide emergency international election observers in the…
thegrayzone.com/2020/03/09/grayzone-codepink-international-election-observers-oas-2020-democratic-primary/

Grayzone y CODEPINK exigen a la OEA observadores electorales internacionales de emergencia en la primaria presidencial demócrata de 2020
The Grayzone | thegrayzone.com | 2020-03-09
The Grayzone y CODEPINK hacen un llamado a la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) a proporcionar observadores electorales internacionales…
thegrayzone.com/2020/03/09/grayzone-codepink-oea-observadores-electorales-internacionales-emergencia-primaria-democrata-2020/

"Afghanistan Papers" Reveal How Presidents & Generals Misled the American Public on War's Progress
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-09
Washington Post reporter Craig Whitlock has just won a George Polk Award for Military Reporting for his in-depth investigation called "The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War." He joins us to describe how, after getting a tip, he fought for three years to get the federal government to release a trove of confidential interviews it conducted with people directly involved in the nearly two-decade-long war. He ultimately obtained more than 2,000 documents that revealed how presidents, generals and diplomats across three administrations had intentionally misled the American public about the longest war in…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/9/afghanistan_papers_craig_whitlock_part_2

Blackwater Founder Erik Prince Recruited Spies to Infiltrate Progressive Groups with Project Veritas
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-09
Erik Prince, the founder of the mercenary firm Blackwater and brother of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, helped recruit former spies to infiltrate and gather intelligence about Democratic campaigns and labor organizations, including the American Federation of Teachers, according to an explosive report by The New York Times. The story exposes previously unreported details about the ties between Prince and Project Veritas, a right-wing group that often sets up sting operations targeting the media and journalists by recording covert videos. According to documents and interviews, one former spy recruited by Erik Pri…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/9/blackwater_erik_prince_trump_admin

TEXAS 2020 DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRIMARY
Theodore de Macedo Soares | tdmsresearch.com | 2020-03-07
Exit Poll Versus Reported Vote Count By Theodore de Macedo Soares The 2020 Texas Democratic Party presidential primary was held on March 3, 2020. Election results from the computerized vote counts differed significantly from the results projected by the exit poll conducted by Edison Research and published by CNN at poll's closing. According to the exit poll Sanders was tied with Biden but lost in the unobservable computer counts by 4.5%. In this election candidate Sanders saw the largest Continue Reading ‚Üí…
tdmsresearch.com/2020/03/07/texas-2020-democratic-party-primary/

Progressives Urge Elizabeth Warren to Rally Behind Bernie Sanders After She Drops Out of 2020 Race
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-06
Senator Elizabeth Warren suspended her bid for the presidency Thursday, leaving the 2020 Democratic presidential race down to two older white men: former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders. Warren's decision to end her campaign comes after she failed to perform as well as she had hoped in early primary states and on Super Tuesday, including placing third in her home state of Massachusetts. Warren gave no indication whether she will endorse either of her former rivals. Supporters of Sanders say they hope she will throw her support behind their candidate in order to form a united "progressive front…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/6/elizabeth_warren_drops_out_whats_next

"Supreme Inequality": Author Adam Cohen on the Supreme Court's 50-Year Battle Against Justice
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-06
The makeup of the U.S. Supreme Court has come under intense criticism in recent years after two Trump-nominated justices joined the bench. Senate Republicans confirmed Neil Gorsuch in 2017 after having refused to consider President Barack Obama's nominee in his final year in office, and they confirmed Brett Kavanaugh a year later despite multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against the judge. During the 2020 Democratic presidential contest, several candidates floated the idea of "packing the court"

If Sanders forms a real Alliance with Warren, their Popular Policies Can Win
Antonio Carty | zcomm.org | 2020-03-06
Conventional wisdom is that a presidential candidate should pick an opposite or contrasting vice presidential running mate, to create a perception of a balanced ticket. But this is not a conventional time or race, Bernie is offering a clear and practical progressive choice to fix the USA. So his running mate needs to be a Read…
zcomm.org/zblogs/if-sanders-forms-a-real-alliance-with-warren-their-popular-policies-can-win/

The New Poll Tax? Long Lines, Closed Polling Stations Hurt Black, Latinx & Student Voters in TX, CA
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-05
Long wait times plagued polling places in Texas throughout Super Tuesday, especially in districts with high numbers of black and Latinx voters and college students. Many voters reported waiting in line for more than three hours to cast a ballot. At least 750 Texas polling sites have been shuttered since 2013, when the Supreme Court slashed federal oversight of Texas and other Southern states under the Voting Rights Act of 1965. There were long lines, too, in Los Angeles, where many polling places reported problems with a brand-new $300 million voting system. The Sanders campaign sued to keep polling places open a…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/5/air_berman_voting_delays_super_tuesday

The Escalating Class War Against Bernie Sanders
Norman Solomon | zcomm.org | 2020-03-02
"If there is going to be class warfare in this country," Bernie Sanders told the Iowa AFL-CIO convention last summer, "it's time that the working class of this country won that war and not just the corporate elite."
zcomm.org/zmagazine/the-escalating-class-war-against-bernie-sanders/

Sanders Threatens the Establishment by Inspiring Popular Movements
Noam Chomsky | zcomm.org | 2020-03-02
Inspiring a popular movement that violates these norms is a serious attack on democracy, so conceived, an intolerable assault against good order…
zcomm.org/zmagazine/sanders-threatens-the-establishment-by-inspiring-popular-movements/

Carol Anderson on Voter Suppression
CounterSpin | fair.org | 2020-02-28
Media…
fair.org/home/carol-anderson-on-voter-suppression/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=carol-anderson-on-voter-suppression

Reading Green New Deal
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | zcomm.org | 2020-02-28
"So today, what I would like to do is to read the Green New Deal resolution for all those who are interested…"
zcomm.org/zvideo/reading-green-new-deal/

Emails Reveal Identity of Longtime White Nationalist Propagandist as Onetime Conservative Insider
Hannah Gais | splcenter.org | 2020-02-28
Months before the "alt-right" became a household name, the nebulous band of white power activists seized upon their digital prowess to popularize a slur that would soon become a mainstay in the Republican infighting that defined the 2016 presidential election.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2020/03/04/emails-reveal-identity-longtime-white-nationalist-propagandist-onetime-conservative-insider

As Alabama primary nears, voter suppression is alive and well
splcenter.org | 2020-02-26
All across this country, the right to vote is under attack. But with your support, we're fighting back in Southern courts and state legislatures with a newly formed team of legal, policy, and grassroots advocates.
splcenter.org/news/2020/02/25/alabama-primary-nears-voter-suppression-alive-and-well

The Day Democracy Died
The Founding Fathers | zcomm.org | 2020-02-18
Some of the Founders and Framers of the Constitution did more than turn over in their graves… they actually resurfaced to sing "The Day Democracy Died."
zcomm.org/zvideo/1029329/

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