“At the Mercy of a Deranged Lunatic” – How Jair Bolsonaro Is Endangering Brazil During COVID–19

Brazil’s response has been so lackluster that in some areas, organized gangs are imposing their own curfews and lockdowns, saying “if the government won’t do the right thing, organized crime will.”

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
COVID–19 Brazil

In what may be its darkest hour, Brazil is at the mercy of a deranged lunatic. This is no exaggeration, wrote independent outlet Brasil Wire yesterday. The country’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro tested positive for COVID–19 on March 13, his son Eduardo confirming it to Fox News. The news came as no great surprise as 22 of the group who

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Venezuela’s Coronavirus Response Might Surprise You

Unlike in the United States where coronavirus treatment can cost up to $35,000 and where Trump seems more concerned about the economy than about peoples’ lives, Venezuela is handling the crisis by placing value in health over profits.

Leonardo Flores
By Leonardo Flores
coronavirus Venezuela Feature photo

Within a few hours of being launched, over 800 Venezuelans in the U.S. registered for an emergency flight from Miami to Caracas through a website run by the Venezuelan government. This flight, offered at no cost, was proposed by President Nicolás Maduro when he learned that 200 Venezuelans were stuck in the United States following his government’s

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From Hong Kong to Chile in 8 Days With COVID-19 on My Tail

“During my more than 20,000 kilometers long journey, I have seen a frightened, divided planet.”

Andre Vltchek
By Andre Vltchek
Traveling Coronavirus Feature photo

Santiago (21st Century Wire) -- Imagine that you are in Hong Kong, in a city where “you are actually not supposed to be”, in the first place. You are ready to go home, to South America. But just two days before your departure, via Seoul and Amsterdam, your first Sky Team carrier, Korean Air, unceremoniously decides to cancel all flights from the

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Jeff Bezos, World’s Richest Man, Wants Your Donations To Help Amazon Employees

A man worth over $100 billion, who makes, on average, $230,000 per minute calling on the public to help his own impoverished employees was not met well by many.

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
Amazon Coronavirus Feature photo

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the world’s first centibillionaire, a man who vies with Bill Gates for the title of the planet’s richest individual, is asking the public for donations to provide basic support to his 800,000 employees who are suffering in poverty in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bezos announced: “We are establishing the Amazon Relief

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The Truth About the United States’ “Continuity of Government” Plans & the Coronavirus Perfect Storm

Though often discussed in relation to nuclear war or a similarly chaotic scenario, “continuity of government” plans can be triggered even by popular, nonviolent opposition to an unpopular war abroad. It exists solely to keep the current system in place, regardless of the cost.

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb
Coronavirus continuity of government feature photo

WASHINGTON DC (The Last American Vagabond) — Last week, Newsweek published a report entitled “Inside The Military’s Top Secret Plans If Coronavirus Cripples the Government,” which offers vague descriptions of different military plans that could be put into effect if the civilian government were to be largely incapacitated, with a focus on the

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Images of Cuban Doctors Helping Italy Go Viral, Burst Media Narrative

Videos of Cuban doctors volunteering to travel halfway across the world to put themselves in mortal danger for the good of people they have never met stirred the heartstrings of even the most cynical observer.

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
Cuba Coronavirus Feature photo

Only one week ago Joe Biden was excoriating Bernie Sanders for his praise of Cuba’s medical system. “These are flat-out dictators, period, and they should be called for it, straight-up,” the former vice-president stated during the Democratic debate in Miami. But as the world applauded 140 Cuban medical personnel arriving in Northern Italy last

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