Daily Archives: October 7, 2020

2020-10-07: News Headlines

Staff (2020-10-07). Greensboro Massacre: City Apologizes 41 Years After Cops Allowed Klan, Nazis to Kill 5 Antiracists. democracynow.org Nearly 41 years after Ku Klux Klansmen and American Nazis shot dead five antiracist activists in the town of Greensboro, North Carolina, the City Council there has passed a resolution apologizing for the attack and the police department's complicity in the killings. We speak with two survivors of the 1979 attack, Reverend Nelson Johnson and Joyce Hobson Johnson, who say the city's apology acknowledges "the police knew and chose to do nothing. In fact, they facilitated what we name now as a North American death squad."

Staff (2020-10-07). Headlines for October 7, 2020. democracynow.org Stephen Miller Tests Positive for COVID-19 as Top Pentagon Generals Quarantine, Rudy Giuliani Coughs Through TV Interview While Awaiting Coronavirus Test Result, White House Refuses Contact Tracing Help as Trump Puts Residence Staff at Risk of COVID-19, Two Presidential Valets Who Carry Nuclear Launch Codes Test Positive for Coronavirus, Six States Report Record Hospitalizations as U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll Nears 211,000, Trump Calls Off Stimulus Talks, Then Reverses Course in Erratic Series of Tweets, Facebook, Twitter Crack Down on Trump's False Claim COVID-19 Is Less Lethal Than Flu, FDA to Require Two Month Sa…

Staff (2020-10-07). Mary Trump: My Uncle Is Responsible for 210,000 Deaths and Is Now "Willfully Getting People Sick" democracynow.org As President Trump compares the deadly COVID-19 outbreak to the flu despite being hospitalized for the virus, we speak to his only niece, Mary Trump, about his increasingly erratic behavior in the final weeks of the election season and how his family views illness as a weakness. "To be treated for something is to admit that you need the treatment, and I don't see him having any self-awareness," she says. "Clearly the people closest to him don't care about his well-being. If they did, he'd still be at Walter Reed." She also warns that the "worst-case scenario" would be for President Trump to overcome his illness r…

Dr. Jack Rasmus (2020-10-07). Trump Scuttles a Fiscal Stimulus—Again! globalresearch.ca This past week Pelosi and Mnuchin had reportedly been quietly negotiating toward …

Jack Rasmus (2020-10-07). Trump Scuttles a Fiscal Stimulus Deal…Again! counterpunch.org This past Tuesday, October 6, Trump pulled the plug once again—a second time—on negotiations on a fiscal stimulus between House speaker, Pelosi, and his Treasury Secretary, Steve Mnuchin. This past week Pelosi and Mnuchin had reportedly been quietly negotiating toward a compromise fiscal stimulus package and were making progress while Trump was in the hospital

Kent Paterson (2020-10-07). Hearts on Fire for the 43 of Ayoztinapa. counterpunch.org Six years after the Night of Iguala, the case of the 43 perhaps stands as the litmus test in determining the nature of the Mexican State. What will prevail? A viable State committed to human rights, justice and democracy or an endlessly corrupted and brutal version of it?

Ariel Dorfman (2020-10-07). Confronting a Tyrant: Lessons From Chile. counterpunch.org Can you recognize this country? In a momentous election, a narcissistic president—who has never won the popular vote—unleashes the full force of his executive powers in order to avoid defeat. At frenzied rallies, he accuses his democratic opponents of being puppets of dark foreign interests, captives of radical revolutionaries bent on spreading chaos and violence,

Staff (2020-10-07). Pence takes on Harris in high stakes vice presidential debate. therealnews.com With Trump infected with COVID, Wednesday's sole presidential debate could be the most important of all time. Real News will recap it live at 11PM Est on 10/7.

Staff (2020-10-07). 2020 Vice Presidential Debate Recap. therealnews.com Trump's battle with COVID-19 has raised the stakes for the VP debate between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence.

RT (2020-10-07). 'Former staff' of disgraced Rep. Katie Hill use ex-lawmaker's Twitter account to accuse her of 'workplace abuse'. rt.com A series of messages posted to the verified Twitter account of former Rep. Katie Hill accused her of abusing her congressional staff. Hill, who resigned following a salacious sex scandal, claims that the account was hacked. | Hill, a Democrat who vacated her seat in October 2019 following allegations that she had extramarital affairs with multiple members of her staff, once again found herself in the spotlight after it was announced on Tuesday that her memoir would be turned into a film. The Handmaid's Tale star Elisabeth Moss will play Hill in the movie, which is being produced for a streaming service. | Alt…

Aaliyah Harris (2020-10-07). Without study abroad, I would have struggled to make it through third year. thecanary.co I recently expressed the words above to friends as we reminisced about our four-year degree journey.For many students, these past few months have involved countless overnight study sessions, hours of self-teaching as lecturers took part in

Stephen Lendman (2020-10-07). Trump Halts Talks on New Economic Stimulus. globalresearch.ca At a time of dire economic conditions — worse than during the Great Depression with real unemployment at 26.9% and likely to rise ahead — Republicans and Dems remain at odds over federal aid to jobless Americans, small businesses, states, …

WSWS (2020-10-07). Republican operatives indicted in voter suppression scheme in Michigan. wsws.org Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl are alleged to have orchestrated a mass robo-call voter suppression campaign that targeted minority voters in Detroit.

Fidel Castro Ruz (2020-10-07). Cuba Says: Doctors, Not Bombs. globalresearch.ca In a letter sent to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, the World Peace Council formally registered the candidacy of Cuba's Henry Reeve International Contingent of Doctors Specialized in Disaster Situations and Serious Epidemics for the Nobel Peace Prize. | Emphasizing the great …

Mark Leonard (2020-10-07). Dirty tricks of the autocrats. indybay.org Donald Trump tries to get re-elected with partly illegal tricks. This is undemocratic and dangerous for the USA and its allies. Trump's role models, however, are already further along: they decompose and weaken democracy until there is nothing left of it. Defending it is becoming the challenge of our time.

Leon Kunstenaar (2020-10-07). Poor People's Caravan Targets Senators Feinstein and Harris. indybay.org Political action as applied morality…

Staff (2020-10-06). Meet the College Senior Who Built a COVID Tracker After CDC Blocked from Tracing Trump's Contacts. democracynow.org As the number of people in President Trump's orbit who test positive for COVID-19 continues to grow, we meet a student journalist who is doing what the White House doesn't want the CDC to do: tracing the contacts of people who may have infected or been infected by President Trump. Benjy Renton, a Middlebury College senior, helped develop a real-time tracking tool to monitor the growing number of people in President Trump's circle who were exposed or infected with COVID-19. The site is called COVID-19 at the White House and lists over 270 contacts and 25 positive cases, so far. It uses "publicly available informat…

Staff (2020-10-06). Activist Who Lost Father to COVID Says Trump's White House Photo Op Was Like "Sci-Fi Horror Film" democracynow.org As the highest-profile coronavirus patient in the world returns to the White House while still infectious and a danger to others, we speak with activist Kristin Urquiza, whose father died from COVID-19 earlier this year. She says President Trump's minimizing of the disease is a slap in the face to families who have lost loved ones. "I was appalled," says Urquiza. "Every single person out there who's lost a loved one to COVID, who has seen up close and personal what this virus can do, felt the same way." Urquiza, who spoke at the Democratic National Convention in August about her father, is co-founder of Marked by…

Staff (2020-10-06). "Don't Be Afraid of COVID": Trump Removes Mask & Fuels Misinformation Effort After Leaving Hospital. democracynow.org Shocking medical experts, President Trump has returned to the White House while still infectious with the coronavirus and after more than a dozen people in Trump's orbit have already tested positive for COVID-19. Emergency room physician Dr. Dara Kass says she was "horrified" by President Trump's dismissive attitude toward a pandemic that has killed more than 200,000 people in the United States. "I had this virus," says Dr. Kass. "I never left my bedroom without an N95 mask on my face, because I was petrified of giving it to my friends and family."

RT (2020-10-06). 'He was setting me up': Project Veritas accused of offering $10,000 for activist to say Ilhan Omar involved in voter fraud scheme. rt.com A ballot collector featured heavily in a Project Veritas 'exposé' that alleges Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar was involved in voter fraud has claimed he was offered $10,000 to say he was illegally 'harvesting' ballots for her. | Liban Osman was at the center of the conservative group's recent investigation claiming that Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar was linked to a cash-for-ballots scheme in Minnesota. | The 17-minute video released by Project Veritas (PV) last month showed Osman in snapchat videos appearing to admit to the scheme. He told Fox 9 KMSP, however, that the clips were maliciously edited and claims…

Marjorie Cohn (2020-10-06). Trump Needs Accomplices at Every Level of Government to Pull Off a Coup. zcomm.org Voting is absolutely critical for democracy. But at the end of the day, stopping a coup attempt will depend on far more than the ballot, and will require creative and courageous acts of civic and political engagement from all of us…

C.J. Atkins (2020-10-06). Republican senator uses People's World in anti-communist smear attack. peoplesworld.org The Republican Party's anti-communist election crusade is still going strong, although it doesn't appear to be winning over many voters. The latest target of the modern-day McCarthyite witch-hunt is Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff. His opponent, Trump loyalist Sen. David Perdue, has accused Ossoff of being backed by the Communist Party USA. The evidence …

Alex MacDonald (2020-10-06). Arab populations continue to oppose normalisation with Israel, survey shows. middleeasteye.net Arab populations continue to oppose normalisation with Israel, survey shows | Support for pro-democracy movements still high, though Algerians refused to back Sudanese transition | Tue, 10/06/2020 – 15: 56 | Palestinians gather to protest the Israeli normalisation deals with the UAE and Bahrain, in the town of Tubas, in the occupied West Bank (AFP) | Arab populations overwhelmingly continue to o…

Staff (2020-10-05). A still-contagious, mask-less Trump returns to the White House to lie about COVID-19. therealnews.com After receiving cutting-edge treatment, Trump downplays COVID-19 danger and compares it to the flu, after privately admitting in February that it's far more deadly.

Staff (2020-10-06). Trump lies about Philadelphia because it's a city that could decide the election. therealnews.com Trump fabricated allegations of voter fraud in Pennsylvania and called on his supporters to intimidate voters in Philadelphia, which is home to one in five of the state's Democratic voters.

Michael Welton (2020-10-06). Tongues as Sharp as Snakes. counterpunch.org Thomas Muntzer's name is indelibly inscribed in the blood of the peasants who were slaughtered in the Peasants' War of 1524-5 in Germany. The German revolutionary and bon vivant, Friedrich Engels, celebrated Muntzer as a proto-revolutionary; streets were named after him in the former Democratic Republic of Germany (he was hated in West Germany). Today

Al Neal (2020-10-06). Minor League baseball players get a SCOTUS win; voting rights a loss. peoplesworld.org At this very moment, the United States is staring down the barrel of a gun. As we inch closer to Election Day 2020, the country is seeing an uptick in coronavirus cases. Our voting rights are under siege by GOP operatives misguided by their impression that winning trumps democracy, and the highest court in the land is on the …

Aaron Gettinger (2020-10-06). 102-year-old Bea Lumpkin calls her mail-in ballot a 'vote against fascism'. peoplesworld.org CHICAGO—Longtime labor activist, socialist, and retired teacher Bea Lumpkin cast her vote by mail for former Vice President Joe Biden, calling it an action against fascism in the United States and said this election is by far the most serious of her 102 years. "I think democracy is on the line, and if we ever …

RT (2020-10-06). 'I want to see them dancing when they're four years older': Biden's latest gaffe with young girls elicits cringe-fest on Twitter. rt.com Joe Biden's penchant for gaffes and cringy moments involving girls has resurfaced, as the Democrat presidential candidate told a group of "beautiful young ladies" that he wants to "see them dancing when they're four years older." | "The good news for me is, I'm here," Biden told a group in Miami on Monday. "The bad news for you is, I'm coming back. And I want to see these beautiful young ladies, I want to see them dancing when they're four years older, too." | Biden was referring to a group of girls who had performed before he spoke at Miami's Little Haiti Cultural Center. He apparently was trying to make a…

Global Research News (2020-10-06). Selected Articles: John Lennon at 80, One Man Against the Deep State 'Monster'. globalresearch.ca By The Trump campaign is mobilizing "an army for Trump," calling on "all able-bodied men and women to stop the …

Paul Antonopoulos (2020-10-06). Polls Show that Trump's COVID-19 Infection Has Not Impacted His Re-election Campaign. globalresearch.ca US President Donald Trump will need all the points he can score in the run up to next month's presidential elections where he will face off against Democrat candidate Joe Biden. Events such as war or threats to a …

news.un (2020-10-06). DR Congo's fragile detente 'could yet unravel', Security Council warned. news.un.org Planning for a drawdown of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is well underway, but much work still remains to be done to put the country firmly on the path to long-term stability and sustainable development, the Security Council heard today.

Ian Millhiser (2020-10-06). The Supreme Court Will Hear a Case That Could Destroy What Remains of the Voting Rights Act. zcomm.org And Republicans are poised to gain a 6-3 majority on the Supreme Court.

Jessica Corbett, staff writer (2020-10-06). WATCH: Tlaib and Rouda Call for National Moratorium on Water Shutoffs During Pandemic. commondreams.org The Democrats are pressuring the head of the CDC to use his authority to help Americans retain "essential" access to running water. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/water_tap_by_shenghung_lin_0.jpg

WSWS (2020-10-06). Bangladesh's Awami League government intensifies anti-democratic attacks on its critics. wsws.org Prime Minister Sheik Hasina has responded to the social crisis exacerbated by COVID-19 by suppressing information on the disease and persecuting journalists.

Binoy Kampmark (2020-10-06). Infectious Conspiracies: Donald Trump, Coronavirus and Reality. dissidentvoice.org One measure of success in politics is the degree enemies imitate you, even if done insincerely and without flattery. Insincere imitation has become the preserve of a whole panoply of Donald Trump's critics stretching from the money, corporate side of the Democrats to the sandalled warriors who believe in environmental eschatology. Most importantly for Joe …

news.un (2020-10-06). DR Congo: Children suffering 'unrelenting violence', UNICEF deeply concerned. news.un.org Thousands of children continue to suffer grievously as unrelenting violence persists across eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday, expressing deep concern.

Peter Hogness (2020-10-06). Defeating Trump: Grassroots Organizations Can Tip the Scales. zcomm.org We don't know what the last weeks of the campaign will bring, but one thing is clear. Defeating Donald Trump is too important to leave up to the Biden campaign.

_____ (2020-10-06). Vandalizing The Post Office. popularresistance.org Undermining democracy to win elections and protect investors and property interests in the United States is well documented and has been a consistent part of our history. However, Donald Trump's attacks on our democracy, including his effort to privatize and disparage the public Post Office are unprecedented, and unpopular with most voters. Article 1 of the Constitution requires Congress to establish…

sputniknews (2020-10-06). DNI Declassifies CIA Referral, Brennan's Memo Revealing Hillary Clinton Plotting 'Russiagate'. sputniknews.com US President Donald Trump has been long accused by Democrats – who were stunned by his unexpected victory in the 2016 presidential election – of "colluding" with the Russian government. No direct evidence has been found to back the allegations.

sputniknews (2020-10-06). Ahead of US Vice-Presidential Debate, What Challenges Face Pence, Harris? sputniknews.com On this edition of The Critical Hour, co-hosts Dr. Wilmer Leon and Garland Nixon talk to Daniel Lazare about Wednesday evening's debate between Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic vice-presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA).

sputniknews (2020-10-06). Biden Says Second Debate With Trump Shouldn't Happen 'If He Still Has COVID'. sputniknews.com Democratic presidential nominee and former US Vice President Joe Biden appears to have changed his opinion on the slated October 15 debate against US President Donald Trump, telling reporters that the next debate will be contingent on 45's COVID-19 novel coronavirus test results.

Jessica Corbett, staff writer (2020-10-06). 'What an Anti-Everybody Agenda Looks Like': AOC Excoriates Trump for Walking Away From Covid-19 Relief Talks. commondreams.org "Millions falling into poverty, millions on the edge of eviction, millions going hungry, millions losing their healthcare and this megalomaniac dime store dictator puts his knee of the neck of a nation." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-12289191131.jpg

Aldous Tyler (2020-10-06). I'm a #NeverBiden Wisconsin Voter; Here's Why I'm Voting Biden Anyway. commondreams.org Right now, we have a Nazi to fight. (Photo: Informed Comment/CC) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/nazi_0.jpeg

Sasha Abramsky (2020-10-06). We Have a Covidiot in the White House. thenation.com We Have a Covidiot in the White House…

Manisha Sinha (2020-10-06). America's Unending Struggle Between Oligarchy and Democracy. thenation.com America's Unending Struggle Between Oligarchy and Democracy…

_____ (2020-10-05). Chris Hedges: Trump's Barrett Nomination. popularresistance.org The Christian Right is content to have the focus on Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett revolve around her opposition to abortion and membership in People of Praise, a far-right Catholic cult that practices "speaking in tongues." What it does not want examined is her abject subservience to corporate power, her hostility to workers, civil liberties, unions and environmental regulations. And since the Democratic Party is beholden to the same donor class as the Republican Party, and since the media long ago substituted the culture wars for politics, the most ominous threat Barrett's appointment to the court repr…

Staff (2020-10-05). After Recklessness, a Coronavirus Outbreak at the White House; Will Admin Cover Up or Contract Trace? democracynow.org As President Trump and a growing number of prominent Republicans are infected with COVID-19, we speak with Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, who says Trump was reckless in his approach to the coronavirus and continues to flout public health recommendations. "There is an outbreak happening at the White House. It will continue to spread. It will not go away on its own," says Dr. Jha. "The way you stop it is to test, trace and isolate."

Staff (2020-10-05). Headlines for October 5, 2020. democracynow.org Trump Breaks Isolation, Endangers Secret Service as WH Sends Mixed Messages on Trump's Condition, GOP Vows to Push Through SCOTUS Hearings as 3 Senators Test Positive for COVID-19, Coronavirus Cases on the Rise Across the Country as NYC Seeks to Shut Down 9 Neighborhoods, ICE Prisoners in Washington Tested for COVID-19 After Exposure from a Guard, Police in Chile Throw Teenager Off Bridge During Anti-Government Protest, Fighting in Disputed Nagorno-Karabakh Region Escalates, Killing at Least One, Guatemala Deports Thousands of Central American Migrants Headed Toward U.S., ICE Erects Billboards with Faces of Immig…

Staff (2020-10-05). What Did He Know and When Did He Know It? Lies & Contradictions Abound as Trump Is Treated for COVID. democracynow.org As the White House and President Trump's medical team issue conflicting statements on Trump's condition after he was hospitalized for COVID-19, and when he was infected, we speak with Reuters White House correspondent Jeff Mason. The administration's lack of transparency "certainly raises questions about the decisions that were made to allow him to travel, for him to decide to travel, and to expose what seems like a lot of people," Mason says.

Staff (2020-10-05). "Black Women's Lives Matter": Breonna Taylor's Family Demands a Special Prosecutor to Reopen Case. democracynow.org Breonna Taylor's family is calling on Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear to appoint a new special prosecutor to reopen the case after they say newly released grand jury tapes confirm the state Attorney General Daniel Cameron "did not serve as an unbiased prosecutor in this case and intentionally did not present charges to the grand jury that would have pursued justice for Ms. Taylor." Cameron complied with a judicial order to release 15 hours of audiotapes just before the judge's noon deadline on Friday. "The recordings that were released were just as we assumed they were, that nobody was presenting evidence on behal…

ACLU (2020-10-05). Learn About Where the Cobb County Sheriff Candidates Land on Civil Liberties Issues. aclu.org The Cobb County Detention Center is in crisis. Fifty people have died in custody since 2003, and others have experienced deadly neglect, misconduct by deputies, inhumane conditions, extended lockdowns, and inadequate medical care. The sheriff's office also works with Immigration and Customs Enforcement on a program to detain immigrants who live in Cobb County, splitting apart families and promoting racial profiling. To make an informed decision, make sure you know where the candidates land on the issues. | ACLU of Georgia asked the candidates: | IssuesCraig OwensNeil Warren (inc.) | Has pledged to e…

MEE staff (2020-10-05). A Biden victory will be 'bad' for Israel, Gulf states, US envoy claims. middleeasteye.net A Biden victory will be 'bad' for Israel, Gulf states, US envoy claims | US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman says if Joe Biden wins presidential election, it would damage Trump's efforts to subdue Iran | Mon, 10/05/2020 – 15: 57 | US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman speaks during a briefing at the White House on 13 August 2020 (AFP/File photo) | The US ambassador to Israel has said a victory for Joe Bide…

Staff (2020-10-05). Republican leaders denied COVID's seriousness. Now they are being ravaged by it. therealnews.com Trump, who was recently revealed to have paid little to no money in taxes in the last 15 years, is receiving cutting-edge, taxpayer-funded medical treatment at Walter Reed Military Medical Center…

Keith Preston (2020-10-05). A Model for Healthcare Reform from a Surprising Place. dissidentvoice.org The issue of healthcare reform is one that is consistently identified by opinion polls as being among the most important to Americans. The United States continues to be the only fully industrialized nation that lacks a public healthcare system, a feature of modern "democracy" that is taken for granted in most developed countries. Most American …

Eric A. Gordon (2020-10-05). 'The Campaign of Miner Bo' tells a sad, Quixotic West Virginia story. peoplesworld.org Perhaps 2016 Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's biggest mistake—if you don't count her never setting foot in the state of Wisconsin to campaign—was the remark she made at a town hall meeting that March in Ohio. She was speaking about a future of replacing fossil-fuel energy with renewable sources. She spoke of bringing "economic opportunity …

Anthony Mangos (2020-10-05). All aboard to defeat Trump: Biden train tour in Pennsylvania steel country. peoplesworld.org JOHNSTOWN, Penn.— It was an unusually warm autumn evening in Johnstown as Joe Biden's Amtrak pulled into the city's historic passenger station, opened in 1916. The station is a unique structure, as trains arrive above the depot on an elevated level. The adjacent wall was adorned with a massive Biden-Harris sign, rising above a very …

Mark Gruenberg (2020-10-05). Washington state unionists protest Boeing move of 787 Dreamliner production to S.C. peoplesworld.org EVERETT, Wash.—Upset, disappointed union leaders in Washington state lambasted Boeing for its decision to move all remaining 787 Dreamliner production at its Everett, Wash., plant to its non-union factory in anti-union red state South Carolina. And the company's pullout of that plant from the Puget Sound area by mid-2021 will leave thousands of union members, …

Lawrence Davidson (2020-10-05). Regression as a National Theme. counterpunch.org Going Backwards Led by a reactionary, autocratic faction of the Republican Party, the United States has taken another step backward in terms of social progress. This comes with Donald Trump's nomination of a religiously motivated conservative, Amy Coney Barrett, to the Supreme Court. Barrett, a devout Catholic and presently a federal appeals court judge, was

Staff (2020-10-05). House Dems pass climate bill boosting oil drilling, lobbied for by Biden donor. therealnews.com In this week's Climate Crisis News Roundup, House Democrats push bill lobbied for by ex-Goldman Sachs executive, Trump backs "1 trillion trees" and a new study links the 1% to disproportionate climate impacts.

Eds. (2020-10-05). The increasingly impossible middle class. mronline.org IN 2010 THE Commerce Department prepared data for the Obama administration's Middle Class Task Force, headed by Vice President Joe Biden. Sidestepping knotty problems—see below—of just who was middle class, part of their study proposed a host of expectations that a middle class family would hold.

RT (2020-10-05). Facebook breakup would be 'complete nonstarter': Memo leaked ahead of antitrust report. rt.com Separating Facebook from Instagram and WhatsApp would harm consumers, cost billions and defy US law, the social media giant argues in a memo leaked to the media ahead of a congressional report expected to advise otherwise. | The 14-page document was reviewed by the Wall Street Journal over the weekend and amounts to a preview of Facebook's defense against the pending report from the House Antitrust Subcommittee. | FB says breakup would be a "complete nonstarter" … as if theirs is the only view that matters. A breakup alone will not eliminate threat FB poses to democracy, public health, privacy, innovation, b…

Ralph Nader (2020-10-05). Ginsburg Institute for Justice Needed for Our Depleted Democracy. counterpunch.org Jean Monnet — a founder of the European Union once said: "Nothing is possible without men, but nothing is lasting without institutions." I'm reminded of his observation each time our country loses a "just" Supreme Court Justice. So, what will follow after the few days of prominent encomiums at memorial events and editorial praise of

Brett Heinz (2020-10-05). Republican Attempts to Suppress the Vote Must be Stopped. cepr.net MarketWatch See article on original site Democrats need to keep their eyes on the prize Trump has governed in some ways that no US president has ever done before. One is that he made almost no attempt to expand his support beyond his hard-core base. Even dictators generally come to a different conclusion about what …

WSWS (2020-10-05). Free State of Jones available again on Netflix. wsws.org This important film from 2016 is now available again on Netflix. It is a rebuke to the racialist politics of the New York Times and the Democratic Party and to the 1619 Project in particular.

Robert Koehler (2020-10-05). Trump and the Lost Country. counterpunch.org Where, oh where, is the United States of America — global leader, creator of democracy, hope of humankind? It certainly wasn't up there on the debate stage last night. When 9-year-olds start slinging insults at each other — "Is not!" "Is too!" — it's hard for platitudes to step in and re-establish a sense of

The Alternative World (2020-10-05). Matt Taibbi: Hate Inc., Why Today's Media Makes Us Despise One Another. thealtworld.com Journalist and author Matt Taibbi presented a lecture on his book "Hate Inc.: Why Today's Media Makes Us Despise One Another." This event was co-sponsored by Penn State's McCourtney Institute for Democracy and Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications. | The lecture is followed by an audience Q&A moderated by McCourtney Institute communications specialist Jenna Spinelle.

Ian Schwartz (2020-10-05). CIA Director Haspel Personally Blocking Declassification of Documents that Will Reveal Truth About Russiagate. Federalist's Sean Davis. globalresearch.ca "Federalist" co-founder Sean Davis reports that CIA Director Gina Haspel is personally blocking the release of documents that will show "what actually happened" with Russiagate. | "This isn't just a scandal about Democrat projection, this is a scandal about what was …

Project Censored (2020-10-05). Nico Perrino and Nolan Higdon. projectcensored.org With the November election drawing near, media analyst Nolan Higdon returns to the Project Censored Show to explain how fake news and biased media undermine democracy, and why individuals should be "media citizens" rather than "media consumers." | Then in the second half-hour, Nico Perrino joins the program to explain the results of a new study of freedom-of-speech on US college campuses, based on a survey of 20,000 students at 55 schools. At which schools is freedom of speech most respected, and what policies should every college follow to protect it?

WSWS (2020-10-05). Trump's illness and the Democrats' call for unity. wsws.org The response of the Democratic Party to Trump's illness is determined, as always, by the class interests that it represents and its fear of working-class opposition from below.

WSWS (2020-10-05). Trump mobilized Republican-state army to suppress DC protests in June coup attempt. wsws.org An investigation conducted by the Washington Post details how Trump utilized a legal loophole to deploy National Guard troops from various states on the streets of Washington D.C. to suppress protests on June 1.

Ryan Grim (2020-10-05). Panic Over Mail-in Voting Only Feeds Trump's Chaos, Says Top Pennsylvania Democrat. zcomm.org Voters in the Keystone State who request an absentee ballot but decide to vote in person are playing into Trump's hands, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman warns.

_____ (2020-10-05). Leaked FBI Report Warns Of Far-Right "Boogaloo" Violence Before Election. popularresistance.org A leaked September 29 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) intelligence report prepared by the Dallas, Texas, field office warns that leading up to the November election, "boogaloo adherents" and "militia violent extremists" are increasing "violent and criminal activity" in the Dallas area. | The assessment was made the same day President Donald Trump, in the first presidential debate with his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden, refused to condemn white supremacists and militia groups, instead instructing the fascistic street gang the Proud Boys to "stand back and stand by."

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2020-10-05). Friday 10/16: Juneteenth Food and Wine – Virtual Celebration. indybay.org TBD and Virtual Online…

Gregory L. Calligaro, Usha Lalla, Gordon Audley, Phindile Gina, Malcolm G. Miller, Marc Mendelson, Sipho Dlamini, Sean Wasserman, Graeme Meintjes, Jonathan Peter, Dion Levin, Joel A. Dave, Ntobeko Ntusi, Stuart Meier, Francesca Little, Desiree L. Moodley, Elizabeth H. Louw, Andre Nortje, Arifa Parker, Jantjie J. Taljaard, Brian W. Allwood, Keertan Dheda, Coenraad F.N. Koegelenberg (2020-10-05). The utility of high-flow nasal oxygen for severe COVID-19 pneumonia in a resource-constrained setting: A multi-centre prospective observational study. thelancet.com In a resource-constrained setting, HFNO for severe COVID-19 HRF is feasible and more almost half of those who receive it can be successfully weaned without the need for mechanical ventilation.

sputniknews (2020-10-05). Biden Courts Florida Hispanic Community, Hits Trump Record on COVID-19. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Hispanic Americans have been dying from COVID-19 at three times the national average as a consequence of President Donald Trump's pandemic policy, while his actions on Cuba have left the government there stronger and more repressive, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said in a speech in Miami.

Jessica Corbett, staff writer (2020-10-05). WATCH: Campaigning for Biden in Michigan, Sanders Calls for Covid-19 Response and Economy 'That Work for All of Us'. commondreams.org The senator said that while they still have some disagreements, "there is also no question that the economic proposals that Joe is supporting are strong and will go a long, long way in improving life for working families." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/screen_shot_2020-10-05_at_18.39.27.png

Bryce Covert (2020-10-05). 'Middle-Class Joe' Doesn't Understand the Middle Class. thenation.com 'Middle-Class Joe' Doesn't Understand the Middle Class…

Caitlin Johnstone (2020-10-04). All Russiagate Did Was Advance Pre-Existing Agendas Of The Same Spy Agencies Who Started It. thealtworld.com One of the many interesting stories that has gotten lost in the shuffle over the controversy over the horrible Trump-Biden debate and the president's recent Covid-19 diagnosis is the recent

RT (2020-10-04). Senate Democrats' leader Schumer slams idea of virtual hearing for SCOTUS pick — but not all the other virtual Senate hearings. rt.com "A virtual hearing is virtually no hearing at all," the New York Senator says, suggesting the decision on Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett should be postponed, despite Senate already using the practice throughout pandemic. | "If it's not safe for the Senate to meet in session, it's not safe for the hearings to go forward," Chuck Schumer said at a Sunday press conference. | The Senate has already cancelled meetings this week due to several senators, including two on the judiciary committee, revealing they are positive for Covid-19. | The idea of virtual hearings has been suggested, but Democrats have bee…

RT (2020-10-04). Senate Democrats' leader Schumer slams idea of virtual hearing for SCOTUS pick – but not all the other virtual Senate hearings. rt.com "A virtual hearing is virtually no hearing at all," the New York Senator says, suggesting the decision on Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett should be postponed, despite Senate already using the practice throughout pandemic. | "If it's not safe for the Senate to meet in session, it's not safe for the hearings to go forward," Chuck Schumer said at a Sunday press conference. | The Senate has already cancelled meetings this week due to several senators, including two on the judiciary committee, revealing they are positive for Covid-19. | The idea of virtual hearings has been suggested, but Democrats have bee…

Fight Back (2020-10-04). Denver SDS rallies to defund campus police. fightbacknews.org Denver, CO – On the evening of September 28, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) led a rally of students and community members on Auraria campus in Denver. The rally demanded that the Auraria Higher Education Center (AHEC) defund and disarm the Auraria Campus Police Department (ACPD). | "Recently, AHEC approved a new budget for the 2020-2021 school and, unbelievably, ACPD is actually receiving a larger percentage of the budget this school year than they did for last year, despite the fact that there's hardly any students on campus," said Shaine Carroll-Frey, a member of SDS. | "We believe that the 4.2 millio…

Alex Kotch (2020-10-04). Trump Megadonors Bankroll QAnon-Supporting, Extremist Candidates. zcomm.org The Republican Party overall has become more receptive to QAnon, likely recognizing that its adherents have become part of the GOP base…

Eliana Miller (2020-10-04). Educators set donation records, back Biden over Trump nearly 6-1. zcomm.org During his three years in office, Trump and Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos have attempted to expand school choice and redirect money from public schools to private and charter schools…

_____ (2020-10-04). Preempting Progress In The South. popularresistance.org A new report from the Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN) at EPI and the Local Solutions Support Center (LSSC) describes the ways in which state interference—in the form of preemption—is impeding local democracy and hamstringing progress on a variety of economic, social, and public health issues for communities throughout the South. The report also describes how this interference is a continuation of long-standing state-imposed policies and practices rooted in anti-Black racism and how modern-day misuse of preemption disproportionately disadvantages workers of color, women, and low-income wo…

Rev Dr Liz Theoharis, Nijmie Dzurinko (2020-10-04). A New Nonviolent Medicaid Army Is on the March. commondreams.org Activists rally against the Republican healthcare agenda outside of the Metropolitan Republican Club on July 5, 2017 in New York City. (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/medicaid_oklahoma.jpg

John Feffer, Jim Lardner (2020-10-04). Donald Trump Makes the Swamp Bigger. commondreams.org Then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump delivered remarks with his children—from left, Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Eric Trump—during the grand opening ceremony of the new Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 26, 2016. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2017-07-05_at_11.20.23_am_0_0.png

Julia Conley, staff writer (2020-10-04). As Covid-Positive GOP Politicians Enjoy Healthcare They 'Would Deny Others,' Coronavirus Pandemic Again Makes Case for Medicare for All. commondreams.org The case for Medicare for All was once again made by the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, Sen. Ed Markey tweeted on Sunday, after Republican politicians including President Donald Trump were able to check themselves into hospitals shortly after announcing they had tested positive for Covid-19. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1228867411_1_0.jpg

Julia Conley, staff writer (2020-10-03). 'Postpone the Hearing': Democrats Demand Delay in Barrett's Confirmation Process After Third GOP Senator Tests Positive for Covid-19. commondreams.org Democratic lawmakers and progressive advocates demanded on Friday and into Saturday that the Senate Judiciary Committee postpone Judge Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearing for the U.S. Supreme Court after at least three Republican senators tested positive for the coronavirus. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/gettyimages-1228810906_1.jpg

WSWS (2020-10-03). Tennessee governor Bill Lee hails "strong safety measures" in schools amid growing anger from teachers. wsws.org On Monday, Tennessee Republican Governor Bill Lee praised "very strong safety measures" in schools in Knox County, despite over a thousand students and staff in quarantine.

Julia Conley (2020-10-03). As polls shows climate action winning issue, green campaigners mobilize for Democrats in key Senate and House races. nationofchange.org "Arizona, Iowa, Maine, and South Carolina could hardly be more different, but solid majorities of voters in each state support building a clean energy economy."

Andrew Dekany (2020-10-03). Do Canadian Sanctions Against Venezuela Violate Canadian Law? A Question of Democracy. globalresearch.ca "Sanctions must be treated as a form of warfare. . . . Let us regard the imposition of sanctions with the same gravity as we would regard the act of going to war." — Mehran Nakhjavani[1] | There is widespread …

Asher Luberto (2020-10-03). 'A Little More Democracy': An Interview with Margaret Morrison. progressive.org Following the release of the new documentary 'Resisterhood,' one activist in the film shares her message of optimism in comparing the march in Selma in 1965 to today's anti-racism protests.

WSWS (2020-10-03). Malign neglect in New York schools: The politics of the SUNY Board of Trustees. wsws.org The Board of Trustees for the State University of New York is packed with members and strategists of the Democratic Party.

Yeming Wang, Xiaoying Gu, Jiuyang Xu, Bin Cao, Chen Wang (2020-10-03). [Correspondence] Remdesivir and COVID-19 — Authors' reply. thelancet.com We thank the clinicians and researchers around the world for their comprehensive interpretation of the results of our randomised controlled trial of remdesivir for COVID-19.1 They shared valuable thoughts from different perspectives according to related evidence from in vitro and animal models, and pharmacogenomic studies. A suggestion was made for subgroup analyses by concomitant lopinavir-ritonavir use. Concerns for not reaching the predetermined sample size in our study were also expressed. These comments are appreciated and helpful for future conduct and interpretation of COVID-19 therapy studies.

Mark Bryan (2020-10-03). 31 Days Until the Election. thenation.com 31 Days Until the Election…