Democrat outrage forces Facebook to remove Team Trump's 'misleading' Census ads
rt.com | 2020-03-06
Social media giant Facebook said it will remove certain ads by President Donald Trump's 2020 campaign, after Democrats and media activists complained they would confuse Americans about the upcoming population census. | The ads were titled "Official 2020 Congressional District Census," but they directed respondents to a website used by the president's re-election campaign. The text of the ads, however, made it clear they were requesting data so the campaign could better formulate the election strategy in November: | "This survey is ESSENTIAL to our team's 2020 campaign strategy. We need Patriotic Americans like…
rt.com/usa/482452-facebook-removes-trump-census-ads/

Brazil's Diplomats Left Venezuela Prior Bolsonaro-Trump Meeting
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-06
Brazil withdrew four diplomats and eleven officials from its embassy in Caracas on Friday, although it keeps its diplomatic headquarters and consulates open in Venezuela.‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã | RELATED: | Brazil: Death Toll Rises to 27 After Heavy Rains and Landslides | These events occur on the eve of the announced visit of President Jair Bolsonaro to the U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.S…
telesurenglish.net/news/bolsonaro-withdraws-diplomats-in-venezuela-before-meeting-with-trump-20200306-0006.html

Macron to ram through French pension cuts without vote in parliament
wsws.org | 2020-03-06
At a time when the coronavirus pandemic is ravaging Europe, Macron wants to impose, without parliamentary debate or vote, a reform that will impoverish the population.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/06/fran-m06.html

Shahid Buttar v Nancy Pelosi for Congress in November 2020 runoff
Milestone in History | indybay.org | 2020-03-06
We achieved a milestone in history in San Francisco in the March 3, 2020 election with Shahid Buttar now in second place challenging 37-year incumbent millionaire reactionary Democrat Nancy Pelosi for a seat in Congress representing 770,000 San Francisco residents out of a population of 866,000 total San Francisco residents.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/04/18831299.php

Last Pre-Coronavirus Jobs Report Shows Strong Job Growth, Weak Wage Growth
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-06
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the economy added 273,000 jobs in February. The January figure was revised up to the same number, which, along with an upward revision to December's number, brought the three-month average to a very strong 243,000 jobs. | The unemployment rate edged back down to 3.5 percent, reversing the January rise. However, the employment-to-population ratio (EPOP) also edged down 0.1 percentage points from the recovery high reached in January. The EPOP for prime-…
truthout.org/articles/last-pre-coronavirus-jobs-report-shows-strong-job-growth-weak-wage-growth/

Are Our Prisons and Jails Ready for COVID-19?
Maria Morris | aclu.org | 2020-03-06
The | country and the world face a public health emergency in the new coronavirus | causing COVID-19. The media is filled with concerns about how we will respond. | Will we close schools? Cancel sporting events and other large gatherings? Work | from home? Avoid public transportation? | But | little has been said about one of the most vulnerable sectors of our | population: the people in our prisons and jails. Although people often think of | prisons and jails as closed environments, they are not. Medical staff, correctional | staff, and visitors come from the community into the facilities every day and | then…
aclu.org/news/prisoners-rights/are-our-prisons-and-jails-ready-for-covid-19

Protecting the Future
Mohammad Sabaaneh | thenation.com | 2020-03-06
Protecting the Future…
thenation.com/article/society/protecting-the-future/

'This Is Your Brain on Capitalism': CNBC Market Analyst Rick Santelli Calls for Infecting Global Population With Coronavirus to Help Wall Street
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-03-06
"The projected death of 11 million Americans would be a fair price to pay for better long term stock growth, says a capitalist extremist." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/santelli.png …
commondreams.org/news/2020/03/06/your-brain-capitalism-cnbc-market-analyst-rick-santelli-calls-infecting-global?cd-origin=rss

Donald Trump "Has Plans" for Venezuela
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-05
U.S President Donald Trump claimed he "has plans" for Venezuela, as he said in a speech during the Latino Legislative Coalition Summit in Washington. The current U.S. leader did not offer details of his purposes. | RELATED: | Venezuela: Alleged Attack Against Lawmaker Guaido Was Staged | The U.S. President affirmed he is "with Venezuela", as well as blamed the legitimate leader of the Bolivarian Republic, Nicolas Maduro, of causing "misery" for the Venezuelan people. According…
telesurenglish.net/news/trump-has-plans-for-venezuela-20200305-0011.html

Canadian media lies about Venezuela
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-03-05
Canada's public media the CBC long-ago entered the ranks of yellow journalism when it comes to its reporting on Venezuela. However, two recent reports, in particular, one on CBC radio's "The Current" and the other a CBC News article by reporter Evan Dyer, weigh heavy on the sensationalism and light on facts. Filled with unsubstantiated […] | Source…
mronline.org/2020/03/05/canadian-media-lies-about-venezuela/

Venezuela's Rejects US Decree Making It a 'Threat'
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-05
Venezuela's Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza rejected Thursday the renewal of the U.S. Executive Decree labeling the South American as an "unusual and extraordinaire threat." | RELATED: | Invasion of Venezuela Would Be Trump's Worst Mistake: Cabello | The accusation is "infamous, shameful and irrational," said the government official, adding that "it was just a way to justify all the assaults and human rights crimes that Washington has been implementing since 2015," when…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuelas-Rejects-US-Decree-Making-It-a-Threat-20200305-0020.html

Legacy of Hugo Chavez a Force in Venezuela and Latin America
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-05
This March 5 marks seven years of the physical disappearance of the leader of the Bolivarian Revolution, Hugo Chávez, who left behind a legacy of struggle and resistance that is still in force in Venezuela and Latin America. | RELATED: | Donald Trump "Has Plans" for Venezuela | The resistance of the Venezuelan people to the constant aggressions of the United States and its regional allies are a sign of the validity of the humanist and social ideals of Commander Chávez. | Through debates, speeches, and politica…
telesurenglish.net/news/Legacy-of-Hugo-Chavez-a-Force-in-Venezuela-and-Latin-America-20200305-0014.html

Guyana Continues to Wait for Election Results
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-05
The vote counting is still ongoing in Guyana, two days after the general presidential election was held in the Caribbean country. | RELATED: | Guyana's Elections: Still Waiting For Results 2 Days After Vote | Guyana ¥s Election Commission's (Gecom) last bulletin, published on the institution official website, offered preliminary results consideri…
telesurenglish.net/news/guyana-awaiting-election-results-20200305-0005.html

Cuba Has No COVID-19 Cases so Far but Remains Alert
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-05
Cuba's National Public Health System authorities Thursday reported that its nation does not register cases of Covid-19, a disease that affects 97,878 people in 87 countries and territories around the world. | RELATED: | U.S. Blockade Hinders Organ Transplant Process in Cuba | Despite the U.S. blockade against their revolution, the Cubans have managed to build a health system that constitutes their most valuable asset to face viral diseases. | This system has very proactive characteristic…
telesurenglish.net/news/Cuba-Has-No-COVID-19-Cases-so-Far-but-Remains-Alert-20200305-0012.html

Some Wall Street Stocks Profiting From Coronavirus
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-05
The coronavirus epidemic has strongly impacted Wall Street, which recently experienced its worst week since the 2008 financial crisis. Still, it hasn't been bad news for all stocks, with the shares of several companies offering services to people who don't want to – or are afraid to – leave their homes rising in price and making profits, firms ranging from Zoom to Netflix. | RELATED: | Cuba Has No COVID-19 Cases so Far but Remains Alert | Emerging as a countercurrent to the recent sharp do…
telesurenglish.net/news/Some-Wall-Street-Stocks-Profiting-From-Coronavirus-20200305-0016.html

Then There Were Two: Sanders Wins California with Latinx Support as Biden Sweeps Southern Black Vote
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-04
The biggest voting day of the Democratic presidential primary has ended in a two-person race between former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders. With more than a third of delegates at stake, Biden swept the Midwest and the South, winning Virginia, North Carolina, Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Texas. Sanders saw victories in Colorado, Utah, his home state of Vermont, and the grand prize of the night, California, where Latinx voters account for nearly 40% of the population. His campaign had 23 field offices in the state. Latinx voters could also play a key role…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/4/super_tuesday_chuck_rocha_bernie_sanders

Eyewitness Venezuela: Sanctions kill but Venezuelans stand strong
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-03-04
Minneapolis, MN – Over 40 people gathered March 1 to hear Brad Sigal and Sarah Martin talk about their experience at the third World Anti-Imperialist Congress in Venezuela. This Congress was attended by over 1500 delegates from 73 countries in January, included a delegation from Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO). The delegates were able to bring their organizational and individual experience to Caracas to work with each other on resisting imperialism. | Since Nicolás Maduro was elected president, the U.S. has ratcheted up sanctions, currency manipulation, and backed coup attempts to destabilize Venezuela…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/3/3/eyewitness-venezuela-sanctions-kill-venezuelans-stand-strong

Yemen: UN Population Fund stresses women's needs, amidst world's worst humanitarian crisis
news.un.org | 2020-03-04
Intense clashes in Yemen's Al Hazam City, this month have caused massive displacement with an estimated 1,800 families forced to flee their homes, according to a flash update from UN humanitarian coordination office, OCHA.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/03/1058591

New Cuban Families Code a chance to advance gender and LGBTQ equality
Helen Kennedy | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-04
Forty-five years ago, on International Women's Day, Cuba passed its first Family Code, which covered legal obligations regarding marriage, divorce, relationships, recognition of children, and their education and care. Cuba's new constitution was adopted in 2019 with the proviso that, within two years, the Family Code would be updated to reflect the modern situation of …
peoplesworld.org/article/new-cuban-families-code-a-chance-to-advance-gender-and-lgbtq-equality/

"We Want Democracy!" Mass Protests Continue in Dominican Republic After Local Elections Suspended
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-02-28
Thousands in the Dominican Republic took to the streets of the capital Santo Domingo Thursday to protest the abrupt suspension of local elections earlier this month and to commemorate the country's Independence Day. Protests have been ongoing since February 16, after the government suspended the municipal elections four hours after voting began, alleging there were "technical glitches" in the electronic ballot machines used. The machines were previously used in October 2019, and they cost the Dominican government $19 million. The Dominican people believe the alleged technical glitch is just an attempt by the ruli…
www.democracynow.org/2020/2/28/dominican_republic_elections_suspended

Embassy Protection Collective: "We Are Not the Ones Who Violated the Law"
Venezuela Analysis | theantimedia.com | 2020-02-06
In this exclusive interview, VA talks to the activists who defended the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington DC ahead of their trial.

Embassy Protection Collective: "We Are Not the Ones Who Violated the Law"

Donald Trump "Has Plans" for Venezuela
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-05
U.S President Donald Trump claimed he "has plans" for Venezuela, as he said in a speech during the Latino Legislative Coalition Summit in Washington. The current U.S. leader did not offer details of his purposes. | RELATED: | Venezuela: Alleged Attack Against Lawmaker Guaido Was Staged | The U.S. President affirmed he is "with Venezuela", as well as blamed the legitimate leader of the Bolivarian Republic, Nicolas Maduro, of causing "misery" for the Venezuelan people. According…
telesurenglish.net/news/trump-has-plans-for-venezuela-20200305-0011.html

A Terrifying Scenario: Coronavirus in 'Quarantined' Gaza
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-05
According to official Palestinian reports, the Coronavirus has already reached Palestine following a visit by a South Korean delegation in the period between February 8 and 15, which included a tour in the major Palestinian cities of Jerusalem, Nablus, Jericho, Hebron, and Bethlehem. The Palestinian Authority scrambled to contain the fallout of the news, which caused palpable panic among a population that has little faith in its leadership, to begin with.
counterpunch.org/2020/03/05/a-terrifying-scenario-coronavirus-in-quarantined-gaza/

Guyana Continues to Wait for Election Results
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-05
The vote counting is still ongoing in Guyana, two days after the general presidential election was held in the Caribbean country. | RELATED: | Guyana's Elections: Still Waiting For Results 2 Days After Vote | Guyana ¥s Election Commission's (Gecom) last bulletin, published on the institution official website, offered preliminary results consideri…
telesurenglish.net/news/guyana-awaiting-election-results-20200305-0005.html

Canadian media lies about Venezuela
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-03-05
Canada's public media the CBC long-ago entered the ranks of yellow journalism when it comes to its reporting on Venezuela. However, two recent reports, in particular, one on CBC radio's "The Current" and the other a CBC News article by reporter Evan Dyer, weigh heavy on the sensationalism and light on facts. Filled with unsubstantiated […] | Source…
mronline.org/2020/03/05/canadian-media-lies-about-venezuela/

Shahid Buttar v Nancy Pelosi for Congress in November 2020 runoff
Milestone in History | indybay.org | 2020-03-05
We achieved a milestone in history in San Francisco in the March 3, 2020 election with Shahid Buttar now in second place challenging 37-year incumbent millionaire reactionary Democrat Nancy Pelosi for a seat in Congress representing 770,000 San Francisco residents out of a population of 866,000 total San Francisco residents.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/03/04/18831299.php

Kuwait reports 1st recovery from coronavirus
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-05
Kuwait on Thursday announced the first recovery in a coronavirus case in the country, the state media reported.Health Minister Basel Al-Sabah said that the patient's tests showed that a 36-year-old Kuwaiti citizen is no longer infected with the novel virus, said the official KUNA news agency.He said that the citizen will be discharged after having all required regular tests.Earlier on Thursday, the Kuwaiti Health Ministry confirmed two new cases of the coronavirus, taking the number of total cases to 58.According to a Kuwaiti health official, the two new cases contracted the virus after visiting Iran, and they ha…
yenisafak.com/en/world/kuwait-reports-1st-recovery-from-coronavirus-3513394

Honesty Isn't Just a Campaign Attribute, It's a Prerequisite for Change
Jake Johnston | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-04
Last week, after Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders' victory in the Nevada caucus, long time human rights activist Brian Concannon wrote: The Democratic candidates missed the opportunity last week in Nevada–a state with a 30 percent Latino population–to address the root causes of our immigration crisis. They predictably criticized the worst Trump administration immigration policies, such…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/04/honesty-isnt-just-a-campaign-attribute-its-a-prerequisite-for-change/

Honesty Isn't Just a Campaign Attribute, It's a Prerequisite for Change
Jake Johnston | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-04
Last week, after Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders' victory in the Nevada caucus, long time human rights activist Brian Concannon wrote: The Democratic candidates missed the opportunity last week in Nevada–a state with a 30 percent Latino population–to address the root causes of our immigration crisis. They predictably criticized the worst Trump administration immigration policies, such…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/04/honesty-isnt-just-a-campaign-attribute-its-a-prerequisite-for-change/

Venezuela Responds with Principled Conviction to the US' Desperate Attempts at Regime Change
Nino Pagliccia | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-04
The continued effort to overthrow President Maduro does not seem to produce the intended results for the perpetrators, but rather sends signals of desperation. The regime change plotters may be wishing to achieve what they did in Bolivia. But that …
globalresearch.ca/venezuela-responds-principled-conviction-us-desperate-attempts-regime-change/5705483

Eyewitness Venezuela: Sanctions kill but Venezuelans stand strong
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-03-04
Minneapolis, MN – Over 40 people gathered March 1 to hear Brad Sigal and Sarah Martin talk about their experience at the third World Anti-Imperialist Congress in Venezuela. This Congress was attended by over 1500 delegates from 73 countries in January, included a delegation from Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO). The delegates were able to bring their organizational and individual experience to Caracas to work with each other on resisting imperialism. | Since Nicolás Maduro was elected president, the U.S. has ratcheted up sanctions, currency manipulation, and backed coup attempts to destabilize Venezuela…
fightbacknews.org/2020/3/3/eyewitness-venezuela-sanctions-kill-venezuelans-stand-strong

Then There Were Two: Sanders Wins California with Latinx Support as Biden Sweeps Southern Black Vote
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-04
The biggest voting day of the Democratic presidential primary has ended in a two-person race between former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders. With more than a third of delegates at stake, Biden swept the Midwest and the South, winning Virginia, North Carolina, Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Texas. Sanders saw victories in Colorado, Utah, his home state of Vermont, and the grand prize of the night, California, where Latinx voters account for nearly 40% of the population. His campaign had 23 field offices in the state. Latinx voters could also play a key role…
www.democracynow.org/2020/3/4/super_tuesday_chuck_rocha_bernie_sanders

Super Tuesday: 'At Stake Is the Soul of the Democratic Party'
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-04
"The battle is not just between candidates for the presidency, it really is about the soul and essence of the democratic party," Professor of Venezuelan History at Pitzer University in California Miguel Tinker Salas told teleSUR as voters took to the polls on Super Tuesday's Democratic primaries. | RELATED: | Latest Live Updates: Super Tuesday | What is at stake, said the academic in an interview with teleSUR, is whether the Democratic Party will be "capable of forging a new coalition that can represent th…
telesurenglish.net/news/Super-Tuesday-At-Stake-Is-the-Soul-of-the-Democratic-Party-20200303-0024.html

Violations at US Hospitals Reveal They're Not Ready for Coronavirus
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-04
In early February, Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas docked in Bayonne, New Jersey, in need of a hospital. The cruise ship was carrying patients who had traveled from China, where an outbreak of COVID-19 had taken root. Four passengers needed to go somewhere for further medical observation. | The obvious next step was University Hospital in Newark, a major academic medical center equipped with isolation rooms. "The hospital is following proper infection control protocols while evaluating these indiv…
truthout.org/articles/violations-at-us-hospitals-reveal-theyre-not-ready-for-coronavirus/

Dossier no. 26: Frantz Fanon: The brightness of metal
The Tricontinental | mronline.org | 2020-03-04
Frantz Fanon was born on the Caribbean island of Martinique on 25 July 1925. He died in the United States, from leukaemia, on 6 December 1961. He was thirty-six years old. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/03/04/dossier-no-26-frantz-fanon-the-brightness-of-metal/

Conviasa Receives International Certificate of Operation
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-04
The Venezuelan Consortium of Aeronautical Industries and Air Services (Coniviasa) received the standard certification that validates its functioning under The International Certification Network (IQNet) standards. | RELATED: | Venezuelan Vice President Highlights Progress in National Talks | According to Ramon Celestino Velasquez Araguayan, CONVIASA's president, this document represents an international acknowledgment of the airline and allows it to run under the norm ISO90…
telesurenglish.net/news/conviasa-receives-international-certificate-of-operation-20200304-0010.html

From Monroe to Trump. US Sponsored Military Coups in Latin America
Elson Concepción Pérez | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-04
The current U.S. President again threatens military action against Venezuela and continues sanctioning governments and companies with ties to the Bolivarian Republic and Cuba | *** | More than 200 years have passed since James Monroe became the fifth president of the …
globalresearch.ca/from-monroe-trump/5705472

UN Observer to Present Report on Colombia's Human Rights
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-04
The United Nations Special Rapporteur, Michel Forst, presented his report on Wednesday regarding the human rights issues in Colombia. | RELATED: | Venezuela Denounces Presence of Colombian Paramilitaries | The international organization's representative, who visited the South American nation in the late months of 2018 after a governmental invitation, highlig…
telesurenglish.net/news/un-special-rapporteur-to-present-his-report-on-the-human-rights-situation–in-colombia-20200304-0007.html

Yemen: UN Population Fund stresses women's needs, amidst world's worst humanitarian crisis
news.un.org | 2020-03-04
Intense clashes in Yemen's Al Hazam City, this month have caused massive displacement with an estimated 1,800 families forced to flee their homes, according to a flash update from UN humanitarian coordination office, OCHA.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/03/1058591

Brazil: Left-Wing Parties Unite Against Bolsonaro's Gov't
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-04
Opposition parties in Brazil reaffirmed in a document Tuesday their unity to resist the neoliberal and anti-democratic agenda of far-right president Jair Bolsonaro while urging the population to demonstrate. | RELATED: | Brazilians Reject Bolsonaro's Neoliberal Pension System Reform | "The political, economic and social situation in the country is becoming increasingly serious. The President of the Republic systematically violates the Constitution and democracy," the joint…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-Opposition-parties-against-Bolsonaros-neoliberal-policy-20200304-0020.html

New Cuban Families Code a chance to advance gender and LGBTQ equality
Helen Kennedy | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-04
Forty-five years ago, on International Women's Day, Cuba passed its first Family Code, which covered legal obligations regarding marriage, divorce, relationships, recognition of children, and their education and care. Cuba's new constitution was adopted in 2019 with the proviso that, within two years, the Family Code would be updated to reflect the modern situation of …
peoplesworld.org/article/new-cuban-families-code-a-chance-to-advance-gender-and-lgbtq-equality/

Venezuela Embassy Protectors on Trial
Roger D. Harris | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-01
Judicial proceedings are taking place in DC federal court where the judge has ruled inadmissible the question whether the democratically elected Nicolás Maduro or the Trump-chosen Juan Guaidó is the legitimate president of Venezuela. Like an emperor of yore appointing regents of vassal states, US President Trump tapped then recently seated head of the suspended …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/02/venezuela-embassy-protectors-on-trial/

"We Want Democracy!" Mass Protests Continue in Dominican Republic After Local Elections Suspended
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-02-28
Thousands in the Dominican Republic took to the streets of the capital Santo Domingo Thursday to protest the abrupt suspension of local elections earlier this month and to commemorate the country's Independence Day. Protests have been ongoing since February 16, after the government suspended the municipal elections four hours after voting began, alleging there were "technical glitches" in the electronic ballot machines used. The machines were previously used in October 2019, and they cost the Dominican government $19 million. The Dominican people believe the alleged technical glitch is just an attempt by the ruli…
www.democracynow.org/2020/2/28/dominican_republic_elections_suspended

Embassy Protection Collective: "We Are Not the Ones Who Violated the Law"
Venezuela Analysis | theantimedia.com | 2020-02-06
In this exclusive interview, VA talks to the activists who defended the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington DC ahead of their trial.

Embassy Protection Collective: "We Are Not the Ones Who Violated the Law"