India On Lockdown: No Clear Plan to Feed 1.3 Billion
BreakThrough interviews Prabir Purkayastha, Editor in Chief of NewsClick, based in New Delhi about the lockdown in India and the federal government’s lack of a plan to provide for 1.3 billion people. This is part 1 of a two part interview. The second part on the global politics of COVID-19 will be posted soon. Join […]
Coronavirus Corruption: Senators Sold Millions in Stocks Before Crash
Will there be no consequences for corruption? Congress members, including Senators Richard Burr and Kelly Loeffler, sold millions in personal stocks in the days following multiple closed-door briefings on the coronavirus throughout late January and early February. This is when the government was telling the rest of society “not to worry.” Join us at http://Patreon.com/BreakThroughNews […]
NYC Has Construction Workers Building Condos Instead of Hospitals
NYC is forcing construction workers to continue building luxury condos at a time when we need new hospitals. Courtney Francis, a construction worker from the Bronx, tells us how construction workers feel about risking their lives every day going to work. Join us at http://Patreon.com/BreakThroughNews BreakThrough News is a new independent video platform, built as […]
Protests & Social Solidarity in the era of Coronavirus
In Brazil scheduled protests against the right wing president Jair Bolsanaro could not take place, but that didn’t keep the people silent. Huge numbers of Brazilians took to their windows to show their opposition and solidarity. Take a look:
How Serious is Coronavirus?
Coronavirus is sweeping across the nation as US public health infrastructure struggles to cope. BreakThrough News interviewed Dr. Nadia Marsh about what this means and what you need to do.
Massive Wave of Unemployment Hits, Workers Left to Drown
Mass unemployment and income losses hit millions of families, and now the rent is due. As Wall Street is flooded with cash, workers wonder: where’s our bailout? Join us at http://Patreon.com/BreakThroughNews BreakThrough News is a new independent video platform, built as a “media arm for the movement” by long-time working-class organizers. Join us and become […]
How did China feed everyone in Wuhan During Lockdown?
The U.S. government spent months critiquing the Chinese government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic instead of preparing. Now, grocery stores and hospitals are running out of essential supplies — a problem that was managed in Wuhan. Isn’t it time to stop the China-bashing and learn from what they did right? #socialistnews #chinacommunism #coronavirusunitedstates #COVID #SARSCoV2 […]
Grassroots Relief in Philadelphia
BreakThrough speaks with community organizers in the Kensington neighborhood in Philadelphia who are coordinating community aid to elderly neighbors in particular, while demanding the government provide the necessary support for people to survive. #philadelphiacoronavirus #socialistnews #COVID #socialsolidarity #mutualaidcoronavirus #socialistanalysis #coronavirus #progressivenews #KensingtonPhiladelphia #COVID19