Daily Archives: March 9, 2020

2020-03-09: News Headlines

Donald Donato (2020-03-09). Facts, lies, and the uninsured: Making sense of Medicare for All. peoplesworld.org The White House and a rabid pack of right-wing media have set out on a fear-mongering campaign aimed at Medicare for All. Filed by presidential candidate and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on April 10, 2019, the "Medicare for All Act" (S.1129) would establish a universal single-payer health program for all U.S. residents. The bill has …

RT (2020-03-09). Russia swiftly reacts to bloodbath in markets, says it's ready for $25 oil. rt.com Russia's sovereign wealth fund has enough reserves to cover budget deficit for years, even if oil prices stay between $25 and $30 per barrel, the Finance Ministry announced amid a dramatic oil market crash. | Despite Monday being a public holiday in Russia, both the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank were quick to react to the overnight drop in oil prices of nearly 30 percent. The former said that the Russian National Wealth Fund has $150 billion (more than 10 trillion rubles) worth of liquid assets from additional oil and gas revenues, which is enough to offset a possible shortfall from falling crude pr…

WSWS (2020-03-09). A fighting strategy to defend public education in San Diego's Sweetwater Union High School district. wsws.org The Socialist Equality Party calls on teachers, students and parents to form independent rank-and-file and neighborhood committees throughout the city to organize opposition to austerity and social inequality.

WSWS (2020-03-09). This week in history: March 9-15. wsws.org 25 years ago: US Republicans push forward tax cut bonanza for the wealthyOn March 14, 1995, the House Means and Ways Committee voted to approve a Republican plan to cut federal taxes by $189 billion over the following five years, and nearly $700 billion over the following 10 years, with the majority of the cut benefiting the wealthiest individuals and families.

Bob Price (2020-03-09). From Santa Cruz to San Francisco, UC Workers Strike to End Poverty Wages. indybay.org New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk St (near Ellis), San Francisco | (near Civic Center BART, Muni Lines 19, 31, 38, 47 49) | Wheelchair accessible…

yenisafak (2020-03-09). Six die in Italy prison riot over anti-coronavirus measures. yenisafak.com Six inmates were killed in a prison riot in Italy and guards were taken hostage at another jail, as unrest spread in prisons across the country over measures to contain the coronavirus, including restrictions on visits.Italy's government has imposed a virtual lockdown across much of its wealthy northern regions at the epicentre of the contagion, in an effort to contain a virus which as of Sunday had killed 366 people.In a TV interview the head of Italy's prison administration Francesco Basentini said three inmates had died inside a jail in the northern town of Modena, and three others had died after being transfe…

Dean Baker (2020-03-09). Coronavirus Is a Reason to Worry About the Economy—the Stock Market Plunge Is Not. fair.org New York Times ( Many people have become very concerned about the economy because of the stock market's plunge in the last two weeks. While the spread of the coronavirus gives us very good reason to worry about the state of the economy, the plunge in the stock market does not. In fact, those folks who are very concerned about wealth inequality can celebrate, because the wealth of the top 1% has just dropped by around 10%, while the wealth of the bottom 50% has barely been touched. (I tend to focus on income inequali…

teleSUR (2020-03-08). Latin America's Women's Day: Huge Marches Across the Continent. telesurenglish.net Millions of women across Latin American cities took to the streets Sunday to protest against growing inequality, femicide, and abortion laws, as women's day unfolded throughout the world. | RELATED: | From Buenos Aires to Mexico City, women marched to demand their right for a life free of gender violence in a world where femicides claim the lives of more than 10,000 women each year. | Latin America has a top position…

Tina Renier (2020-03-08). Globalization and Women's Rights: Economic Restructuring, Women's Experiences and Responses to "Neoliberal Shocks" globalresearch.ca There is a critical nexus between colonial development and economic re-structuring processes in the Third world whereby globalization is an ideological weapon that extends imperial control over ex-colonies through persistent poverty and underdevelopment. | Globalization is also an external war that …

Fight Back (2020-03-07). COVID-19 fears trump job gains, U.S. stocks fall again. fightbacknews.org San José, CA – On Friday, March 6, the Labor Department reported that 273,000 new jobs were created in January, driving the unemployment down to 3.5%. But despite this strong job report, U.S. stocks fell again; the broadest S&P 500 was down 50 points or about 1.75%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which is made up of 30 large companies, fell less than 1% as investors may have felt larger companies are safer havens. But the real flight was to bonds, with the ten-year U.S. Treasury Bond interest rate falling to another record low of 0.75%. | Bad news on the COVID-19 front continued to pour in from both the U.S. a…

Rami Almeghari (2020-03-07). Unemployment Among Gaza Women Hits Record High of 90%. imemc.org In new remarks by the Gaza-based head of the Popular Committee for Breaking the Israel-imposed Blockade of Gaza, Dr. Jamal Alkhodary said that Palestinian women in Gaza have been badly affected by the Israeli blockade, in terms of labor. The statement, released Saturday by Alkhudary to local media outlets, suggested …

Staff (2020-03-06). "Supreme Inequality": Author Adam Cohen on the Supreme Court's 50-Year Battle Against Justice. democracynow.org The makeup of the U.S. Supreme Court has come under intense criticism in recent years after two Trump-nominated justices joined the bench. Senate Republicans confirmed Neil Gorsuch in 2017 after having refused to consider President Barack Obama's nominee in his final year in office, and they confirmed Brett Kavanaugh a year later despite multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against the judge. During the 2020 Democratic presidential contest, several candidates floated the idea of "packing the court" — appointing more than nine justices — in order to counter the court's rightward drift. But while t…

Alan Macleod (2020-03-06). Big Banks Call for Wall Street Deregulation to "Fight Coronavirus" mintpressnews.com As Naomi Klein laid out in her bestseller "Shock Doctrine," the wealthy elite use the confusion caused by economic and other disasters to quickly force through pro-free-market legislation.

news.un (2020-03-05). Women and girls still vulnerable to HIV due to gender inequality: UNAIDS. news.un.org Gender discrimination and violence, as well as "huge" gaps in education, are among the factors why women and girls remain vulnerable to HIV, according to the UN agency working to end the AIDS epidemic.

splcenter (2020-03-03). SPLC mourns loss of former board member Andrew Fredman. splcenter.org The Southern Poverty Law Center is deeply saddened today by the loss of longtime donor and board member Andrew Fredman, 58, who recently died.

2020-03-09: Social Media Postees

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A fighting strategy to defend public education in San Diego's Sweetwater Union High School district
wsws.org | 2020-03-09
The Socialist Equality Party calls on teachers, students and parents to form independent rank-and-file and neighborhood committees throughout the city to organize opposition to austerity and social inequality.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/09/swee-m09.html

Facts, lies, and the uninsured: Making sense of Medicare for All
Donald Donato | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-09
The White House and a rabid pack of right-wing media have set out on a fear-mongering campaign aimed at Medicare for All. Filed by presidential candidate and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on April 10, 2019, the "Medicare for All Act" (S.1129) would establish a universal single-payer health program for all U.S. residents. The bill has …
peoplesworld.org/article/facts-lies-and-the-uninsured-making-sense-of-medicare-for-all/

This week in history: March 9-15
wsws.org | 2020-03-09
25 years ago: US Republicans push forward tax cut bonanza for the wealthyOn March 14, 1995, the House Means and Ways Committee voted to approve a Republican plan to cut federal taxes by $189 billion over the following five years, and nearly $700 billion over the following 10 years, with the majority of the cut benefiting the wealthiest individuals and families.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/09/twih-m09.html

Russia swiftly reacts to bloodbath in markets, says it's ready for $25 oil
rt.com | 2020-03-09
Russia's sovereign wealth fund has enough reserves to cover budget deficit for years, even if oil prices stay between $25 and $30 per barrel, the Finance Ministry announced amid a dramatic oil market crash. | Despite Monday being a public holiday in Russia, both the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank were quick to react to the overnight drop in oil prices of nearly 30 percent. The former said that the Russian National Wealth Fund has $150 billion (more than 10 trillion rubles) worth of liquid assets from additional oil and gas revenues, which is enough to offset a possible shortfall from falling crude pr…
rt.com/business/482638-russia-oil-prices-fall/

Coronavirus Is a Reason to Worry About the Economy–the Stock Market Plunge Is Not
Dean Baker | fair.org | 2020-03-09
New York Times ( 3/6/20) | Many people have become very concerned about the economy because of the stock market's plunge in the last two weeks. While the spread of the coronavirus gives us very good reason to worry about the state of the economy, the plunge in the stock market does not. In fact, those folks who are very concerned about wealth inequality can celebrate, because the wealth of the top 1% has just dropped by around 10%, while the wealth of the bottom 50% has barely been touched. (I tend to focus on income inequali…
fair.org/home/coronavirus-is-a-reason-to-worry-about-the-economy-the-stock-market-plunge-is-not/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coronavirus-is-a-reason-to-worry-about-the-economy-the-stock-market-plunge-is-not

From Santa Cruz to San Francisco, UC Workers Strike to End Poverty Wages
Bob Price | indybay.org | 2020-03-09
New Valencia Hall, 747 Polk St (near Ellis), San Francisco | (near Civic Center BART, Muni Lines 19, 31, 38, 47 49) | Wheelchair accessible…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/08/18831383.php

Six die in Italy prison riot over anti-coronavirus measures
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-09
Six inmates were killed in a prison riot in Italy and guards were taken hostage at another jail, as unrest spread in prisons across the country over measures to contain the coronavirus, including restrictions on visits.Italy's government has imposed a virtual lockdown across much of its wealthy northern regions at the epicentre of the contagion, in an effort to contain a virus which as of Sunday had killed 366 people.In a TV interview the head of Italy's prison administration Francesco Basentini said three inmates had died inside a jail in the northern town of Modena, and three others had died after being transfe…
yenisafak.com/en/world/six-die-in-italy-prison-riot-over-anti-coronavirus-measures-3513614

Latin America's Women's Day: Huge Marches Across the Continent
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-08
Millions of women across Latin American cities took to the streets Sunday to protest against growing inequality, femicide, and abortion laws, as women's day unfolded throughout the world. | RELATED: | Femicide of Peruvian Activist Solsiret Rodriguez Still Unsolved | From Buenos Aires to Mexico City, women marched to demand their right for a life free of gender violence in a world where femicides claim the lives of more than 10,000 women each year. | Latin America has a top position…
telesurenglish.net/news/Latin-Americas-Womens-Day-Huge-Marches-Across-the-Continent-20200308-0007.html

On International Women's Day, we need to remember the women at the bottom of UK society
Steve Topple | thecanary.co | 2020-03-08
International Women's Day 2020 (IWD) is promoted as a chance to 'celebrate' those who have made real advances for all women. People are rightly recognising individuals and groups who have helped increase equality and move women's rights forward. But, it's also worth remembering that in the UK, too many women are still in poverty; clinging onto the lowest rungs of society. And aside from celebrating, we should be forcing bottom-up change right across society. | Disabled women: the worst off?: | As the London School of Economics…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2020/03/08/on-international-womens-day-we-need-to-remember-the-women-at-the-bottom-of-uk-society/

Globalization and Women's Rights: Economic Restructuring, Women's Experiences and Responses to "Neoliberal Shocks"
Tina Renier | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-08
There is a critical nexus between colonial development and economic re-structuring processes in the Third world whereby globalization is an ideological weapon that extends imperial control over ex-colonies through persistent poverty and underdevelopment. | Globalization is also an external war that …
globalresearch.ca/women-experiences-responses-neoliberal-shocks/5687305

Unemployment Among Gaza Women Hits Record High of 90%
Rami Almeghari | imemc.org | 2020-03-07
In new remarks by the Gaza-based head of the Popular Committee for Breaking the Israel-imposed Blockade of Gaza, Dr. Jamal Alkhodary said that Palestinian women in Gaza have been badly affected by the Israeli blockade, in terms of labor. The statement, released Saturday by Alkhudary to local media outlets, suggested …
imemc.org/article/unemployment-among-gaza-women-hits-record-high-of-90/

COVID-19 fears trump job gains, U.S. stocks fall again
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-03-07
San José, CA – On Friday, March 6, the Labor Department reported that 273,000 new jobs were created in January, driving the unemployment down to 3.5%. But despite this strong job report, U.S. stocks fell again; the broadest S&P 500 was down 50 points or about 1.75%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which is made up of 30 large companies, fell less than 1% as investors may have felt larger companies are safer havens. But the real flight was to bonds, with the ten-year U.S. Treasury Bond interest rate falling to another record low of 0.75%. | Bad news on the COVID-19 front continued to pour in from both the U.S. a…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/3/7/covid-19-fears-trump-job-gains-us-stocks-fall-again

"Supreme Inequality": Author Adam Cohen on the Supreme Court's 50-Year Battle Against Justice
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-06
The makeup of the U.S. Supreme Court has come under intense criticism in recent years after two Trump-nominated justices joined the bench. Senate Republicans confirmed Neil Gorsuch in 2017 after having refused to consider President Barack Obama's nominee in his final year in office, and they confirmed Brett Kavanaugh a year later despite multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against the judge. During the 2020 Democratic presidential contest, several candidates floated the idea of "packing the court"

"Supreme Inequality": Author Adam Cohen on the Supreme Court's 50-Year Battle Against Justice
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-06
The makeup of the U.S. Supreme Court has come under intense criticism in recent years after two Trump-nominated justices joined the bench. Senate Republicans confirmed Neil Gorsuch in 2017 after having refused to consider President Barack Obama's nominee in his final year in office, and they confirmed Brett Kavanaugh a year later despite multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against the judge. During the 2020 Democratic presidential contest, several candidates floated the idea of "packing the court"

Big Banks Call for Wall Street Deregulation to "Fight Coronavirus"
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-06
As Naomi Klein laid out in her bestseller "Shock Doctrine," the wealthy elite use the confusion caused by economic and other disasters to quickly force through pro-free-market legislation.
mintpressnews.com/big-banks-call-wall-street-deregulation-fight-coronavirus/265558/

Big Banks Call for Wall Street Deregulation to "Fight Coronavirus"
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-06
As Naomi Klein laid out in her bestseller "Shock Doctrine," the wealthy elite use the confusion caused by economic and other disasters to quickly force through pro-free-market legislation.
mintpressnews.com/big-banks-call-wall-street-deregulation-fight-coronavirus/265558/

Women and girls still vulnerable to HIV due to gender inequality: UNAIDS
news.un.org | 2020-03-05
Gender discrimination and violence, as well as "huge" gaps in education, are among the factors why women and girls remain vulnerable to HIV, according to the UN agency working to end the AIDS epidemic.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/03/1058751

SPLC mourns loss of former board member Andrew Fredman
splcenter.org | 2020-03-03
The Southern Poverty Law Center is deeply saddened today by the loss of longtime donor and board member Andrew Fredman, 58, who recently died.
splcenter.org/news/2020/03/03/splc-mourns-loss-former-board-member-andrew-fredman