Stocks really at their highest level since march. Kevin p, its maizing that this market sometimes you wonder whether the market has a pulse that it has this abilities to overlook all of these pulling at us and what were witnessing in our cities. Were in a very troubled time i get it however, every day the world votes, every day individuals make multimillion dollar and one dollar decisions one cent at a time and where do they vote for optimism in the future america. Thats why the markets are doing what they are doing. Its seeing through this the market knows we will solve this problem as we always have and move forward is that what this is about . An abilities to make a big bet on america and our future regardless of what is right in front of us at this very moment . That is pulling at us emotionally. Were able to look past all of that and thats why money continues to come into the stock market you can have any number of reasons to say this market should not be where it is yet we find o
And. Reporting in the time of coronavirus the u. N. Is warning of what it calls a 2nd demick of misinformation and Conspiracy Theory so why are journalists now facing more threats to doing that job this is inside story. Hello welcome to the program im bernard smith. The spread of corona virus and how to stop it dominates the news agenda of almost every media outlet in the world right now Public Health bodies rely on them to keep people informed but journalists are facing threats as they try to separate fact from misinformation have been reports of retaliation against the media since the global outbreak began Rights Groups accuse some governments of using the pandemic as an excuse to censor the news and punish reporters the u. N. Secretary general wants more protection for media workers on World Press Freedom day we call on governments and others to get into their generally skin do their jobs throughout the coverage 1000 pandemic and beyond is the band then express it is also given rise
A 20 year period. And the forthcoming book about fascism which concludes with the essay the pandemic is the portal which is the conversation today and haymarket publishes critical radical thinkers such as angela davis and so many others. In this moment in this crisis with deep injustice it is especially important to support Freedom Fighters and part of that task i encourage you to buy books from haymarket book club and inviting people to make donations and there will be information on how you can do so. And to be recorded on haymarket books Youtube Channel you are invited to subscribe and on that channel you can see a number of different events that have taken place and there will be a special program on may day 5 00 oclock p. M. Discussion between a workingclass vision for the future and at 7 00 p. M. May 1st to host a special may day Poetry Reading online. So now little more housekeeping. Was so many people joining the call today we may need your forbearance if we have technical issu
Translator clustered infections have appeared across japan. The nation must be united to dress th issue. The Central Government is set to decide on thursday whether it will lift the state of emergency for tokyo, osaka, and six other prefectures. Last week the government canceled the nationwide declaration for the other 39 prefectures. Its likely to be lifted for osaka and its neighbors kyoto and hyogo. Thats because the infection rate has fallen there in the past week. A benchmark set by the government for the Emergency Declaration to be lifted. Officials plan to whether to lift the deck ra ration for tokyo. The rates for tokyo and kanagawa currently do not meet the criteria. Officials will also take into account the state of their medical systems. Hokkaido also does not meet the criteria. In total more than 16,400 people have tested positive for the coronavirus here in japan. Over 780 have died. Now more major Sports Events are canceled due to the pandemic. Japans annual Summer High S
Europe are trying to fight the spread of african swine fever and are taking drastic measures to do so sometimes even against the will of the farmers if just one animal is infected the whole herd will be culled. Well the virus has yet to reach germany but farmers here are very nervous and thats because infected animals have been confirmed just a few kilometers away from the border in poland and so the hunt for wild boars in that region is on a warning for our viewers this report contains graphic images of dead animals. Court block invade near is hunting wild boar in germanys east. These hunters in some 80 kilometers from the polish border are calling the boar theyre seen as a danger potential carriers of african swine fever which is harmless to humans but an existential threat to pig farming. But even these hunters know that alone probably wont be enough to prevent the spread of the disease to germany. Comes and goes all you care advocate it just cant be i dont think you can contain a s