The Grayzone’s Ben Norton takes a deep dive into the “human rights” arm of U.S. empire.
Month: April 2020
COVID-19: Progress Seen in Talks to End Yemen War
UN envoy expects a formal agreement soon that will lead to the end of the brutal Saudi assault on Yemen, reports Joe Lauria.
COVID-19: Vietnam Winning New War Against Invisible Enemy
The World Economic Forum, the Financial Times and others laud Vietnam as a low cost Covid-19 success story to be emulated by poor countries with limited resources, say Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram.
COVID-19: What Trump’s Funding Cuts to WHO Mean for World
An irony of the situation is that the international health authority has been criticized for decades for being too influenced by the U.S., writes Adam Kamradt-Scott.
COVID-19: Confucius is Winning the Coronavirus War
Compare hundreds of millions of Asians’ serene response to the coronavirus crisis with the West’s fear, panic and hysteria, writes Pepe Escobar.
COVID-19: Neither Trump nor Cuomo: Healthcare Workers on How to Fight the Pandemic
We need a single, free and public healthcare system in which decision making is done by those most qualified to do so, its employees, says Dr. Mike Pappas. That goes beyond Medicare for All.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Now Imagine House Arrest
With Covid-19 showing why “sheltering in place” is so tough, it’s easier for me to explain why I found home confinement worse than actual prison.
THE ANGRY ARAB: Coronavirus Fallout for the Middle East
You don’t need Henry Kissinger to tell you that the virus will change the world, writes As’ad AbuKhalil.
COVID-19: Coronavirus Meets the Israeli Occupation
Gaza has only 78 ICU beds and 63 ventilators, while in the West Bank Israeli house demolitions and military raids continue, reports Yara Hawari.
COVID-19: UN Chief Decries ‘Dangerous Epidemic of Misinformation’ About Coronavirus
Antonio Guterres warned against poisonous misinformation on social media that is putting more lives at risk.