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The Grayzone Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Bolivian journalist Ollie Vargas to get an update on the situation in Bolivia. The military dictatorship has done little to aid the country's working class as coronavirus spreads. Meanwhile Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS), the party of ousted President Evo Morales, is trying to respond to the nation's health crisis on a local level. Elections in the country have been postponed as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.

globinfo freexchange Εν μέσω ενός πρωτοφανούς οικονομικού μπλακάουτ λόγω πανδημίας, φαίνεται τελικά πως λεφτά υπάρχουν. Όχι βέβαια για την φτωχοποιημένη μεσαία τάξη που της πετάνε μερικά ψίχουλα και που θα κληθεί πάλι να πληρώσει τα σπασμένα αργότερα, όπως γίνεται συνήθως. Και ενώ σύσσωμη η μιντιακή μηχανή προπαγάνδας συνεχίζει το λιβάνισμα της κυβέρνησης Μητσοτάκη, φαίνεται ότι έχει αποδεσμευτεί ένα μέρος των δισεκατομμυρίων του "μαξιλαριού" που κληροδότησε η κυβέρνηση Τσίπρα, χωρίς να υπάρχει η παραμικρή διαφάνεια σχετικά με το που πάει το μεγαλύτερο μέρος αυτών των χρημάτων.  Όπως δείχνουν τα πράγματα , το «μαξιλάρι» έχει ήδη αρχίσει να ξηλώνεται και να αντλούνται διαθέσιμα 12 έως 14 δις. Αυτή την φορά δεν το είπαν επισήμως και επωνύμως, το είπαν με διαρροή από «κύκλους» του υπουργείου Οικονομικών. Οι ίδιοι κύκλοι ενημέρωσαν πως από το «μαλακό» μαξιλάρι αντλούνται ήδη 12 με 14 δις ευρώ προκειμένου να χρηματοδοτηθούν τα μέτρα στήριξης των νοικοκυριών και των επ

A look at recent USAID schemes from Pakistan to Syria shows US empire can be very hazardous to your health. by Max Blumenthal Part 1 While the $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill was authored in the spirit of beating back a pandemic, buried deep within its text is a stipend for the US State Department operations dedicated to carrying out foreign interventions that have contributed to the outbreak of preventable diseases like polio in Syria and Pakistan. Passed unanimously by Congress this March, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provides $250 million for the State Department to implement “ economic, security, and stabilization ” activities through an “Economic Support Fund” (ESF). Earmarked for activities through September 2020, the bill authorizes the State Department to fund “ international organizations. ” While the bill does not specify which organizations qualify for funding, many recent State Department “security and stabiliza

One of the most politically-connected yet scandal ridden vaccine companies in the united states, with troubling ties to the 2001 anthrax attacks and opioid crisis, is set to profit handsomely from the current coronavirus crisis. by Whitney Webb and Raul Diego Part 2 - A biothreat is born For half a century, Vladimir Pasechnik had been a model Soviet citizen, with his scientific prowess in the field of bioweapons earning him an honorary rank of general. However, having been granted such a title didn’t seem to inspire much loyalty when he made a call to the British embassy from a phone booth in France in 1989. The famed microbiologist subsequently defected to England, a decision that preceded the fall of the Berlin Wall by a matter of months. Yet, few could have provided a more riveting view behind the Iron Curtain than Pasechnik, who regaled Whitehall with shocking tales of monstrous pathogens engineered as part of the Biopreparat, communist Russia’s top secret biological w

Regime change-hungry HRW is proudly taking credit for crushing new US sanctions on Nicaragua while pushing to escalate Washington’s economic war on Venezuela. The Grayzone presents a deep dive into the “human rights” arm of US empire. by Ben Norton Part 3 - Wall Street’s favorite human rights group speaks for its billionaire patrons Thanks to the generous patronage of billionaire oligarchs like Soros, HRW operatives hobnob with fellow elites in the organization’s opulent office space in New York City’s Empire State Building. From these lavish headquarters, HRW operatives look down from their three entire floors as they plot ways to turn up the heat on foreign governments they consider “authoritarian.” The Empire State Building in fact honored these tenants in 2013 by turning “ a bright blue to honor Human Rights Watch. ” Four years earlier, HRW officials sent an indignant open letter to the building’s management condemning its decision to commemorate the 60th anniversary

globinfo freexchange In a rather unexpected timing, Bernie Sanders decided to drop nomination for the Democratic party leadership and clear the path for Joe Biden. Yet, strangely enough, he announced that he will stay on the ballot, in order to exercise more pressure and push the Democratic party further to the Left on key issues. Before that, in another awkward moment during a TV interview, Bernie didn't hesitate to say publicly that Biden could beat Trump. It was a statement that surprised and even upset many progressives. Such a statement reveals that Bernie probably had already decided to drop nomination. From a point of view, Bernie's decision to drop nomination in the midst of a pandemic crisis, looks rational. His campaign wouldn't be able to organize more massive rallies in order to inspire more voters and regain momentum prior to critical states with a strong progressive, grassroots potential. Despite the fact that - according to latest info circul

The Real News Network Micah Uetricht, co-author of Bigger Than Bernie: How We Go from the Sanders Campaign to Democratic Socialism , discusses recent socialist victories in New York and Chicago, and lessons from a failed bid in the East Bay.

Democracy Now! Noam Chomsky responds to President Trump’s cuts to US support for the World Health Organization and the surge in deaths in the United States to another record high, and discusses conditions in Gaza, the rise of authoritarianism around the world, and the progressive response. “ This is typical behavior of autocrats and dictators. When you make colossal errors which are killing thousands of people, find somebody else to blame, ” says Chomsky. “ In the United States, it’s unfortunately the case, for well over a century, century and a half, that it’s always easy to blame the 'yellow peril.' ”

The Last American Vagabond The three companies behind the leading proposal to build a “national coronavirus surveillance system”, an initiative spearheaded by Jared Kushner, boast deep ties to Google, intelligence-linked venture capital firms as well as one of last year’s eerily predictive “pandemic” simulations.

The Real News Network It's definitely just a coincidence that one of Trump's coronavirus task force members is a former lobbyist for Gilead Sciences, the company that won orphan drug status for its COVID-19 treatment.