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.
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
When It Comes to Coronavirus, Nobody Knows Anything
Pretty much.
Here’s a breakdown of the $2T coronavirus bailout
Pitiful. New York Post President Trump on Friday signed a $2.2 trillion coronavirus rescue package as the pandemic devastates the nation’s economy, sickens more than 103,000 Americans and killed nearly 1,700 others. “This will deliver urgently needed relief to our nation’s families, workers and businesses and that’s what […]
British PM Boris Johnson self-isolates after testing positive for coronavirus
First, Prince Charles and, now, Bojo. Apparently, the coronavirus doesn’t like the British state. By Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton Reuters LONDON, March 27 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday he had tested positive for coronavirus and was self-isolating at Downing Street but would […]
America Is a Sham
By Dan Kois Slate Maybe it will be the hand sanitizer that finally exposes the sham. The Transportation Security Administration announced Friday that due to the coronavirus outbreak, it’s waiving the familiar 3.4-ounce limit for liquids and gels—for hand sanitizer only.* You may now bring a bottle of […]
What to do About the Corona Crisis?
One crisis chases the next. We are constantly being confronted with new threat scenarios. In our pursuit of security, we accept restrictions on our freedom all too easily and enable state and capitalist monitors to control and examine every aspect of our everyday life. Most people believe everything […]
Thoughts on the Corona regime
LibCom.Org Corona has taken over. Despite the fear and panic (or even denial) that has taken hold, one thing is for sure: the cracks of the system are emerging for all to see. How can the left respond in a way that dodges the minefield of strengthening the […]
Gordon Brown calls for global government to tackle coronavirus
The cockroaches are coming out of the baseboards. By Larry Elliot The Guardian Gordon Brown has urged world leaders to create a temporary form of global government to tackle the twin medical and economic crises caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The former Labour prime minister, who was at […]
The U.S. Now Leads the World in Confirmed Coronavirus Cases
USA! USA! We’re Number One! By Donald G. McNeil Jr. New York Times Scientists warned that the United States someday would become the country hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. That moment arrived on Thursday. In the United States, at least 81,321 people are known to have been […]
As Coronavirus Spreads, Private Sector Offers Hope—And Treatments
By Sally Pipes Forbes Optimism is in short supply as the coronavirus pandemic grows deadlier by the day. COVID-19 has taken thousands of lives around the world and upended nearly every aspect of daily life. But there is at least one bright spot in this global public health […]
More And More Experts Discuss The Strategy For #COVEXIT
Some great commentary from Kim.
States Say Some Doctors Stockpile Trial Coronavirus Drugs, for Themselves
By Ellen Gabler New York Times Doctors are hoarding medications touted as possible coronavirus treatments by writing prescriptions for themselves and family members, according to pharmacy boards in states across the country. The stockpiling has become so worrisome in Idaho, Kentucky, Ohio, Nevada, Oklahoma, North Carolina, and Texas […]
Italy’s suffering offers potential terrifying coronavirus preview for US
The author of this article apparently can’t do math. He claims 1% of Italians have been diagnosed with COVID-19, but according to the data he provides, it’s only 1/10 of 1/% with 10% of diagnosed cases having died so far, although the number infected is obviously larger than […]
Sanctions Are Genocide
The worst tragedy of all is unfolding in Iran right now where an utterly insensitive and a criminally complicit world watches hapless Iranians fight the Covid 19 crisis with both hands tied behind their backs. For that’s the situation they are in, given the US-led sanctions that are […]
From mutual aid to dual power in the state of emergency
Rest assured, governments around the world will use/are using the current public health crisis as a pretext for a permanent power grab. Because that’s what governments do. We need to be prepared with a bottom-up response to ruling class shenanigans that are intended to strengthen class subjugation. By […]
Suspend capitalism NOW, and do not resuscitate
Are we headed for 30% unemployment?
Is THIS Really Our Strategy?
Fear and Loathing in Coronaville Volume 1: Dispatches From a Terrified Heartland
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley Being a certifiable agoraphobic basket case, you would think someone like me would be almost preternaturally suited for the stone blind isolation of fever fucked pandamania. And you would be completely fucking wrong. I spent six years in […]
AOC to young people: 'Stay home!'
The relief measures she calls for in this are spot on: UBI, moratoriums on debts, and safeguarding against power grabs by the police state.
99% of Those Who Died From Virus Had Other Illness, Italy Says
By Tommaso Ebhardt , Chiara Remondini , and Marco Bertacche Bloomberg More than 99% of Italy’s coronavirus fatalities were people who suffered from previous medical conditions, according to a study by the country’s national health authority. After deaths from the virus reached more than 2,500, with a 150% […]
Fact Vs. Fear: A Look At The Numbers
COVID-19: Communism or Fascism?
By Saladdin Ahmed TELOS There are three reasons to believe that COVID-19 is a communist agent. First, it is universalist; it does not recognize or respect national borders. Second, it is atheist; it has forced cancellations of pilgrimages, along with thousands of other religious rituals. Third, it has […]
Medical Martial Law
Martial Law in California
The Land of Neo-Feudalism is predictably the first in line for Neo-Fascism. Note: The Sacramento Bee and McClatchy news sites have lifted the paywall on this developing story, providing critical information to readers. To support vital reporting such as this, please consider a digital subscription. Stay at home. […]
Don't Expect Millions To Die From Coronavirus, Says Richard Epstein
Virginia officials asking law enforcement to avoid arrests when possible
A silver lining in every cloud. Richmond.Com Virginia state officials are asking law enforcement agencies to avoid arrests when possible, amid calls from civil rights groups about jail conditions amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Secretary of Public Safety Brian Moran said his agency was encouraging law enforcement officers to […]
Trump Has Invoked Wartime Powers To Protect America, Shockingly MSNBC And CNN Are PRAISING Trump
Are we moving into a WW1/WW2 situation? “National unity” during a time of crisis with an expansion of the welfare/warfare state?
The Spanish Flu Meets the Great Depression?
Krystal Ball thinks so.
How does Coronavirus (Covid-19) compare to Spanish flu?
Surviving the Virus: An Anarchist Guide
The Coronavirus crisis is a pretext for a major power grab by governments and corporations. An interesting analysis from Crimethinc. Read it here.
Disease Deaths per Day Worldwide
Democrats And Republicans AGREE To Give Americans over $1,000 And Postpone Tax Deadline
Several States Have RELEASED Prisoners Amid Coronavirus Outbreak And Refuse To Prosecute Some Crime
As well they should. It’s time to demand amnesty for all prisoners except those convicted of serious violent felonies.
Saagar Enjeti: Pelosi, Biden, Kamala BETRAY workers while GOP fills in the gaps
For decades, I have thought that as the Republicans’ demographic base continues to shrink, and as the WASP working to middle classes continued to decline socioeconomically, that the GOP would reinvent itself (at least rhetorically) as a right-wing populist party (which would mean moving to the left of […]
Skip Desjardin: Spanish Flu’s lessons for today
With Coronavirus, Will Authoritarian Impulses Prevail?
By Kelley Beaucar Vhalos The American Conservative s the number of coronavirus infections topped 3,100 in the U.S. as of Sunday afternoon, including 63 deaths, major cities appear to be considering lock-downs as we have seen in Europe—everything shut down by the government—including borders—except for essential grocery stores […]
Trump RIGHT About COVID-19? Turkey Lying About Their Numbers?
Iranian, Russian and Chinese Officials Claim COVID-19 Is A Biological Weapon
Tulsi Gabbard details UBI plan for crisis
Is This THE Big Event? – Questions For Corbett
Tucker: We must remain calm but not complacent about the coronavirus
The Coming Global Debt Crisis?
By William S. Lind Traditional Right A spectre is haunting the world, the spectre of a world-wide debt crisis. Could the coronavirus epidemic in China be the trigger? World debt levels, both public and private, have reached undreamed heights. The United States is now running deficits of a […]
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