2021-09-01: News Headlines

Greta Anderson — Emily Renn (2021-09-01). Why are Mexican Wolves Being Removed From Northern Arizona? Agency Excuses Don't Fly. counterpunch.org In the Arizona Republic article, "Anubis, a Mexican gray wolf found outside his territory, is relocated amid outcry from scientists, advocates," (August 18, 2021), Arizona Game and Fish Department's Jim deVos provided his agency's justification for removing Anubis, a young wolf who wandered around Flagstaff for nearly four months without any issues. But for each

WSWS (2021-09-01). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Mexican teachers and parents rallied last week in Mexico City against the return to in-person instruction while nurses in Quebec staged sit-ins over staffing shortages and forced overtime.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-09-01). Latin America: In Search of Lost Sovereignty. libya360.wordpress.com Ariela Ruiz Caro Part of the Presencia de América Latina mural. Photograph Source: Fotografía tomada por Farisori; Autor del mural: Jorge González Camarena, mexicano; Propiedad de la Universidad de Concepción — CC BY-SA 3.0 Two recent events have activated the possibility of relaunching Latin American and Caribbean cooperation and coordination, so neglected during the last five…

_____ (2021-09-01). Venezuela Dialogue Offers Way Out Of Crisis. popularresistance.org There are high hopes surrounding the upcoming round of negotiations between the Venezuelan government and the extreme right-wing of the opposition. The sides are set to meet on September 3 in Mexico after having signed a memorandum of understanding in August. | That document established a 7-point agenda with a broad scope that encompasses elections, political rights and the economy, among others. It calls for lifting the sanctions and ending violent coup attempts. These talks have the potential to end years of political and economic instability caused in large part by U.S. intervention. | Despite the intense pres…

WSWS (2021-09-01). 499: A conquistador's strange journey in contemporary Mexico. wsws.org Through the intervention of mysterious forces, a Spanish conquistador, who fought under Hernán Cortés, finds himself back in Mexico 499 years after his departure.

Mirinda Crissman (2021-09-01). Texas arrests more migrants, abandons food bank. workers.org The state of Texas continues to be hostile to migrants. The Kinney County Sheriff's Department posted videos Aug. 6 of migrants being magistrated in mass hearings in a parking lot. Credit: Art Twink Magistrate judges are appointed by judges of the district court. They may "dispose" of minor criminal offenses . . . |

Staff (2021-08-31). Headlines for August 31, 2021. democracynow.org Taliban Celebrate as Last U.S. Troops Leave Afghanistan, Over 1 Million in Path of Hurricane Ida Could Remain Without Power for Weeks, Florida Withholds Funds to Schools Defying Gov. DeSantis's Ban on Mask Mandates, Advocates Demand Biden End Deportations to Haiti After Devastating Earthquake, Over 500 Migrants Rescued in Mediterranean; EU Plans to Bar Entry to Afghan Refugees, U.N. Hails End to Worldwide Use of Toxic Leaded Gasoline, Mass Evacuations Ordered for Lake Tahoe Region as Caldor Wildfire Spreads, Federal Court Strikes Down Trump-Era Rule Gutting Clean Water Act, Emergency Petition Asks U.S. Supreme Co…

César Torres (2021-08-31). Foreign Minister Félix Plasencia sets up Advisory Committee for Latin America. mppre.gob.ve The Minister of People's Power for Foreign Affairs, Félix Plasencia, set up on Tuesday the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Advisory Committee for Latin America, a body that will coordinate the country's foreign policy for the region. At a meeting with the Venezuelan ambassadors to Mexico, Francisco Arias Cárdenas; Bolivia, Alexander Yánez; and Chile, Arévalo […] | La entrada

Ana María Aragonés (2021-08-31). México y Estados Unidos: Ante imposición migratoria, alternativas. globalizacion.ca Nuevamente el gobierno de Estados Unidos rehúye su responsabilidad de proteger a los migrantes en busca de refugio y asilo, y decide que México debe continuar con el programa Quédate en México. La respuesta de Andrés Manuel López Obrador fue…

This Week in Fascism (2021-08-31). This Week in Fascism #118: Anti-Vaxx & Anti-Mask Movement Gets Violent; Communities Confront Proud Boys; Anti-Immigrant Trump Supporter Threatens DC with Bomb. itsgoingdown.org Welcome fellow antifascists! We're back again with another action packed column. We bring you antifascist campaign reports from up and down the west coast and beyond, a roundup of news, analysis, and also a look at how the anti-vaxx and anti-mask movement is accelerating into violence. Plus, new doxxes, a call to action in Eugene,…

Ramzy Baroud (2021-08-31). Stadio Olimpico: Can Sports Heal the World? zcomm.org Amid chaotic politics and anti-immigrant and refugee sentiments, Stadio Olimpico in Rome seemed like an oasis of social and cultural harmony…

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