Tucker Carlson blasts companies putting profits over Americans in time of crisis
“The capitalists have no country!”
What’s Up With The Italian Mortality Rate? – Questions For Corbett
6 Mild Symptoms of Coronavirus You Shouldn’t Ignore, According to Doctors
An immediate problem that I see with this article is that the “symptoms” of COVID-19 appear to be becoming more and more numerous, and more and more identical to those of routine illnesses. This is precisely what happened with HIV/AIDS in the 1980s and 1990s. It got to […]
Coronavirus forces San Francisco to put homeless into hotels
The news ain’t all bad. By Nathan Frandino, Shannon Stapleton, Katie Paul and Stephen Nellis Reuters SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The coronavirus crisis is beginning to do something the city of San Francisco has been unable to accomplish for years – move homeless people off the streets and […]
Axios editor blames ‘conservatives on Twitter’ for how certain red states have responded to COVID-19
By Becket Adams Axios co-founder Jim VandeHei holds conservative and right-wing media responsible for how certain red states have responded to the COVID-19 outbreak. Congratulations, Rush Limbaugh. You are the first person in history to rule as the unofficial governor of multiple U.S. states. Stacey Abrams must be […]
What Will Happen When Red States Need Help?
By Peter Nicholas CNN It shouldn’t be all that remarkable when two leaders talk in a crisis. On Sunday morning, President Donald Trump got on the phone with Mayor Bill de Blasio to discuss what New York City needs to survive a white-hot outbreak that is only getting […]
How we can combat coronavirus and political division at the same time (opinion)
By Julia A. Minson CNN If you are like me, you have had several encounters with friends, neighbors and relatives who, in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, behaved in some way that almost made your blood boil. These could range from general assertions that we are “overreacting,” […]
Even in states hit harder by the coronavirus, views of the outbreak correlate to partisanship
By Philip Bump Washington Post One of the interesting and alarming aspects of the steady spread of the coronavirus across the country is the extent to which views of the pandemic differ by political party. Republicans consistently report less concern about the virus and that they’re taking fewer […]
The pandemic is dividing blue cities from their red states
By Ronald Brownstein CNN The struggle to contain the coronavirus pandemic has opened a new front in the long-running conflict between blue cities and red states. Across a wide array of states with Republican governors, many of the largest cities and counties — most of them led by […]
Partisan reaction to uneven COVID spread
By Dante Chinni NBC News WASHINGTON — The spread of the COVID-19 virus has not occurred evenly around the country. Urban areas, such as New York City, have been harder than rural locales and that difference in impacts follows some of the deep partisan political splits in the […]
Partisanship is the strongest predictor of coronavirus response
By David Roberts Vox The US is a land divided. Americans have sorted themselves into opposing factions, with different values, sources of authority, and shared understandings. In some ways, there is no longer any meaningful US “public,” but rather two publics that want and believe different things. The […]
In states’ coronavirus response, a red/blue divide
By Jess Bidgood Boston Globe It was Saturday night on a main street in the South, but locals described something odd: One side of the street was almost normal, if quiet, with restaurants serving dinner and groups of young people milling around. The other side of the street […]
Rush Limbaugh: Don’t Trust ‘Deep State’ Health Experts About Covid!
Contra Kyle, Rush is not wrong to say that we should question medical and scientific authorities. Historically, there are plenty of examples of the medical and scientific establishment being not only wrong but complicit in systems of tyrannical political authority (e.g., eugenics, Lysenkoism, the “racial hygiene” policies of […]
10 Million People Are Now Out of Work in the US
Tucker Carlson’s program tonight has a lot of interesting information. Melissa Francis inadvertently describes the correct solution to the present economic crisis, i.e. a complete holiday on payments for everyone. Bring on the gift economy!
The State is Organized Crime
With all due respect to organized crime.
Kali Yuga?
Criminals Force Lockdown In Brazil Over Virus
The lumpenproletariat assumes a leadership position.
The Coronavirus Tyranny Is Upon Us
Welcome to the worldwide police state, folks. Covid-19 has brought about what no amount of socialism or fascism could achieve, and we are doing it to ourselves. Britain, America, Australia, Israel and many other countries are implementing draconian measures to #quarantine people in their homes, and Hungary appears […]
Dr. Fauci warns coronavirus may come back in the fall
That’s what happened with the Spanish flu in 1918. It started out early in the year, subsided a bit, and then came back with a vengeance in the fall.
Congressman: Crisis shows why we must make drugs in America now
The anarchist economic ideal of decentralized systems of cooperative production for local use is starting to seem like a pretty good idea.
Alaska’s Remote Villages Are Cutting Themselves Off to Avoid Even ‘One Single Case’ of Coronavirus
By Alejandro de la Garza Time With a deadly coronavirus epidemic creeping northward and the nearest hospital 230 miles away, Galen Gilbert, First Chief of Arctic Village, Alaska, knew his 200-person town could not afford to take any chances. A single case of COVID-19 could lead to the […]
Federal prisons are fighting coronavirus with home release and a quarantine, but that may not be enough
By Sean Collins Vox he Bureau of Prisons (BOP) announced late Wednesday that, due to Covid-19 concerns, all of those incarcerated in federal facilities will be under quarantine for the next 14 days. The guidelines come as a growing number of incarcerated people and prison employees have begun […]
Innocent Prisoners Are Going to Die of the Coronavirus
“Let my people go.” -Moses By Barbara Bradley Hagerty The Atlantic While millions of Americans shelter in place, one group simply cannot escape the coronavirus: prisoners. Among them are hundreds of people who have plausible claims that they are innocent, whose cases were working their way through the […]
“Shelter in place” is impossible if you can’t afford a home
By Roge Karma Vox As of March 31, 270 million people in at least 33 states, 89 counties, and 29 cities across the US have been urged by their government officials to stay home. While these policies often come with seismic life disruptions, the vast majority of Americans […]
Glenn Greenwald announces show ft Kyle Kulinski, how to balance authoritarian instinct in crisis
Dr. Oz reacts to White House’s somber projection on coronavirus deaths
Dr. Mehmet Oz joins ‘Fox & Friends’ after the coronavirus task force projects upwards of 100,000 deaths from COVID-19.
Trump shifts tone with grim coronavirus warnings
President Trump’s coronavirus task force shared grim projections for the country’s future amid the coronavirus crisis, estimating that 100,000 to 240,000 Americans could die before the crisis is over. The tone of the press conference marks a stark departure from Mr. Trump’s previous media appearances, where he mostly […]
Questioning Conventional Wisdom in the COVID-19 Crisis, with Dr. Jay Bhattacharya
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya is a professor of medicine at Stanford University. He is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and a senior fellow at both the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research and the Stanford Freeman Spogli Institute. His March 24, 2020, article in […]
US deaths pass 3K, dramatic proof social distancing works, 2nd wave hits Asia
Don’t let reasonable prison releases turn into a mass coronavirus jailbreak
Uh, no, Mr. Tobin. Let’s have a coronavirus jailbreak. Jonathan Tobin New York Post No, we shouldn’t release prisoners en masse The coronavirus has hit all New Yorkers hard, but among the places where the contagion is presenting an especially acute problem are the jails. With confined spaces […]
Coronavirus prompts prisoner releases around the world
The silver linings keep on coming. The question is: How do we make this permanent? By Adela Suliman, Andy Eckardt and Gabe Joselow NBC News As the coronavirus pandemic sweeps the globe, some countries are freeing prisoners to stem the spread of the virus in crowded jails or […]
House Dems call for release of ‘as many prisoners as possible’ due to coronavirus pandemic
“Houses Dems” are finally doing what they should have been doing decades ago? By Tyler Olson FOX News Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee sent a letter Monday to Attorney General Bill Barr asking him to “release as many prisoners as possible” as federal prisons work to deal […]
‘Jails Are Petri Dishes’: Inmates Freed as the Virus Spreads Behind Bars
By Timothy Williams, Benjamin Weiser and William K. Rashbaum Some jails are releasing people to stem outbreaks, but critics say it is not happening quickly enough to save lives and resources. The coronavirus is spreading quickly in America’s jails and prisons, where social distancing is impossible and sanitizer […]
Andrew Cuomo, Stop a Coronavirus Disaster: Release People From Prison
A headline I never thought I would see in the Voice of the Ruling Class. By Mary Bassett, Eric Gonzalez and Darren Walker Dr. Bassett was the New York City health commissioner. Mr. Gonzalez is the district attorney of Brooklyn. Mr. Walker is the president of the Ford […]
Corporate Dems, Republicans doomed thousands to death
Thomas Friedman Wants You To Go Back To Work, So He Can Make More Money?
The neoliberals’ leading pundit once again makes an ass of himself.
Trump & The GOP Death Cult
I don’t particularly care for the Berniebros at TMBS, though I agree with much of what they’re saying in this as far as “solutions” to the present situation. Refuse back to work orders, debt strikes, demand reparations, form mutual aid societies, etc.
The coronavirus may hit rural America later — and harder
By Lois Parshley Vox Rural communities “tend to be older, with more chronic illness,” making people more at risk of severe Covid-19. FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Early this week, Kodiak Island, part of an archipelago in southwest Alaska, issued a “hunker down” proclamation, asking residents to stay at home […]
A Dry Run for a Real Future Plague
By William S. Lind Traditional Right Despite the current unnecessary panic, the coronavirus may end up doing us a favor. It has led the government to carry out a full-scale, force-on-force exercise, a dry run if you will, of what will be necessary when a real plague arrives. […]
Anarchist Writings on Coronavirus
The Anarchist Library Against the Coronavirus and the Opportunism of the State — CrimethInc. Mar 27, 2020 18 pp. Against the Quarantine of Passions, the Social Epidemic — Anonymous Mar 28, 2020 7 pp. An Anarchist Perspective on the Coronavirus Pandemic — Anonymous Mar 29, 2020 4 pp. […]
Plagues Over the Centuries Have Caused Radical Political Shifts – Examples From the Last 2500 Years
By Srdja Trifkovic Russia-Insider Serious epidemics can have far-reaching social, cultural, and geopolitical consequences. The plague which devastated Athens in 430 BC—in the second year of the Peloponnesian War, when an Athenian victory still seemed within reach—claimed a quarter of the population, some 75,000 people including Pericles. His […]
Fear and Loathing in Coronaville Volume 2: Panic On the Streets of Tehran
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley There’s panic on the streets of Bellefonte, panic on the streets of Lancaster, I wonder to myself, could life ever be sane again? Barely two weeks into Pennsylvania’s largely mandatory shutdown and I’m already paraphrasing lyrics from vintage […]
The Greatest Depression
When It Comes to Coronavirus, Nobody Knows Anything
Pretty much.
How Would A Libertarian Solve The Pandemic Crisis?
A great an-cap libertarian vs. left-civil libertarian discussion.
Trump Says He’s Considering Quarantine for New York, New Jersey
A dream fulfilled for the Red Tribers. Bloomberg President Donald Trump said he’s considering an enforced quarantine for parts of New York and New Jersey to curb the U.S. coronavirus outbreak. Trump told reporters he had spoken with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Saturday morning before departing the […]
As Coronavirus Cases Mount, So Do Concerns About Price-Gouging and Corporate Profiteering
It’s time to syndicalize the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. By Jessica Corbett Common Dreams As the number of global COVID-19 cases soared past 254,000 and the death toll topped 10,000 on Friday, concerns persisted—particularly in the United States—about healthcare costs related to the ongoing outbreak, limited testing and […]
Don’t let coronavirus drive you crazy! Listen to Dr. Michael Edelstein
Barr tells federal prisons to send inmates home amid coronavirus outbreak
Silver lining. By Clare Hymes CBS News U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Thursday directed the Bureau of Prisons to increase the use of home confinement among older inmates with underlying conditions as a means to mitigate the spread of coronavirus within the country’s prison system. As of […]
As Trump signals readiness to break with experts, his online base assails Fauci
I’m certainly not a Trumpian, but I don’t trust Fauci, either. For decades, he has always struck me as one of the High Priests of the therapeutic state’s white coat priesthood. By Isaac Stanley-Becker Washington Post A cadre of right-wing news sites pulled from the fringes in recent […]
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