(2019-09-23). Makwirituni erakuni: "I'd like to introduce you to my family" dissidentvoice.org 
Juan Garcia helps the family's youngest, Jacob, 9 months, as he fusses during a recent mass at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Central Oregon, Madras, where the ecosystem looks like parts of New Mexico, Arizona, Chihuahua. He introduces me and my colleague, Susy S. — both of us from Family Independence Initiative, a national non-profit …
(2019-09-23). Marines charged with human smuggling. nationofchange.org Thirteen U.S. Marines stationed at Camp Pendleton in California were formally charged Friday for various crimes, including human smuggling, endangerment, larceny, and perjury. The investigation was launched after two lance corporals were arrested in July for allegedly smuggling three undocumented immigrants near the U.S.-Mexico border. | "Two of the Marines, Lance Cpl. Byron D. Law and Lance Cpl. David J. Salazar-Quintero, both members of 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division… were arrested by border patrol personnel on July 3, 2019 for allegedly transporting and conspiring to transport und…
(2019-09-23). US deal with El Salvador puts new roadblock to asylum seekers. wsws.org The attempt to label El Salvador as a "safe third country" is a deeply sadistic measure to undermine the rights of asylum guaranteed by international asylum law.
(2019-09-23). GM fires Mexican workers for aiding US strikers and calling for cross-border fight against automaker. wsws.org The victimization exposes the weak underbelly of the transnational corporations, which fear that workers will defy the nationalist unions and unite internationally to defend jobs and living standards.
(2019-09-23). Headlines for September 23, 2019. democracynow.org 4 Million Take to the Streets for Global Climate Strike, Trump Admin Ignored CBP Report Linking Climate Change and Increased Migration, Honduran Woman and 21-Month-Old Son Die While Attempting to Reach U.S., New Deal Would Force Asylum Seekers to Return to El Salvador Despite Obvious Dangers, Calls for Impeachment Grow as Trump Acknowledges Ukraine Phone Call About Bidens, U.S. to Send Troops to Saudi Arabia, Impose Iran Sanctions, as Rouhani Heads to UNGA with Peace Plan, Arab Parties in Israel Back Benny Gantz in Bid to End Netanyahu's Rule, Egyptians Take to Street in Rare Protest Against President Sisi, Gov't…
(2019-09-23). Commemorating Tomás Cruz. counterpunch.org 
(Translation from Spanish by Katherine Mosser and Racquel Cruz) In the 1980s, a struggle over land and the rights of the indigenous people across the Mexican state of Oaxaca reached murderous heights. The Chatino people faced losing their ancestral lands and we're engaged in a life and death battle. Despite the combined opposition of the More
(2019-09-22). Zapatistas Summon 'II International Meeting of Women Who Fight'. telesurenglish.net Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) women in southern Mexico have published Friday a statement to summon the II International Meeting of Women Who Fight which is set to take place from Dec. 26 to 29 in Chiapas. | RELATED: | Thousands Gather in the Rain in Madrid to Protest Femicides | The woman's branch of the EZLN reiterated in their letter add…
(2019-09-21). Mother of assassinated activist Berta Cáceres speaks out against US-backed Honduran dictatorship. thegrayzone.com The Grayzone traveled to rural Honduras to visit the home of murdered activist Berta Cáceres. Anya Parampil sat down with…
(2019-09-20). San Diego Ends Electricity Monopoly, Aims for 100% Renewables by 2035. therealnews.com 
San Diego has signed a Community Choice Energy agreement, creating a competitor to San Diego Gas & Electric. Owned by Sempra Energy, SDG&E has shifted toward exporting its natural gas to Mexico and overseas.
(2019-09-20). "Young People Have Had Enough": Global Climate Strike Youth Activists on Why They Are Marching Today. democracynow.org 
Today is the Global Climate Strike, inspired by 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg. As people took to the streets in Africa, Asia, Europe and Australia, we host a roundtable discussion with youth activists organizing marches in the United States — in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Minneapolis — ahead of next week's U.N. Climate Action Summit. We are joined by Xiye Bastida, a 17-year-old climate justice activist originally from Mexico who is an organizer with Fridays for Future New York and a student at Beacon High School in New York; Katie Eder, a 19-year-old climate justice activist wh…
(2019-09-18). Headlines for September 18, 2019. democracynow.org Israeli PM Netanyahu Fails to Win Majority in Deadlocked Election, Climate Researchers Warn of Potential 7 Degree Temperature Rise by 2100, Greta Thunberg Tells U.S. Senators to Work Harder on Climate Crisis, Tropical Depression to Dump 18 Inches of Rain on Parts of Texas Gulf Coast, Trump Admin Seeks to Revoke California's Auto Emissions Standards, "I Have No Obligation to Be Honest to the Media," Testifies Trump's Ex-Campaign Manager, Trump Tells Campaign Rally in New Mexico, "We Love Our Hispanics", U.S. Senate Votes to Sanction China over Violations of Uyghurs' Human Rights , 75 Countries Using Artificial Int…
(2019-09-17). Davutoƒülu and the AKP, Trump and Mexico, John Bolton. uwidata.com Davutoƒülu Former Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoƒülu announced his resignation from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Friday. The AKP unanimously agreed to raise the question of Davutoglu's expulsion, as well as the head of the parliamentary human rights commission, Ayhan Sefer àústàºn, the deputy from Istanbul Abdullah Ba≈ücƒ±and former Manisa deputy Selàßuk àñzden. A founder …