Strike, Sick Out, Slow Down: the General Strike and You
Robert Niemi | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-24
The strike, sick out, and slowdown are among the most effective weapons in the arsenal of class struggle. They disrupt production and interrupt the flow of profits. But the most effective weapons are also the most demanding. Strikes require discipline, sacrifice, and struggle. Strikes are short-term pain for long-term gain. It's not a coincidence that…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/24/strike-sick-out-slow-down-the-general-strike-and-you/

Podcast: Whitney Webb on the Rise of a Biotech Industrial Complex Under COVID-19
Mnar Muhawesh | mintpressnews.com | 2020-04-23
In this segment of MintCast, investigative journalist Whitney Webb unpacks the many conflicts of interests at play in the government and corporate COVID-19 response and how the search for a cure ties into a larger agenda to use public fear over the pandemic to build a techno-tyrannical state worthy of Orwell's "1984."
mintpressnews.com/podcast-whitney-webb-coronavirus-mass-surveillance/266905/

Podcast: Whitney Webb on the Rise of a Biotech Industrial Complex Under COVID-19
Mnar Muhawesh | thealtworld.com | 2020-04-23
In this segment of MintCast, investigative journalist Whitney Webb unpacks the many conflicts of interests at play in the government and corporate COVID-19 response and how the search for a cure ties into a larger agenda to use public fear over the pandemic to build a techno-tyrannical state worthy of Orwell's "1984." | Welcome to MintCast, the official MintPress News podcast hosted by Mnar Muhawesh. MintCast is an interview podcast featuring dissenting voices, independent researchers an…
thealtworld.com/mnar_muhawesh/podcast-whitney-webb-on-the-rise-of-a-biotech-industrial-complex-under-covid-19

Saudi's Brave Women Pull Back the Curtain on Crown Prince MBS
Medea Benjamin | zcomm.org | 2020-04-04
The bogus trial against Loujain al-Hathloul should compel governments around the world to put more pressure on the Saudis and demand al-Hathloul's immediate and unconditional release…
zcomm.org/zmagazine/saudis-brave-women-pull-back-the-curtain-on-crown-prince-mbs/

UK voices concerns over Iran's satellite launch
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-24
Britain on Friday said Iran's latest satellite launch using ballistic missiles is inconsistent with a related UN resolution."Reports that Iran has carried out a satellite launch

Juan González: "Make No Mistake: This Country Is Edging Closer to Neo-Fascist Authoritarianism"
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-04-21
We get an update from Democracy Now! co-host Juan González about his mother and wife, who were infected with COVID-19, and discuss how right-wing Trump supporters are brandishing automatic weapons at protests to demand an end to coronavirus shutdowns and are being egged on by the president. "We should make no mistake, that this country is edging closer and closer to neo-fascist authoritarianism," says González, expressing concern these actions will become normalized in the lead-up to a bitter national election in November.
www.democracynow.org/2020/4/21/juan_gonzalez_coronavirus_update