Liberia’s lessons from Ebola during COVID-19 pandemic

CBC News: The National

Published on May 6, 2020

The National’s Adrienne Arsenault talks to former president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf about the lessons Liberia and its people, who bore the brunt of the 2014 Ebola outbreak, can share about fighting the COVID-19 pandemic

Prof. Noam Chomsky: Illegal but Legitimate: a Dubious Doctrine for the Times

The University of Edinburgh

Published on Nov 18, 2008

On 22 March 2005, the renowned author, educator and linguist Professor Noam Chomsky delivered the third and final lecture of the 2004/2005 Gifford Lecture Series, Illegal but Legitimate: a Dubious Doctrine for the Times.

The Gifford Lecturers are recognised as pre-eminent thinkers in their respective fields.

The Gifford Lectureships were established in 1888. Adam Lord Gifford (1820-1887) was a senator of the College of Justice in Scotland

The Food Movement: Past, Present and Future with Michael Pollan

The Edible Schoolyard Project

Streamed live 97 minutes ago

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Food safety during COVID, the steps you need to take before sitting down to eat

CGTN America

Published on May 6, 2020

Asieh Namdar spoke with Jim Rogers, the director of food safety research at Consumer Reports, about what you need to know before you eat.

Food-matters,

Farmers face distribution challenges in COVID era

CGTN America

Published on May 6, 2020

Elaine Reyes spoke with Jack Bobo, working at the Futurity Company, about the impact new consumer trends are having on farmers.

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COVID-19: Farmers in the U.S. face significant challenges

CGTN America

Published on May 6, 2020

Farmers across the U.S. are facing significant crop losses and unprecedented market challenges. How can the farming businesses survive during the pandemic.

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Business travel likely to be depressed for years, says Southwest Airlines CEO

PBS NewsHour

Published on May 6, 2020

With U.S. commercial flights largely empty amid the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, airlines are taking a serious financial hit. But while their revenue has plunged due to the drop in demand, they are receiving billions in federal aid. Southwest Airlines CEO and chairman Gary C. Kelly joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the safety of air travel and the financial challenges of the economic crisis

Trump Used PPE Contracts To Help Him Win In 2020

Reflect Published on May 6, 2020
Donald Trump used Rudy Giuliani in Ukraine to better his chances in 2020 and now he is using Jared Kushner in a pandemic to do the same

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As Trump Claims “Fantastic Job” on COVID, Reporter Laurie Garrett Warns Pandemic May Last 36+ Months

Democracy Now!

May 6, 2020

As President Trump starts to reopen the country, Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer Laurie Garrett predicts the pandemic will last at least 36 months. Meanwhile, a top government vaccine specialist says he was forced from his job after he resisted the administration’s promotion of untested treatments for COVID-19. Garrett predicted the pandemic. In an extended interview, she discusses what’s next.