Daily Archives: June 9, 2020

2020-06-09: News Headlines

Abbasi J. (2020-06-09). Prioritizing Physician Mental Health as COVID-19 Marches On. jamanetwork.com This Medical News article is an interview with the University of New Mexico's Eileen Barrett, MD, MPH, about the pandemic's mental toll on health care workers—and how they and their employers can safeguard their emotional well-being.

WSWS (2020-06-08). Police killing of Giovanni López sparks protests, political crisis in Mexico. wsws.org Protests broke out in Guadalajara and Mexico City after footage surfaced of the brutal arrest of López, who died of his wounds the next day, for not wearing a COVID-19 facemask.

Madeleine Wattenbarger (2020-06-07). Protests against anti-Black violence and police spread to Mexico. zcomm.org Mexicans have flooded social media with statements of support for protests in the US against anti-Black violence…

Ryan Grim (2020-06-06). Insurgent Candidates Scored Big Victories in Down-Ballot Elections. zcomm.org From New Mexico to Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., progressive challengers to Democratic incumbents scored a series of victories on Tuesday night, continuing to grind out an insurgency that in just a few years has dramatically reshaped the politics of the Democratic Party…

CP Editor (2020-06-06). Rage Against The Machine — Interview with Noam Chomsky (from The Battle Of Mexico City). counterpunch.org

Staff (2020-06-09). Headlines for June 9, 2020. democracynow.org Thousands Pay Their Respects in Houston as George Floyd Is Remembered by His Family, Chauvin Appears in Court, Bail Set at Over $1 Million, Video Shows Texas Police Killing Black Man After Minor Traffic Violation as He Pleads "I Can't Breathe", New Mexico Officer Charged with Killing Man in Neck Restraint During Traffic Stop, Democrats Unveil Police Reform Legislation, Take Knee to Remember George Floyd, Ramsey Orta, Who Filmed Police Killing Eric Garner, Released from Prison, Peaceful Protesters Injured and Killed Around the Country by Cars Ramming into Crowds, Protesters Establish Autonomous Zone Around Seattle…

RT (2020-06-05). Patrol officer SET ON FIRE during police brutality protests over 'Mexican George Floyd' (VIDEO). rt.com A police officer was set on fire while confronting a group of demonstrators in Mexico. Protests and rioting in the country were triggered by the death of a local man shortly after his detention. | The incident occurred in the city of Guadalajara, the capital of Mexico's western state of Jalisco. The video circulating on social media shows a group of police officers on motorcycles in a standoff with protesters. At one point, a man wearing a mask and dark sunglasses pours flammable liquid on the back of one of the officers and sets him on fire. | The policeman runs and falls to the pavement as fellow officers an…

en.mehrnews (2020-06-06). VIDEO: US embassy in Mexico City locked down due to George Floyd protests. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) — The US Embassy in Mexico City has locked down after people allegedly threw Molotov cocktails and rocks at it. The attacks happened during local protests over the death of George Floyd on Friday against police violence.