Reverse Migration: Why the Long March Home?
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Reverse Migration: Why the Long March Home?

Devinder Sharma, March 31, 2020 “It was poverty that forced me to leave my village, and here I am … I still have no money,” said Sanjay Choudhary, a construction worker in Nagpur, after he undertook an arduous journey to return back to his native village in Garhwa district in Jharkhand, covering a distance of…

Nicaragua and the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Nicaragua and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Stephen Sefton, March 29, 2020 While each country’s experience facing the COVID-19 pandemic is different, some common fundamental factors can make the difference between widespread catastrophe and relative stability. Nicaragua has so far been among the most successful countries in Latin America in protecting its population from the virus while also maintaining normal economic life….

Cuba Sends Doctors, Nurses Worldwide in Covid-19 Fight
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Cuba Sends Doctors, Nurses Worldwide in Covid-19 Fight

Courtesy: Telesur Cuba on March 28 sent a team of 39 doctors and nurses to Andorra, the thirteenth medical brigade the country has dispatched overseas to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The medical help came as health authorities in Andorra have reported four deaths and a total of 308 confirmed cases due to the coronavirus outbreak….

Amid Coronavirus Crisis, China Demonstrates that an Alternative to the US-led, Neoliberal Order is Possible
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Amid Coronavirus Crisis, China Demonstrates that an Alternative to the US-led, Neoliberal Order is Possible

Ajit Singh For nearly four decades the United States and its Western allies have proclaimed to the world that “there is no alternative” to neoliberalism, maligning the state and public sector as inefficient and unproductive. If the 2008 financial crisis loosened this myth’s stranglehold on notions of what is possible, the current coronavirus pandemic has…

A Thug in the White House
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A Thug in the White House

Manuel Cabieses Donoso Since January 2017, when Trump became president of the United States, the world has been living on the edge. The insane decisions of the American president are an insolent provocation to the independence and sovereignty of many nations. For Trump there are no ethical or humanitarian limits. He orders the massacre of…

Even During a Pandemic, Plutocrats Prioritize Profits Over People
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Even During a Pandemic, Plutocrats Prioritize Profits Over People

Rick Claypool It’s become a truism, almost trite, that with the coronavirus crisis, “we’re all in this together.” But not everyone agrees. A small but highly influential group of billionaires, executives and right-wing pundits have a different view: Some of them urge that we must “normalize” the economy as soon as possible, implicitly – and…

Pentagon Orders All Installations to Stop Reporting COVID-19 Infections and Deaths
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Pentagon Orders All Installations to Stop Reporting COVID-19 Infections and Deaths

Ann Garrison The Pentagon has ordered all its commands, bases, and personnel to stop reporting statistics on COVID-19 infections and deaths in the US military, citing “operational security concerns.” EUCOMM in Stuttgart, Germany, released a statement that “DoD will release numbers through their official platforms.” This comes after: Infections in the military increased by 60%…

Coronavirus Testing
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Coronavirus Testing

Sharon Kyle Coronavirus Testing In 2017, as the Trump administration transitioned into the White House, the Obama administration handed over the reins of power along with lots of advice and warnings. Among them was a warning about the dangers of pandemics. In fact, there was an entire Pandemic Response Team that was part of the…