(2021-01-20). Women bear brunt of unemployment in COVID economic crisis. workers.org 
The month of December revealed some stunning news affecting the U.S. working class, as the impact of the viral pandemic and the capitalist economic crisis continues. The burden of unemployment has fallen on women, especially Black, Latinx, Arab, Asian, Indigenous, im/migrant and low-wage workers. LGBTQ2S+ individuals and people with disabilities . . . |
(2021-01-20). All Workers Must Support Honduran migrants and refugees. indybay.org Two months after hurricanes Eta and Iota devastated the region and as the pandemic crisis continues, caravan members are escaping conditions of absolute destitution. Capitalist governments line up to thwart workers' pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness.
(2021-01-20). Joe Biden: Immigration Reform During First Day in Office. telesurenglish.net U.S. President Joe Biden has sent Congress an immigration reform bill to facilitate citizenship for undocumented migrants. The bill, set to become the most transformative reform package since 1986, is one of the first initiatives Biden kicked off on inauguration day. | RELATED: | The U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 aims at creating a legalization mechanism for the over 10.5 million undocumented migrants living in the U…
(2021-01-20). President Biden's day-one action a critical step for immigrant justice. splcenter.org  …
(2021-01-19). Migrants stranded in Guatemala following repression by security forces. peoplesdispatch.org A caravan of more than thousand Honduran migrants were brutally repressed by the Guatemalan military and police forces, on January 17. Honduran migrants, including men, women and children, have set off on this perilous 4,000-km long journey on foot to the US with the hope to apply for humanitarian asylum there.
(2021-01-19). As Guatemalan Forces Beat Back Migrant Caravan, Biden Urged to Reverse Trump Policies of 'Cruelty and Coercion'. commondreams.org "The answer is not to continue doing more of the same but to envision a new direction that respects the political and economic self-determination and dignity of our Central American neighbors." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/guatemala_0.jpg …
(2021-01-19). Migrants Jump Over Border Fence in Spanish City in Africa. telesurenglish.net Some 150 sub-Saharan migrants on Tuesday tried to enter the Spanish city of Melilla by jumping the border fence with Morocco. | RELATED: | Spanish authorities reported that 87 people entered this North African city although Moroccan and Spanish security forces tried to prevent it. | After jumping over the fence, the Sub-Saharan migrants ran into the city in a group. Of those, 78 people were taken to the Cent…
(2021-01-19). Mexico to Produce 6 Million Doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine. telesurenglish.net Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) on Monday informed that Argentina sent to his country the active substance that will allow the manufacture of 6 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. | RELATED: | Argentina's MAbxience, the laboratory responsible for the raw material production, sent a first batch of the active substance to Mexico thanks to the project that both countries signed in…
(2021-01-19). Mexico: Morena Party Opposes Censorship Against AMLO. telesurenglish.net The National Renovation Movement (MORENA) party will challenge a decision by the National Electoral Institute (INE) which prohibited Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) from expressing judgments on the June federal elections during his morning press conferences. | RELATED: | "It is an excess against freedom of expression and his right to give his opinion on issues of national importance," MORENA l…
(2021-01-18). Guatemalan police start clearing US-bound migrant caravan camp after violent clashes (VIDEOS). rt.com 
Police in Guatemala have started breaking up a caravan of hundreds of mostly Honduran migrants who had camped on a street while trying to reach the US, after their journey was halted by officials, migration authorities have said. | In videos aired on TV and shared on social media, lines of security forces could be seen marching with shields and batons towards migrants in the village of Vado Hondo, in the east of the country, around 55km from the borders of Honduras and El Salvador. | Guatemala continues to use soldiers and police to stop the caravan. Here Guatemalan forces blocked off a highway to stop immigra…
(2021-01-18). Guatemalan Police Assault and Tear Gas Migrants Caravan. telesurenglish.net The Guatemalan National Civil Police attacked on Monday the caravan of more than 9.000 Honduras. The security forces tried to forcibly disperse the migrants on their way to the United States. | RELATED: | teleSUR correspondent in Honduras Gilda Silvestrucci reported that the police hit and fired tear gas against hundreds of migrants on Monday afternoon, including women and children, which is a significant violation of the Universal D…
(2021-01-18). Honduran Migrant Caravan Still Stranded in Guatemala. telesurenglish.net Over 6,000 Hondurans who are part of a caravan heading to the United States remain stranded on a highway in the department of Chiquimula in Guatemala. The country's security forces have not allowed them to advance since Saturday. | RELATED: | The Guatemalan Migration Institute (IGM) reported that the caravan remains stationary a few kilometers from the border with Honduras. There, the National Police and Army are…
(2021-01-18). Mexico to Cut Pfizer Vaccine Imports to Supply Poor Countries. telesurenglish.net Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) Sunday informed his government will reduce the U.S. Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine imports so that poorer countries have greater access to it. | RELATED: | "We agree that Pfizer doses should be reduced so that the United Nations (UN) can distribute them equally to poor countries," AMLO said. | Despite this decision, the government's vaccination plan does not stop. Me…