Trump’s Virtual Town Hall: A Vehicle for Deception, Finger-Pointing and Threats
By Stephen Lendman, May 04 2020
On
Sunday, Trump was his usual congenital lying self, falsely boasting to
viewers that he’s “done more than any other president in the history of
our country.” At a time when the nation faces a public health
crisis and economic collapse, he falsely claimed things are “all working
out. You know, the numbers are heading in the right direction.”
If We Want to Return to Normal, We Have to Fix the Policy
By Mike Whitney, May 04 2020
Most
of the United States is still under lockdown, but why? What is the
purpose of the policy?We’ve had the “flatten the curve” meme pounded
into our brains for so long, that most people think it’s the objective
of the policy, but is it? Flattening the curve is a worthy goal, but
preventing the health care system from being overwhelmed should not be
our highest priority. True, it is critical, I don’t dispute that, I just
think there are other goals that are more important. But what would
those be?
The Deeper Historical Roots of Chinese Demonization
By Pepe Escobar, May 04 2020
The
new normal tactic of non-stop China demonization is deployed not only
by crude