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THIS WEEK'S TOPICS (w/timestamps):
00:57 - Updates on the IMF’s prediction of slowing global growth;
04:25 - Bank of England warnings on accumulation of sub-prime debt;
06:17 - Nordhaus Nobel prize and market ideology;
08:43 - Dutch unions and others against corporate tax evasion;
11:42 - signs of labor militancy in Marriott strike and profit-sharing demands of steelworkers.
15:16 - SPECIAL GUEST:  Professor Wolff interviews Chris Hedges on his latest book: America: The Farewell Tour.

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THE PROFIT MOTIVE

Present-day profit-motivated economics is doomed unless profit motives can be augmented by service motives. Ruthless competition based on narrow-minded self-interest is ultimately destructive of even those things which it seeks to maintain. Exclusive and self-serving profit motivation is incompatible with Christian ideals -- much more incompatible with the teachings of Jesus.

In economics, profit motivation is to service motivation what fear is to love in religion. But the profit motive must not be suddenly destroyed or removed; it keeps many otherwise slothful mortals hard at work. It is not necessary, however, that this social energy arouser be forever selfish in its objectives.

The profit motive of economic activities is altogether base and wholly unworthy of an advanced order of society; nevertheless, it is an indispensable factor throughout the earlier phases of civilization. Profit motivation must not be taken away from men until they have firmly possessed themselves of superior types of nonprofit motives for economic striving and social serving -- the transcendent urges of superlative wisdom, intriguing brotherhood, and excellency of spiritual attainment. 

Abby Martin interviews retired U.S. Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, former national security advisor to the Reagan administration, who spent years as an assistant to Secretary of State Colin Powell during both Bush administrations. Today, he is honest about the unfixable corruption inside the establishment and the corporate interests driving foreign policy. 

Hear a rare insider's view of what interests are behind U.S. wars, the manipulation of intelligence, the intertwining of the military and corporate world, and why the U.S. Empire is doomed. 

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A COSMIC BRIEFING
We are the first generation of human beings to glimpse the full sweep of cosmic history, from the universe’s origin to the silent, stately flight of galaxies through the intergalactic night. Humankind continues its own journey into the future with a new depth of understanding and appreciation for the forces that shape our destiny.
This Cosmic research briefing format is intended to provide updating and information to teachers, leaders, program managers and policy makers on the opportunities for spiritual scientific advances in a frontier field. The field of Spiritual Cosmology is an exciting frontier where astronomy, nuclear physics, and astrophysics meet with Spiritual and Mindal energy systems, and where we may be able to discover how the universe came to be as itis today.

What Is Cosmology?
Cosmologists work to understand how the universe came into being, why it looks as it does now, and what the future holds. They make astronomical observations that probe billions of years into the past, to the edge of the knowable universe. They seek the bases of scientific understanding, using the tools of modern physics, and fashion theories that provide unified and testable models of the evolution of the universe from its creation to the present, and into the future. Spiritual Scientists work from the tools of experience investigating the Reality of Our Own Personal Experience.
What's All the Excitement About?

These are some of the current research frontiers that challenge and excite cosmologists. The main body of this report discusses current work on these issues in more depth. But before that, it describes some of the key questions that Social Scientists are trying to answer, such as “The Crisis of Civilization” within the Human Epic. These give a broader perspective on the long-range goals of cosmology research.
The Cosmic Questions

Spanning enormous ranges of time, space, radiation wavelength, matter density, and temperature, cosmology research as well as Spiritual research (like most science) must be subdivided in order to match the scales of human activity and instrumentation. Individual researchers may work in a relatively small area of the subject, yet each has in sight a set of large questions that his or her results might address. It is the need to find answers to questions like the ones contained within these briefings that motivates the Spiritual Cosmologist.

Just as a Food Critic looks for Truth, Beauty, and Goodness in the food he loves, so with the Spiritual Detective on the Religious Quest & Each Religion.

Our theme is Truth. Happiness ensues from the recognition of truth because it can be acted out; it can be lived.

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A COSMIC BRIEFING
We are the first generation of human beings to glimpse the full sweep of cosmic history, from the universe’s origin to the silent, stately flight of galaxies through the intergalactic night. Humankind continues its own journey into the future with a new depth of understanding and appreciation for the forces that shape our destiny.
This Cosmic research briefing format is intended to provide updating and information to teachers, leaders, program managers and policy makers on the opportunities for spiritual scientific advances in a frontier field. The field of Spiritual Cosmology is an exciting frontier where astronomy, nuclear physics, and astrophysics meet with Spiritual and Mindal energy systems, and where we may be able to discover how the universe came to be as itis today.

What Is Cosmology?

Cosmologists work to understand how the universe came into being, why it looks as it does now, and what the future holds. They make astronomical observations that probe billions of years into the past, to the edge of the knowable universe. They seek the bases of scientific understanding, using the tools of modern physics, and fashion theories that provide unified and testable models of the evolution of the universe from its creation to the present, and into the future. Spiritual Scientists work from the tools of experience investigating the Reality of Our Own Personal Experience.
What's All the Excitement About?

These are some of the current research frontiers that challenge and excite cosmologists. The main body of this report discusses current work on these issues in more depth. But before that, it describes some of the key questions that Social Scientists are trying to answer, such as “The Crisis of Civilisation” within the Human Epic. These give a broader perspective on the long-range goals of cosmology research.

The Cosmic Questions
Spanning enormous ranges of time, space, radiation wavelength, matter density, and temperature, cosmology research as well as Spiritual research (like most science) must be subdivided in order to match the scales of human activity and instrumentation. Individual researchers may work in a relatively small area of the subject, yet each has in sight a set of large questions that his or her results might address. It is the need to find answers to questions like the ones contained within these briefings that motivates the Spiritual Cosmologist.

Just as a Food Critic looks for Truth, Beauty, and Goodness in the food he loves, so with the Spiritual Detective on the Religious Quest & Each Religion.

Our theme is Truth. Happiness ensues from the recognition of truth because it can be acted out; it can be lived.

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Nurses: I HEAR you, I LOVE you. And I STAND by you. THIS IS FOR US. It’s time to finally be HEARD!

Hi everyone! My last fb post went viral a few days ago about my experience being a nurse on a COVID unit. Sadly, as of yesterday I made a tough decision to quit my job due to the unsafe work conditions, and being without proper personal protective equipment (PPE). This morning, it was an honor to be featured on Good Morning America. Only a brief portion of my interview was aired, but I would love to share with the world my full speech and interview preparedness. So here it is... it’s long BUT EVERY WORD IS IMPORTANT.

Nurses: I HEAR you, I LOVE you. And I STAND by you. THIS IS FOR US. It’s time to finally be HEARD!
PLEASE SHARE AND LETS SPREAD AWARENESS!
This is the link to the brief clip:
https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/video/us-medical-workers-demand-federal-government-fight-covid-69859947

Ashlee Perez
March 25 at 10:27 PM · Public
•This face right here is defeat. This is the face of a nurse who’s held a dying mans hand today as he gasped for air WITHOUT HIS FAMILY by his side. This is the face of a nurse who had to go into the next COVID room as if the previous situation never happened. This is the face of a nurse who’s tired of being told there’s not enough protective equipment to keep her safe against COVID to do her job, and this is the face of a nurse who’s disappointed. I’ve never been so disappointed in America. I’ve never been so disappointed in humanity. And I’ve never been so disappointed in the people that I even know. 

•For those of you who think you’re too young and healthy to get this... so you continue to socialize... you’re having parties or attending them, you’re out on boats, you’re in parks,and you’re at beaches. And you think it’s okay because the people you’re with aren’t symptomatic or you’re “10 feet apart”. YOU ARE WRONG. There are PEDIATRIC PATIENTS VENTILATED. You are uneducated. And that’s fine. But  E D U C A T E  yourself.  You think because someone is your best friend they don’t have it ? So it’s ok to hang out with them? Let me tell you something, the moment you leave your house , every. Single. Thing. You touch.... from your house until your destination... could have the virus on it. Or it may be on your hands and you’ve placed it on every. Single. Thing. You’ve touched in your path. 

•I’ve never seen so much selfishness in my entire life. I’ve never seen so much carelessness. This is NOT THE FLU , this is NOT a cold, this is NOT a government conspiracy kind of thing. This is a you were healthy yesterday and can’t breathe today kind of thing. Mobile MORGUES are being set up outside hospitals in New York, because the hospitals literally don’t have enough room for bodies. You’re out here getting drunk, instead of feeding your body with nutrients and boosting your immune system to protect yourself, you’re choosing to depress your immune cells completely. You are putting others at risk. You’re putting babies, and the elderly, and parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters, AT RISK. 

•You are over running our healthcare system and you are exhausting healthcare providers to no end. You are THE REASON for lack of supplies for healthcare providers to treat patients. You are THE REASON more people are getting sick. And I don’t care if this offends you. I don’t care if you think this is true or not. THIS IS FACT. I think this pandemic has shown nothing more than how many people possess the inability to be alone or at home. And that in ITSELF shows how much self reflection some of you need. 

•Do you know what it’s like to stroke someones head while they’re dying? Do you know what it’s like to watch a person GASP for their last breath? Of course you don’t. Otherwise you wouldn’t be so selfish right now. I understand some of you might be scared, but most of you are being NAIVE. And disrespectful. Disrespectful to your PLANET. To humans that you share this EARTH with. If it were possible to waive a magic wand and make all Americans freeze in place for 14 days while sitting six feet apart , epidemiologists say that the entire epidemic would sputter to a halt. And quarantine is the only thing closest we have to that. 

•I'm not even going to share with you the number of confirmed cases my hospital has or how many people have already died. If public health called you tomorrow and told you that you had tested positive for COVID-19 and asked you to list all the places you had been, and all the people you had contact with , for the last 14 days. Would you be proud of yourself? Or embarrassed by your actions? 

•Those of you living your life outside and wandering around touching everything and everyone. You are viral assholes. And to be honest if I was just inside all day and didn’t have to work, then sure I probably wouldn’t care as much. But you are directly AFFECTING ME, and my colleagues and all of the nurses and doctors across America. And don’t you dare say we signed up for this. No we DID NOT. I became a nurse to SAVE LIVES not RISK MINE. I became a nurse ready to treat any disease thrown my way because I would be provided with the correct equipment to keep me safe. And let me tell you, you probably think I have mass help? You’re WRONG. The COVID patients I’m assigned to. I am the ONLY person allowed in the room. I AM the person caring for the patient. While another person stands outside the door to make sure I’m entering and exiting properly, I AM the one. Have you ever seen a front line? Well, this is it. Going in full force, equipment or not, ready to help fight. 

•And when all of you selfish humans steal all of the medical supplies and keep buying mass bundles on the internet, clearing out stores and you don’t stay home... guess what? Medical professionals... we will quit. And we WILL stay home and protect ourselves and our families and your emergency room door will be locked. And hospitals will be empty, like a real damn apocalypse. And THEN you’ll wish you stayed home. 

•You wanna know how my night ended? My night ended with a pediatric code blue going off at the end of my shift. Another one crashing. A CHILD. And my COVID unit just STOOD IN SILENCE.
Sincerely,
A COVID caring nurse 
#STAYHOME

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Perspectives on the Pandemic Episode 2:  In this explosive second edition of Perspectives on the Pandemic, Professor Knut Wittkowski, for twenty years head of The Rockefeller University's Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design, says that social distancing and lockdown is the absolutely worst way to deal with an airborne respiratory virus. 

Further, he offers data to show that China and South Korea had already reached their peak number of cases when they instituted their containment measures.  In other words, nature had already achieved, or nearly achieved, herd immunity.

Watch episode 1 here: 
 
Interview highlights:
00:36-Professor Wittkowski explains his recommendations for how to best deal with COVID-19
01:36-Is self-isolation prolonging the duration of COVID-19?
02:33-Are policies of self-isolation or shelter-in-place a good idea?
03:46-The pandemic is over
04:27-Did China lie about its COVID-19 statistics?
05:03-The truth behind the statistics given by the government of the United States
07:52-Are we even reporting flu deaths anymore?
08:16-Why are hospitals being overwhelmed?
09:16-Shortage of medial supplies
10:19-Has social distancing prevented deaths from COVID-19?
11:55-Staying indoors can make the virus worse
16:02-Why social distancing won’t work for an airborne contagion
17:41-Do we need a vaccine for COVID-19?
18:31-Humans can grow immune to this virus
18:55-The data doesn’t say that COVID-19 is more contagious than the flu
22:43-Changes in reporting COVID-19 cases
25:33-What makes COVID-19 different than the Swine Flu
27:05-What are the possible health risks of sheltering in place?
27:43-The “Second Wave” of COVID-19
30:10-The truth about #FlattentheCurve
31:10-What should we do about sheltering in place?
32:24-Why we need to achieve natural herd immunity
34:17-Should we be testing everyone for COVID-19?
35:35-The real effects of COVID-19
38:53-The percentage of people who won’t have any symptoms
39:34-What should we do about COVID-19 at this point?
40:40-Is this really a pandemic?
40:50-What you should know

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Professor Wittkowski urges that the schools be open now, so that the virus may spread harmlessly among the young, and thus shorten the amount of time the elderly and immune compromised must be sequestered.  Our current course, he warns, will only prolong the crisis and likely guarantee a ?second wave? of infections in the Fall. 

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During the Coronavirus pandemic, it may be prudent for some people in 'at risk categories'  not  to go to Mass for a couple of weeks. 

There is no Mass obligation for those who are ill or in danger of becoming ill. But closing churches and stopping all Masses at a time like this is an outrage. 

So, why are so many 'progressive’ shepherds, who said they were going to make the Church into a “field hospital”, suddenly locking their churches and heading for cover during the flock’s moment of most desperate spiritual need?

What happened to the Church of Accompaniment? Church of Abandonment is more like it.

Here's one diocesan priests who has had enough!  His church is not going to be locked, Mass is not going to be cancelled and communion will be administered on the tongue.

Rather than ordering the faithful to stay away from church, Father organized a special Rosary procession for those wishing to publicly turn to Our Lord and His Most Blessed Mother during this moment of crisis. 

Father also reads Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano's later letter on this topic…from the pulpit!  

Bottom line, Holy Mother Church must see to her own and continue to provide solace, sanctuary and sacraments during this crisis. 

Check the Remnant’s daily COVID coverage. Visit our website: www.RemnantNewspaper.com

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