Daily Archives: August 6, 2020

2020-08-06: News Headlines

Robert Jacobs — Ran Zwigenberg (2020-08-06). The American Narrative of Hiroshima is a Statue that Must be Toppled. counterpunch.org In August 1945, the United States attacked two cities in Japan with nuclear weapons in the last days of World War Two. The US used weapons of mass destruction against a primarily civilian population, instantly killing over 100,000 human beings, with tens of thousands of wounded and irradiated people who would die in the subsequent

Ed Morales (2020-08-06). As the Hurricane Season Intensifies, Is Puerto Rico Ready? thenation.com As the Hurricane Season Intensifies, Is Puerto Rico Ready?

sputniknews (2020-08-05). 'Coup-Plotters for Hire': Unearthed USAID Nicaragua Regime Change Doc Puts 2018 Protests in Context. sputniknews.com An uncovered US Agency for International Development (USAID) document lays out a blueprint for regime change in Nicaragua. An expert told Sputnik the playbook shines a new light on the 2018 protests in Nicaragua as well as similar operations in other countries targeted by the US, such as Venezuela.

grants.gov (2020-08-05). NIA Multi-site COVID-19 Related Clinical Trial Implementation Grant on Aging-Related Topics in at-risk Older Adult Populations (R01 Clinical Trial Required). grants.gov PAR-20-234 | Funding Opportunity ID: | 327717 | Opportunity Number: | PAR-20-234 | Opportunity Title: | NIA Multi-site COVID-19 Related Clinical Trial Implementation Grant on Aging-Related Topics in at-risk Older Adult Populations (R01 Clinical Trial Required) | Opportunity Category: | Discretionary | Opportunity Category Explanation: | Funding Instrument Type: | Grant | Category of Funding Activity: | Health | Category Explanation: | CFDA Number(s): | 93.866 | Eligible Applicants: | State governments | County governments | City or township governments | Special district go…

John W. Whitehead (2020-08-05). P Is for Predator State: The Building Blocks of Tyranny from A to Z. globalresearch.ca "When a population becomes distracted by trivia, when cultural life is redefined as a perpetual round of entertainments, when serious public conversation becomes a form of baby-talk, when, in short, a people become an audience and their public business a …

_____ (2020-08-05). Will The Pandemic Transform US Military Bases? popularresistance.org Okinawans opposed to the expansion of U.S. military bases on their island have been upset by the environmental damage, the accidents, and the crimes associated with the presence of 25,000 American troops. Now the anti-base movement has one more powerful argument to use in its case to shrink the U.S. footprint in this southernmost Japanese prefecture: the coronavirus. | Until recently, the novel coronavirus pandemic had largely spared Okinawa. There had been fewer than 150 infections and only seven deaths among a population of nearly 1.5 million.

RT (2020-08-04). Trump RUINED our Venezuela coup and botched 'winning play,' cries Democrat senator before getting ROASTED online. rt.com The Democratic Party's gripes with President Trump are many, yet the latest may be the most bizarre to date. One senator argued that Trump's brash personality bungled a perfectly good, American-style coup in Venezuela. | If Senator Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut) had his way, opposition leader Juan Guaido would be occupying the Presidential Palace in Caracas right now, after the successful ousting of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Despite the weight the US threw behind Guaido last year, the young upstart's planned coup was a failure, and Murphy blames Trump for that loss. | 2/ In early 2019, an opportunity…

RT (2020-08-04). Trump RUINED our Venezuela coup and botched 'winning play,' cries Democrat Senator & gets ROASTED online. rt.com The Democratic Party's gripes with President Trump are many, yet the latest may be the most bizarre to date. One Senator argued that Trump's brash personality bungled a perfectly good, American-style coup in Venezuela. | If Senator Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut) had his way, opposition leader Juan Guaido would be occupying the Presidential Palace in Caracas right now, after the successful ousting of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Despite the weight the US threw behind Guaido last year, the young upstart's planned coup was a failure, and Murphy blames Trump for that loss. | 2/ In early 2019, an opportunity…

Eoin Higgins, staff writer (2020-08-04). Elliot Abrams Confirms to Senate Hearing That US Still 'Working Hard' to Overthrow Maduro in Venezuela. commondreams.org Admission was latest sign that high pressure campaign on Venezuela's leftist government—including crushing economic sanctions—remains. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/elliott.jpg

Ricardo Vaz and Lucas Koerner (2020-08-04). Venezuela: US Backs Guaido-led Opposition in Election Boycott. venezuelanalysis.com Elliott Abrams reiterated US support for hardline opposition factions.

teleSUR (2020-08-04). Hurricanes Posit New Threats Amidst the Pandemic, Unicef Warns. telesurenglish.net The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is concerned about the damage the hurricane season may cause to the most vulnerable Central American and Caribbean families. | RELATED: | In this area, over 70 million children are affected by the hurricane season and the COVID-19 pandemic affects the disaster preparedness of these countries. | UNICEF is highly concerned that a powerful storm could seriously undermine ongoing efforts to halt transmission…

teleSUR (2020-08-04). COVID-19: ECLAC Countries Call For Unprecedented Cooperation. telesurenglish.net Representatives of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) member countries met on Tuesday at the thirty-fifth session of the Commission's Committee of the Whole, in which Costa Rica received from Cuba the regional organization's Presidency Pro Tempore for the next two years. | RELATED: | During the virtual meeting, the participants urged for a paradigm shift in international financing that wou…

teleSUR (2020-08-04). King Juan Carlos I Flees to the Caribbean to Evade Justice. telesurenglish.net King Juan Carlos I Tuesday arrived in the Dominican Republic after abandoning Spain amid a judicial investigation into possible illegal financial operations. | RELATED: | The member of the royal house left Spain amid a trial in which authorities inquire about the commissions that Saudi Arabia's King gave Juan Carlos I during the construction of a high-speed train. | The King's decision to escape his country has revitalized intern…

Hsiang W, Jin G, Forman H, et al. (2020-08-04). Prevalence, Characteristics, and Costs of Urgent Care Center Membership Programs. jamanetwork.com This study uses simulated patient phone calls to a random selection of US urgent care clinics (UCCs) to describe the proportion that offer membership programs with access to discounted visits for recurring fees and the characteristics (affiliations, accreditations, population income) and fees and charges of those that do.

WSWS (2020-08-04). One month of the coronavirus pandemic: 7.2 million infected, 165,000 dead. wsws.org The month of July was the deadliest yet in the COVID-19 pandemic, as the disease continued to tear through the global population.

Swiss Propaganda Research (2020-08-04). Are Face Masks Effective? The Evidence. globalresearch.ca 1. Studies on the effectiveness of face masks | So far, most studies found little to no evidence for the effectiveness of cloth face masks in the general population, neither as personal protective equipment nor as a source control. | A May …

Ollie Vargas (2020-08-03). While Bolivia's coup regime lets its citizens die, Cuba has nearly defeated Covid-19. thegrayzone.com A dispatch from Bolivia shows the staggering human toll of the military coup, as an incompetent US-backed regime leaves impoverished…

Paul Dobson (2020-08-03). Blacklisted Iranian Consortium Defies US to Open Caracas Superstore. venezuelanalysis.com Venezuelan and Iranian officials claim the commercial deal is part of a "win-win" relationship between the sanctioned countries.

S. Brian Willson (2020-08-03). Nicaragua Targeted for US Overthrow in 2020-21. globalresearch.ca The USA failed State continues to seek destruction of Nicaragua (among other nations such as Venezuela, Cuba, Syria and Iran, who refuse to obey US demands for neoliberal privatization that enrich the already rich. | Introduction | George Washington, who waged …

Cesar Chelala (2020-08-03). A Wrong Message for the Pandemic. counterpunch.org Public health messages addressed to the general population should be clear and unambiguous. This is particularly important in times of a pandemic like that caused by the coronavirus. Millions of lives are at stake. One of the messages, "social distancing," widely used by public health authorities during the present pandemic, exemplifies this shortcoming. It should

Ilya Tsukanov (2020-08-03). US Blasts Venezuela-Iran 'Alliance of Pariah States'. globalresearch.ca The new grocery store, which features over 2,000 products from Iran, was made possible after the Islamic Republic sent half a dozen cargo ships carrying fuel, food, medical supplies and spare parts for Venezuela's oil industry to the South American …

Haiti Emergency Relief Fund (2020-08-03). Saturday 8/8: Support Haiti's Campaign for Dignity! Virtual Fundraiser for UNIFA's Teaching Hospital. indybay.org Online via livestream…

Pan Africanism Today Secretariat (2020-08-02). Cuba's medical brigades in Africa embody a long tradition of solidarity. peoplesdispatch.org From medical to military, agricultural, educational, cultural support and more, the Cuban footprint in Africa dates back to the national struggles against colonialism. The work of the Henry Reeve Brigade is a continuation of this tradition…

Prabhat Patnaik (2020-08-02). Food consumption trends point at real income decline before pandemic. peoplesdispatch.org Why has there been a tendency toward persistent 'excess supply' in the foodgrain market when growth rate of foodgrain output has barely exceeded the population growth rate?

Peter Bolton (2020-08-01). The Venezuelan government's latest move exposes the falsehoods in the US narrative. thecanary.co Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro recently But you wo…