24 hour May Day programing on mayday.pacifica.org
Pacifica COVID-19 Taskforce | indybay.org | 2020-05-01
Pacifica COVID-19 Taskforce is hosting May Day with programing from throughout the world. Live streaming from South Africa, Korea, Turkey, Mexico, Brazil, Chile and other countries.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/30/18832716.php
Brazilian nurses fired for striking in Manaus over PPE
wsws.org | 2020-05-01
Thirteen Brazilian nurses were fired after striking on Monday, along with hundreds of their colleagues at the 28 de Agosto Hospital, in the Amazonian capital of Manaus.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/01/braz-m01.html
How to turn Colombia's prisons into coronavirus death camps and stay positive
Adriaan Alsema | colombiareports.com | 2020-04-30
It took months of inaction, but Colombia's government finally turned Villavicencio's prison into the perfect coronavirus petri dish from where its prison chief infected at least three more prisons. The…
colombiareports.com/how-to-turn-colombias-prisons-into-coronavirus-death-camps-and-stay-positive/
Bolsonaro & COVID-19 push Brazil towards military dictatorship
Anya Parampil | thegrayzone.com | 2020-04-30
Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Brazilian journalist and researcher, Aline Piva, after Brazil's Justice Minister, Sergio Moro, caught…
thegrayzone.com/2020/04/30/bolsonaro-covid-19-push-brazil-towards-military-dictatorship/
ELN ends coronavirus ceasefire weeks ahead of expected peak in infections
Adriaan Alsema | colombiareports.com | 2020-04-30
Despite calls for an extension, Colombia's ELN rebels end their unilateral ceasefire on Thursday, claiming that military offensives demonstrated President Ivan Duque is not interested in peace or in combating…
colombiareports.com/eln-ends-coronavirus-ceasefire-weeks-ahead-of-expected-peak-in-infections/
Colombia: Hunger Protests Continue Amid Pandemic
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-30
Colombian protests continued due to the food crisis and lack of governmental help during COVID-19 outbreak across the South American country. | RELATED: | Colombia: Gunmen Kill Social Leader and Family Members in Cauca | In Ibague, several families demonstrated demanding humanitarian aid from Tolima's Mayor Office, despite social isolation measures to prevent the virus from spreading. Furthermore, the Las Ferias neighborhood residents blocked a street entrance and burned tires…
telesurenglish.net/news/colombia-hunger-protests-continue-amid-pandemic-20200430-0013.html
US-China Relations on the Rocks?
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-30
Both right wings of the US war party are hostile toward sovereign independent states that are free from its imperial control. | It's notably true for nations with enormous hydrocarbon resources like Iran and Venezuela
Bolivia's socialist presidential candidate Luis Arce speaks about elections, COVID-19 and fascist oppression
Oliver Vargas | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-04-30
The presidential candidate of the Movement for Socialism in Bolivia, Luis Arce Catacora, talks about COVID-19 being used as a pretext to postpone elections, the economic policies of the coup government, and the approach his party plans to take…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/04/30/bolivias-socialist-presidential-candidate-luis-arce-speaks-about-elections-covid-19-and-fascist-oppression/
US to Mobilize Military Reservists in 'Anti-Drug' Operation Against Venezuela
Ricardo Vaz and Lucas Koerner | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-04-30
The Trump administration is also targeting oil-for-food deals involving the Venezuelan government and Mexican companies.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14857
Peru: Government Plans Economic Recovery Amid the Pandemic
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-30
Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra announced on April 29 an economic plan to help his country's population amid the COVID-19 outbreak. | RELATED: | Peru: Authorities Report Increase in Femincides Amid Quarantine | Vizcarra stated that the resumption of production is mandatory, mainly after the Peruvian economy was reduced to 50% due to the coronavirus outbreak in the South American nation. A multidisciplinary commission will determine the economic restoration plan. It will be…
telesurenglish.net/news/peru-government-plans-economic-recovery-amid-the-pandemic-20200430-0009.html
Bolivia: Deputies Agree on Date for General Elections
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-30
Bolivia's Chamber of Deputies approved onApril 29 a bill to set the general elections date. The 2020 General Election postponement regulates the special circumstances for the polling process due to the virus. | RELATED: | "A Little Piece of Heaven in Bolivia" | The senate chamber stated that there will be a 90 day term prior to the election date, May 3. The date concurs with the enforcing period for the election bill. According to this norm, the next general toll should be held on August 2n…
telesurenglish.net/news/bolivia-deputies-agree-on-date-for-general-elections-20200430-0006.html
BRICS ministers demand removal of US sanctions amid outbreak
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-30
TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA)
Covid-19: Cases Rise in Brazilian City After Commercial Reopen
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-30
Two weeks after the Brazilian city of Blumenau, in the state of Santa Catarina, reopened its shops by decision of the municipal government, the cases of COVID-19 have multiplied. | RELATED: | Brazil Admits Country Is Getting Worse Due to COVID-19 | The local media reported that out of 68 cases registered on April 13, the number now stands at 194, an increase of 185 percent. | The numbers increased despite the fact that workers and citizens use their face masks. | Blumenau officials ack…
telesurenglish.net/news/covid19-cases-rise-in-brazilian-city-after-commercial-reopen-20200430-0011.html
Duque's approval rating surges to 52%, opponents see support skyrocket
Adriaan Alsema | colombiareports.com | 2020-04-30
The approval rating of Colombia's President Ivan Duque surged to a record 52% in April after reaching an all-time low of 23% in February, according to pollster Invamer / Gallup….
colombiareports.com/duques-approval-rating-surges-to-52-opponents-see-support-skyrocket/
Colombia: Gunmen Kill Social Leader and Family Members in Cauca
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-30
Community leader Alvaro Narvaez and three members of his family were killed on Wednesday by armed men in Cauca department, Colombia. | RELATED: | Colombia: Over 70 Indigenous Families Displaced in Urrao | The death of Narvaez, his wife, son and granddaughter, are part of the violence unleashed in the country against social leaders. | Narvaez was the president of the Community Action Board of the rural area of El Vado, in the municipality of Mojarras, in the south of Cauca. It was th…
telesurenglish.net/news/colombia-gunmen-kill-social-leader-and-family-members-in-cauca-20200430-0001.html
Ecuador: Indigenous Communities Extend Individual Quarantine
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-30
Ecuador's Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities (CONAIE) President, Jaime Vargas, announced that native communities will continue social isolation until the end of May. | RELATED: | Ecuador's Amazon Indigenous Sue Gov't, Oil Firms Over Spill | " Social isolation (quarantine) measures continue throughout May, in the territories of the right holders, communes, communities, peoples and indigenous nationalities, the measure of staying on the farm, jungle, or moor to protect our…
telesurenglish.net/news/ecuador-indigenous-communities-extend-individual-quarantine–20200430-0003.html
Mistaken ID Case Unveils COVID-19 Crisis Management in Ecuador
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-30
The teleSUR correspondent in Ecuador Dennise Herrera reported on a strange case showing the multiple difficulties that President Lenin Moreno has in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic amid growing citizen distrust of what his administration does or says. | RELATED: | Ecuador: Indigenous Communities Extend Individual Quarantine | "Alba Maruri was admitte…
telesurenglish.net/news/Mistaken-ID-Case-Unveils-COVID-19-Crisis-Management-in-Ecuador-20200430-0007.html
Cuba's Embassy in the US Under Firearm Attack: No Victims
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-30
Cuba's Embassy in the United States was attacked in the early hours on Thursday, after an unknown individual opened fire on the facade of the building. | RELATED: | Cuba and Venezuela Reject Mike Pompeo's Threats | Cuban diplomats in the country were not injured, and are safe and protected. | Material damage was reported after the projectiles hit the facade, the official website of the Cuba's Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained in a statement. | The aggressor was arrested by the local auth…
telesurenglish.net/news/cubas-embassy-in-the-us-under-firearm-attack-no-victims-20200430-0004.html
Roger Waters: We need to save this fragile planet
Newsclick | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-04-29
Vijay Prashad speaks to Roger Waters on issues ranging from the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the protests in Chile to the coup against Evo Morales Ayma in Bolivia and the struggle to liberate Palestine.
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/04/29/roger-waters-we-need-to-save-this-fragile-planet/
'Coronavirus used as excuse to roll back Colombia's peace process and democracy'
Adriaan Alsema | colombiareports.com | 2020-04-29
President Ivan Duque and his far-right party are using the coronavirus to cover up "assaults" on Colombia's peace process while promoting authoritarianism, the country's peace movement told the United Nations…
colombiareports.com/coronavirus-used-as-excuse-to-roll-back-colombias-peace-process-and-democracy/
Protests Mount in Panama Over Hunger Amid COVID-19 Lockdown
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-29
Hunger protests in Panama are increasing as despair grips people who do not have access to food distributed by the government, local media reported Wednesday. | RELATED: | Hunger Protests Grow in Colombia Amid Coronavirus Lockdown | The stay at home measures imposed by Panama's government to curb the spread of the coronavirus has led to layoffs in the Central American country plunging thousands of people into dire economic straits while street vendors and informal workers struggle…
telesurenglish.net/news/Protests-Mount-in-Panama-Over-Hunger-Amid-COVID-19-Lockdown-20200429-0020.html
Bailout? Tax experts publish 5-step test for Covid19 business bailouts
graham | truepublica.org.uk | 2020-04-29
By Mark Bou Mansour: Following bans from Denmark, Poland and Argentina on companies registered in tax havens from receiving Covid19 bailouts, the Tax Justice Network has published a "bail or bailout" test to clarify uncertainty on how governments can determine which companies are discreetly using tax havens to pay less tax. The test is designed …
truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/bailout-tax-experts-publish-5-step-test-for-covid19-business-bailouts/
Big Ag break-up? Senators target America's meat monopolies, as virus threatens shortages
rt.com | 2020-04-29
Two US senators have asked the Federal Trade Commission to launch an antitrust probe into the US meatpacking industry. As these firms struggle to maintain supply chains, calls are growing for a return to small-scale farming. | In the last couple of decades, the American meatpacking industry went through a rapid consolidation. Four companies now handle 85 percent of all beef production in the US, and three of these firms control 63 percent of the country's pork production. The companies
Colombia's southeast in crisis as coronavirus breaks out and promised medical aid is missing
Adriaan Alsema | colombiareports.com | 2020-04-29
The government of Colombia's southeastern Amazonas province urged for help on Tuesday after a coronavirus outbreak almost instantly collapsed its healthcare system. The National Health Institute (INS) reported that the…
colombiareports.com/colombias-southeast-in-crisis-as-coronavirus-breaks-out-and-promised-medical-aid-is-missing/
Colombia: Over 70 Indigenous Families Displaced in Urrao
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-29
Colombian Antioquia Indigenous Organization (OIA) said on Thursday that their native communities suffered from forced displacement due to the armed groups present in their territory. | RELATED: | Colombia: Bus Crowds Mark Gradual Opening Since Quarantine | According to OIA representatives, over 70 indigenous families left their homes in the southeast municipality of Urrao. As communication states, another 1,000 families could also be in displacement risk in Perdidas Valley and Andabu…
telesurenglish.net/news/-colombia-over-70-indigenous-families-displaced-in-urrao–20200429-0014.html
Ecuador's Amazon Indigenous Sue Gov't, Oil Firms Over Spill
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-29
Indigenous people in Ecuador's Amazon launched a lawsuit against Ecuador's government as well as private and State oil companies over their responsibility in the country's biggest oil spill in more than ten years, NGO Amazon Frontlines reported Wednesday. | RELATED: | Radical Missionaries in the Amazon Put Isolated Tribes at Risk | The legal action was filed in the provincial Court of El Coca, in the northeastern region of Sucumb…
telesurenglish.net/news/Ecuadors-Amazon-Peoples-Sue-Government-Oil-Firms-Over-Spill–20200429-0016.html
Cuba and Venezuela Reject Mike Pompeo's Threats
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-29
Venezuelan Foreign Minister, Jorge Arreaza, demanded on Wednesday that the Government of the United States stop using Venezuela to hide its faults and failures. | The North American nation has now become the epicenter of the global pandemic generated by Covid-19, which has already reached 60 thousand deaths and more than a million confirmed cases. In contrast with the Bolivarian nation, where, "we have achieved a recovery rate of 43% and 0.3 deaths per million inhabitants," according to Arreaza. | @SecPompeo: that in the US the pandemic has excee…
telesurenglish.net/news/Cuba-and-Venezuela-Reject-Mike-Pompeos-Threats-20200429-0019.html
The world becomes cleaner, as emissions fall in April
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-01
The global lockdown to stem the spread of the coronavirus or COVID-19 led to a massive drop in carbon emissions in April. Besides the fall in industrial production and closure of transportation, new commitments by some countries like Japan and Chile also contributed to reduce carbon imprints.Although the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) originally scheduled in Glasgow in the UK in November has been postponed due to the pandemic, many environmentalists have cautioned that the fight against climate change should not be interrupted.Turkey's Environment Ministry in a circular has enumerated steps…
yenisafak.com/en/news/the-world-becomes-cleaner-as-emissions-fall-in-april-3518392
Pompeo Demands Countries Block Airspace To Iran's 'Terrorist Airline' After Venezuela Deliveries
Zero Hedge | iranian.com | 2020-05-01
The US is going on the offensive once again against Venezuela, this time attempting to break up growing Iranian cooperation and assistance to Caracas. The two so-called 'rogue states' recently targeted for US-imposed regime change are helping each other fight coronavirus as well as Washington-led sanctions. Specifically, Tehran has ramped up cargo deliveries related getting Venezuela's …
iranian.com/2020/04/30/pompeo-demands-countries-block-airspace-to-irans-terrorist-airline-after-venezuela-deliveries/
BRICS Members Ask for Removal of US Sanctions on Iran
Fars News | iranian.com | 2020-04-30
Members of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) stressed the need for Washington to lift sanctions that have impeded the targeted countries' efforts to fight against the coronavirus epidemic, including Iran. "Such restrictive measures violate international law, interfere with the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and cause significant damage to the …
iranian.com/2020/04/30/brics-members-ask-for-removal-of-us-sanctions-on-iran/
COVID-19 crisis: Bolivia's movement towards socialism says #PutLivesFirst
Federico Fuentes | mronline.org | 2020-04-28
Given the exponentially rising death toll from COVID-19 and the devastating social and economic effects of brutal lockdowns, what could a humane and progressive response to the global pandemic look like?>…
mronline.org/2020/04/28/covid-19-crisis-bolivias-movement-towards-socialism-says-putlivesfirst/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=covid-19-crisis-bolivias-movement-towards-socialism-says-putlivesfirst
Venezuela: Solidarity vs. COVID-19 (and Capital)
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-04-28
Chicago, IL – These are hard days for people the world over. The COVID-19 virus has forced billions of people to stay at home, bringing the global economy to a near standstill. At the moment of writing, nearly 3 million people have been confirmed to have COVID-19 across the world, and over 200,000 people have died. | It is in a crisis like this that society is tested, that the strength of human organization must prove itself. And if there is one thing that every American can see, it is that our society has failed this test. "American exceptionalism" means that our economy and our way of life is superior, that it…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/4/28/venezuela-solidarity-vs-covid-19-and-capital
Venezuela: Bolivarian Revolution stopping COVID-19 in its tracks
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2020-04-28
Healthcare Nelson DávilaIssue 1263 Venezuela COVID-19 Bolivarian revolution CaracasApril 28, 2020At the time of writing, 37 day…
greenleft.org.au/content/venezuela-bolivarian-revolution-stopping-covid-19-its-tracks
Venezuela Rolls out Cabinet Change, Economic Measures to Combat Inflation
venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-04-27
Measures include a 60 percent wage increase and a push to bring food prices under control.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14855
Venezuela: Guaido to Use Funds Frozen in US to Pay Loyalists $5000 Monthly Salaries
Lucas Koerner | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-04-23
Pro-Guaido lawmakers and diplomats will take nearly a third of an $80 million "Liberation Fund."
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14853
Chileans Who Took to Streets Against Inequality & Climate Crisis Say Virus Lockdowns Won't Stop Them
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-04-22
Months ago, the streets of Santiago and other Chilean cities were alive with a vibrant mass protest movement that drew hundreds of thousands and even led the U.N. climate summit to be relocated to Madrid, Spain, last December. Now the public spaces of Santiago are largely empty as citizens shelter in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. But the protest movement against austerity and right-wing President Sebastián Piñera lives on as activists find new ways to organize online. We go to Santiago, Chile, to speak with Angela Valenzuela, a 350.org organizer who has been active both in the country's uprising and in…
www.democracynow.org/2020/4/22/angela_valenzuela_chile
Trump Administration Orders Chevron to Shutter Venezuela Operations
Lucas Koerner and Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-04-22
The latest measures followed reports of fresh dialogue between the government and the opposition.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14852
Human Rights Watch cabildea por sanciones letales contra Nicaragua y Venezuela, mientras arrecia la crisis de Covid-19
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-04-20
Human Rights Watch está orgullosamente asumiendo el crédito por sanciones devastadoras contra Nicaragua, mientras busca escalar la guerra económica en…
thegrayzone.com/2020/04/20/human-rights-watch-sanciones-nicaragua-venezuela/
US 'Plunders' $342m of Venezuelan Funds as COVID-19 Hotspot Breaks Out at Baseball Academy
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-04-20
The money has been transferred from a Venezuelan Central Bank account at Citibank to an account at the US Federal Reserve.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14850
Venezuelan Crude Production Falls amid Coronavirus Crisis
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-04-16
The Caribbean country has seen worsening gasoline shortages as the US ramps up secondary sanctions.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14847
Venezuela Extends COVID-19 Quarantine as Pope Criticizes Sanctions
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-04-13
This is the first time the Pontiff has spoken out against the measures.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14842
European Left Slams EU Support for Trump's Venezuela 'Transition' Plan
Lucas Koerner | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-04-08
The European Union took "positive note" of Washington's initiative.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14839
Venezuela Braces for Migrant Return as Coronavirus Rattles Latin America
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-04-06
The Caribbean country's 159 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 7 deaths is considerably lower than its neighbours' tallies.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14835
US Sends Navy Ships to Caribbean in 'Anti-Drug' Mission Targeting Venezuela
Ricardo Vaz and Lucas Koerner | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-04-02
Venezuela denounced an attack on one of its naval vessels in recent days.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14832
Venezuela Blasts US 'Transition' Plan as 'Tutelage'
Lucas Koerner | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-03-31
Washington has threatened to "increase" crippling sanctions until Caracas accepts the deal.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14830
Rosneft Dodges US Sanctions by Transferring Venezuela Operations to Russian State Firm
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-03-30
Moscow insists that its support for the Venezuelan government and role in its oil industry will remain unchanged.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14829
Former Venezuelan General Hands Himself over to US Authorities
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-03-29
Cliver Alcala had recently confessed to plotting a coup against the Venezuelan government.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14827
[UPDATED] Venezuela Registers First Coronavirus Deaths
Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-03-27
There are 113 diagnosed cases as of Friday evening.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14826
Venezuela Dismisses US Justice Department 'Narco-terrorism' Accusations
Lucas Koerner and Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-03-26
Cliver Alcala, also indicted, confessed to organizing a coup plot against the Maduro government.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14825
UN, EU Urge Venezuela Sanctions Relief as Coronavirus Outbreak Intensifies
Lucas Koerner and Ricardo Vaz | venezuelanalysis.com | 2020-03-25
The South American nation has 91 reported COVID-19 cases so far.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14823