Daily Archives: June 16, 2020

2020-06-16: News Headlines

WSWS (2020-06-15). Maquiladora workers demand release of labor lawyer arrested in Matamoros, Mexico. wsws.org Despite our sharp political differences with Susan Prieto, the World Socialist Web Site unequivocally opposes the arrest of the labor lawyer and demands her immediate release.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2020-06-15). U.S. President Trump sparks renewed interest in Juneteenth Celebrations Globally. indybay.org "In 1535, the first enslaved Pan African were recorded in California. Spanish conquistadors brought enslaved Pan Africans for conquest and who were later breed with indigenous population (Afro-Latino) throughout "New Spain" and much, much later evolved into today's Republic of Mexico. Authentic Alta California History remains cloaked in slavery and secrecy that remains off limits for any principled dialogue as the California State Legislature prepares for a 2020 Juneteenth State Budget due next week.

Staff (2020-06-14). Hospital's COVID-19 Policy Separated Native American Mothers From Their Newborns. truthout.org Albuquerque, New Mexico — A prominent women's hospital here has separated some Native American women from their newly born babies, the result of a practice designed to stop the spread of COVID-19 that clinicians and health care ethicists described as racial profiling. | Lovelace Women's Hospital in Albuquerque implemented a secretive policy in recent months to conduct special coronavirus screenings for pregnant women, based on whether they appeared to be Native American, even if they…

Fight Back (2020-06-14). 1000s march and caravan for community control of Chicago police. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – Over 1000 marchers and 400 cars drove several miles through the Washington Park neighborhood of Chicago, June 12, to demand community control of the police. Hundreds of people came out of hair and nail salons, stepped out of homes, or came off of the sidewalk to chant and march as well. Cries of "Black lives matter" were alternated with "CPAC now!" CPAC is the Civilian Police Accountability Council, legislation in Chicago City Council which would establish control of the Chicago Police by the Black, Chicano/Mexicano and Puerto Rican neighborhoods in the city. | Organized by the Chicago Alliance Agai…

teleSUR (2020-06-13). Mexico: The Pandemic Undermines the Search for the Disappeared. telesurenglish.net The relatives of 61,367 missing people are now facing new obstacles to find their loved ones as the COVID-19 pandemic has slowed down the field search operations in Mexico. | RELATED: | "Our rhythm changed completely and drastically due to the pandemic," said Leticia Hidalgo, an activist with the United Forces for Our Disappeared, an organization that operates in Monterrey city, in the state of Nuevo Leon. | During…