Novel Coronavirus

The Fed’s Baffling Response to the Coronavirus Explained

March 15, 2020 UNAC Editor Capitalism, China, Global Economics, Healthcare

by Ellen Brown, published on Global Research, March 12, 2020 When the World Health Organization announced on February 24th that it was time to prepare for a global pandemic, the stock market plummeted. Over the following week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped by more than 3,500 points or over 10%. In an attempt to contain the damage, on March[…]

Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, Pressure Group Pushes to Stop Medicine Sales to Iran

March 13, 2020 UNAC Editor Healthcare, Sanctions and Economic Warfare

by Eli Clifton, published on Global Research, March 5, 2020 Despite a massive coronavirus-related public health crisis, an anti-Iran pressure group with close ties to the Trump administration is urging major pharmaceutical companies to “end their Iran business,” focusing on companies with special licenses — most often under a broadly defined “humanitarian exemption” — to conduct trade with Iran. [Ed,[…]

COVID-19 Is A Classic Example Of The Dangers Of Putting Profits Over Health

March 10, 2020 UNAC Editor China, Public Health

by Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, published on Popular Resistance, March 8, 2020 Above: Blood sample with respiratory coronavirus positive It is unusual for Popular Resistance to cover an issue two weeks in a row but the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is developing rapidly, and there is a lot of misinformation about it. In the US, we are being misinformed by false information[…]

Coronavirus Alarm Blends Yellow Peril and Red Scare

March 9, 2020 UNAC Editor China, Propaganda

by Joshua Cho, published on FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting), March 6, 2020 As an Asian-American, I’m not surprised that there are numerous reports surfacing of racist and xenophobic responses arising in the US (and elsewhere) as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, where “coughing while Asian” is being compared to “driving while black.” In case there are any[…]