Daily Archives: August 2, 2021

2021-08-02: News Headlines

Carla Stea (2021-08-02). President Lopez Obrador Reclaims Mexican Independence. Stands against US Interference, in Solidarity with Cuba. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR (2021-08-02). Mexicans Approve Trial of Former Neoliberal Presidents. telesurenglish.net In the referendum held on Sunday, Mexicans voted in favor of the judicial investigation of the actions carried out by former presidents Carlos Salinas de Gortari (1988-1994), Ernesto Zedillo (1994-2000), Vicente Fox (2000-2006), Felipe Calderon (2006-2012), and Enrique Peña Nieto (2012-2018). | RELATED: | In an unprecedented exercise of direct democracy in this Latin American country, citizens responded affirmatively to the following que…

Sam Pizzigati (2021-08-02). America's Billionaires: Borrowing Their Way to Ever More Fabulous Fortunes. counterpunch.org No widely acclaimed artist in the 20th century baited and battled the rich with as much gusto as Diego Rivera. The Mexican painter's Great Depression-era confrontation with Nelson Rockefeller, then the twenty-something grandson of the world's single richest individual, captured front-page real estate all across the United States — and far beyond. The Rockefeller family

WSWS (2021-08-02). Oppose Texas' ban on ground transport for undocumented immigrants! wsws.org Texas Republican Governor Gregg Abbott's executive order declares that private individuals, companies and nonprofit organizations cannot transport undocumented people, and that immigrants can only travel in the custody of federal or state police.

Poor People's Campaign & partners (2021-08-02). Monday 8/2: March on Washington D.C. for Voting Rights, Immigrant Rights & Economic Justice w/ PPC. indybay.org Online actions and protest livestream/recording…

teleSUR, emgg, JCM (2021-08-01). Cuba recibe ayuda humanitaria de México y Bolivia. telesurtv.net Cuba atraviesa una compleja situación sanitaria que reporta hoy 8875 nuevos positivos y 65 fallecidos por la covid-19.

Staff (2021-08-01). Mexico Holds Referendum to Judge Former Presidents. telesurenglish.net Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) on Saturday called on all citizens to cast their votes in this referendum, aiming to judge those politicians who violated Human Rights or committed any other federal crime. | RELATED: | The National Electoral Institute (INE) informed over 93.6 million Mexicans can vote in this referendum, which is the first exercise of direct democracy in the country's history.

scorinoco (2021-08-01). Popular Consultation: Mexicans To Decide on Legal Actions Against Neoliberal Presidents. orinocotribune.com For the first time in the history of Mexico, the Popular Consultation Law will create a direct mechanism for citizen participation in policy making. | On Sunday, August 1, millions of Mexicans will take part in a referendum that could bring five neoliberal-era presidents to trial. | For the first time in the political history of the nation, the Popular Consultation Law will create a direct mechanism for citizen participation in policy making. | This referendum has been actively promoted by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), whom the Mexican right wing accuses of carrying out "leftist propaganda" for pu…

Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza (2021-08-01). Venezuela and Peru Advance in Recovering Bilateral Relations — Arreaza in Pedro Castillo Inauguration. orinocotribune.com Caracas, July 31 ( Arreaza informed of the meeting through a post in his Twitter account, stating that issues related to trade, policies of attention to migrants, and the need to strengthen the mechanisms of integration (reg…

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