(2020-08-21). Latino leaders: Trump's hatred goes beyond DACA and throwing kids in cages. peoplesworld.org 
It's not just DACA. And it's not just having ICE agents yanking little kids away from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border and throwing them into cages. No, leaders of top Hispanic-American organizations say, GOP President Donald Trump's hate of anyone with a Hispanic name, the undocumented, migrants, and asylum seekers extends far beyond those …
(2020-08-20). 'Urgent need' to scale up search and rescue in the Mediterranean. news.un.org UN agencies have called for search and rescue to be stepped up in the central Mediterranean, in the wake of a tragic shipwreck that claimed the lives of 45 migrants and refugees, including five children.
(2020-08-20). EU rejects UK demand for right to return migrants. yenisafak.com The UK has wanted to extend the Dublin system after the end of the transition period at the end of the year. | The system allows countries to return refugees and migrants to the EU country from where they came, and is the basis of the current EU asylum system. | The Guardian reported that the EU rejected extending the system outside the EU, which the UK would be post-Brexit. | The UK offered the same system vice versa, so that they would have to accept migrants who landed in the EU from the UK, except those who arrive by airplane. | The EU said the plan was "very unbalanced," as southern Europe takes in 10 tim…
(2020-08-20). Steve Bannon & 3 others ARRESTED, charged with border wall fundraiser fraud. rt.com 
Former Trump campaign manager Steve Bannon, triple-amputee Air Force vet Brian Kolfage and two others have been arrested and charged with defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors with their 'We Build the Wall' online fundraiser. | Bannon, Kolfage, Andrew Badolato and Timothy Shea are accused of scamming over $25 million under the guise of raising funds to build a wall on the US' southern border with Mexico in an indictment unsealed Thursday in Manhattan federal court. | While donors to the crowdfunding campaign were told Kolfage, the public face of We Build the Wall, "would not be paid a cent," the quartet a…
(2020-08-20). New excess death counts reveal more complete toll of coronavirus pandemic. wsws.org As of mid-July, there were 178,500 excess deaths in just fifteen urban areas internationally, including New York City, Mexico City, Lima, Jakarta, Istanbul and Madrid.
(2020-08-19). Anti-Immigrant Policies Are Not Only Cruel, They Also Have an Economic Cost. truthout.org U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the government agency that processes visas, green cards and citizenship applications, claims it's going broke. USCIS officials are threatening to furlough some
(2020-08-19). Will There Ever be Elections Again in Bolivia? counterpunch.org 
On November 10, 2019, President Evo Morales Ayma of Bolivia announced his resignation from the presidency. Morales had been elected in 2014 to a third presidential term, which should have lasted until January 2020. In November 2019, protests around his fourth electoral victory in October led to the police and the military asking Morales to step down; by every description of the term, this was a coup d'état. Two days later, Morales went into exile in Mexico.
(2020-08-19). From Empire Back to Republic? Toward the Restoration of the American Republic. Towards A National Anti-Imperalist Consensus? globalresearch.ca In the 2010 book American Empire Before the Fall, Bruce Fein maintains that beginning with the notion of Manifest Destiny and the launching of war against Mexico in 1846, and culminating in the endless wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the …
(2020-08-18). Supporting communities and refugees in Lebanon a 'top priority': UNHCR chief. news.un.org The head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is in Lebanon to drive home the message of solidarity with all those affected by the devastating blast a fortnight ago, reaching out to both Lebanese and the many refugees and migrants sheltering in the country.
(2020-08-18). Mexico: 98 Percent of Children Will Study From Home. telesurenglish.net Mexico's Education Secretary Esteban Moctezuma Monday announced that the Learn at Home II program is ready to serve 98 percent of elementary and middle school students. | RELATED: | "We developed a fair strategy for children that considers their socioeconomic conditions and the region in which they live," he said, recalling that face-to-face classes were suspended on March 23. | At that time, the Education Secretary (S…