Korean War

President Donald Trump's continued resistance to use his emergency powers to compel companies to produce medical supplies needed in the fight against the novel coronavirus has drawn a bipartisan chorus of criticism. Experts say it could jumpstart domestic production, though global constraints may limit how quickly it could make an…

Few things are more frightening as a weapon than infectious diseases. The idea of a creeping, invisible death that will probably make you bleed from places you'd rather not is much worse than the idea of getting shot. In this veteran's opinion, anyway. In any case, it's a good thing…

Outside the Box Published: March 24, 2020 at 7:51 a.m. ET This strategy also gets hotel employees back to work The Chicago skyline. iStockphoto Amid mounting fears of the spread of the coronavirus and the COVID-19 disease it causes, local governments should look at quickly redeploying the buildings and people…

In New York, where over 15,000 people are infected with coronavirus and 114 have died from it, governor Andrew Cuomo has called on Donald Trump to order US factories to produce critical gear needed in the health crisis.The US traditionally wins wars not so much by out-fighting its enemies as…

Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here.To cope with the coronavirus outbreak, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo postponed any non-critical surgeries at hospitals and urged the Trump administration to nationalize the production of crucial medical supplies. "I think the federal government should order factories…

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) on Sunday lashed out against President Donald Trump over his inadequate response to the coronavirus pandemic, stating more people will die if the president doesn’t take more action. As of Sunday, about one-third of the United States’ nearly 27,000 confirmed coronavirus cases…

Chris Kiple, CEO of Ventec Life Systems, a ventilator manufacturer in Bothell, Washington, that has seen a large increase in demand since the coronavirus pandemic. / Reuters General Motors announced Friday evening it was joining with a Seattle-area medical d… Read More

Home News Entertainment (Image: © Lucasfilm) Director J.D. Dillard (Sleight) and screenwriter Matt Owens ("The Defenders," "Luke Cage," "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.") are developing a "Star Wars" project for Lucasfilm, according to The Hollywood Reporter.The Hollywood trade said that it's being developed in such a way that it could be adapted for a film or as…

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman. President Trump Wednesday signed a coronavirus relief package providing unemployment benefits and free coronavirus testing to millions of Americans suddenly out of a…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe effect of coronavirus around the worldDescribing himself as a "wartime president", President Donald Trump has vowed the US will achieve "total victory" over the coronavirus.He spoke as he revived a Korean War-era measure allowing the US to ramp up production of…