(2021-07-31). Venezuela's Resistance Reduces Washington's Pressure. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan Foreign Minister, Jorge Arreaza, has dedicated the last four years of his life to weathering the worst diplomatic crisis his country has suffered in decades. During that time he has faced the trade blockade, the confiscation of strategic companies and deposits abroad, and the recognition of the parallel government of Juan Guaidó by Washington and the European Union. | In an interview with La Jornada, the Minister of People's Power for Foreign Relations of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, who was in Mexico City to participate in the twenty-first Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Community of…
(2021-07-31). Mexico won't be 'hostage' to Big Pharma, president says, as internet predicts trouble after country rejects Covid jabs for kids. rt.com 
Social media users have theorized that President Andres Manuel López Obrador could face severe repercussions after he refused to purchase Covid vaccines for children, vowing that Mexico wouldn't bow to pressure from drugs firms. | In remarks made earlier this week, the Mexican leader said his government was still waiting for the scientific community to demonstrate the benefits of vaccinating minors. Until conclusive evidence was provided, Mexico would refuse to purchase jabs for children, Obrador announced, adding that pharmaceutical firms seemed to be focused more on making profits than on ensuring medical ne…
(2021-07-31). México — De consultas populares en favor de la justicia, la memoria y la verdad. globalizacion.ca México acaba de atravesar por uno de sus más grandes procesos electorales, no sólo por el tamaño de los comicios, el número de cargos disputados y el costo económico que representaron, sino, asimismo, por todo lo que políticamente se jugó…
(2021-07-30). Argentina's Alberto Fernández Supports Proposal to Replace OAS with Another Regional Organization (CELAC). orinocotribune.com 
After the swearing-in of Pedro Castillo as president of Peru on Wednesday, Argentine President Alberto Fernández pointed out that the Organization of American States (OAS) "has ceased to be an organization that functions and serves Latin America," and therefore it is necessary to "create a new environment that better embodies" the region. Fernández's statements were connected with recent statements by the Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), which were also supported and encouraged by the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro. | "Every day we continue to be amazed by the things that happen in th…
(2021-07-30). Why vote NO on the recall of California Gov. Gavin Newsom. peoplesworld.org 
Thanks to an effort launched early last year by anti-tax, anti-immigrant Republicans eager to rebuild their failing party in the country's most populous state, California voters are facing a stark choice on September 14: whether to keep Democratic Governor Newsom in office or to replace him from a field of candidates dominated by Trump clones. …
(2021-07-30). US Treasury Announces More Sanctions on Cuban Security Forces. telesurenglish.net Due to a severe shortage of medical goods on the island caused by US sanctions, solidarity groups in the US have donated millions of syringes to help Cuban doctors administer the country's highly effective self-developed COVID-19 vaccines. Mexico, Russia, and Nicaragua have also shipped hundreds of tons of aid to Cuba.
(2021-07-30). The Global Right Wing's Bizarre Obsession With Pedophilia. counterpunch.org Hungary's authoritarian leader Viktor Orbán loves a good enemy. He has lashed out against Eurocrats in Brussels. He has cynically demonized immigrants to boost his political standing at home. But now he may have gone too far with his attack on an unlikely (and universally unliked) group of people. Pedophiles. Last month, the Hungarian parliament
(2021-07-30). A Million More Immigrant Voters (A Latino USA Podcast). latinorebels.com "Our City, Our Vote" could add nearly one million registered voters to the city, allowing them to cast ballots in all municipal elections.