Peace is the New Priority for Planet Earth after CoVid19 Crisis
DLI | indybay.org | 2020-03-30
For decades Peace activists have been clamoring that the misplaced US priority on Militarism(wasting Trillions of dollars and narrowly focusing on imagined foreign enemies and/or real terrorists spawned by US policies)will decisively harm the health of citizens and the Planet itself. Sadly, 60 years after President Eisenhower warned of the danger of the Military Industrial Complex overshadowing the health and welfare of our society, the Peace agenda is still being sidelined to near extinction, both by the political ruling elite of Pentagon-Wall Street hucksters, and the compliant mainstream media outlets.
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India's PM Asks Poor to 'Forgive Him' Over COVID-19 Lockdown
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-29
Indian far-right Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked Sunday the nation's poor to forgive him for having imposed a three-week lockdown on the country over the coronavirus pandemic. | RELATED: | Amid COVID-19, India Buys $116M Worth Of Weapons to Israel | "I apologize for taking these harsh steps that have caused difficulties in your lives, especially the po…
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The Relative Generosity of the Economic Rescue Package: Boeing and Public Broadcasting
Dean Baker | commondreams.org | 2020-03-29
While some people are undoubtedly upset by the CPB getting $75 million, Boeing is getting more than ten times as much money from the rescue package. (Photo: Getty) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/boeing.jpg …
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"Total System Failure": Congress Pushes $2 Trillion Pandemic Bill. Will Dems Allow "Corporate Coup"?
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-27
We continue our look at the massive $2 trillion coronavirus relief package

Italian workers strike in Lombardy over coronavirus safety issues
Steve Sweeney | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-27
Italian workers took strike action over coronavirus safety issues Wednesday with the government accused of putting lives at risk by deeming almost 60% of the country's workforce as "essential." Metalworkers' unions called the action on Monday, raising concerns that non-essential companies, including call centers and weapons factories, had been exempted from government orders to close …
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