2021-05-11: News Headlines

Staff (2021-05-11). Headlines for May 11, 2021. democracynow.org Israeli Airstrikes Kill 26 Palestinians in Gaza, Including 9 Children, Bodies of Indian COVID-19 Victims Found on Banks of Ganges River, World Health Organization Chief Blasts "Shocking Global Disparity" in Vaccine Access, U.S. Drug Regulator Clears Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine for Use in Children 12 and Older, Democrats Urge President Biden to Lift Iran Sanctions and Return to 2015 Nuclear Deal, Colombian President Warns Indigenous Protesters Amid Mounting Attacks by Vigilantes, Mother's Day Marchers Demand Mexican Government Take Action to Find Missing Children, Moroccan Authorities Raid Home of Western Sahara Ind…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-05-11). Children among those killed in Gaza as Israeli airstrikes continue and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org Today we look at the rising casualties in the Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, the march for justice for disappeared persons in Mexico, and more…

Greta Anderson (2021-05-11). The Cash Cows of Catron County. counterpunch.org When a rancher claims to have lost livestock due to Mexican wolf predation, there are several ways that they can seek compensation. One of those ways is a program run by the U.S.D.A Farm Services Agency (FSA) known as the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP), which provides compensation for livestock lost due to attack by animals

Jérà¥me Baschet (2021-05-11). The "Zapatista invasion" has begun. zcomm.org After months of preparations, a delegation of the Zapatistas has set sail from Mexico towards Europe. The "reversed conquest" has well and truly started…

_____ (2021-05-10). Brooklyn's Waterfront: A Just Transition? popularresistance.org When Aroldo Garcia learned that the operations base for a major offshore wind project was coming to his Brooklyn neighborhood, he thought about the jobs it could provide for his family members and friends who worked as handymen and contractors, and for others who didn't have work at all. | The project promised to bring more than a thousand new jobs to a waterfront site in Sunset Park, a largely immigrant, working-class community where many residents have struggled to keep up with the rising cost of living. It was, he thought, exactly the type of development people had been waiting for. | "These are not service ty…

sputniknews (2021-05-10). Biden to Meet House GOP Leader This Week to Mend 'Frosty Ties', Report Says. sputniknews.com Kevin McCarthy first called for a meeting with President Joe Biden in a 5 March letter, where the House minority leader focused on the growing surge of unaccompanied migrant children emerging at the US' southern border.

sputniknews (2021-05-10). Texas Sheriff Slams Biden Admin for 'Forcing' National Guard to Clean Up Trash After Immigrants. sputniknews.com As the situation with the surging numbers of immigrants on the US-Mexico border is called "a crisis" by many, neither US President Joe Biden nor his vice president, Kamala Harris, have yet to visit the region, for which both have faced criticism.

John Feffer (2021-05-10). Immigrants to the Rescue. counterpunch.org Germany faces a major crisis. The German birth rate is considerably below what's needed to replace the population. German seniors, meanwhile, are living longer and drawing more on state resources for their pensions and health care. There are basically two ways out of this demographic crisis. First of all, Germany could boost its birth rate.

León Bendesky (2021-05-10). México: Muy cerca de Estados Unidos. globalizacion.ca øCrecerá la economía de Estados Unidos? øCuánto tiempo durará la expansión? Estas son las dos preguntas cruciales para la economía mexicana. La recuperación de la actividad productiva, el empleo y los ingresos en México está estrechamente vinculada a la dinámica…

The Associated Press (2021-05-10). Mexican Mothers March for Disappeared Children. latinorebels.com MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hundreds of people observed Mothers Day in Mexico's capital Monday by marching to demand authorities find their missing children.

commondreams (2021-05-10). AFL-CIO, SEIU, SNITIS And Public Citizen Announce Filing of First USMCA 'Rapid Response Mechanism' Labor Case to Fight for Mexican Workers Denied Independent Union Representation. commondreams.org ______________________________…

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