Philippine strongman Rodrigo Duterte is using the pandemic to crush his opposition—and the U.S. is poised to arm him to the teeth. by: Amee Chew A street under quarantine in Iriga City, Philippines (Photo: Shutterstock) […]
A military spouse’s perspective on fighting this pandemic. by: Andrea Mazzarino If so much of our money hadn’t gone into the military-industrial complex, perhaps there would have been enough health-care workers to weather this crisis […]
“This ban was never about the pandemic, and it was never about public health.” by: Eoin Higgins, As seen through fencing, migrants—including a young child—stand while being detained by Department of Homeland Security police after […]
“Diplomatic platitudes are not enough—we need legal guarantees, and we need them now.” byAndrea Germanos, Larissa Vuitika, biologist, works during the virus inactivation process on March 24, 2020 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. (Photo: Pedro Vilela/Getty […]
Congress must act. byHeidi Shierholz Many of the jobs that have been lost in this recession are low-wage service, retail sales, and office jobs. (Photo: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images) In the last eight weeks, more than […]
“The Iranian women’s movement is more isolated today than it has ever been in all my years of activism.” byMedea Benjamin, Sussan Tahmasebi While the administration claims that sanctions are targeting those in power, the sanctions […]
We don’t buy it. byJess Tomlin, Jessica Houssian, Nicolette Naylor Those of us who have been marching, protesting and advocating for gender equality for years have already (pre-pandemic) been seeking a faster track to gender equality. If […]
By Robert F. Kennedy Jr and Peter Koenig The Warp Speed Timeline – is what Dr. Fauci, NIAID / NIH and Bill Gates called the Covid-19 vaccination program that should have started in a few weeks (‘should have’ […]
By Stephen Lendman Throughout his time in office, Trump proved he’s more a deal breaker than observer of international law, treaties and agreements. He abandoned the landmark 1987 INF Treaty with Russia, the 2016 Security Council […]
by LAURA FLANDERS When it comes to cashing in on Covid-19, the race has just begun. Whether you’re talking about education or contact tracing or medicine or mind control, an anti-democratic, dystopian future is being charted […]