Selling Frida Kahlo: Commodifying an artist in Mexico City and the world
W. Scott Poole | peoplesworld.org | 2019-10-18
MEXICO CITY–"No veo Mexicanos con Frida Kahlo mierda." (I don't see Mexicans with Frida Kahlo shit.) Andrey, one of the owners of a street food tour who meets visitors to his city from all over the world, told me this standing in the Plaza De La República. He was responding to my question of how …
peoplesworld.org/article/selling-frida-kahlo-commodifying-an-artist-in-mexico-city-and-the-world/

Honduran President's Brother Found Guilty of Drug Trafficking
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-18
A New York Federal Court on Friday found Juan Antonio Hernandez (aka Tony), the brother of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez (JOH), guilty of charges of drug trafficking, use of weapons and lying to authorities. | RELATED: | Honduras President's Brother Allegedly Sold Drugs to Drug Dealer | During this trial President JOH was denounced by…
telesurenglish.net/news/Honduran-Presidents-Brother-Found-Guilty-of-Drug-Trafficking-20191018-0006.html

Trump Administration's Denials of H-1B Visas Are Being Overturned at Record Rate
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-10-18
This story is part of a collaboration with Mother Jones. | Since 2017, as part of its efforts to "hire American," the Trump administration has been aggressively denying applications for H-1B visas. Yet a record number of those denials have been overturned on appeal, suggesting that the administration has been wrongfully rejecting qualified applicants for these coveted visas for high-skilled immigrants. | While President Donald Trump's crackdown on undocumented immigrants has grabbed public…
truthout.org/articles/trump-administrations-denials-of-h-1b-visas-are-being-overturned-at-record-rate/

Alicia Alonso, Cuba's Ballet Legend, Dies at Age 98
telesurenglish.net | 2019-10-17
Legendary Cuban ballerina Alicia Alonso, who achieved global acclaim in the 1940s and went on to run the internationally renowned National Ballet of Cuba for decades, died on Thursday at age 98, local media said. | RELATED: | Mexico's Tzeltal Women Break Down Barriers in Traditional Music | "Alicia Alonso has gone and left an enormous void, but also an unbeatable legacy," President Miguel Diaz-Canel said in a post on Twitter. "She positioned Cuba at the altar of the best of dan…
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Venezuela Denies Guatemalan President-Elect Entrance, Congratulates Ecuadorian People on IMF Defeat
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-10-14
President Nicolas Maduro also called on Chavista forces to prepare to "rescue" the National Assembly in the upcoming elections.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14692

"We're Still Here": Indigenous Peoples' Day Celebration Reflects Ongoing Resistance to Colonization
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-10-14
Christopher Columbus arrived in the Bahamas 527 years ago this week, unleashing a brutal genocide that killed tens of millions of Native people across the hemisphere. Cities and states across the country are acknowledging this devastating history by rejecting the federal holiday of Columbus Day and celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day instead to honor centuries of indigenous resistance. Alaska, Maine, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont and Wisconsin have all officially recognized Indigenous Peoples' Day. So have more than 130 cities and counties, from Los Angeles, San Francisco and Dallas…
www.democracynow.org/2019/10/14/indigenous_peoples_day_columbus_day

CIA Trump Manipulation, Israel Bombs Iraq, UN Venezuela Lies Exposed & US "Less Equal" Than Mexico
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-09-29
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (9/28/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
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