March 31-April 1 COVID News
The following COVID-19 resources may be useful to many of you; if you know of similar resources not on this list, send me an email and let me know.
i will be sending out regular newsletters updating this list and containing links to new information and perspectives that i find useful. When and if things calm down and i return to my activities as humble bookseller, this list will go back to being about that. Don’t hold your breath. To subscribe:
Struggle and Fightback
- COVID-19 Strike Document, https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZV_AkDIPHW7iYqQouIdfpEZsZ9w9zD_lr3Q6YB9LkT8/edit
- Rent Strike 2020: https://www.rentstrike2020.org/
- GrĂšve des loyers (Quebec):Â http://grevedesloyers.info/
- Solidarity with migrant detainees on hunger-strike in Laval (Quebec,Canada) https://www.solidarityacrossborders.org/en/solidarity-with-migrant-detainees-on-hunger-strike
- Coronakrise I Unangemeldeter Protest: 200 Menschen in Berlin auf der StraĂe, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIM_jLH6Qhg&feature=youtu.be
Analysis & Commentary
- Epidemics, Elites, and Public Health, Against the Grain with Graham Mooney, March 18, https://kpfa.org/episode/against-the-grain-march-18-2020/
- What Itâs Like to Not Have Running Water During a Pandemic: Washing hands and staying hydrated isnât easy for the 2 million Americans still without plumbing in 2020, by Alexander C. Kaufman, Mother Jones March 31, https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2020/03/what-its-like-to-not-have-running-water-during-a-pandemic/
- The Social-Distancing Culture War Has Begun: Across the country, social distancing is morphing from a public-health to political act. The consequences could be disastrous, by Mckay Coppins, The Atlantic March 30, https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/03/social-distancing-culture/609019/
- This Is Not the Apocalypse You Were Looking For, by Laurie Penny, March 30 Wired, https://www.wired.com/story/coronavirus-apocalypse-myths/
- Las Vegas Hotels Are Empty:The Homeless Are in a âSocially Distantâ Parking Lot, by Jimena Vergara, Left Voice March 30, https://www.leftvoice.org/while-las-vegas-hotels-sit-empty-the-homeless-are-in-a-socially-distant-parking-lot
- COVID-19 and the Capitalist Scourge – Cooperation Jackson dialogue with Rick Wolff, March 28, https://cooperationjackson.org/blog/2020/3/28/covid19andthescourgeofcapitalism
- âChinese Virus,â World Market: The movements of the novel coronavirus are mimicking the pathways of the 21st-century global market, by Andrew Liuon, March 31, https://lausan.hk/2020/chinese-virus-world-market/
- Corporate Media Ignores How Privatization of US Hospitals Explains Lack of Beds, Ventilators, by John Buell, Commondreams March 30, https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/03/30/corporate-media-ignores-how-privatization-us-hospitals-explains-lack-beds
- Human life or *some* human life?, by Gabriel Kuhn, March 31, https://www.pmpress.org/blog/2020/03/31/human-life-or-some-human-life/
Gender
- Coronavirus: I’m in lockdown with my abuser, by Megha Mohan, BBC March 31, https://www.bbc.com/news/world-52063755
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Racism
- A plea to help defend our pagodas and communities: Pagodas are a place of peace for the dead but also a vibrant place for the living, by Kinh-Luyen Huynh, CBC March 29, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/pagoda-vandalism-montreal-point-of-view-1.5504365
- American Racism in the Time of Plagues: The United States has a long history of blaming Asian immigrants for outbreaks of disease. Every time, democracy and public health suffer, by Andrew Lanham, Boston Review March 30, http://bostonreview.net/race/andrew-lanham-american-racism-time-plagues
- Israeli settlers spread coronavirus fear by spitting on Palestinian cars, The Palestine Project April 1, https://medium.com/@thepalestineproject/israeli-settlers-spread-coronavirus-fear-by-spitting-on-palestinian-cars-96d07ea54301
Far Right
- Group Behind Central Park Coronavirus Tent Hospital Asks Volunteers To Support Anti-Gay Agenda, by Jake Offenhartz, Gothamist March 30, https://gothamist.com/news/samaritans-purse-franklin-graham-anti-gay-evangelical-central-park
- How to Fight Fascism While Surviving a Plague, by Kelly Hayes, Truthout March 30, https://truthout.org/audio/how-to-fight-fascism-while-surviving-a-plague/
- Pandemias, Dios y dominaciĂłn de los pueblos, Ollantayitzamna, March 21, https://ollantayitzamna.com/2020/03/21/pandemias-dios-y-dominacion-de-los-pueblos/
- Neo-Confederate Group Moves Ahead with Conference Amid Covid-19 Outbreak, SPLC March 30, https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2020/03/30/neo-confederate-group-moves-ahead-conference-amid-covid-19-outbreak
- Watch out for this symptom of Corona virus: lazy ecofascism, March 20, by ketanjoshi85, https://ketanjoshi.co/2020/03/20/watch-out-for-this-symptom-of-corona-virus-lazy-ecofascism
- Coronavirus And The Militia-Sphere, by Devin Burghart, IREHR March 26, https://www.irehr.org/2020/03/26/coronavirus-militia-sphere
Work
- The Future Of Unions During Covid-19, by Cameron Mancini and Brendan Muckian-Bates, Hampton Institute March 29, https://www.hamptonthink.org/read/the-future-of-unions-during-covid-19
- SNC-Lavalin asking workers to take pay cut for next three months, by Nicolas Van Praet, Christine Dobby, March 30 Globe and Mail, https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-snc-lavalin-asking-workers-to-take-pay-cut-for-next-three-months/
- Fruit and veg âwill run outâ unless Britain charters planes to fly in farm workers from eastern Europe, by Jamie Doward, 28 March Guardian, https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/mar/28/fruit-and-veg-will-run-out-unless-britain-charters-planes-to-fly-in-farm-workers-from-eastern-europe
- Scots Royal Mail posties strike over junk mail delivery jobs and ‘unsafe conditions’, by James Moncur, March 31 Daily Record, https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scots-royal-mail-posties-strike-21785452
- S. Amazon and Instacart workers strike to protest COVID-19 hazards on the job, March 31, https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/amazon-instacard-coronavirus-1.5515868
- Rest stops barring washroom access to truckers a âhuge problemâ as COVID-19 spreads: Teamsters Canada says truckers are increasingly being denied warm meals, Canadian Press March 31, https://www.surreynowleader.com/news/rest-stops-barring-washroom-access-to-truckers-a-huge-problem-as-covid-19-spreads/
Housing
- The Coronavirus Spurs a Movement of People Reclaiming Vacant Homes, by Dana Goodyear, New Yorker March 28, https://www.newyorker.com/news/california-chronicles/the-coronavirus-spurs-a-movement-of-people-reclaiming-vacant-homes
- 40% of N.Y. Tenants May Not Pay Rent This Month. What Happens Then? Many unemployed tenants wonât be able to pay April rent. There will be a domino effect on landlords, real estate industry officials said, by Matthew Haag, March 31, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/31/nyregion/coronavirus-landlords-eviction-tenants.html
- Rent Strike 2020: https://www.rentstrike2020.org/
- GrĂšve des loyers (Quebec):Â http://grevedesloyers.info/
The Clampdown
- States Quietly Pass Laws Criminalizing Fossil Fuel Protests Amid Coronavirus Chaos, by Alexander C. Kaufman, HuffPost US March 27, https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/pipeline-protest-laws-coronavirus_n_5e7e7570c5b6256a7a2aab41?ri18n=true
- CSIS quietly moves ahead with plan to collect, crunch data on Canadians: documents, by Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press March 30, https://globalnews.ca/news/6753878/csis-spy-documents-database-canada/
Confined in the Age of COVID-19
- COVID-19: Tensions rising in crowded B.C. jails, Kim Bolan, Vancouver Sun March 30, https://vancouversun.com/news/covid-19-tensions-rising-in-crowded-b-c-jails/
- Women In Ice Detention, Fearing Coronavirus, Make Video To Protest Unsafe Conditions, by Debbie Nathan, March 30 The Intercept, https://theintercept.com/2020/03/30/coronavirus-ice-detention/
- How Ice Operations In New York Set The Stage For A Coronavirus Nightmare In Local Jails, by Ryan Devereaux, The Intercept March 27, https://theintercept.com/2020/03/27/immigrants-coronavirus-ice-detention-new-york/
- 134 Detainees at Cook County Jail Confirmed Positive for COVID-19, Chicago Sun-TimesMarch 31, https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/134-detainees-at-cook-county-jail-confirmed-positive-for-covid-19/2247668/
- COVID-19: Tensions rising in crowded B.C. jails, Vancouver Sun March 31, by Kim Bolan, https://vancouversun.com/news/covid-19-tensions-rising-in-crowded-b-c-jails/
- US jails will become death traps in the coronavirus pandemic, by Jean Casella and Katie Rose Quandt, Guardian March 30, https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/30/jails-coronavirus-us-rikers-island
- Rikers Island Prisoners Being Offered Ppe And $6 An Hour To Dig Mass Graves, by Ryan Grim, The Intercept March 31, https://theintercept.com/2020/03/31/rikers-island-coronavirus-mass-graves/
- From Burnside to Laval: Solidarity! https://kersplebedeb.com/posts/from-burnside-to-laval-solidarity/
- ‘It’s going to spread’: Springhill inmate pleads for early release amid COVID-19, Elizabeth McMillan, CBC News April 1, https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5516664
Quebec
- MTL COVID-19 Mutual Aid Resource List //Â Mobilisation dâentraide liste des ressources:Â https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PgbUR1gT1PKIDPJFuWXhqieFLY7TAxxl4r_9dsaB05w/editand link to add info:Â https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf-XBgn1HXA-lPPtCPFQSUqr_H1tViUkHk8KpkCbV-MJ4h4RQ/viewform
- Quebec could run out of key medical supplies needed to fight COVID-19 in 3 to 7 days, premier warns, Basem Boshra, CTV News March 31, https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/quebec-could-run-out-of-key-medical-supplies-needed-to-fight-covid-19-in-3-to-7-days-premier-warns-1.4875986#_gus
- Legault prĂ©pare lâaprĂšs-crise: les prioritĂ©s vont changer au QuĂ©bec : Le gouvernement Legault crĂ©e une escouade pour la relance Ă©conomique qui filtrera les dĂ©penses, Patrick Bellerose et RĂ©mi Nadeau, Journal du QuĂ©bec 31 mars, https://www.journaldequebec.com/2020/03/31/quebec-revoit-ses-priorites
Canada
- Ontario developing âlast resortâ guidelines on which patients to prioritize if hospitals are overwhelmed by critical COVID-19 cases, by Jennifer Yang, March 29, https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/03/29/ontario-developing-last-resort-guidelines-on-which-patients-to-prioritize-if-hospitals-are-overwhelmed-by-critical-covid-19-cases.html
- The Pipeline and the Pandemic: âThe Biggest Risk Weâve Got Right Nowâ: Union of BC Indian Chiefs calls for Coastal GasLink to halt work to reduce COVID-19 threat, by Amanda Follett Hosgood, Tyee March 31, https://thetyee.ca/News/2020/03/31/Pipeline-Vs-Pandemic/
India
- India racked by greatest exodus since partition due to coronavirus: Millions of workers flee cities as wages evaporate, with many walking hundreds of miles home, by Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Manoj Chaurasia, Guardian 30 March, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/30/india-wracked-by-greatest-exodus-since-partition-due-to-coronavirus
- Elite Housing Areas And Tablighi Jamaat Account For Majority Of Coronavirus Cases In Lahore, by Naya Daur Naya Daur March 30, https://nayadaur.tv/2020/03/elite-housing-areas-and-tablighi-jamaat-account-for-majority-of-coronavirus-cases-in-lahore/
- Indian doctors fight coronavirus with raincoats, helmets amid lack of equipment, by Aditya Kalra and Devjyot Ghoshal, https://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/world/indian-doctors-fight-coronavirus-with-raincoats-helmets-amid-lack-of-equipment-431728/
- Doctors are fighting with Covid-19 as a suicide squad in Bihar, Ground Xero March 26, by Anish Ankur, https://www.groundxero.in/2020/03/26/doctors-are-fighting-with-covid-19-as-a-suicide-squad-in-bihar/
- Sanitation Workers Holding the Fort Against COVID-19 Have No Protective Equipment, by Nalini Ravichandran, The Wire March 30, https://thewire.in/rights/sanitation-workers-covid-19-working-conditions
- Indiaâs Coronavirus Response is a Death Sentence for Millions, by Sou Mi, LeftVoice March 30, https://www.leftvoice.org/indias-coronavirus-response-is-a-death-sentence-for-millions
International
- Lockdown: Theyâre riding around the country hunting the poor and vulnerable, Elisha Kunene, Daily Maverick 31 March, https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2020-03-31-lockdown-theyre-riding-around-the-country-hunting-the-poor-and-vulnerable/
- Amid coronavirus crisis, China demonstrates that an alternative to the US-led, neoliberal order is possible, by Ajit Singh, MROnline March 30, https://mronline.org/2020/03/30/amid-coronavirus-crisis-china-demonstrates-that-an-alternative-to-the-us-led-neoliberal-order-is-possible/
- A Perspective On Covid-19 From Kenya And The U.S., by All African People’s Revolutionary Party (AAPRP), March 26 Hood Communist, http://hoodcommunist.org/2020/03/26/a-perspective-on-covid-19-from-kenya-and-the-us/
- Iranâs fight against the Coronavirus exposes Washingtonâs cruel nature, SITREP March 25, https://www.greanvillepost.com/2020/03/25/sitrep-irans-fight-against-the-coronavirus-exposes-washingtons-cruel-nature/
- When home does not exist, what does self-quarantine mean: street children in Tehran, by Shahram Khosravi, Compas March 31, https://www.compas.ox.ac.uk/2020/when-home-does-not-exist-what-does-self-quarantine-mean-street-children-in-tehran
- Marreta: ‘Derrotar os ataques de Bolsonaro/generais e enfrentar a crise com luta classista’ (Brazil), A Nova Democracia 30 Março, https://anovademocracia.com.br/noticias/13187-marreta-derrotar-os-ataques-de-bolsonaro-generais-e-enfrentar-a-crise-com-luta-classista
- Africa â Threat of Corona-virus shows the criminal face of imperialism, New Epoch Media March 26, https://www.newepoch.media/single-post/2020/03/27/AFRICA-%E2%80%93-Threat-of-Corona-virus-shows-the-criminal-face-of-imperialism
- Hard times shape speedy Saudi and Kuwaiti coronavirus response, by Stephen Kalin and Ahmed Hagagy, National Post March 30, https://nationalpost.com/pmn/health-pmn/hard-times-shape-speedy-saudi-and-kuwaiti-coronavirus-response
- IMF Conditions Emergency COVID-19 Loan to Venezuela on Regime Change, by Alan Macleod, Mint Press News March 30, https://www.mintpressnews.com/imf-conditions-emergency-coronavirus-loan-venezuela-regime-change/266185/
- âHealth Care Kamikazesâ: How Spainâs Workers Are Battling Coronavirus, Unprotected, by Ainara TiefenthĂ€ler, March 30, https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/europe/100000007051789/coronavirus-ppe-shortage-health-care-workers.html
- Lockdown broken in El Salvador as crowds gather for government aid, by Anastasia Moloney, Reuters March 30, https://www.compuserve.com/news/world/story/0002/20200330/L8N2BN8AA_1844078625
- Haiti on the precipice of Coronavirus, by Jeb Sprague and Nazaire St. Fort, Haiti Analysis March 31, http://haitianalysis.com/2020/03/31/haiti-on-the-precipice-of-coronavirus/
- COVID-19 in Iraq: the virus of social inequality: The coronavirus is above all a fight against the corrupt state and the social inequalities produced by it, by Maurizio Coppola, Open Democracy 1 April, https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/north-africa-west-asia/covid-19-iraq-virus-social-inequality
- âReal human needsâ: Moroccan Marxistsâ demands against capitalâs pandemic, by al-Mounail/ah Current, April 1, https://almuzaharat.com/2020/04/01/real-human-needs-moroccan-marxists-demands-against-capitals-pandemic/
- Poor and vulnerable hardest hit by pandemic in Spain: Rate of infection in and around working class near Barcelona is nearly seven times higher than upmarket areas, Stephen Burgen and Sam Jones, April 1, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/01/poor-and-vulnerable-hardest-hit-by-pandemic-in-spain
U.S.
- Hospitals tell doctors theyâll be fired if they speak out about lack of gear, by Olivia Carville, Emma Court, Kristen V. Brown, and Bloomberg, Fortune March 31, https://fortune.com/2020/03/31/coronavirus-shortages-hospitals-doctors-fired-face-masks-ppe/
- Who Lives? Who Dies? NYC Hospitals Could Soon Be Forced to Triage Coronavirus Patients, by Kiki Intarasuwan, March 31, https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/who-lives-who-dies-nyc-hospitals-could-soon-be-forced-to-triage-coronavirus-patients/2352258/
- New Mexico’s governor warns tribal nations could be ‘wiped out’ by coronavirus, by Katherine Faulders and Olivia Rubin, ABC News 30 March, https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/mexicos-governor-warns-tribal-nations-wiped-coronavirus/story?id=69884997
Environment
- New research suggests industrial livestock, not wet markets, might be origin of Covid-19, by GRAIN, March 30, https://www.grain.org/en/article/6437-new-research-suggests-industrial-livestock-not-wet-markets-might-be-origin-of-covid-19
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