Human Wrongs Watch
By Human Rights Watch*
Muslims Face Discriminatory Policies; Protesters Targeted
'Unseen' News and Views – By Baher Kamal & The Like
Muslims Face Discriminatory Policies; Protesters Targeted
Q&A with Berhe Tekola, FAO’s Director for Animal Health and Production
9 April 2020 (FAO)* — In this interview, Berhe Tekola, FAO’s Director for Animal Health and Production, sets the record straight about COVID-19 when it comes to animals – be that pets or livestock, and eating foods of animal origin.
Past crises show that workers and employers need to work together to address the impact of COVID-19, says a new joint report from the International Labour Organization’s workers’ and employers’ groups.
© ILO
GENEVA,9 April 2020 (ILO)* – Collective efforts and solidarity between Employers’ and Workers’ Organizations is critical to respond effectively to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the world of work, according to a new International Labour Organization (ILO) report.
COVID-19 has in many parts of the world jeopardized the health and safety of millions of people, and put immense pressure on businesses, jobs, and livelihoods.
Did Congress just nationalize the Fed? No. But the door to that result has been cracked open.
Ellen Brown
Mainstream politicians have long insisted that Medicare for all, a universal basic income, student debt relief and a slew of other much-needed public programs are off the table because the federal government cannot afford them. But that was before Wall Street and the stock market were driven onto life-support by a virus.
Congress has now suddenly discovered the magic money tree.
It took only a few days for Congress to unanimously pass the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which will be doling out $2.2 trillion in crisis relief, most of it going to Corporate America with few strings attached.