(2020-04-12). COVID-19 SF DPH Healthcare Workers Under Attack, Health & Safety, Racism & Retaliation. indybay.org The COVID pandemic is being used to violate union contracts and retaliate against whistleblowers. This pandemic is also hitting Black workers and their families even more heavily. There is also no enforcement by Governor Newsom's Cal-OSHA which has fewer than 200 inspectors for 18 million workers.
(2020-04-12). A Palestinian Guide to Surviving a Quarantine: On Faith, Humor and "Dutch Candy" dissidentvoice.org Call it a 'quarantine', a 'shelter-in-place', a 'lockdown' or a 'curfew', we Palestinians have experienced them all, though not at all voluntarily. Personally, the first 23 years of my life were lived in virtual 'lockdown'. My father's 'quarantine' was experienced much earlier, as did his father's 'shelter-in-place' before him. They both died and were buried …
(2020-04-12). Enemy of My Enemy? Israel Sells Missile System to UAE for Haftar's Libyan National Army – Report. sputniknews.com The war-torn nation of Libya, which descended into a foreign-backed civil war in 2011 after NATO warplanes helped rebels topple Muammar Gaddafi, has faced a major escalation of fighting in the past year as Marshal Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA) attempts a final push to drive the Government of National Accord (GNA) out of Tripoli.
(2020-04-12). Turkey to send medical aid to Palestine. yenisafak.com Turkey will send medical aid to Israel and Palestine to help them battle coronavirus, the country's presidential spokesman said on Sunday."There was a demand for medical aid from Israel, and it will be completed within days. We will simultaneously send medical supplies to Palestine," Ibrahim Kalin told CNN Turk.Kalin said Armenia's medicine demand was also approved by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and it was currently in process by the Health Ministry.Ankara is helping multiple states to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. So far it has sent aid to Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Kosovo…
(2020-04-11). Trump, neo-fascism, and the COVID-19 Pandemic. mronline.org 
The world is now in what scientists are calling a no-analogue situation. The dangers are increasing and so is the space for revolutionary human development, calling for a new Earth movement, if humanity is to survive, a renewed struggle for freedom as necessity.
(2020-04-11). Israeli Colonists Desecrate Palestinian Cemetery near Nablus. imemc.org Illegal Israeli settlers desecrated, on Wednesday night, several gravestones in a Palestinian cemetery in the village of Burqa, north of city of Nablus, Days of Palestine reported. Local official in charge of documenting Israeli settlement crimes in the northern occupied West Bank, Ghassan Daghlas said that illegal Israeli settlers invaded …
(2020-04-11). PLO Warns Against Joint US-Israeli Annexation Plans. imemc.org The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), warned on Saturday against a recently-leaked understanding between the USA and Israel over some Israeli plans for the possible annexation of Palestinian lands, for the purpose of illegal colonial settlements on the occupied Palestinian territories. In a statement, issued by the Department for the Defense …
(2020-04-11). Prisoners Committee Concerned Over Palestinian Prisoner's Condition. imemc.org The Ramallah-based Palestinian Committee for Prisoners and Ex-prisoners Affairs, on Saturday, expressed its deep concern over the condition of a Palestinian prisoner, inside Israel's Ramon prison. In a statement, released by the committee, the condition of prisoner, Mohammed Halabi, 42, from the Gaza Strip refugee camp of Jabalia, is getting …
(2020-04-11). Systemic Racism Is Making Coronavirus Worse in Black America. truthout.org The COVID-19 global pandemic is a nightmare unfolding before our eyes that could have devastating impacts that Black Americans could feel most acutely. With scarce testing, health care workers and ventilators, combined with a pattern of red state governors ignoring science and placing profits above people, there are signs that Black communities across the country are
(2020-04-11). New Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer pledges stepped-up "anti-Semitism" witch-hunt. wsws.org Even prior to his election, Starmer was at pains to reposition himself to be acceptable to the Zionist and Blairite right.
(2020-04-11). Will This Public Health Crisis Lead to a Voting Rights Crisis? truthout.org Welcome to Moyers on Democracy. | Bill's guest in this episode is the journalist David Daley. His best-selling first book, Ratf**ked — Why Your Vote Doesn't Count, showed how Republicans used gerrymandering to lock up control of many state and local government for years, possibly — decades — and remains their strategy. In his most recent book — Unrigged: How Americans Are Battling Back to Save Democracy — he travels America to report on the grassroots activists devoted to voting r…
(2020-04-11). SPLC condemns attack on Alabama synagogue. splcenter.org The Southern Poverty Law Center condemns the antisemitic attacks that took place during Passover at the Etz Chayim Synagogue in Huntsville, Alabama.
(2020-04-11). Fascists Are Using COVID-19 to Advance Their Agenda. It's Up to Us to Stop Them. truthout.org The COVID-19 crisis is a story of a predictable pandemic. It is a result of the willful ignorance of the
(2020-04-10). Faith, Humor and Dutch Candy: A Palestinian Guide to Surviving Quarantine. mintpressnews.com 
The coronavirus quarantine is no radical departure for many Palestinians, who have learned to live in a state of virtual 'lockdown' since the late 1940s.
(2020-04-10). Israeli Forces Suppress Weekly Protest, Many Palestinians Suffer Inhalation Injuries. imemc.org Palestinian media reports said that Palestinian residents in the central West Bank town of Kufur Qaddoum suffocated on tear-gas, fired by Israeli troops on Friday. Spokesperson for the Popular Committee for the Resistance of Israel's Apartheid Wall in the Qalqilia city of the West Bank, Morad Eshteiwi, told media outlets …
(2020-04-10). Mideast: COVID-19 Cases in Israel Exceed 10,000; Yemen 1st Case. telesurenglish.net The number of novel coronavirus cases in Israel increased to 10,408 on Friday. Meanwhile, the Saudi-backed Yemeni government declared the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the country. | RELATED: | The death toll of COVID-19 has reached 95 in Israel, with a daily increase of nine deaths on Friday. | The Israeli government has put emergency regulation restrictions to reduce the COVID-19 spread, as Israelis on Wednesday beg…
(2020-04-10). Israeli Troops Abduct One Palestinian, Close Town East of Hebron. imemc.org Israeli troops reportedly closed down the entrance to Bany Naeem town, on Friday, on the eastern edge of the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron. Local media sources and witnesses said that an Israeli army force surrounded the town, before it abducted a Palestinian youth, identified as Mahdi Abusnaina, …
(2020-04-10). PCHR: Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (02 — 08 April 2020). imemc.org Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) Summary Israeli occupation forces (IOF) continued to violate Palestinians' human rights and commit crimes against civilians and their properties, conducting raids into Palestinian cities without regard to the state of emergency declared across the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) since 06 March 2020, in the …
(2020-04-10). Weekend Read: Get-out-the-vote effort goes digital for COVID-19 pandemic. splcenter.org Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Alexis Carr was able to knock on doors in Montgomery, Alabama, register people to vote, instruct them on voting rights and encourage them to cast their ballots on Election Day.
(2020-04-10). Brazil: Judge Prohibits Bolsonaro From Lifting Quarantines. telesurenglish.net Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) judge Alexandre De Moraes ordered RELATED: | "It should be noted that the…
(2020-04-10). Cuban Development of Biomedical High Technology. counterpunch.org As the United States and the nations of Europe experience the sad tragedy of an uncontrolled pandemic, they for the most part have not noticed the well-organized and coherent plan of the Cuban government against Covid-19, being carried out with the determined and patriotic support of the people; nor the availability of a Cuban created
(2020-04-09). "Exposing U.S. Racism in a Stark New Way": COVID-19 Kills Disproportionate Number of Black Americans. democracynow.org 
We speak with family physician and epidemiologist Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones about how the coronavirus is taking a devastating toll on black Americans, who are disproportionately dying from the virus across the country as a result of entrenched racial inequality. Black Americans are more likely to have chronic health problems and less likely to have insurance. They also make up significant numbers of frontline workers that are still going to work amid the pandemic. Jones is the former president of the American Public Health Association. Her recent piece for Newsweek magazine is headlined "Coronavirus Disease Discri…
(2020-04-09). COVID-19: The Zionist Underpinnings of Israel's Violent Crackdown on Haredi Jews. mintpressnews.com 
In a conversation I had with Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro for an upcoming episode of the "They did not get these values, of loving their guns and stealing Palestinian land, from Judaism," he said. He explained that Jewish people throughout history have kept to themselves, avoided violence and war, and, in fact, are prohibited by heavenly decree from sovereignty over the Holy Land. "Establishing sovereignty in the Holy Land, from which we were expelled by the Almighty…
(2020-04-09). Arab States: Israel Attacks Palestinians Amidst the Fight Against Covid-19. imemc.org League of Arab States, comprising of 22 Arab countries, stated on Thursday, that Israeli occupation authorities continue 'aggression' toward the Palestinian people by carrying out killing, arrests, expulsion and illegal settlement construction. In a statement issued on Thursday, on the 72nd anniversary of the Israeli-perpetrated massacre of civilian Palestinians in …
(2020-04-09). Israeli Police Officers Assault, Abduct Three Palestinians In Jerusalem. imemc.org Israeli police officers assaulted, on Thursday evening, three young Palestinian men, before abducting them, in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem. The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) said the police officers invaded Maragha neighborhood in Silwan, and assaulted Ala' Tawfiq Abu Tayeh, Ahmad …
(2020-04-09). PCHR: In New Israeli Violation, Israeli Naval Forces Wound 2 Fishermen in Northern Gaza Sea. imemc.org Israeli naval forces continue their attacks against Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Sea preventing them from sailing and fishing freely, accessing the zones rich in fish, despite the fact that fishermen posed no threat to the lives of Israeli naval forces deployed in Gaza waters. The Israeli naval forces' attacks …
(2020-04-09). Senior PLO Member: Israeli Crimes Against Palestinians Go Unabated. imemc.org Senior member of the Executive Committee of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, held the international community legally and morally responsible for what she described as the Israeli military's continued crimes against the unarmed Palestinian people. In a statement, the senior PLO member released on Thursday on the 72nd …
(2020-04-08). Journalist on Wisconsin Election: Republicans Are Letting People Die in Order to Hang On to Power. democracynow.org 
Lines stretching city blocks, hours-long waits and polling officials in hazmat suits. That's the scene voters in Wisconsin encountered as they braved the polls Tuesday amid the coronavirus pandemic. Despite growing outcry about the risks to public health and safety that in-person voting would pose, on Monday the state Supreme Court blocked Democratic Governor Tony Evers's ruling to delay the election until June. At least 92 people in Wisconsin have died from exposure to COVID-19. In Milwaukee — the most diverse city in Wisconsin — the number of polling stations went from 180 to five. We speak with Jes…
(2020-04-08). Nativist Hate Groups Want to Keep People in ICE Detention Despite COVID-19 Threat. splcenter.org Anti-immigrant think tanks are pushing for the U.S. to detain immigrants and asylum seekers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, even as prisoners stage hunger strikes and other protests in response to what they describe as deteriorating health conditions in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities.
(2020-04-08). Standing on the Precipice of Martial Law. dissidentvoice.org In my recent paper Why Assume there will be a 2020 Election?, I took the opportunity of today's multifaceted crisis in order to revisit an important Wall Street funded coup d'état effort of 1933-34. As I explained in that location, this bankers' coup was luckily exposed by a patriotic general named Smedley Darlington Butler during …
(2020-04-08). Why is Alliance Defending Freedom a Hate Group? splcenter.org The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) first listed Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) as an anti-LGBTQ hate group in 2016.
(2020-04-07). Headlines for April 7, 2020. democracynow.org Boris Johnson in Intensive Care for COVID-19, U.K.'s Foreign Secretary Deputized | , Most of U.S. Population Told to Stay Home as Medical Equipment Shortages Continue to Mar Response, Trump Ignored Coronavirus Warnings from His Own Administration as Early as January | , Grocery Stores Report Coronavirus Deaths as Workers Say They Are Not Receiving Adequate Protection, WI Primary Vote Goes Ahead After Ruling by State Supreme Court; SCOTUS Throws Out Mail-in Ballot Extension, New York Appears to Flatten COVID-19 Curve as Cuomo Tightens Preventive Measures, Gov't Called to Release Data on Racial Makeup of COVID-19 D…
(2020-04-07). Facebook's Strategy for Taking Down Hate Groups is Spotty and Ineffective. splcenter.org Facebook continues to provide a safe haven for hate groups and extremists despite the company's attempts to "stop the most egregious and dangerous groups from using its tools." Hatewatch staff previously reported several extremist groups and pages currently active on the platform directly to Facebook in 2018.
(2020-04-06). Racism multiplies COVID-19 risk for Indigenous communities. greenleft.org.au 
(2020-04-03). Detained immigrants across Deep South feel like 'sitting ducks' as ICE ignores their safety amid global pandemic. splcenter.org COVID-19 began to infect the nation at rapid speed in March, reaching every corner of the country and taking the lives of more than 6,000 people by April 3. The United Nations has dubbed the coronavirus the "most challenging" crisis the globe has witnessed since World War II.
(2020-04-02). Alabama prisons hold more than 1,100 older people at greater COVID-19 risk. splcenter.org More than 1,100 people age 65 or older are locked away in Alabama prisons, putting a group already highly susceptible to the deadly COVID-19 virus at an even greater risk, according to an SPLC analysis of the state's prison system.
(2020-04-02). Fighting for immigrant rights during a pandemic. splcenter.org As people across the country are confined to their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, little attention has been given to a group of people whose health is in danger because they are locked away from the outside world — people in immigrant detention centers.
(2020-04-02). COVID-19 Doesn't Discriminate — Neither Should Congress' Response. aclu.org Congress' third bill addressing the impacts of COVID-19, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), was a necessary attempt to respond to this public health crisis but its exclusion of immigrant communities is downright racist and xenophobic. Immigrants were
(2020-04-01). [Correspondence] Racism and discrimination in COVID-19 responses. thelancet.com Outbreaks create fear, and fear is a key ingredient for racism and xenophobia to thrive. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has uncovered social and political fractures within communities, with racialised and discriminatory responses to fear, disproportionately affecting marginalised groups.
(2020-04-01). The Added Importance of the Census, in Light of COVID-19. aclu.org Last year around this time, my biggest worry was how the inclusion of the Trump administration's proposed citizenship question would depress participation in the decennial census. Thankfully, our Supreme Court victory means there is no citizenship question on the census. Now, I have a new worry: a global pandemic and the health of my loved ones. As it turns out, the 2020 Census plays a role here too, as it will have enormous implications on our health care for decades to come. | Specifically, the census will determine the allocation of $300 billion dollars of federal aid for the states' health care — mo…
(2020-04-01). SPLC, partners seek temporary restraining order to prevent immigration courts from becoming public health hazard. splcenter.org …
(2020-03-30). The Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery played key role in launching SPLC's legal battle against Ku Klux Klan. splcenter.org The Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, who died on Friday at 98 years old, was a longtime friend of the Southern Poverty Law Center and played a leading role in the SPLC's first lawsuit against the Ku Klux Klan in 1980.
(2020-03-30). Southeast Immigrant Freedom Initiative: COVID-19 Parole Informational Guide for Sponsors. splcenter.org …
(2020-03-30). Neo-Confederate Group Moves Ahead with Conference Amid Covid-19 Outbreak. splcenter.org Michael Hill has no intention of letting a global pandemic cancel plans for the League of the South's annual conference.
(2020-03-28). [Commentary] A systems approach to preventing and responding to COVID-19. thelancet.com A novel zoonotic coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 has resulted in a pandemic of respiratory infection [1,2]. COVID-19 has provoked restrictive infection control measures, social and economic disruption, and expressions of racism [3]. Systems thinking can help policymakers understand and influence the spread of infection and its multifaceted consequences across the community since society is itself a complex adaptive system [4]. It can provide a framework to look beyond the chain of infection and better understand the multiple implications of decisions and (in)actions in face of such a complex situation involving many inte…
(2020-03-27). Weekend Read: SPLC demands ICE act amid pandemic to save the lives of countless immigrants trapped in its crowded detention centers. splcenter.org …
(2020-03-26). White Supremacists See Coronavirus as an Opportunity. splcenter.org Far-right extremists believe the intense uncertainty surrounding the outbreak of COVID-19 will aid their ability to recruit new members into their movement.
(2020-03-25). SPLC and allies seek federal court injunction in system-wide suit to protect people detained by ICE from contracting COVID-19. splcenter.org The SPLC and its allies asked a federal court today to issue a preliminary injunction requiring that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) take immediate steps to protect people in its custody, particularly those who have medical conditions making them more susceptible to serious illness and death from COVID-19.
(2020-03-25). Once a High-Profile Neo-Nazi, Azzmador Has Pulled a Disappearing Act. splcenter.org At "Unite the Right" in Charlottesville, Virginia, Azzmador appeared to be everywhere.
(2020-03-24). Arbitrary & excessive: Marijuana trafficking sentences in Alabama. splcenter.org Alabama resident Lee Carroll Brooker garnered national attention in 2016 when the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the marijuana trafficking case that put Brooker, in his 70s at the time, in prison for life.