(2020-05-08). Strange and Excessive Abuses by Corporations, Officials, and Narcos are Slipping Under the Radar in Mexico. counterpunch.org 
It was basically a coup attempt and nobody noticed. Here in Puebla, Mexico, the state government tried to take over city buildings in order to secure power for drug cartels that they allegedly have a pact with. But with empty streets and the media covering Covid-19 to the almost exclusivity of anything else, few people
(2020-05-08). Hawaiians helped establish Sutter's Fort in Alta California, Republic of Mexico. indybay.org The essential Hawaiian connection with the City of Sacramento remains an open secret. California State Parks could share an inclusive and honest story of early California and the California Gold Rush. Asian Pacific Islanders, Pan Africans and Native Indigenous populations have a story to share…
(2020-05-07). Amazon workers on May Day: Protect us from this virus. peoplesworld.org 
I was three when my mother and father took me to one of the last May Day marches and rallies in New York City's Union Square. Police and rightwing golpeadores (beaters, as they're called in Mexico) attacked the people in the square, mostly families like ours. I remember the fear and people running. Reading about …
(2020-05-05). Soap for refugee shelters; a matter of life and death as pandemic continues. news.un.org Handwashing with soap and water has been identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as an extremely important way to reduce the spread of COVID-19 but, in many countries, even basic facilities are hard to come by. On Hand Hygiene Day, marked on Tuesday, we look in-depth at the work that one US-based NGO is doing, providing soap in shelters supported by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), in Mexico.
(2020-05-05). Navajo Nation Suffers Third-Highest COVID-19 Infection Rate in U.S. with Limited Healthcare & Water. democracynow.org 
We get an update from two doctors treating patients with the Navajo Nation, the largest Indigenous reservation in the country, which has been hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Michelle Tom is a member of the Navajo Nation and a family physician treating COVID-19 patients at the Winslow Indian Health Care Center and Little Colorado Medical Center in northern Arizona near the Navajo reservation. In Gallup, New Mexico, Dr. Sriram Shamasunder is leading a medical volunteer group of 21 nurses and doctors from the University of California, San Francisco as part of the HEAL Initiative. He says the coronavirus hi…
(2020-04-04). Millions of Women in Mexico Join "Day Without Us" Strike to Protest Gender-Based Violence. zcomm.org "In Mexico it's like we're in a state of war; we're in a humanitarian crisis because of the quantity of women that have disappeared or been killed"
(2020-05-08). Maduro Accuses US Chargé d'Affaires Story of Being Behind Boat Incursion From Colombia. sputniknews.com MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Friday that the US Chargé d' Affaires, for the Venezuela Affairs Unit, James Story, played a part in Sunday's boat incursion from Colombia.
(2020-04-30). US to Mobilize Military Reservists in 'Anti-Drug' Operation Against Venezuela. venezuelanalysis.com The Trump administration is also targeting oil-for-food deals involving the Venezuelan government and Mexican companies.