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Ethics Groups Call On Coronavirus ‘Vaccine Czar’ To Disclose Potential Conflicts

June 1, 2020 Soo Rin Kim, Olivia Rubin, Katherine Faulders and Matthew Mosk, ABC News. , , ,
The Trump administration's decision to hire its new "vaccine czar" as a private contractor, rather than a government employee, has alarmed some ethics experts who say the designation will involve him in programs that could channel millions of federal dollars into the development of coronavirus vaccine and treatments without requiring he disclose financial holdings or potential conflicts. When it was announced two weeks ago that Moncef Slaoui would head up "Operation Warp Speed" to find and distribute a vaccine, the administration described him as “chief advisor,” but did not explicitly say he would not be a formal government employee. As a private contractor, he is not bound to the same disclosure regulations and criminal ethics laws as many formal executive branch employees, ethics experts told ABC News. That decision marks the latest concern with what ethics experts are describing as a blind spot into the coronavirus response.

Turn Out The Lights, Russiagate Is Over

May 25, 2020 Ray McGovern, Consortium News. , , ,
Seldom mentioned among the motives behind the persistent drumming on alleged Russian interference was an over-arching need to help the Security State hide their tracks. The need for a scapegoat to blame for Hillary Clinton’s snatching defeat out of the jaws victory also played a role; as did the need for the Military-Industrial-Congressional-Intelligence-Media-Academia-Think-Tank complex (MICIMATT) to keep front and center in the minds of Americans the alleged multifaceted threat coming from an “aggressive” Russia. (Recall that John McCain called the, now disproven, “Russian hacking” of the DNC emails an “act of war.”) But that was then. This is now.

Workers Refuse To Return To Work After COVID Cases Hit Plant

May 23, 2020 By Paul A. Eisenstein, The Detroit Bureau. , , ,
Just two days after reopening its U.S. and Canadian plants – and a day before hosting a visit by President Donald Trump – Ford briefly was forced to shutter two assembly lines when multiple workers were found to be suffering COVID-19 infections. Crews immediately went to work at the factories in Chicago and Dearborn, Michigan, to disinfect the two lines but when Dearborn workers on the night shift returned Wednesday evening they initially refused to man their stations, TheDetroitBureau.com confirmed, protesting what some described as unsafe conditions. A video from the plant showed employees milling in the aisles at the Dearborn facility while managers tried to coax them back to their stations. One worker told TheDetroitBureau.com that they were told they could be fired if the protest continued. That has not been independently verified.

How The United States Government Failed To Prepare For The Global Pandemic

May 21, 2020 Vijay Prashad, Globetrotter, a project of the Independent Media Institute. , , ,
There were two immediate reasons for the US to blame China for the novel coronavirus global pandemic. First, it was a convenient way to divert attention from the fact that the US government had done nothing—despite months of notice—to effectively prepare for the arrival of the virus. Second, it was a necessary way to undermine the remarkable way China had been able to tackle the epidemic, with massive infusions of personnel and equipment as well as relief into Wuhan and Hubei province. US President Donald Trump’s attack on China is explained not as the rant of an unstable individual, but as part and parcel of the agenda of the US government to displace its own incompetence onto China, and to ensure that China does not receive credit or associated benefits on the world stage from its own swift public health response.

Trump Wins! Completing Obama’s Asian Pivot And Confrontation With China

May 13, 2020 Ajamu Baraka, Black Agenda Report. , , ,
The Trump administration is determined to “put China in its place,” a white supremacist mindset that will inevitably lead to monumental errors of judgment.  The new bipartisan, ruling class consensus that more aggressive measures were needed to contain China was captured in the now-infamous “pivot to Asia”  announced by Barack Obama in 2011.  Today the growing ruling class consensus that has given new life to Trump’s anti-China campaign is reflected in the positions that say economic integration with China did not result in any transformation of China into a “regular” capitalist nation. And with the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) introduced by Chinese President Xi Jinping, China is an existential threat that can only be countered by military means.

Trump And Biden Trade Hit Pieces – Distinctions Without A Difference

April 28, 2020 Roger D. Harris, Popular Resistance , ,
Behind the blame game between the Democrats and the Republicans is a bedrock consensus, for example, on identifying China as not just a commercial rival but as a future enemy in a nuclear war. The US imperial ship of state is set on a collision course with China. Democrat Obama “pivoted” to Asia; Republican Trump seamlessly followed course. The RAND Corporation, a quasi-governmental think tank created to provide intelligence to the US Armed Forces, published a position paper that spells it out: War with China: Thinking Through the Unthinkable. The corporate media echo the meme of China as the sinister enemy.

Body Bags Laid Out At Trump Hotel Protesting His Response To COVID-19

April 24, 2020 Kevin Zeese, Popular Resistance , ,
Washington, DC - Anger is rising over the incompetent response of the Trump administration to the COVID-19 pandemic leading protesters to lay body bags in front of the Trump International Hotel on April 23, 2020. The Trump administration and the federal government's response to the virus has been horrendous. The US now leads the world in deaths and confirmed cases of the disease. This weekend, the US will break one million confirmed cases and today surpassed 50,000 deaths. The US public health system is inadequate, resulting in the economy having to be shut down in order to reduce the spread of the virus. This has triggered an economic collapse with 26 million people becoming unemployed in the last month. The country lacks adequate testing capabilities as well as the ability to track people who have been exposed to the virus, two essential ingredients to re-opening the economy.

2020 Election Year Is An Opportunity For Transformational Change If We Embrace Our Power

April 19, 2020 Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Popular Resistance , , , ,
Although we do not tie our organizing to the election cycle, the 2020 election is an opportunity for the people to set the agenda for the 2020s. We need to show that whether Donald Trump or Joe Biden are elected, the people will rule from below. We need to build our power to demand the transformation we need. As Kali Akuno of Cooperation Jackson said in our recent Clearing the FOG interview, the right-wing is using this time to push through their agenda of corporate bailouts, deregulation, and worker exploitation. If the left doesn't organize and counter this, the country will continue on its current destructive path. The changes we want won't come from the top. Both corporate duopoly candidate's priorities are the wealthy investor class and big business. We are going to have to organize and mobilize for the necessities of the people from below.

New Shared Values Between US And India — Arms Sales

February 25, 2020 By Eoin Higgins, Commondreams.org , ,
"For decades, the U.S.-India relationship was anchored by claims of shared values of human rights and human dignity. Now, those shared values are discrimination, bigotry, and hostility towards refugees and asylum seekers." U.S. President Donald Trump got a warm welcome from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to kick off a whirlwind 36-hour tour of the world's largest democracy and announced the two countries were finalizing a $3 billion arms deal.

Guaido’s Failed Foreign Tour Ends With A Flop

February 2, 2020 Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Popular Resistance , , , ,
Juan Guaidó proclaimed himself the president of Venezuela a year ago but despite multiple coup attempts, he never took power and his support there rapidly disappeared. Now, with his foreign tour concluding, Guaidó's support is shrinking around the world as well. Rather than looking presidential, he appears clownish. Rather than developing new plans to try to topple President Maduro, he is left without any concrete promises from European governments, which have been more resistant than the United States toward imposing more sanctions on Venezuela as Guaidó was requesting. Despite his failures, according to US law, as long as President Trump recognizes him as the President of Venezuela then the courts will go along with the charade. Such is the situation we will face when we go to trial on...

Iran Has Strong’ War-Crimes Case Against Trump Over Soleimani’s Killing — And Could Win

January 19, 2020 By Mitch Prothero, Business Insider , ,
Iran will pursue war-crimes charges against President Donald Trump at the International Criminal Court in the Hague over the January 3 assassination of its top commander, Gen. Qassem Soleimani, outside Baghdad's international airport, according to Gholam Hossein Esmaeili. While the US is not a signatory to the international court — US presidents have long contended the venue could be used by America's enemies in cases like this to pressure its foreign policy — it still faces a public-relations burden if the case goes to trial. This is because according to at least one internationally recognized expert, Iran could win.

No War on Iran! Protest at the White House. Wednesday at 3 pm

January 7, 2020 Staff, Popular Resistance , ,
No War on Iran! Protest at the White House.  Wednesday at 3 pm. Iran bombed the al-Asad air base in western Iraq, from which the assassination of Soleinami came, with ballistic missiles on Tuesday night. Iran did not target people and the Pentagon reports no casualties. The attack was launched as Soleimani was being lowered into his grave after the largest funeral in the history of the world. Tens  of millions of people in Iran, Iraq and other countries mourned his death in massive displays of loss that unified the region against the United States. Iran says if the US does not respond, they will not respond further. However, if the US does respond, it will target Israel and Dubai.

Reckless US Actions Fire Up The Antiwar Movement

January 5, 2020 Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Popular Resistance. , , , ,
The reckless and dangerous act of war committed by Donald Trump and the Pentagon in killing Major General Qasem Soleimani of Iran and the Iraqi leader if the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, has brought the conflict in the Middle East (aka West Asia) to a new level. The conflagration of war is growing with the United States making this direct attack on a top Iranian official in violation of Iraqi sovereignty. As expected, the corporate media and many politicians are spreading lies to justify the murders and further aggression towards Iran. It is important for us to understand the facts so we can respond to this misinformation and avoid being lied into yet another war. Fortunately, there was a rapid response in the United States with actions in more than 82 cities in 38 states involving tens of thousands of people to protest more war on Iran.

Trump’ Hit On Iranian Commander Puts A Target On Top US Generals’ Backs

January 5, 2020 By Dave Lindorff, Nation of Change , ,
America’s top military brass need to understand that thanks to their Commander in Chief’s hit job on Suleimani, they all are now walking around with targets pinned on them. Trump himself, not a man who has ever demonstrated any kind of moral courage in his life, has to know that he has also put a big target on his own ample body. Then also, there is the threat that this could all escalate into something far worse than tit-for-tat offings of leaders. Remember, it was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, Bosnia, that led to the catastrophic First World War.

To Stop Trump’s War With Iran, We Must Also Confront The Democrats

January 5, 2020 By Sarah Lazare and Michael Arria , In These Times , , ,
Since President Trump took office in 2017, the leadership of the Democratic Party has overwhelmingly supported the precursors  to today’s dangerous U.S. escalation towards Iran: sanctions, proxy battles and a bloated military budget. Yet, now that we stand on the brink of a possible U.S. war of aggression, Democratic leaders are feigning concern that Trump is leading a march to  war without congressional approval, and using a faulty strategy to do so. These objections, however, are grounded in process critiques, rather than moral opposition—and belie Democrats’ role in helping lay the groundwork for the growing confrontation.
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