WSWS (2020-05-18). Nicaraguan government lets COVID-19 spread freely, covers up toll. wsws.org The Ortega regime's response demonstrates the inevitable outcome of Sandinismo and all petty-bourgeois nationalist movements that have historically defended capitalism.

Andrey Areshev (2020-05-17). The Soviet Union Defeated Germany in World War II — Not the Western Forces. strategic-culture.org Eric MARGOLIS | President Donald Trump claimed last week that the US and Britain had won World War II. This was a shameless lie and distortion of the facts. | Many Americans and Canadians like to believe their nations won the war in Europe and give insufficient recognition to the decisive Soviet role. Most Europeans would rather not think about the matter. By contrast, Russians know that it was their soldiers who really won the war. They remain angry that their military achievements are ignored by American triumphalists and myth-makers. | Not only did Stalin's Soviet Union play the key role in crushing Nazi Germa…

The Canary (2020-05-15). Low-paid workers more likely to have lost jobs since coronavirus crisis began — study. thecanary.co Almost a third of the country's lowest-paid workers have been furloughed or lost their jobs altogether, a new study suggests. | The Resolution Foundation said a survey of 6,000 adults showed that Britain's lowest-paid employees are paying the heaviest economic price in the current crisis. | Among the lowest-paid fifth of earners before the crisis, 5% have lost their job, and a further 25% have been furloughed, said the report. In contrast, less than one in 10 of the top fifth of earners have lost work or been furloughed. | Across the workforce as a whole, almost one in five workers have lost work or been furlough…

RT (2020-05-19). Report claims 70% of Indian startups will run out of money in less than 3 months. rt.com India's startup community, the third largest in the world, is facing an existential crisis brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. | A month-long survey released last week by the Indian trade association Nasscom revealed that 70 percent of startups in India have less than three months of money left in the bank, with almost a quarter (22 percent) stating that they might not make it to the end of the year. | Also on rt.com | | In stark contrast to its immediate f…

WSWS (2020-05-18). Nicaraguan government lets COVID-19 spread freely, covers up toll. wsws.org The Ortega regime's response demonstrates the inevitable outcome of Sandinismo and all petty-bourgeois nationalist movements that have historically defended capitalism.

The Canary (2020-05-15). Low-paid workers more likely to have lost jobs since coronavirus crisis began — study. thecanary.co Almost a third of the country's lowest-paid workers have been furloughed or lost their jobs altogether, a new study suggests. | The Resolution Foundation said a survey of 6,000 adults showed that Britain's lowest-paid employees are paying the heaviest economic price in the current crisis. | Among the lowest-paid fifth of earners before the crisis, 5% have lost their job, and a further 25% have been furloughed, said the report. In contrast, less than one in 10 of the top fifth of earners have lost work or been furloughed. | Across the workforce as a whole, almost one in five workers have lost work or been furlough…

Andrey Areshev (2020-05-17). The Soviet Union Defeated Germany in World War II — Not the Western Forces. strategic-culture.org Eric MARGOLIS | President Donald Trump claimed last week that the US and Britain had won World War II. This was a shameless lie and distortion of the facts. | Many Americans and Canadians like to believe their nations won the war in Europe and give insufficient recognition to the decisive Soviet role. Most Europeans would rather not think about the matter. By contrast, Russians know that it was their soldiers who really won the war. They remain angry that their military achievements are ignored by American triumphalists and myth-makers. | Not only did Stalin's Soviet Union play the key role in crushing Nazi Germa…

Gordon Duff (2020-05-15). Pandemic Exposes US as Only Bioweapons Superpower. thealtworld.com The pandemic of 2020 has exposed a gangrenous limb, the stench of which has only been hidden through and equally exposes gangrenous strangling of truth. | The US military currently runs biological laboratories, some funded through USAID, some tied to universities and other groups, across the US and around the world. | These laboratories are funded in the billions of dollars and are overtly tasked with developing vaccines to protect Americans, military and civilian as well, from potential bioweapon attacks. | Much of this research involves creating "chimera" viruses, mostly corona-based bat viruses, that manifest…

The Canary (2020-05-15). Low-paid workers more likely to have lost jobs since coronavirus crisis began — study. thecanary.co Almost a third of the country's lowest-paid workers have been furloughed or lost their jobs altogether, a new study suggests. | The Resolution Foundation said a survey of 6,000 adults showed that Britain's lowest-paid employees are paying the heaviest economic price in the current crisis. | Among the lowest-paid fifth of earners before the crisis, 5% have lost their job, and a further 25% have been furloughed, said the report. In contrast, less than one in 10 of the top fifth of earners have lost work or been furloughed. | Across the workforce as a whole, almost one in five workers have lost work or been furlough…