(2021-07-24). [Correspondence] Tocilizumab in COVID-19 therapy: who benefits, and how? thelancet.com The randomised controlled RECOVERY trial1 has met its primary endpoint of reduced 28-day mortality. We congratulate the RECOVERY Collaborative Group for this excellent study. However, the mortality at day 28 was up to 31% in the tocilizumab group and was higher than the results of other published randomised controlled trials.2 The pathophysiology underlying COVID-19 is characterised by SARS-CoV-2 viral infection-induced inflammatory response, cell death, and microvascular thrombosis. Thrombosis appears to be common in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia and could also be responsible for multiorgan failure in patient…
(2021-07-24). US Lawmakers Demand $34 Billion for Global Vaccine Equity Funding in Reconciliation Package. commondreams.org One of FAIR's main goals was to take what had been a marginalized progressive media critique and push that critique into the faces of mainstream journalists.
(2021-07-24). 35 Years Later, Looking Back at the Founding of FAIR. zcomm.org One of FAIR's main goals was to take what had been a marginalized progressive media critique and push that critique into the faces of mainstream journalists…
(2021-07-23). The Dilemma of the Cooperative Gene. realprogressives.org Given the relationship between "money" and real resources, it is impossible to equitably "share" real resources, and effectively create collective goods, when money is a scarce commodity controlled by competition.
(2021-07-23). Covid-19 Propaganda in Australia. zcomm.org Australia's very conservative Liberal Party supports the elite and fails the rest…
(2021-07-23). El Salvador ordena arresto de expresidente Sánchez Cerén. telesurtv.net La FGR indicó que pedirá a la Policía Internacional (Interpol) que gire una alerta roja, a fin de arrestar a Sánchez Cerén (2014-2019).
(2021-07-23). "We've Got to Fight Disinformation," Says Empire Made Entirely of Disinformation. orinocotribune.com By Caitlin Johnstone — Jul 19, 2021 | The weirdest thing about the Biden administration tasking itself with the censorship of "disinformation" on social media is that the United States is the hub of a globe-spanning empire that is built upon a foundation of disinformation, maintained by disinformation, and facilitated by disinformation. | If the propaganda engine of the US-centralized empire ceased actively deceiving the public about the world, it would collapse immediately. There would be mass unrest at home and abroad, status quo politics would be abandoned, alliances and coalitions would crumble, leaders…
(2021-07-23). 'Absolute Lie': Afghan Government Denies Taliban's Claim Of Controlling 90% Of Border. southfront.org 
Illustrative image. | The Afghan Ministry of Defense has called The Taliban's claim to hold 90 percent of the country's borders an "absolute lie". | "It is baseless propaganda," Fawad Aman, deputy spokesman for the ministry, told the France-Press Agency (AFP) on July 23. | Aman stressed that Afghan government forces are still in of control of the country's borders and all "main cities and highways". | The Taliban made the claim after advancing in several border areas and capturing crossings with Iran, Turkmenistan and Pakis…
(2021-07-23). If you Grew Up with the US Blockade as a Cuban, you Might Understand the Recent Protests Differently. orinocotribune.com By Manolo De Los Santos and Vijay Prashad — Jul 20, 2021 | The six-decade US blockade of Cuba was made worse under the administration of Donald Trump. Joe Biden can lift these measures and immediately improve the lives of the 11 million living in Cuba | During the early morning of July 17, Johana Tablada joined tens of thousands of Cubans as they gathered along the Malecón boulevard in Havana to stand with the Cuban Revolution. "We are human beings who live, work, suffer, and struggle for a better Cuba," she told us. "We are not bots or troll farms or anything like that." She referred to what has been called…
(2021-07-23). 60 años del FSLN: nacido y pensado por la libertad de Nicaragua. telesurtv.net El Gobierno nicaragüense liderado por el comandante Daniel Ortega ostenta logros económicos.
(2021-07-23). Richard Silverstein: Why the Israeli Spy Export Pegasus Is a Danger to Freedom Worldwide. scheerpost.com Photo by Ministry for the Development of the Periphery, the Negev, and the Galilee. Click to subscribe on: Apple / Spotify / Google Play In recent days, Pegasus, the name of Israeli spyware implicated in everything from the murder of journalists to the surveillance of world leaders, has been splashed across headlines around the globe. Reports in the Washington Post, The Guardian… |