Living at the End of the World
by HOWARD LISNOFF The coronavirus spreads like a kind of modern plague across the global landscape. The view from my study window is of the gently rolling hills of the Berkshires in the foothills of the […]
Day: 22 March 2020
Nature’s Revenge: Climate Change and COVID-19
by EVAGGELOS VALLIANATOS Tehachapi, California. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. The corona virus pandemic is no accident. Like past global epidemics, it’s a warning that nature has had it with the ecocidal proclivities of man. These outrageous […]
Roaming Charges: Always Look on the Bright Side of Death
by JEFFREY ST. CLAIR German Plague Doctor, 14th Century. + Francesco Rondonelli, a contemporary chronicler of the Florentine plague of 1629: “And who had heard an entire city praying at the same time all together … through […]
Six Quick—But Very Important—Points About Coronavirus and Poverty in the US
The most vulnerable among us simply do not have the same options as the most privileged. by:Bill Quigley St. Martin de Porres homeless shelter client Randy Armstrong says the coronavirus “sucks.” There are 212 mats […]
With 700+ Coronavirus Cases in US and 7 in Mexico, Trump Rebuked for Again Touting Border Wall as Solution
“Perhaps the wall is to protect Mexico?” byJulia Conley, President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the White House on October 21, 2019 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) President Donald Trump […]
The engaged intellect, not the suicidal intellectual … the birth climate so that the term does not become fashionable.
Dr.. Adel Samara The third anniversary of Basil Al-A’raj’s martyrdom is now passing, as it was found in his papers that he used the term clashing cultured, which gave the term an important boost to the […]
COVID in the Web Of Generations: A Faint Hello From the “Only” Ones
by RICHARD ESKOW Photograph Source: Gauthier DELECROIX – 郭天 – CC BY 2.0 “Only the old and weak will die.” That’s what some people are saying about COVID-19. The Prime Minister of Great Britain believes in “herd […]
Advocates Warn US Prison Conditions Risks Intense Coronavirus Outbreak
‘Nightmare Waiting to Happen’: Advocates Warn US Prison Conditions Risks Intense Coronavirus Outbreak “There is every reason to question whether American detention facilities, as a whole, are up to this challenge.” by: Julia Conley A […]
Scotland Announces School Closures Due to Covid-19
By Johanna Ross Global Research, And so we have it. The much-awaited announcement regarding school closures in Scotland has taken place, and once again Nicola Sturgeon has beaten her Westminster counterpart by addressing the nation in relation to […]
Stop Tightening the Thumb Screws against Iran. A Humanitarian Message
By Kathy Kelly Global Research, U.S. sanctions against Iran, cruelly strengthened in March of 2018, continue a collective punishment of extremely vulnerable people. Presently, the U.S. “maximum pressure” policy severely undermines Iranian efforts to cope with […]