AMLO battles corrupt electoral officials and U.S. interference in Mexico midterms
David Raby | peoplesworld.org | 2021-06-03
Ever heard of a country where electoral fraud favors the opposition? Try Mexico, with its corrupt and aberrant Electoral Commission (National Electoral Institute, INE by its Spanish initials). Political polarization has been growing in Mexico over several aspects of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's "Fourth Transformation"–which has included taking national control of oil and electric power, …
peoplesworld.org/article/amlo-battles-corrupt-electoral-officials-and-u-s-interference-in-mexico-midterms/

Mexico Enters Electoral Silence Ahead of Subnational Polls
telesurenglish.net | 2021-06-03
Mexico's subnational electoral process entered a stage of silence in which no political proselytizing can take place before citizens go to the polls on June 6. | RELATED: | Mexican Students Who Protested Online Exams Released | In compliance with current federal law, the National Electoral Institute (INE) requested candidates, parties, citizens, public officials, and the media not to carry out propaganda actions, publish results of polls on electoral preferences, or disseminate reports o…
telesurenglish.net/news/Mexico-Enters-Electoral-Silence-Ahead-of-Subnational-Polls-20210603-0013.html

Mexican Students Who Protested Online Exams Released
telesurenglish.net | 2021-06-03
On Wednesday, a judge in the Mexican State of Chiapas ordered the release of 19 people who were part of the protests staged by students from the Mactumactza teacher training college last month. | RELATED: | Over 95 Million Mexicans To Cast Ballots in June 6 Election | On May 18, hundreds of students took to the streets in Chiapas to demand on-site entrance exams since a large number of them do not have Internet access. As a result of the riots, 95 people were arrested. | The stud…
telesurenglish.net/news/Mexican-Students-Who-Protested-Online-Exams-Released-20210603-0008.html

You Can Ditch Uber For A Driver-Owned Rideshare App
_____ | popularresistance.org | 2021-06-03
The thank-you banners are down, but New York City residents have a real opportunity to show their appreciation for a population of low-paid, primarily immigrant frontline workers. New York City residents can help now by ditching Uber and Lyft for a competing driver-owned alternative app called "Co-op Ride," created by the mostly volunteer-run Drivers Cooperative. If Co-op's proposal plays out, drivers could make more money while their passengers, particularly those in underserved communities, could end up paying less for rides.
popularresistance.org/you-can-ditch-uber-for-a-driver-owned-rideshare-app/

Mexico's Central Bank Upgrades 2021 Growth Forecast to 6 Pct
telesurenglish.net | 2021-06-02
The central bank of Mexico (Banxico) on Wednesday upgraded its economic growth forecast for 2021 from 4.8 percent to 6 percent, buoyed in part by the ongoing vaccination drive against COVID-19, which is expected to boost domestic consumption. | RELATED: | Over 95 Million Mexicans To Cast Ballots in June 6 Election | There is even potential to expand gross domestic product (GDP) by up to 7 percent, the governor of Banxico, Alejandro Diaz de Leon, said while presenting the bank's Qu…
telesurenglish.net/news/Mexicos-Central-Bank-Upgrades-2021-Growth-Forecast-to-6-Pct-20210602-0028.html

Elecciones y represión: Un complejo panorama mexicano
Cristóbal León Campos | globalizacion.ca | 2021-06-02
I | Al aproximarse el fin de las campañas políticas en México y el día de la votación (6 de junio 2021), resulta oportuno reflexionar sobre la ausencia de propuestas palpables y sostenibles en términos de la política pública y de…
globalizacion.ca/elecciones-y-represion-un-complejo-panorama-mexicano/

Mexican Cartel Hunts Down Police Officers, Kills Them In Front Of Their Families
Anonymous007 | southfront.org | 2021-06-02
Click to see full-size image | In Mexico, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) has started its own policy of terror. | The extremely violent organization has begun hunting police officers in their homes, abducting, torturing and ultimately killing them. | The cartel kidnapped several members of an elite police force in the state of Guanajuato, tortured them to obtain names and addresses of fellow officers and is now hunting down and killing police at their homes, on their days off, i…
southfront.org/mexican-cartel-hunts-down-police-officers-kills-them-in-front-of-their-families/

Headlines for June 2, 2021
Staff | democracynow.org | 2021-06-02
Biden Addresses Voting, Racial Wealth Gap as He Visits Tulsa Race Massacre Site on 100th Anniversary, 100+ Scholars Call for Congressional Action to Enact Federal Voting Rights Protections, Biden Ends Contested Trump-Era "Remain in Mexico" Policy, Rights Groups Call for End to Repressive, Invasive Technologies in Immigration Practices, Washington State's Most Populous County Bans Use of Facial Recognition Technology, Biden Administration Suspends Oil & Gas Leases in ANWR But Defends Massive "Willow" Project, Three Bombs Kill 10 People, Disable Electric Grid in Kabul, Sri Lanka Shoreline Coated in Plastic Debris f…
www.democracynow.org/2021/6/2/headlines

Will Cuomo's Meddling Prevent Undocumented Workers From Getting Help?
María Jesús Mora | thenation.com | 2021-06-02
Will Cuomo's Meddling Prevent Undocumented Workers From Getting Help?
thenation.com/article/activism/excluded-workers-fund-new-york/

Violence and rising hunger reported in Tigray as conflict continues and other stories
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2021-06-02
Today we look at the reports of rising violence and hunger in Tigray, protests by normalista students and police repression in Mexico, and…
peoplesdispatch.org/2021/06/02/violence-and-rising-hunger-reported-in-tigray-as-conflict-continues-and-other-stories/