Daily Archives: July 1, 2021

2021-07-01: News Headlines

Judy Greenspan (2021-07-02). DC action demands: 'End Trans ICE Detention!'. workers.org Carrying signs and three brightly painted pink coffins, transgender immigrant rights activists and their supporters marched on the White House June 23 to demand an end to Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention of transgendered and HIV+ people. The coffins symbolized the deaths of three trans women, Roxsana Hernández, Victoria Arellano . . . |

sputniknews (2021-07-01). Mexico to Bottle Up to 20 Mln Doses of Russia's Sputnik V Vaccine Each Month. sputniknews.com On Wednesday, the Mexican laboratory for biological agents and reagents Birmex said that the first batch of the active component of the Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V was delivered to Mexico, and the bottling and packaging of the drug began in the country.

Staff (2021-07-01). Texas Gov. Is Slashing Prison Funding — But He's Doing It to Fund Trump's Wall. truthout.org Border communities pushed back against false narratives pushed by former President Donald Trump and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott during their tour Wednesday of parts of the U.S.-Mexico border where Governor Abbott has vowed to fulfill Trump's campaign promise to complete a border wall. | Trump and Abbott held a briefing with state and law enforcement officials at the Weslaco Department of Public Safety headquarters before heading to Pharr, Texas, just across the river from Reynosa, Mexico, where 19 pe…

Moderator (2021-07-01). This Company Got a $10 Million PPP Loan, Then Closed Its Plant and Moved Manufacturing Jobs to Mexico. scheerpost.com sba.gov by Lydia DePillis / ProPublica This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.Series: The Pandemic Economy Fiscal Responses to COVID-19 Late last summer, after churning along through the pandemic with only a two-week pause… |

Editor2 (2021-07-01). Why Do The Media Hate Daniel Ortega? orinocotribune.com By Gerry Condon — Jun 29, 2021 | Is The U.S. Meddling In The Nicaraguan Election? | When Kamala Harris finally traveled to the U.S./Mexico border last week, she met several young women asylum seekers. The vice president likely saw Hondurans, Salvadorans and Guatemalans who were fleeing from violence and extreme poverty. But she probably did not see any Nicaraguan asylum seekers, who are few and far between. | Nicaragua and Honduras are considered the two poorest nations in Latin America. Honduras is a corrupt, failed, violent country, whose government is backed by the U.S. Nicaragua has free healthcare and e…

WSWS (2021-07-01). Republican governors deploy police and troops against immigrants along US-Mexico border. wsws.org Not only is the deployment an unconstitutional challenge to the federal government, but the South Dakota National Guard is being paid for by a fascist billionaire, not the state government.

Denis Rogatyuk (2021-07-01). Mexico's Left Faces a Tough Road Ahead. zcomm.org For enduring social change, Morena has to build a member-led organization rooted in local communities…

CWDYKMB (2021-07-01). Derek Chauvin: Why Did You Kill My Brother? commondreams.org I grew up poor and undocumented. Here's what I've learned.

Staff (2021-06-30). Iraq War architect Donald Rumsfeld dead at 88. rt.com Donald Rumsfeld, former congressman and US defense secretary, best known for his role in advocating the 2003 invasion of Iraq, has passed away just short of his 89th birthday, according to his spokesman. | Rumsfeld died on Tuesday, surrounded by relatives in Taos, New Mexico. | "History may remember him for his extraordinary accomplishments over six decades of public service, but for those who knew him best and whose lives were forever changed as a result, we will remember his unwavering love for his wife Joyce, his family and friends, and the integrity he brought to a life dedicated to country," his family sa…

Granma (2021-06-30). Cuban troubadour Silvio Rodríguez speaks out. peoplesworld.org Profound and passionate, Silvio Rodríguez, troubadour and symbol of the revolutionary Cuba that has inspired so many generations of progressive and leftist fighters in the world, has once again sent a message in support of just causes, this time through an interview with the Mexican newspaper La Jornada. The artist spoke about music and politics, …

MANO Magazine (2021-06-30). 'I Carry You with Me': A Gay Mexican Immigrant Love Story. latinorebels.com Documentary filmmaker Heidi Ewing's first fiction film, 'I Carry You with Me' tells the story of two gay Mexican immigrants' journey to New York City…

Juanita Ramos Ardila (2021-06-30). Mexican Rapper Audry Funk Sings for the Immigrants of NYC. latinorebels.com The music of Mexican-born rapper Audry Funk is a mix of feminism, philosophy, and body positive messages. Her new song is about the immigrant experience in the neighborhoods of New York City. | Born Audry Bustos Diaz, she began singing in a reggae group. Only when she began her career in philosophy did she start rapping. Her rap has always been laced with political messages.

G. Dunkel (2021-06-30). Laid-off McDonald's workers in France take over restaurant, feed the hungry. workers.org Marseille is the second largest city in France. It is a very old city, founded around 500 BCE because it was a great port with an immense hinterland. It is still economically significant; after World War II, it and the surrounding Provence-Alpes-Cà¥te-d'Azur region, were the destination for thousands of migrants, . . . |

Lydia DePillis (2021-06-30). This company got a $10 million PPP loan, then closed its plant and moved manufacturing jobs to Mexico. nationofchange.org Many American businesses received millions in federal pandemic aid intended to protect workers, but exploited loopholes and rule changes to lay off those employees anyway.

_____ (2021-06-30). Why Do The Media Hate Daniel Ortega? popularresistance.org When Kamala Harris finally traveled to the U.S./Mexico border last week, she met several young women asylum seekers. The vice president likely saw Hondurans, Salvadorans and Guatemalans who were fleeing from violence and extreme poverty. But she probably did not see any Nicaraguan asylum seekers, who are few and far between. | Nicaragua and Honduras are considered the two poorest nations in Latin America. Honduras is a corrupt, failed, violent country, whose government is backed by the U.S. Nicaragua has free healthcare and education, and is considered the safest country in Central America. | Since Daniel Ortega…

news.un (2021-06-30). Migrant worker numbers rise by five million: ILO. news.un.org The number of international migrant workers has increased from 164 to 169 million, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Wednesday, noting a marked rise in the number of young people seeking opportunities abroad, too.

WSWS (2021-06-30). Trump kicks off Republican campaign for 2022 midterm elections with fascistic rant in Ohio. wsws.org In his first campaign-style rally since the attempted coup of January 6, the would-be Fàºhrer demanded that the Republican Party be purged of his critics, attacked socialism and agitated against immigrants.

Adriana Cadena (2021-06-30). Getting Out of Poverty Shouldn't Be About Luck. otherwords.org I grew up in a poor, undocumented family. I was lucky — we got our legal residency, I got an education, and now I have a good job. But no one should have to count on luck. | Here's my story and what I've learned. | My dad came to the U.S. to work through the I was five years old, but I remember the heat, the exhaustion, the fear, and the hope. When we first…

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