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Breaking: DC lifts stay-at-home order, restaurant workers get "back to work" order

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 05/29/2020 - 14:54

At 12:01AM on Friday, Mayor 29, Mayor Bowser lifted DC's stay-at-home order, theoretically removing the power of police to arrest people in disfavored neighborhoods for just for being away from their homes. For those in neighborhoods where police have not used the stay-at-home for harassment, the main change is "back to work" orders for those working in a long line of businesses not deemed "essential" by government.

Environment/Food/Health
Labor/Economics/Business

The Shortwave Report 05/29/20 Listen Globally!

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/28/2020 - 20:17

Dear Radio Friend,     This week's show features stories from Sputnik Radio, Radio Havana Cuba, NHK Japan, and Radio Deutsche-Wellehttp://www.outfarpress.com/swr200529.mp3   (If you have access to Audioport there is a highest quality version posted up there {33MB} http://www.audioport.org/index.php?op=producer-info&uid=904&nav=&)        From RUSSIA-  On his progr

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Elections/Legislation/Government
Environment/Food/Health
Foreign Policy/Imperialism
Globalization/Anti-globalization
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Military/Weapons
World Uprisings

ROC-DC raises concerns restaurant workers may be ordered NOT to wear masks after DC reopening

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 05/28/2020 - 14:10

It's official: many DC residents get their "back to work order" on Friday, May 29. Restaurants will be permitted to serve patrons outdoors. ROC-DC is raising concerns that owners will demand that "front-of-house" workers remove protective face masks for appearance reasons. In other words, a restaurant dinner with a side order of COVID-19 might be deemed an acceptable price of looking normal and higher profits.

Environment/Food/Health

Suspicious police activity at Franklin Sq homeless camp as DC prepares to reopen

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 05/27/2020 - 00:11

On the 26th of May, several police cars and cops entered the homeless camp at Franklin Square, apparently for the second day in a row. This time around it was US Park Police, there is a report on Twitter showing MPD and National Guard at the same location the previous day. So far not an all-out eviction, exact nature of activity unclear.

Video of Park Police in Franklin Sq homeless camp 56 sec

Environment/Food/Health
Housing/urban Issues/Gentrification
Local News/Neighborhoods
Police/Legal/Prisons

Code Pink motorcades from White House to Cuban Embassy demanding "Healthcare not Warfare"

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 05/26/2020 - 00:18

On the 25th of May, Code Pink held a mixed march/motorcade from the White House to the Embassy of Cuba demanding the redirection of war funding to healthcare, and an end to the harassment of nations accepting Cuba's doctors. The Pentagon's weapons are simply not effective in a "war" against a virus, while Cuba's physicians are.

Video of the march and motorcade 2 min 16 sec

Anti-War/Peace
Environment/Food/Health

Marchers on foot leading the car caravan on 16th st

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