(2020-12-15). Biden Can End the Mass Detention of Immigrants. aclu.org This piece was originally published in
(2020-12-15). For U.S.-Mexico Relations, The Real Hope Lies with Energized Social Movements. zcomm.org The real hope doesn't lie with the governments but in recognizing the power and vision of progressive grassroots organizing…
(2020-12-15). As Johnson threatens UK's neighbours with gunboats, we revisit the lies underpinning the entire Brexit project. thecanary.co 
Prime minister Boris Johnson has reverted to 19th century
(2020-12-15). The Most Lethal Virus is Not COVID. It is War. counterpunch.org 
In the midst of the greatest health emergency in modern times, with more than 4 million surgical procedures delayed by the National Health Service, Boris Johnson has announced a record increase of £16.5 billion in so-called defence spending — a figure that would restore the under-resourced NHS many times over.
(2020-12-15). 15-year-old is assassinated while being treated in hospital in Mexico as homicides reach record levels. wsws.org Local, state, and federal authorities have demonstrated a complete indifference to the terrible conditions of the working class, exacerbated by the raging COVID-19 pandemic.
(2020-12-14). [UPDATED] Venezuela Investigates Maritime Accident on Migrant Route. venezuelanalysis.com An estimated twenty died presumably travelling to Trinidad and Tobago in a small boat.
(2020-12-14). ILO study finds migrants earn much less than locals, and the gap is widening. news.un.org The gap between wages paid to migrant and national workers is big and growing, and may widen further because of the pandemic, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a report published on Monday.
(2020-12-14). ILO Praises Mexico for Labor Reforms Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic. telesurenglish.net The International Labor Organization (ILO) praised the Mexican government over its labor reforms, which the organization qualifies as the "most important advance in the field of labor rights" amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | ILO's Office Director for Mexico and Cuba Pedro Américo Furtado de Oliveira highlighted that the government policies prioritize "guaranteeing collective bargaining, strengthening freed…
(2020-12-13). Mutual-aid Organizing For Food Security Puts Solidarity Over Charity. popularresistance.org Since May, Justice for Migrant Workers (Justicia) has delivered over 2,000 boxes of fresh produce to migrant farm workers across the province. | Each of the FoodShare food boxes feed two to four people, meaning that thousands of workers have been relying on these deliveries. Co-ordinating weekly food box drop-offs to farms where workers are quarantining as a result of the massive number of COVID-19 outbreaks has become a mainstay of Justicia's work over the past eight months. | Justicia's shift toward mutual aid efforts is not unique. We have seen initiatives like these cropping up across Toronto since the outset…
(2020-12-13). 'Inhumane treatment': Turkey accuses Greece of migrant 'pushbacks' into Turkish waters. rt.com 
The Greek Coast Guard has been sending illegal migrants stranded on islands in the Aegean back to Turkish territorial waters, Turkey's Interior Minister has said, accusing Athens of "torture." | The Greek coast guards have been engaged in "torture and inhumane treatment every day," Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said in a Twitter post, addressing Greek Minister for Migration and Asylum, Notis Mitarachi. | Dear Minister Your Coast Guard units are leveling up the torture and inhumane treatment everyday. | Watch your forces engaging…
