News Brief: As a Social Democratic Response to the Pandemic Falters, Likelihood of Martial Response Rises
Added 2020-03-23 01:32:47 +0000 UTCIn this News Brief, we detail recent reports that the National Guard or U.S. military may be used in a law enforcement capacity as a "response" to the COVID-19 pandemic and what this says about the failures of the liberal state.
With unemployment potentially reaching 30 percent and an urgent, robust social democratic response from the federal government unlikely, a debate about safeguarding against martial order – especially from an administration with a well documented inclination towards abuse of power – is urgently needed.
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Show Notes
Under the Virus’s Cloak, Trump Pursues Long-Sought Policies
Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Annie Karni | March 20, 2020 | The New York Times
DOJ seeks new emergency powers amid coronavirus pandemic
Betsy Woodruff Swan | March 21, 2020 | Politico
DOJ Wants to Suspend Certain Constitutional Rights During Coronavirus Emergency
Peter Wade | March 21, 2020 | Rolling Stone
Military Role Widens in Pandemic Response
Gordon Lubold and Nancy A. Youssef | March 20, 2020 | The Wall Street Journal
William M. Arkin | March 20, 2020 | Newsweek
Annie Sweeney, Madeline Buckley, Jeremy Gorner and Jamal Collier | March 20, 2020 | Chicago Tribune
Public health order: Chicagoans confirmed with coronavirus or showing symptoms ordered to stay home
Fran Spielman and Tom Schuba | March 19, 2020 | Chicago Sun-Times
Clarifying remarks, California governor says virus called unlikely to prompt martial law
Adam Beam | March 19, 2020 | Associated Press/KTVU
More than 7,300 Guardsmen have been mobilized in all states, 3 territories and Washington D.C.
Dylan Gresik and Howard Altman | March 18, 2020 | Military Times
UK to give police new coronavirus powers
Annabelle Dickson | March 17, 2020 | Politico EU
Biden says he would mobilize the military to address coronavirus
Jonathan Easley | March 15, 2020 | The Hill
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Comments
Less fascist but also concerning is that Trump is trying to do away with payroll taxes for 'small businesses' as an emergency response. I doubt they will reinstate it afterwards cause whose going to want to reinstate taxes on Ma and Pa's local diner? We'll probably have to privatize Social Security to save it.
2020-03-24 13:11:31 +0000 UTCForeboding episode but undeniable. Keep it up Nima and Adam! Solidarity has always been the only way and now more so.
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2020-03-23 03:31:41 +0000 UTCTY!
2020-03-23 01:44:01 +0000 UTCReplacing now not sure what happened! In the mean time heres the SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/citationsneeded/news-brief-as-a-social-democracy-response-to-covid19-falters-likelihood-of-martial-response-rises
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