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Posted Apr 01, 2020
Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, U.S. Economic Sanctions on Iran, Venezuela a ‘Crime Against Humanity’
Interview with Alfred de Zayas, professor of law at the Geneva School of Diplomacy and former first UN independent expert for the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order, by Melinda Tuhus
Posted Apr 01, 2020
Pandemic Rescue Bill Includes Massive, Unprecedented Wealth Transfer from Beleaguered Working People to Corporations
Interview with Richard Eskow, senior advisor for Health & Economic Justice with the group Social Security Works and Zero Hour TV host, conducted by Scott Harris
Posted Apr 01, 2020
Coronavirus Pandemic Exposes Gaping Holes in U.S. Social Safety Net That Must Be Overhauled & Improved
Interview with Rev. Jim Wallis, a writer, teacher, preacher, justice advocate and founder of Sojourners magazine, conducted by Scott Harris
Posted Apr 01, 2020
This Week’s Under-reported News Summary April 1, 2020
Compiled by Bob Nixon
- U.S. aid cut may push Afghanistan closer to the brink
- A tale of two crises in Colombia
- Warehouse workers suspect Amazon’s promise of PTO for part-time workers is bait and switch
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Heller is the host of the public access cable TV news show "The Struggle," executive director of the Middle East Crisis Committee, and author of "The Uprising We Need," published in 2017.
Now with this #coronavirus crisis upon us, Corbyn's policies are so obviously the only way forward to survival. #BorisJohnson's cut-throat capitalism, racist #Brexit and lethal austerity is obviously a suicide pact. Wake up before it's too late! #TrumpGenocide #GOPDeathCult https://t.co/EjWAWu5FWt
Red-states', Cult-like Obeisance to #Trump Is Killing People:
Every one of 10 states w/out a Stay-at-home order is a red state. But when CNN showed this map, they didn't point out that every one of them is a Republican dominated state with a GOP Governor! https://t.co/iey8VHcIDC
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo on how it could so difficult to get life-saving medical supplies for hospital workers on the frontline of the pandemic
https://t.co/OIZHMuJTXI #WTF #OMG #medicalsupplies
Lack of coordinating supplies, so many failures since January when intelligence agencies warned of pandemic
https://t.co/LBJwJSlEKy #pandemic #misinformation #trumpgenocide
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