2020-06-30: News Headlines

José Argàºello (2020-06-30). Conozca a los oligarcas de ultraderecha que pretenden derrocar al presidente AMLO de México. thegrayzone.com Un oligarca mexicano al estilo de Trump, Gilberto Lozano, dirige a una coalición de líderes empresariales y fanáticos de ultraderecha,…

Ben Norton (2020-06-30). Trump used looted Venezuelan public money to build border wall with Mexico. mronline.org Around $24 billion of Venezuelan public money has been looted, and the Trump administration has used at least $601 million of it to construct a militarized wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Dr. Yossef Ben-Meir (2020-06-29). An Illuminating Farmer-to-Farmer Story in Morocco. globalresearch.ca Bill Nichols served as a volunteer consultant to the High Atlas Foundation (HAF) through the Farmer-to-Farmer Program (F2F) for two weeks in January 2020. Originally from New Mexico, now residing in Boston, Bill collaborated as an F2F volunteer with four …

Nino Pagliccia (2020-06-29). Is the Deep State Attempting a Hybrid War in Mexico? counterpunch.org An important article by journalist Ben Norton appeared on the online outlet The Grayzone describing the content of a leaked document that consists "of an executive summary of 'Project BOA,' outlining what it calls a 'plan of action' — a blueprint of concrete steps the opposition alliance will take to unseat AMLO." AMLO is Mexican

Alvaro Huerta (2020-06-29). An Open Letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom on Ethnic Studies. counterpunch.org Dear Governor Gavin Newsom, As one of the few tenured Latina/o faculty members at the California State University (CSU)—the largest public university system in the country—I'm requesting that you sign Assembly Bill 1460 or AB 1460 (ethnic studies bill), once it reaches your desk. As a son of Mexican immigrants who was born in the State Capital, I'm neither asking nor

South Front (2020-06-27). Major Mexican Cartels: Drug Wars and Business. globalresearch.ca A

Staff (2020-06-27). Undocumented Survivors Have Long Lived in Limbo. COVID-19 Is Making It Worse. truthout.org Anna had recently given birth to her second daughter when two tall, masked strangers broke into her home in East-Central Texas. On that evening in early July 2010, the burglars came in through a backdoor and held a gun against Anna's head. One of them covered her mouth, telling her not to make a noise or they would shoot. The little girls started crying as they held onto their mother tightly. Anna, who is originally from Pakistan and asked to be identified by a pseudonym due to fears about he…

commondreams (2020-06-26). Jailed Mexican Labor Activist's Immediate Release Demanded by Major U.S. Unions, Faith and Civil Society Groups in Letter Delivered Today to Human Right Commission. commondreams.org ______________________________…