(2020-04-09). US pension funds are 'toxic waste dump of risk' — RT's Keiser Report. rt.com 
New York's working-class citizens, essential to the economy, are the most vulnerable amid the ongoing pandemic, due to poor healthcare services in the areas where they live. | Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert look at the supply chain of risk, in which risk gets dumped into pension funds and unsuspecting Main Streeters, who pay with inflation and taxes for the bad bets taken by Wall Street. | Max points to gerrymandering policies, where political subdivisions are created within a state or a region to allow for political manipulation, for the interests of the wealthy to be protected and the interests of the poor to…
(2020-04-09). Irish minister says people 'will have to live alongside the virus' at some point. rt.com 
Ireland's health minister expects to be advised on Friday to keep restrictions intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus in place for a period of weeks, but he suggests the country will have to move onto a "different terrain" after that. | "What's highly likely tomorrow is that the National Public Health Emergency Team will recommend that we continue with the very strict restrictions," Simon Harris told broadcaster Virgin Media. "I expect that to be a period of weeks," said Harris, who ordered citizens on March 27 to stay home until at least Sunday, according to Reuters. | "In relation to the roadmap, the…
(2020-04-09). Bernie Sanders Ends Presidential Run. zcomm.org "While Vice President Biden will be the nominee, we must continue working to assemble as many delegates as possible at the Democratic convention, where we will be able to exert significant influence over the party platform and other functions."
(2020-04-09). Bernie Sanders ends campaign, calls on supporters to back Biden. wsws.org Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders formally ended his campaign for president on Wednesday and called on his supporters to back former Vice President Joe Biden.
(2020-04-09). How the Democratic Party sank Bernie Sanders' campaign. peoplesdispatch.org In this episode of the International Round-Up, Newsclick's Prabir Purkayastha talks about Bernie Sanders' withdrawal from the Democratic race, and the efforts by the party establishment to target him. He also talks about the accusations against the WHO and the need for global solidarity…
(2020-04-09). Bernie Sanders's Full Speech on Ending His Campaign. zcomm.org "While this campaign is coming to an end, our movement is not"
(2020-04-09). Sanders Suspends: What Happened? What Now? counterpunch.org Kyle Kulinski of Secular Talk commented just as Bernie Sanders suspended his campaign: "Bernie made a number of mistakes that I highlighted and broke down in detail. No excuses. Having said that, you're out of your fucking mind if you think I'll forget or look past 'bloody monday', aka the day Obama got Pete &
(2020-04-09). Be A Hero: COVID-19 w/ Ady Barka, Rep. A. Ocasio-Cortez, & Rahna Epting of MoveOn. indybay.org Online via Zoom…
(2020-04-09). Why We Need a New Progressive Party and How We Can Create It. counterpunch.org There is no room for progressives in the Democratic Party. No matter how many votes he or she gets, no progressive will be permitted to be the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party. Progressives who try to work inside of, contribute to and support the Democratic Party have no real chance of moving its candidates
(2020-04-09). Venezuela Pres Maduro's Message to American people. indybay.org Oil rich Venezuela is again threatened with invasion, by Nazi Trump, with no opposition from any Democrat, sending an armada to Venezuela's shores, in the middle of a pandemic, under the obviously false pretext of drug-pushing, which the world knows Venezuela does not do. The democratically elected government of Nicolas Maduro has sent an open letter to the American people. See www.globalresearch.ca/letter-president-maduro-people-united-states/5708882…
(2020-04-09). Noisy "OUTNOW! Tuesday" in SF Bay Area. indybay.org With the tag line "Trump is an American virus, it's time to break the silence," members of Refuse Fascism, Vigil for Democracy, and the Raging Grannies Action League protested while maintaining social distancing rules on Tuesday, April 7. They demand that the US government provide aid and protection for humanity globally, not just for Americans, based on international co-operation, not competition in this time of pandemic.
(2020-04-09). Western democracy not giving peace to humanity. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) — Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the western democracy and its injustice will not lead to peace and salvation of the human society.
(2020-04-09). Preserving the legacy of the townsite of Negro Bar, Alta California established in 1849. indybay.org Genesis 15: 12-14 speaks of a people enslaved and afflicted for 400 years. For 400 years people of Pan African Ancestry have been enslaved and afflicted throughout the United States of America. Rancho Rio de Los Americans begins to share the legacy along the American River Parkway.
(2020-04-08). Trump blames Warren & DNC for Sanders ending campaign, INVITES 'Bernie people' to the Republican Party. rt.com 
President Donald Trump took to Twitter to invite Bernie Sanders supporters to the Republican Party after the Senator dropped out of the presidential race. Trump also blamed Sanders' exit on Elizabeth Warren and the Democrats. | "Bernie Sanders is OUT! Thank you to Elizabeth Warren. If not for her, Bernie would have won almost every state on Super Tuesday!" the president tweeted shortly after it was announced Sanders was suspending his presidential campaign, clearing the way for Joe Biden to earn his party's nomination. | Sanders ended his campaign with a total of 914 delegates, compared to the 1,217 earned by…
(2020-04-08). Journalist on Wisconsin Election: Republicans Are Letting People Die in Order to Hang On to Power. democracynow.org 
Lines stretching city blocks, hours-long waits and polling officials in hazmat suits. That's the scene voters in Wisconsin encountered as they braved the polls Tuesday amid the coronavirus pandemic. Despite growing outcry about the risks to public health and safety that in-person voting would pose, on Monday the state Supreme Court blocked Democratic Governor Tony Evers's ruling to delay the election until June. At least 92 people in Wisconsin have died from exposure to COVID-19. In Milwaukee — the most diverse city in Wisconsin — the number of polling stations went from 180 to five. We speak with Jes…
(2020-04-08). 'I need to earn your votes': Biden tries to lure in Bernie supporters, but sales pitch flops HARD. rt.com 
Joe Biden did his best to woo Bernie Sanders supporters to his campaign after the senator suspended his campaign, but many made it clear they are not buying into the sales pitch. | "I want you to know that I see you, I hear you, and I understand the urgency of this moment," Biden tweeted to Bernie supporters on Wednesday, shortly after Sanders announced a suspension of his campaign. | "I hope you'll join us. You're more than welcome: You're needed," the former vice president added. | And to Bernie's supporters: I know that I need to earn your votes. And I know that might take time. But I want you to know that…
(2020-04-08). Sanders to 'stay on ballot' to wield influence at Democratic Convention, despite dropping out. rt.com 
Bernie Sanders has confirmed that despite suspending his presidential campaign, he'll "stay on the ballot" in all remaining primary states and continue to gather delegates in order to exert influence at the Democratic Convention. | In a Periscope address to his supporters on Wednesday, Sanders reiterated that while his name will stay on the ballot, former vice president Joe Biden "will be the nominee" in November. | Sanders said his goal was to "assemble as many delegates as possible" at the Democratic Convention, where his campaign would be able to "exert significant influence over the party platform and othe…
(2020-04-08). Sanders drops out of Democratic race, says movement "won the ideological struggle" peoplesworld.org 
Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent whose two runs for the White House galvanized millions of voters—including a majority of young voters—officially dropped out of the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination race on April 8, ceding the nod to the last remaining hopeful, former Vice President Joe Biden. But even though the two differed sharply on …
(2020-04-08). Bernie Sanders Drops Out of Presidential Race. therealnews.com 
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is suspending his presidential campaign. Sanders' campaign—which had embraced taking on the Democratic party establishment and taxing the wealthy to fund social programs like universal healthcare—struggled after former Vice President Joe Biden's decisive victory on Super Tuesday, and after suspending virtually all in-person campaigning in the coronavirus pandemic. Even though Sanders…
(2020-04-08). Albert Woodfox: COVID-19 Offers Public a "Small Window" into What Prisoners Face in Solitary Confinement. democracynow.org 
As millions shelter in place around the world, we speak with Albert Woodfox, who served the longest time in solitary confinement of any prisoner in the United States. Known as one of the Angola Three, along with Robert King and Herman Wallace, Woodfox was held in isolation for nearly 44 years at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, known as Angola. He was convicted of killing a guard in jail, but always maintained his innocence. He says he was targeted for co-founding the first Black Panther chapter in Angola. He was released in 2016 and is now 73 years old. His memoir is "Solitary: Unbroken by Four Decades in Solit…
(2020-04-08). Senate Dems propose big pay hike for frontline anti-pandemic workers. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Senate Democrats' plans for the next big economic stimulus bill include a big pay hike for frontline workers — nurses, EMTs, grocery workers, sanitation workers, and their colleagues — who put themselves in peril to help battle the coronavirus pandemic. The legislation, unveiled by Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and his colleagues, would mandate each …
(2020-04-08). "A Systematic Issue of Disparity": Black People in Louisiana Account for 70% of COVID-19 Deaths. democracynow.org 
Louisiana faces one of the worst outbreaks of the coronavirus in the United States. New data shows black people account for 70% of all the state's coronavirus deaths, though they comprise just 32% of the state's population. Louisiana also has the highest incarceration rate in the country, and more than 65% of the people in its jails and prisons are black. At least 28 people are infected, and 22 corrections staff have tested positive. State corrections officials are sending infected prisoners to the Louisiana State Penitentiary — known as Angola, the largest maximum-security prison in the United States [mdas…
(2020-04-08). "People Are Dying in the Streets": Ecuador Struggles to Cope with COVID-19 as Cases Skyrocket. democracynow.org 
The coronavirus pandemic is exhausting Ecuador's medical resources, with at least 220 dead and more than 4,000 cases. Ecuador is among the top three countries with the largest number of COVID-19 cases in the entire Latin American region. In recent days, images of dead bodies wrapped in plastic tarp left on the streets of the city of Guayaquil as families desperately try to bury loved ones have shocked the entire country and the world. Guayaquil is Ecuador's most populous city and the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the country. We speak with Denisse Herrera, the Ecuador correspondent for teleSUR.
(2020-04-08). Black Wisconsin voters: Right-wing court order to hold election was voter suppression. peoplesworld.org 
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (AP)—After going to sleep angry and afraid to vote, Xavier Thomas woke up on Election Day in Wisconsin thinking about how hard black people had to fight for the right to cast a ballot. He didn't want to be deterred despite the coronavirus pandemic and the government's failure to get him an absentee …
(2020-04-08). Stir Crazy! Episode #9: Coronavirus casualty of the day: Sanders' campaign. therealnews.com 
Episode #9 of Stir Crazy, on The Real News Network. Today we're talking about the latest casualty: The Bernie Sanders campaign. Also on the show: Marcus Ferrell, one of our favorite political consultants, along with Jaisal Noor and Marc Steiner, Real News correspondents, and TRNN's own, Kim Brown.
(2020-04-08). Bernie Sanders Drops Out of the 2020 Presidential Race. truthout.org Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is suspending his bid for the Democratic Party's nomination for president. | The news of his departure from the race clears the path for former Vice President Joe Biden to win the nomination, and to run against President Donald Trump in November's general election. | Sanders, in a message to his supporters on social media, thanked those who backed his campaign. | "I want to express to each of you my deep gratitude for helping to create an unprecedented grassroots political campaign that…
(2020-04-08). US Stock Market Soars After Sanders Announces End of Campaign. telesurenglish.net The stock market in the United States jumped higher Wednesday after Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders RELATED: | The Dow Jones average climbed…
(2020-04-08). Bernie Sanders Suspends Campaign for 2020 Presidency. telesurenglish.net U.S. Senator Bernie Sander of Vermont announced on Wednesday that he was suspending his campaign for the 2020 presidential elections, marking the second time in eight years that he has done so. | RELATED: | In an announcement via livestream, the U.S. politician informed his supporters of his decision to suspend his campaign for the Democratic ticket to the 2020 presidential elections against Republic candidate and curre…
(2020-04-08). We Cannot Rely on Trump. Congress Must Lead the Way in This Unprecedented Crisis. commondreams.org President Donald Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence and Attorney General Bill Barr, speaks at the daily coronavirus briefing at the White House on March 23, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/trump_coronavirus_2_1_0.jpg …
(2020-04-08). Bernie Sanders Drops Out, a 'Gut Punch' for Progressives. progressive.org "The kind of change America needs cannot be accomplished by one individual. And it can't be accomplished in one election."
(2020-04-08). Bernie Sanders ends US presidential bid. thecanary.co Senator Today I am suspending my campaign. But while the campaign ends, the struggle for justice continues on. — Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) Sanders used strong polling…
(2020-04-08). Bernie Sanders Ends Presidential Campaign as the Climate Candidate. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-04-08). Statement from Larry Cohen, Our Revolution Board Chair on Bernie Sanders's Decision to Drop-Out of the 2020 Race. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-04-08). Wisconsin FRSO condemns April 7 election farce. fightbacknews.org Milwaukee, WI – Wisconsin Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO) spokesperson Ryan Hamann blasted the April 7 statewide election, stating, "Wisconsin FRSO condemns the forced vote in the midst of a global pandemic. Despite the CDC recommendations that people stay home as much as possible and avoid any kind of mass congregation, legislators in Wisconsin and members of the U.S. Supreme Court determined that did not apply when it came to voting in a presidential primary." | Hamann continued, "Meanwhile, the city of Milwaukee, populated by nearly 700,000 people, cut polling stations by 99%, from 180 to five. Unde…
(2020-04-08). COVID-19 in Democratic Republic of the Congo (CRC): Hoping for the Best, Preparing for the Worst. globalresearch.ca This week I spoke to Congolese native Jean-Claude Maswana, economics professor at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, about COVID-19 in DRC. | ANN GARRISON: Jean-Claude, reporting on your homeland, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is always daunting. It's not …
(2020-04-08). More People Might Die Because Wisconsin GOP Forced Election. truthout.org Lines stretching city blocks, hours-long waits and polling officials in hazmat suits. That's the scene voters in Wisconsin encountered as they braved the polls Tuesday amid the coronavirus pandemic. Despite growing outcry about the risks to public health and safety that in-person voting would pose, on Monday the state Supreme Court blocked Democratic Governor Tony Evers's ruling to delay the election until June. At least 92 people in Wisconsin have died from exposure to COVID-19. In Milwaukee — the m…
(2020-04-08). The Cruel Truth Behind Wisconsin's Uncancelled Election. progressive.org State Republicans exploited the coronavirus crisis in an effort to elect a state Supreme Court candidate who objects to the idea of government helping people in need.
(2020-04-08). Headlines for April 8, 2020. democracynow.org U.S. Daily Death Toll Nears 2,000 as Hundreds of COVID-19 Deaths Go Uncounted, Trump Announces Hold on U.S. Funding for World Health Organization, Then Reverses Stance, New WH Press Secretary Said Recently, "We Will Not See Diseases Like the Coronavirus Come Here", Trump Fires Inspector General Tasked with Overseeing $2 Trillion Stimulus, China Lifts Lockdown in Wuhan, Where Coronavirus Pandemic Began, EU Coronavirus Stimulus Talks Fail as Deaths Surge in Spain and France, Libyan Rebels Attack Hospital for COVID-19 Patients; Chadian Ex-Dictator Released from Prison, International Labour Organization: Pandemic Cou…
(2020-04-08). Latinos, Blacks Disproportionately Hit by COVID-19 in NYC. telesurenglish.net The Latino community represents the ethnic group that is hit harder by the COVID-19 in New York City, the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, Mayor Bill de Blasio revealed Wednesday. | RELATED: | Citing data from New York City's health department, de Blasio said Latinos – who comprise about 29 percent of the city's population – represent nearly 34 percent of the patients who died of COVID-…
(2020-04-08). 350 Action Responds to Sanders Suspension of His Campaign, Urges Vice President Biden to Move Forward as a Climate Champion. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-04-08). Leaders of Youth Movements Say Biden Must Earn Their Support. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2020-04-08). Open Letter to the "Sandernistas": Bernie Caves Again 2020. dissidentvoice.org History Repeats Itself, First as Tragedy, Then as Farce I wrote this article almost four years ago right after the Democratic primaries in 2016. I am reposting it because it demonstrates how, while history changes, the machinations of the Democratic Party are the same, or in this case, worse. What is not relevant in this …
(2020-04-08). Coronavirus and Medicare for All: Our Crisis Comes From Gov't Putting Profit over Public Health. commondreams.org To protect profits, the private health insurance industry and their Congressional supporters continue strongly opposing Medicare for All. (Photo: National Nurses United/flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/medicare_for_all_democrats_0_1.jpg …
(2020-04-08). Elizabeth Warren introduces plan to protect elections during coronavirus pandemic. nationofchange.org "Congress must act to protect our upcoming elections, keep voters and poll workers safe, and safeguard our electoral institutions for the long haul."
(2020-04-08). US Gov Gives 1M Masks To Israel During Shortage, Coronavirus Censorship & Trump 'Holds' WHO Funding. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (4/7/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
(2020-04-08). Let Us Now Praise Bernie Sanders. thenation.com Let Us Now Praise Bernie Sanders…
(2020-04-08). After Sanders Exits Race, Climate Campaigners Thank Him for 'Raising the Bar' and Urge Biden to 'Step Up'. commondreams.org The end of Bernie Sanders' second campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday provoked an immediate wave of praise from climate campaigners for the Vermont senator's ambitious plans to address the planetary emergency and calls for former Vice President Joe Biden, now the party's presumed nominee, to embrace his ex-rival's progressive proposals. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/bernie_sanders_green_new_deal_2.jpg …
(2020-04-08). In Appeal to Progressives, Biden Praises 'Powerful' Movement Led by Sanders and Acknowledges He Must Earn Their Votes. commondreams.org Former Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday reached out to Sen. Bernie Sanders' supporters and asked for their backing in the general election against President Donald Trump. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1167634865_1.jpg …
(2020-04-08). WATCH: Bernie Sanders Announces End to 2020 Presidential Campaign. commondreams.org "It was a good campaign against the odds in every single way and has clearly changed the course of history for the better." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/bernie_ends_campaign.jpg …
(2020-04-08). 'Return to Normalcy' Not Going to Be Enough to Win Our Support, Young Progressives Tell Joe Biden. commondreams.org "Why would we want a return to normalcy? We need a vision for the future, not a return to the past." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/sunrise_joe_biden_youth_vote.jpg …
(2020-04-08). 'Brazen' Ousting of Watchdog on Coronavirus Relief Oversight Panel by Trump Under Fire. commondreams.org "That Trump is using a pandemic to cover for his attack on democracy should send a chill down the spine of every patriotic American." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/glenn-fine-trump-ousts-transparency.jpg …
(2020-04-08). With Sanders Out, Trump Wastes No Time in Stoking Division Among Democrats. commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/trump_oil__1.jpg …
(2020-04-07). Stir Crazy! Episode #8: How awful is Covid-19? therealnews.com 
Stir Crazy Episode #8 on The Real News Network. Journalist Baynard Woods just recovered from COVID-19 and talks with writer/organizer Jesse A. Myerson and TRNN's Kim Brown, Leandro Lagera, and Lisa Snowden-McCray about how to prepare for self-quarantine. Today's Show: Cuomo is not a hero; Amazon fights its own workers; Wisconsin Republicans conspire to kill…
(2020-04-07). Deaths of Inequality: AOC on Black and Latinx Communities at Epicenter of Epicenter of the Pandemic. democracynow.org 
As COVID-19 deaths spike in African-American and immigrant communities, almost a third of New York City's infections are in Queens, one of the most diverse places in the world, and many in the hardest-hit neighborhoods are undocumented and working-class. We speak with Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who represents the neighborhoods at the epicenter of the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, about how the Trump administration's response to the pandemic is causing "deaths of incompetence," "deaths of science denial" and "deaths of inequality."
(2020-04-07). Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders & Fight for a Progressive Future. democracynow.org 
As millions hope to receive support as soon as possible from the massive coronavirus stimulus bill passed by Congress without adequate oversight mechanisms, we look at who will benefit from "extraordinary asymmetrical assistance" that went to corporations instead of working people. "Some of the people who need it the most are not getting it," says Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. "This contributes to a public health crisis in addition to an economic one." She also discusses plans for the 2020 election and a "progressive future" for the United States with a single-payer health system and a living wage.
(2020-04-07). Amazon "Profiting from This Pandemic" as Warehouse Workers Walk Off Job to Demand Safer Conditions. democracynow.org 
Just a week "after Amazon fired": www.democracynow.org/2020/3/31/headlines/amazon_fires_organizer_of_staten_island_strike_action a worker who led a walkout, workers at the same Staten Island warehouse walked off the job again Monday to protest unsafe working conditions as online orders soar during the pandemic. We get an update from Angeles Solis, lead organizer at Make the Road New York, which helped organize the strike. Solis helps lead the group's Beyond Amazon coalition in New York City. If Amazon doesn't do more to protect workers, "they are not only profiting from this pandemic, but they're helping t…
(2020-04-07). Acting US Navy secretary RESIGNS amid scandal over coronavirus-hit USS Theodore Roosevelt. rt.com 
A day after issuing a formal apology for appearing to call the ousted captain of Covid-19-stricken aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt "too naive or too stupid" for command, acting US Navy Secretary Thomas Modly has resigned. | Modly tendered his resignation on Tuesday, and Defense Secretary Mark Esper accepted it the same afternoon. Modly's resignation came less than an hour after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had publicly demanded his removal. Pelosi praised the actions of Captain Brett Crozier, whom Modly had relieved of command over his decision to make public a memo warning of a coronavirus outbreak aboa…
(2020-04-07). Headlines for April 7, 2020. democracynow.org Boris Johnson in Intensive Care for COVID-19, U.K.'s Foreign Secretary Deputized | , Most of U.S. Population Told to Stay Home as Medical Equipment Shortages Continue to Mar Response, Trump Ignored Coronavirus Warnings from His Own Administration as Early as January | , Grocery Stores Report Coronavirus Deaths as Workers Say They Are Not Receiving Adequate Protection, WI Primary Vote Goes Ahead After Ruling by State Supreme Court; SCOTUS Throws Out Mail-in Ballot Extension, New York Appears to Flatten COVID-19 Curve as Cuomo Tightens Preventive Measures, Gov't Called to Release Data on Racial Makeup of COVID-19 D…
(2020-04-07). Wisconsin Citizens Compelled to Vote in the Middle of Pandemic. telesurenglish.net Wisconsin presidential primary, including the Democratic and Republican presidential primaries, was held Tuesday in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, forcing voters to take risks and face long lines at limited polling sites. | RELATED: | Although Wisconsin, like the majority of the states in the United States, has imposed a stay-at-home order on its residents in the face of the health crisis, the elections have no…
(2020-04-07). SDS pushes University of Utah on COVID-19 after victory on counselors. fightbacknews.org Salt Lake City, UT – Every victory comes with new challenges and new setbacks. Organizers with Students for a Democratic Society are learning that lesson in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic as they start a new struggle for hazard pay as well as refunds for fees and tuition. | SDS organizers left the University of Utah for spring break in high spirits after the school met their demands for more mental health counselors, a demand they had been making for months. When the promised new counselors are hired, the school will finally be in compliance with national guidelines on the counselor-to-student ratio. | Celebr…
(2020-04-07). Coronavirus Is Being Covered Up & Suppressed Just Like The 1918 Spanish (Kansas) Flu. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (4/6/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
(2020-04-07). SCOTUS Just Set the Stage for Republicans to Steal the Election. thenation.com SCOTUS Just Set the Stage for Republicans to Steal the Election…
(2020-04-06). "Leaving Us Here to Die": Prisoners Plea for Release, Protection Amid Skyrocketing Infection Rates. democracynow.org 
U.S. Attorney General William Barr issued an emergency order Friday calling for the release of vulnerable federal prisoners into home confinement amid the coronavirus crisis. This news comes as at least 16 states have also released prisoners. We look at the treatment of incarcerated people in New York state, where Governor Andrew Cuomo has yet to grant anyone freedom despite at least 24 confirmed cases among state prisoners. Meanwhile, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has said he'll release about 300 people from Rikers Island and other city jails, but advocates are calling for far more to be freed. We speak to…
(2020-04-06). To Stop Bernie Sanders, WaPo Willing to Risk Americans' Lives. fair.org 
There's little the Washington Post won't do to stop Bernie Sanders, including endanger American lives. | That was made clear with the March 17 Democratic primaries, which were held amid a rapidly worsening pandemic, and with enthusiastic support from…
(2020-04-06). One Mask for Five 12-Hour Shifts: Harlem Hospital Nurses Demand Better Protection Amid Pandemic. democracynow.org 
As New York state's death toll from coronavirus passes 4,000, nurses and medical workers on the frontlines in New York City are protesting for better protections. We go to a demonstration outside Harlem Hospital to speak with Sarah Dowd, a registered nurse who works in its medical/surgical unit and has been treating COVID-19-positive patients. She is a member of the New York State Nurses Association union. "This is not a time for people to be sitting on the sidelines," Dowd says. "We need to make big demands of the system."
(2020-04-06). Headlines for April 6, 2020. democracynow.org Coronavirus Cases Surge in U.S., Surgeon General Warns of "Pearl Harbor Moment" | , Gov. Cuomo Slashes Medicaid as New York Struggles to Get Handle on COVID-19 Cases | , Black Communities Hit Disproportionately Hard by Coronavirus , Coronavirus Cases Appear to Level Off in Parts of Europe, But Death Tolls Remain High | , Boris Johnson Hospitalized for Acute Coronavirus Symptoms | , Japan's Shinzo Abe to Declare Emergency; Filipino Police Kills Man Who Flouted Coronavirus Rules, Low-Paid Garment Workers in Bangladesh Face Mass Unemployment , Former Prime Ministers of Somalia and Libya Die from COVID-19, Complaint…
(2020-04-06). NY Bishop Explains Why St John Divine Cathedral Is Working with Fundamentalist Group During Pandemic. democracynow.org 
As millions of worshipers around the globe enter the month of April preparing to celebrate Holy Week, Passover and Ramadan in the age of coronavirus, Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Manhattan is set to open its doors to 400 beds for non-COVID-19 patients to make more space in the hospitals for those suffering from the coronavirus. But there's a catch: The city is partnering with the Christian fundamentalist group Samaritan's Purse, led by Franklin Graham, a virulently Islamophobic, anti-choice and anti-LGBTQ preacher. Last week, the group erected an emergency field hospital in Central Park to treat spillover…
(2020-04-05). US Gov Accused Of 'Hijacking' Coronavirus PPE, Medical Martial Law Is Here & US Uses COVID19 For War. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (4/4/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
(2020-04-03). Democracy Dies in Blah Blah Blah. fair.org In a live appearance on the Fox News network ( "The things they had in there were crazy," Trump said. "They had things—levels of voting that, if you ever agreed to it, you'd never have a Republican elected in this co…
(2020-04-03). As Virus Spreads in Philippines, So Does Authoritarianism: Duterte Threatens Violence Amid Lockdown. democracynow.org 
In the Philippines, authoritarian President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he's ordered soldiers to shoot to kill residents if they resist a strict lockdown on the island of Luzon. His order came after residents of Manila's Quezon City shanty town staged a protest, saying they've gone hungry without food promised when the lockdown began more than two weeks ago. The Philippines death toll is 136 with more than 3,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases. As those numbers grow, nurses and doctors report a drastic lack of personal protective equipment. While the Philippines has seen a surge in cases, Indonesia is now reporting t…
(2020-04-03). "Our Bodies Are On the Line": NYC Nurses Demand Protective Gear as COVID-19 Death Toll Skyrockets. democracynow.org 
Nurses in California, Florida, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada and Texas are protesting one of the nation's largest hospital chains for a "lack of preparedness" amid the coronavirus pandemic. They're calling on HCA Healthcare to provide optimal personal protective equipment, or PPE, for nurses and other staff. In New York, the epicenter of the pandemic in the United States, nurses and doctors at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx protested Thursday over the lack of PPE. Today another protest is underway in front of Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan calling for more PPE, better staffing and COVID-19 testing for front…
(2020-04-03). How Taiwan Contained COVID-19: Early Action, Technology & Millions of Face Masks. democracynow.org 
Taiwan, despite being just 100 miles from mainland China with regular flights to and from Wuhan, has successfully staved off the worst of the coronavirus pandemic. The country has so far seen five deaths and just under 350 confirmed cases, and most schools and businesses remain open. How did Taiwan do it? "Aggressive action," says Dr. Jason Wang, the former project manager for Taiwan's National Health Insurance Reform Task-force. He is now the director of the Center for Policy, Outcomes and Prevention and associate professor of pediatrics and medicine at Stanford University. He speaks with us about Taiwan's strat…
(2020-04-03). Protect Immigrant Communities: Fear Mounts of Deadly COVID-19 Outbreak in U.S. Border Camps, ICE Jails. democracynow.org 
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus has joined thousands of medical professionals and immigration rights groups to demand that Immigration and Customs Enforcement release all prisoners from immigration jails as the coronavirus continues to spread. Meanwhile, immigration advocates are working to prepare crowded encampments of asylum seekers across the U.S.-Mexico border for a potentially catastrophic outbreak of COVID-19. Since the implementation of the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" policy, tens of thousands of asylum seekers from regions like Central America and Africa have been stranded in Mexican bord…
(2020-04-03). Slave Labor, Dire Conditions: A TRNN Update On Prisons And COVID-19. therealnews.com 
Eddie Conway talks to journalists Kim Kelly and Adryan Corcione about how the coronavirus pandemic is exposing the poor healthcare system in US prisons and jails.
(2020-04-03). Amazon on strike: what workers need to know about their rights. thegrayzone.com Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Kevin Gustafson, an organizer with Democracy at Work and host of the Sensible…
(2020-04-03). Headlines for April 3, 2020. democracynow.org Nearly 1,200 U.S. Residents Die of COVID-19 in Just One Day, "Sheep Going to Slaughter": NYC Medical Workers Protest Lack of Protective Equipment, Trump Mocks States' "Insatiable Appetites" as Medical Supplies Nearly Exhausted, Florida Governor's Social Distancing Order Exempts Religious Gatherings, Coronavirus-Stricken Cruise Ships Allowed to Dock in Florida After Weeks at Sea, More Than 10 Million Americans File Jobless Claims in Just Two Weeks, Amazon Planned Smear Campaign Against Strike Leader Who Demanded Coronavirus Protections, New York City Urges All Residents to Wear Face Coverings in Public, FDA Approv…
(2020-04-02). "There Aren't Enough Tests": As Pandemic Intensifies, Global South Prepares for the Worst. democracynow.org 
After devastating China, Europe and the United States, the coronavirus pandemic is now intensifying across the Global South. The United Nations warns the pandemic is poised to destroy fragile economies in poor nations, decimating food security, education and human rights. We speak with Yanis Ben Amor, assistant professor of global health and microbiological sciences at Columbia University and executive director of the Center for Sustainable Development at the Earth Institute.
(2020-04-02). As U.S. Reels from COVID-19, Trump Backs Gilead's Exclusive Patent on Treatment & Suspends EPA Rules. democracynow.org 
As the United States leads the world in coronavirus cases, the nation's healthcare system is already stretched to capacity and protective gear in short supply. President Trump and his health advisors say more than 100,000 Americans could die from the coronavirus in the next two weeks. Meanwhile, millions of people have lost their jobs, and a record 6.6 million unemployment claims were filed this week, on top of last week's 3.3 million claims. For more on the economic impacts of the coronavirus, and how Trump has responded to the pandemic by rewarding pharmaceutical corporations like Gilead Sciences and indefinite…
(2020-04-02). Headlines for April 2, 2020. democracynow.org As Global COVID-19 Cases Approach 1 Million, U.S. Emergency Medical Stockpile Is Depleted, U.S. Shipped Life-Saving Medical Equipment Abroad Even as Coronavirus Spread, New York Governor Warns of "High Death Rate" from COVID-19 Through July, Georgia Governor Claims He Was Surprised to Learn of Asymptomatic Coronavirus Carriers, More Governors Order Residents to Remain at Home as Trump Defies Calls for Nationwide Lockdown, Lawmakers Begin Planning 9/11-Style Commission on Pandemic, CDC Considers Recommending Everyone Wear a Mask in Public, Trump Refuses to Reopen Healthcare Enrollment as Millions Lose Employer-Bas…
(2020-04-01). #CancelRent: Tenants Demand Rent Relief & Organize Strikes as Unemployment Surges Due to COVID-19. democracynow.org 
Today is April 1, and millions across the country don't have the money to pay rent. But despite eviction moratoriums and relief on mortgage payments in hard-hit states like California, Washington and New York, no rent freeze has been ordered. In response, tenants around the country are calling for immediate rent cancellation. Some are planning to "rent strike." Meanwhile, many workers who lost their income due to the pandemic haven't even been able to file for unemployment in New York state, with the unemployment website continually crashing and phone lines jammed. Seven-point-eight million people called the New…
(2020-04-01). With Hospitals Reaching Breaking Point, Pregnant People Face Additional Uncertainty During Pandemic. democracynow.org 
New York hospitals cannot force pregnant people to give birth without a chosen support person. That's what an executive order released by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Sunday revealed. The order comes in response to a move by the NewYork-Presbyterian and the Mount Sinai hospital systems to bar partners from labor and delivery rooms, causing widespread outrage. But how are pregnant people coping with new hospital guidelines and uncertain conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic? We speak with freelance journalist Amy Littlefield, who focuses on the intersection of religion and healthcare, about what she is confron…
(2020-04-01). The Coronavirus Coverup Using Coronavirus' & A Mystery Pneumonia-Causing Virus Spread In Italy 2019. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (4/1/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
(2020-04-01). "Profit Over People": UPS Workers Say Company Not Prioritizing Safety as Workers Test Positive. democracynow.org 
The White House is now estimating 100,000 to a quarter of a million people could die from the coronavirus pandemic. Some of those most concerned about exposure to the highly infectious virus are workers on the frontlines of grocery stores and delivery services. On Monday, Amazon warehouse workers in Staten Island walked off the job, and the company fired one of them in response. At least three employees at a large UPS facility near Boston have tested positive, and two dozen more have been quarantined. Details about the infections were shared by the workers' union because they said the company refused to provide t…
(2020-03-31). Brazil's ex-President Lula on Venezuela: Maduro is democratic, Guaidó should be in prison, US blockade kills civilians. thegrayzone.com In comments ignored by English-language media, Lula da Silva slammed the US coup attempt against Venezuela, calling Nicolás Maduro a…
(2020-03-31). Coronavirus: Empty Hospitals, Insider Trading, Fake News, Censorship & Impending Martial Law. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (3/30/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
(2020-03-30). How Wall St. & Trump created the ventilator crisis. liberationnews.org 
Capitalism is the virus and socialism is the cure.
(2020-03-29). Australia Traces 80% Of Coronavirus Cases Back To The US & The Fed Merging With The Treasury. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (3/28/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
(2020-03-27). 'The universe is collapsing'. zcomm.org Bernie Sanders mocks Republicans over coronavirus aid…
(2020-03-26). Even More Evidence Pointing To Coronavirus Starting In The US & It Being Weaponized. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (3/26/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
(2020-03-26). Trump Quietly Signs 5G Law Under Cover Of Coronavirus & The Next Taxpayer Funded US Bail Out. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (3/25/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
(2020-03-24). Alarming US Coronavirus "Continuity Of Government" Plan & Even Italy Now Suggesting China Not Origin. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (3/23/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
(2020-03-22). DOJ Seeks To Suspend Constitutional Rights Because Coronavirus & MSM Says Vaping Tied To COVID-19. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (3/21/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
(2020-03-21). US Gov Blames Coronavirus On ANYONE But Itself As Americans STILL Being Refused Testing. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (3/20/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
(2020-03-20). Peace Action Supports Wyden-Klobuchar Bill to Protect Democracy and Ensure Safe Elections. peaceaction.org Statement of Jon Rainwater, Executive Director, Peace Action, on the introduction of the Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act (NDEBA) by Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN). This bill would help ensure that elections can take place in a safe and secure way throughout the pandemic and beyond. March 19, 2020 Peace Action …
(2020-03-19). The Dem Primary is Over, and We Need Bernie Sanders to Lead on Health Care From the Senate. truthdig.com On Tuesday, I cast a joyless vote for the very much politically doomed Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the Illinois primary, in an elementary school where hushed whispers and fearful glances had replaced the normal din of an election day. There was no one standing just outside the perimeter hustling me to vote for this …
(2020-03-19). These Are the 51 GOP Senators Who Just Voted Against Expanding Paid Sick Leave to Protect Americans. truthdig.com Republican senators on Wednesday teamed up to kill an amendment introduced by Democratic Sen. Patty Murray that would have expanded paid sick leave to millions of U.S. workers left out of a bipartisan coronavirus relief package. Every Republican present for the vote, 51 in total, voted against the amendment while every Senate Democrat voted in favor. …
(2020-03-19). Coronavirus Just Became The Next Endless US Government War & Americans Flee Abroad For Testing/TP. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (3/18/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
(2020-03-18). All Data Points To COVID-19 Starting In The US & Numerous Agendas Kick Off; UBI, Forced Vaccination. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (3/17/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
(2020-03-16). Under Cover Of Coronavirus Congress Introduces Bill That Allows Gov To Control All Internet Content. thelastamericanvagabond.com While only one topic is dominating the news, there are other significant changes taking place in the background. Ryan Cristián — The Last American Vagabond — takes a look at a proposal called the EARN IT bill by none other than Lindsey Graham which would see all online messages scanned by government. Is this Internet Martial Law? …
(2020-03-14). More Evidence New Coronavirus Started In The US & Iraq Gov Says US Missiles Killed Civilians, Police. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (3/13/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
