Northam's Virginia budget: Democrat gives a pittance to workers, lion's share to wealthy
wsws.org | 2020-01-21
The budget would give paltry increases in healthcare subsidies and teacher wages while doing nothing to undercut the state government's support for big business.
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PBS Public Editor and the Disease of Contempt
Russell Mokhiber | zcomm.org | 2020-01-21
For too long, PBS has been afflicted by a disease of contempt for its viewers. Corporate sponsors come first. Corporate critics have been systematically filtered out of PBS news programs.
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BS Public Editor and the Disease of Contempt
Russell Mokhiber | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-21
You are the public editor at the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Your job
WHO calls for emergency meeting as China confirms 4th death & person-to-person spread of new coronavirus
rt.com | 2020-01-21
The World Health Organization will convene an emergency expert panel to determine whether a new virus sweeping China should be declared a global threat, after Chinese health officials confirmed the lethal pathogen is contagious. | The upcoming WHO meeting, set for Wednesday, was announced on the heels of the fourth confirmed death from the new coronavirus, which first broke out in the Chinese city of Wuhan but has since spread, taking hold in Beijing and Shanghai. There are now 217 known infections, according to the Chinese authorities, with 198 of them in Wuhan and another four cases reported in Japan, South…
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Indian Court Refuses to Lift Ban on Loudspeakers at Mosques in Uttar Pradesh
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-21
New Delhi (Sputnik): India's apex court in an order in 2000 had ruled that the "right to religious freedom is related to civil order, morality and health. No religion teaches that loudspeakers and amplifiers should be used for prayer. Even if it is done, it should not affect the rights of others."
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India, Bangladesh Issue Precautionary Guidelines Amid Spread of Coronavirus in China
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-21
New Delhi (Sputnik): The 'mysterious' virus outbreak has infected between 62 and 200 Chinese and claimed the lives of three persons so far. All cases were reported in China's Wuhan province. Health officials have expressed concern about its possible spread across the globe.
sputniknews.com/asia/202001211078092721-…
Death toll from coronavirus outbreak in China's Wuhan rises to six
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-21
The death toll from the new coronavirus outbreak has risen to six in China's central city of Wuhan as of Jan. 20, the city's mayor told state television.A total of 258 cases had been confirmed in the city by the end of Monday, Zhou Xianwang said in an interview.Separately, China's eastern Zhejiang provincial health authority said a total of five cases of new coronavirus were confirmed as of noon Jan. 21.
yenisafak.com/en/world/death-toll-from-c…
7 Pointed Questions for Corporate Media About Their Anti-Progressive Biases
Jeff Cohen | commondreams.org | 2020-01-20
Despite CNN's grandstanding claims that Sanders has not provided a price tag on his health plan, he repeatedly says that Medicare for All will cost $30 trillion or a bit more over 10 years. (Photo: CNN) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Doctors Prescribe Medicare-for-All: Single Payer Reform Endorsed by America's Largest Medical Specialty Society and Recommended in Open Letter from Thousands of Physicians
commondreams.org | 2020-01-20
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Disease of Contempt: When Will the PBS Public Editor Pick Up the Phone?
Russell Mokhiber | commondreams.org | 2020-01-20
In this photo illustration the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) logo is displayed on a smartphone. (Photo Illustration: Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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How an "International Shadowy Group" Is Influencing India's Food Policy
Great Game India | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-20
International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI), an American nonprofit with an innocuous sounding name has been quietly infiltrating Indian government's health and nutrition bodies influencing India's food policy on behalf of the chemical industry. | New Food Packaging Labeling Rules | Last year …
globalresearch.ca/how-international-shadowy-group-influencing-india-food-policy/5701072
7 Pointed Questions for Corporate Media About Their Biases
Jeff Cohen | truthdig.com | 2020-01-20
| Why don't you refer to our current health care system as a "corporate-run system"? | At Democratic presidential debates and elsewhere, network TV journalists have aggressively challenged the notion of "abolishing p…
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Smokers who quit one month before surgery reap benefits: UN health agency
news.un.org | 2020-01-20
Tobacco smokers who quit at least four weeks before undergoing surgery not only have a lower risk of complications, but also show better results six months later than those who continue, the United Nations health agency said on Monday.
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In Historic Shift, Second Largest Physicians Group in US Has New Prescription: It's Medicare for All
Jon Queally, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-20
"Major changes are needed," declares the 159,000-member American College of Physicians, "to a system that costs too much, leaves too many behind, and delivers too little." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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The Board of Deputies, messing with the left and levering to the right since 2015
Jackie Walker | thecanary.co | 2020-01-19
"British Jews are plagued by a troubling question this election. Is the Labour leader Jewish enough? Does he have loyalty to the tribe?" Haaretz on Ed Miliband, 2015 | Last week, as the Labour Party began the process to select the leader in earnest, the Board of Deputies, who claim to represent British Jews, published its demands to the Labour leadership candidates as "Ten Pledges to End the Antisemitism Crisis". The response from the establishment media and…
thecanary.co/exclusive/2020/01/19/the-board-of-deputies-messing-with-the-left-and-levering-to-the-right-since-2015/
China Reports 136 New Cases of 'Sars-Type' Virus
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-19
Chinese authorities have confirmed 136 new cases diagnosed with a new form of viral pneumonia in central China that has already killed three people, according to the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission. | RELATED: | 'Sars-Type' Virus Claims 2nd Victim in China, 41 Infected So Far | In total, 198 cases of the new coronavirus have been identified in the city of Wuhan, where the virus appears to have originated. At least a half-dozen countries in Asia and three U.S. airports have started sc…
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A 2020 Reminder: 55% of US Women Between 18 and 54 Would Rather Live Under Socialism Than Capitalism
Jon Queally, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-01-19
Not raving Marxists clamoring for state-run economy, evidence shows four in 10 Americans overall would rather live in country that provides "universal health care, tuition-free education, and a decent day's wage for a decent day's work." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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World First: Bank of England unveils climate stress test to banks and insurance companies
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-01-18
Tackling climate change isn't just about replacing fossil fuels with renewables, or planting more trees. It's about confronting climate stress across society. | Source…
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91% of Peer-Reviewed Papers Find Medicare for All Would Save Public Money, Cover Everyone
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-17
An analysis of peer-reviewed scientific papers found overwhelming consensus in the conclusion that Medicare for All would indeed save the American taxpayer money.
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Passengers at 3 major US airports to be screened for deadly Chinese VIRUS
rt.com | 2020-01-17
Authorities at major airports in New York and California will screen passengers traveling from the Chinese city of Wuhan gripped by the outbreak of a new deadly pneumonia-like virus, which has since spread to Japan and Thailand. | Starting Friday, passengers from Wuhan who arrive at San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles's main international airports will undergo screening for the symptoms of a novel coronavirus (2019-nCov) that broke out in the Chinese city last month. Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will carry out the checks, along with Customs and Border Protection (CBP)…
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The Cruelty of US Justice System Exposed in a Single Video
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-01-17
A 19-year-old girl was punished with 9 months in a men's jail for spitting at an officer during a mental health crisis. Video reveals the extreme treatment she received and her exclusive interview reveals how law enforcement officers are badly equipped to treat the mentally ill.
therealnews.com/stories/cruelty-us-justi…
Happy birthday Mrs. Obama? Trump admin replaces Michelle's 'healthy school lunches' with pretty suspicious timing
rt.com | 2020-01-17
The US Department of Agriculture has announced new rules for school lunches, which could see the fruit and veggies championed by Michelle Obama replaced by pizza and fries. The changes were announced on ex-First Lady's birthday. | USDA Deputy Under Secretary Brandon Lipps revealed the changes on Friday. Aimed at reducing food waste, the new rules will allow schools to cut the amount of fruit and vegetables served at breakfast and lunch, effectively freeing them up to make up the calories wi…
rt.com/usa/478562-trump-michelle-obama-s…
Urgent need for 'immediate' solutions to combat drug-resistant infections, warns WHO
news.un.org | 2020-01-17
Drug-resistant infections are on the rise as private investment in new antibiotic development declines, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
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Arkansas Legislators' Attack on Abortion is Unconstitutional
Michele Goodwin | aclu.org | 2020-01-16
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled time and again that | reproductive privacy is "central to personal dignity and autonomy, [which] are | central to the liberty protected by" the Constitution. The Court has made | eminently clear that under the Constitution, the right of a pregnant person to | terminate a pregnancy prior to viability is a right so essential to our freedom | that our government cannot ban or impose an undue burden on its exercise. But | despite the long-standing clarity of this principle, reproductive health and rights | continue to come under blistering, unrelenting attack. | Nowhere is this cl…
aclu.org/news/reproductive-freedom/arkan…
Sanders and Warren Openly Spar as Some Progressives Fear Fighting Could Help Centrist Democrats
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-15
At Tuesday night's Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa, Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren openly sparred for the first time when asked about Warren's claim that Sanders told her in a private 2018 meeting that a woman could not win the presidential election. Sanders again denied the accusation when asked about it by CNN's Abby Phillip. Warren maintained her claim. At the end of the night, Warren also apparently refused to shake Sanders's hand. We speak with journalist Julian Brave NoiseCat, activist and Truthout contributor Alexis Goldstein and Larry Hamm of People's Organization for Prog…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/15/democrati…
CNN Attacks Sanders in Iowa Dem Debate
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-01-15
The Warren/Sanders feud is splitting progressives. Can Sanders unite the working class with anti-war policies and Medicare for All?
therealnews.com/stories/cnn_attacks_sand…
Gone Fishing? No Fish but Plenty of Pesticides and a Public Health Crisis
Colin Todhunter | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-01-15
There is mounting evidence that a healthy soil microbiome protects plants from pests and diseases. One of the greatest natural assets that humankind has is soil. But when you drench it with proprietary synthetic chemicals or continuously monocrop as part of a corporate-controlled industrial farming system, you can kill essential microbes, upset soil balance and …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/01/gone-fishing-…
Raising the Minimum Wage Can Save Lives
Michael Felsen | progressive.org | 2020-01-15
A new study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health suggests a relatively simple way to reduce the number of people who take their own lives: raise the minimum wage.
progressive.org/op-eds/raising-the-minim…
Sudan: Lives of traumatized, displaced women in West Darfur under threat
news.un.org | 2020-01-15
Ongoing instability in Sudan's West Darfur region has left the lives, health and safety of thousands of women hanging in the balance, according to the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA.
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Poverty Is the New Draft
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-01-14
The draft might be gone, but not everyone volunteers for the same reasons. Inconsistent access to education, healthcare, or housing means marginalized communities are systemically pushed into military service to gain those benefits–especially poor students.
therealnews.com/stories/poverty-draft-he…
UN moves to tackle 'hidden abuse' and violence against Europe's children
news.un.org | 2020-01-14
Each year, at least 55 million children in Europe suffer some form of physical, sexual, emotional or psychological violence, the UN health agency (WHO) said on Tuesday.
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Democratic Debate: Will Progressives Highlight the Cost of War?
Staff | therealnews.com | 2020-01-13
Senators Sanders and Warren could have their best opportunity yet to argue that if the U.S. has trillions to pay for war abroad, it can invest in healthcare, education, and infrastructure at home.
therealnews.com/columns/democratic-debat…
Pregnant Workers Are Still Fighting for the Right to Work
Vania Leveille | aclu.org | 2020-01-10
In 2015, | Michelle Durham, an ACLU client, was faced with an impossible choice: | continue working and risk the health of her pregnancy or give up her paycheck. | She was working | as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) for Rural/Metro Corporation, a company | in Alabama that provides emergency medical care to people living in areas that | lack basic medical services. Shortly after joining Rural/Metro Corporation in | Alabama, Michelle learned she was pregnant with her first child and was advised | by her health professional not to lift more than 50 pounds. She was confident | the company would grant her a…
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