Daily Archives: March 18, 2020

2020-03-18: News Headlines

WSWS (2020-03-18). Canada: Coronavirus threatens to ravage Toronto's swelling homeless population. wsws.org Activists have warned that shelters and encampments, which provide inadequate makeshift housing for over 9,000 people in Toronto, will act like a "petri dish" for the spread of the coronavirus.

Philip A Farruggio (2020-03-18). Money for Something. Keep the Predatory Wall Street Firms Afloat. globalresearch.ca Isn't it funny how whenever Uncle Empire needs to find some of that green to solve a problem THEY deem vital, they find it. | When they DON'T deem it necessary they don't! | Go back 12 years or so when the …

Medea Benjamin, Ariel Gold (2020-03-17). To Help Stem Coronavirus, Lift Sanctions on Iran. counterpunch.org The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic is far from the first proof of how intertwined we are as a global community. The climate crisis and the refugee crisis have long been glaring examples that the wars or CO2 emissions on one continent risk the lives and well-being of people on another continent. What coronavirus is providing, however,

Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies (2020-03-17). 12 Ways the US Invasion of Iraq Lives On in Infamy. commondreams.org Seventeen years later, the consequences of the Iraq invasion have lived up to the fears of all who opposed it. (Photo: Alisdare Hickson/flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…

Cynthia Chung (2020-03-16). Sugar and Spice and Everything Vice: the Empire's Sin City of London. dissidentvoice.org (Image: Wikimedia Commons) The over 1000 point plunge of the stock market on February 27th and broader ruptures of the financial system last week have been yet another wake-up call for those who have been contented so far to "live in the moment" of fast money. Since the 2008 financial crisis, which is considered the …

Medea Benjamin (2020-03-16). 12 ways the U.S. invasion of Iraq lives on in infamy. mronline.org While the world is consumed with the terrifying coronavirus pandemic, on March 19 the Trump administration will be marking the 17th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq by ramping up the conflict there. |

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

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

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

pip.hinman (2020-03-06). Activists rally for detained Tamil family. greenleft.org.au

Medea Benjamin (2020-03-02). Can the World's Second Superpower Rise From the Ashes of Twenty Years of War? zcomm.org If there is a lesson for peace-loving Americans in the Obama and Trump presidencies, it is that we cannot just walk out of the voting booth and leave it to a champion in the White House to end our wars and bring us peace. In the final analysis, it really is up to us…

splcenter (2020-02-28). Weekend Read: 55 years after 'Bloody Sunday,' voting rights are still under attack. splcenter.org When they looked over the steel-arched crest of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in 1965, the voting rights activists knew there would be trouble.

Hannah Gais (2020-02-28). Emails Reveal Identity of Longtime White Nationalist Propagandist as Onetime Conservative Insider. splcenter.org 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.

Venezuela Analysis (2020-02-06). Embassy Protection Collective: "We Are Not the Ones Who Violated the Law" theantimedia.com In this exclusive interview, VA talks to the activists who defended the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington DC ahead of their trial.

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12 Ways the U.S. Invasion of Iraq Lives on in Infamy
Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J. S. Davies | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-18
While the world is consumed with the terrifying coronavirus pandemic, on March 19 the Trump administration will be marking the 17th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq by ramping up the conflict there. After an Iran-aligned militia allegedly struck a U.S. base near Baghdad on March 11, the U.S. military carried out retaliatory strikes…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/18/12-ways-the-…

Canada: Coronavirus threatens to ravage Toronto's swelling homeless population
wsws.org | 2020-03-18
Activists have warned that shelters and encampments, which provide inadequate makeshift housing for over 9,000 people in Toronto, will act like a "petri dish" for the spread of the coronavirus.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/18/toho…

Money for Something. Keep the Predatory Wall Street Firms Afloat
Philip A Farruggio | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-18
Isn't it funny how whenever Uncle Empire needs to find some of that green to solve a problem THEY deem vital, they find it. | When they DON'T deem it necessary they don't! | Go back 12 years or so when the …
globalresearch.ca/money-something/5706570

To Help Stem Coronavirus, Lift Sanctions on Iran
Medea Benjamin, Ariel Gold | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-17
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic is far from the first proof of how intertwined we are as a global community. The climate crisis and the refugee crisis have long been glaring examples that the wars or CO2 emissions on one continent risk the lives and well-being of people on another continent. What coronavirus is providing, however,…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/17/to-help-stem…

12 Ways the US Invasion of Iraq Lives On in Infamy
Medea Benjamin, Nicolas J.S. Davies | commondreams.org | 2020-03-17
Seventeen years later, the consequences of the Iraq invasion have lived up to the fears of all who opposed it. (Photo: Alisdare Hickson/flickr/cc) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…
commondreams.org/views/2020/03/17/12-way…

12 ways the U.S. invasion of Iraq lives on in infamy
Medea Benjamin | mronline.org | 2020-03-16
While the world is consumed with the terrifying coronavirus pandemic, on March 19 the Trump administration will be marking the 17th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq by ramping up the conflict there. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/03/16/12-ways-the-u-s-…

Sugar and Spice and Everything Vice: the Empire's Sin City of London
Cynthia Chung | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-16
(Image: Wikimedia Commons) The over 1000 point plunge of the stock market on February 27th and broader ruptures of the financial system last week have been yet another wake-up call for those who have been contented so far to "live in the moment" of fast money. Since the 2008 financial crisis, which is considered the …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/03/sugar-and-spi…

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-grayzon…

To Help Stem Coronavirus, Lift Sanctions on Iran
Medea Benjamin | iranian.com | 2020-03-13
Among those in Iran who have been unable to get critical medications have been patients with leukemia, epidermolysis bullosa, epilepsy, and chronic eye injuries from exposure to chemical weapons during the Iran-Iraq war. Now coronavirus is added to that list. The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic is far from the first proof of how intertwined we are …
iranian.com/2020/03/13/to-help-stem-coro…

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-code…

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-code…

Activists rally for detained Tamil family
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-03-06
Refugees & migrants Chris SleeIssue 1256 Australia Tamil asylum seekers Home to Bilo MelbourneMarch 6, 2020Refugee rights ca…
greenleft.org.au/content/activists-rally-detained-tamil-family

Can the World's Second Superpower Rise From the Ashes of Twenty Years of War?
Medea Benjamin | zcomm.org | 2020-03-02
If there is a lesson for peace-loving Americans in the Obama and Trump presidencies, it is that we cannot just walk out of the voting booth and leave it to a champion in the White House to end our wars and bring us peace. In the final analysis, it really is up to us…
zcomm.org/zmagazine/can-the-worlds-secon…

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/email…

Weekend Read: 55 years after 'Bloody Sunday,' voting rights are still under attack
splcenter.org | 2020-02-28
When they looked over the steel-arched crest of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in 1965, the voting rights activists knew there would be trouble.
splcenter.org/news/2020/02/29/weekend-re…