(2020-07-21). [Research Paper] A country level analysis measuring the impact of government actions, country preparedness and socioeconomic factors on COVID-19 mortality and related health outcomes. thelancet.com In this exploratory analysis, low levels of national preparedness, scale of testing and population characteristics were associated with increased national case load and overall mortality.
(2020-07-21). US puts $5 MILLION bounty on president of Venezuela's supreme court, accusing him of 'corruption'. rt.com 
Washington is offering $5 million for the arrest of the presiding judge of Venezuela's Supreme Tribunal of Justice, accusing Maikel Moreno of accepting bribes in criminal cases and of being a "crony" of President Nicolas Maduro. | US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the bounty on Tuesday, saying that Moreno "used his position of authority for personal gain" and that his designation sends a clear message that the US "stands firmly against corruption." | | Maikel Jose Moreno Perez, a Maduro crony, used his position of authority for…
(2020-07-21). Cuba flattens the COVID-19 curve. liberationnews.org 
Photo: Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Health Dr. Francisco Durán García, in his daily press conference Yesterday, the United States surpassed 140,000 COVID-19 deaths. More than 3.7 million people in the U.S. are known to have fallen ill, by far the largest number of cases in the world. The Trump administration's monumentally …
(2020-07-21). U.S. battles COVID-19 and Cuba's medical aid. america.cgtn.com 
Coronavirus cases surge across the United States with the death toll now topping 140,000. And, Cuba's medical teams fight COVID-19 across the globe.
(2020-07-21). Trump orders that illegal aliens NOT BE COUNTED in allocating House seats under 2020 census, provoking Democrat outrage. rt.com 
Immigrants in the US illegally will be excluded from allocating state seats in the House of Representatives based on the 2020 census, President Donald Trump has announced. Democrats called the move racist and unconstitutional. | On Tuesday, Trump instructed the Department of Commerce to "exclude illegal aliens from the apportionment base following the 2020 census," meaning that non-citizens will not be counted in the population of those states when the number of seats in the House is next apportioned. | The action "reflects a better understanding of the Constitution and is consistent with the principles of our…
(2020-07-21). Multiple Job Holders: Who Are They and How Are They Holding Up During the Pandemic? counterpunch.org 
According to the Current Population Survey (CPS), 8.1 million employees worked one or more additional jobs in a typical week in 2019. As the figure below shows, the number of these "employee multiple jobholders" had been trending upward since 2013 before the pandemic hit. (We use the term "employee multiple jobholders" here because, as we
(2020-07-21). Labor Market Transitions of Young People During the Pandemic. cepr.net As noted in a previous CEPR article, the employment-to-population ratio, or EPOP, for 16 to 24-year-olds fell at twice the rate of the decline in overall employment between February and April 2020. In this article, we document trends in young people's employment and month-to-month labor market transitions through June 2020. While there has been some …
(2020-07-21). PTSD Treatments for Veterans. jamanetwork.com To the Editor The JAMA Insights article by Dr Steenkamp and colleagues highlighted the need to improve treatment outcomes of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for veterans and service members. However, we are concerned because the article failed to accurately characterize the recommendations of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)/Department of Defense (DoD) PTSD Practice Guideline and drew erroneous conclusions from the evidence that may be potentially detrimental to this population.
(2020-07-20). Time to defund the Senate. peoplesworld.org 
Here are some fun facts and figures when talking about the United States of America and the world: The population of California is 39.78 million. The population of Canada is 37.7 million. The population of Los Angeles County is larger than every state with the exceptions of California, Texas, Florida, New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, …
(2020-07-20). The Ghost of Sabato Rodia. counterpunch.org 
The Ghost of Sabato Rodia How old were you When you first saw The cops beat the weak And the young, and the poor Who, as they say, will inherit the earth When the cops dissolve — With the rich, who train them, Like horses, or dogs The common will In common — And Simon
(2020-07-20). Only 'aggressive' cuts to carbon emissions can save polar bears from extinction, study says. thecanary.co 
Melting sea ice could "jeopardise" the survival of most of the Arctic's polar bear population by 2100, a new study claims.Researchers from the University of Toronto in Canada said a loss of sea ice caused by global warming will force them on to land, where they must rely on fat reserves due to a lack of food.The study, published in Nature Climate Change, said "aggressive" cuts to greenhouse gas emissions are now needed to save the polar bears, which rely on sea ice to reach their prey, from extinction.Researchers used modelling to determine a polar bear's energy requirements while fasting and the thresholds that…
(2020-07-20). Nicaragua: No Stopping the Sandinista Revolution. globalresearch.ca 41 years on from the revolutionary triumph of 1979, the Sandinista Front for National Liberation (FSLN) in Nicaragua looks stronger and with greater legitimacy than ever. Nicaragua embodies the same revolutionary paradox as Cuba and Venezuela. Despite all three countries …
(2020-07-20). Reimagining Haitian Exceptionalism. globalresearch.ca When Haiti is called "exceptional," it is rarely in the positive sense of the term. An exceptional Haiti often refers to a strange and enigmatic place where the theories and practices applicable to other societies inexplicably fail. In Haitian literary …
(2020-07-20). Venezuela Sees COVID-19 Outbreak at State Television Network. venezuelanalysis.com Caracas' regional government chief, Dario Vivas, has tested positive, while National Assembly President Luis Parra has been hospitalised with pneumonia-like symptoms.
(2020-07-20). Paralyzed Companies Rescued By An 'Army' Of Volunteer Workers. popularresistance.org The Productive Workers' Army (EPO) is a grassroots movement composed of Venezuelan workers that came together in 2014. They dedicate their volunteer labor to rescuing various companies that have been paralyzed because of the economic situation which the country is going through, the shortages of spare parts and supplies due to the US blockade, and the various kinds of political destabilization. | The movement, with 2,270 members spread across the country, defines itself as "an unconventional army to win an unconventional war." | When the EPO is contacted by workers from the company in trouble, those best placed -…
(2020-07-19). Hunger is a Weapon of War: Syria Under US Coalition Blockade and Scorched Earth Policy. globalresearch.ca In a world dominated by American exceptionalism and neo-colonialism, hunger has become a weapon of war. "The use of starvation of the civilian population as a method of warfare is prohibited" under i
(2020-07-19). Cuba: President Diaz-Canel Congratulates Children on Their Day. telesurenglish.net Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel Sunday congratulate every Cuban child marking on occasion of the Children's Day in the Caribbean Island. | RELATED: | "Congratulations to our kids in Cuba. We Are Cuba," president Diaz-Canel tweeted. | Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez congratulate the Cuban children and reaffirmed the government's commitment to guarantee children's rights, well-being and full development. | He added that the Cu…
(2020-07-19). Filmmaker Michael Moore Voices Support for Cuba's Doctors. telesurenglish.net U.S. filmmaker Michael Moore is one of many U.S. and Cuban artists and personalities participating in this weekend's virtual Concert for Cuba in support of the valiant efforts of Cuban doctors in their mission to assist 34 nations in their fight against COVID-19. | RELATED: | Around 60 Cuban and U.S. performers can be seen on Concert for Cuba, which is being held July 18th and 19th during which many have also added their voice to the campaign calling…
(2020-07-19). Cuban and US Artists Pay Tribute to Doctors. telesurenglish.net Around 60 Cuban and U.S. artists are coming together for Concert for Cuba, which is being held July 18th and 19th, to raise their voices against the decades-long U.S. blockade and to pay tribute to doctors who are providing medical collaboration globally, in the fight against COVID-19. | RELATED: | The online event is being organized by the Chicago Hot House in collaboration with the Cuban Ministry of Culture and Cuban Institute of Music, in which message…
(2020-07-19). SouthCom Warships Sailing Near Venezuelan Shores. popularresistance.org The United States Navy (US) sailed into Venezuelan waters, "to challenge the excessive claim of Venezuela on June 23", when the Minister of Popular Power for Defense, G / J Vladimir Padrino López , warned that a US ship entered 30 miles north of the Venezuelan coasts, calling the event a threat. | According to US military forces, the "Freedom of Navigation" operation in the Caribbean Sea is being carried out "outside 12 nautical miles off the Venezuelan coast." However, the ship sailed through an area that according to international law belongs to Venezuela. According to the Venezuelan Organic Law of Aquatic Spac…
(2020-07-19). Kuwait says emir, 91, had successful surgery. yenisafak.com Kuwait's emir, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, 91, underwent successful surgery on Sunday, according to the official KUNA news agency.KUNA cited a statement by the country's royal court calling the surgery a "success," but gave no further details.The royal court said Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah "temporarily assumed some of the emir's constitutional duties for the duration of the operation and till the [emir's] health event was over".Last October, Sheikh Sabah, who ruled Kuwait since 2006, conducted "medical checkups" in the US.*Ahmed Asmar contributed to this report from Ankara…
(2020-07-18). [Comment] The Lancet—Chatham House Commission on improving population health post COVID-19. thelancet.com The health of populations across the planet is in a perilous state during the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than 550‚Äà000 deaths worldwide as of July 10, 2020.1 The disease burden is falling mainly on the most disadvantaged groups worldwide and there are major impacts on health systems across high, middle, and low-income countries. In parallel with these direct health impacts, the economic effects of lockdowns are leading to an unprecedented global recession which will have ramifications well into the future.