(2021-08-24). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Health sciences workers stage a protest in Mexico City while teachers in Salta province, Argentina are in the fourth week of a strike over salaries.
(2021-08-24). Mexico's Move to Shunt out Neoliberal Agenda Holds Lessons for India. orinocotribune.com By Prabhat Patnaik — Aug 22, 2021 | Alongside efforts to reclaim control over Mexico's natural resources, the Andrés Manuel López Obrador government is also planning to recapture control over its Central Bank | President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico in his inaugural speech itself had called neoliberalism a "disaster" and a "calamity." The leftist political party, MORENA, to which he belongs, had stated in its program: "The global economic crisis has revealed the failure of the neoliberal model. The economic policy imposed by the international financial organizations leads to the fact that Mexico is…
(2021-08-24). La corrupción de la ciencia en México. globalizacion.ca Estamos viviendo el pináculo o la cresta de la corrupción en el mundo. El uso y abuso del poder político y económico, del conocimiento o de la posición jerárquica. La lista incluye empresarios, magnates, banqueros, empleados públicos, presidentes y primeros…
(2021-08-24). Will Investing In Community Groups Keep Immigrants Out Of Detention? popularresistance.org Nonetheless, the U.S. government is making an important shift, advocates told Capital & Main. This year, Biden's administration will test a new method for distributing money to community groups already providing help. If the government learns from past pitfalls and promising international models, the new approach could help transform the country's immigration system, advocates said.
(2021-08-23). Headlines for August 23, 2021. democracynow.org Chaos and Desperation Reign at Kabul Airport as Afghans Try to Evacuate Taliban Takeover, Taliban Leader Arrives for Talks in Kabul as Afghans Demand Security and Jobs, U.S. Tops 1,000 Daily COVID-19 Deaths for First Time Since March, Sri Lanka Locks Down for 10 Days Amid Worst COVID-19 Surge of Pandemic, India and Taiwan Roll Out Domestically Produced COVID Vaccines Despite Lack of Trial Data, Death Toll from Tennessee Flash Floods Rises to 22; Hurricane Grace Kills at Least 8 in Mexico, More Than 50 Feared Dead After Boat Carrying Refugees Capsizes En Route to Canary Islands, UNICEF Says Fighting in Syria Is In…
(2021-08-23). Guatemala Arrests 41 Latin American Migrants Heading to the US. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Guatemala's Police arrested 41 Brazilian, Chilean, and Haitian undocumented migrants who were heading to the United States. They will be deported to their countries. | RELATED: | The ten migrant families were found at a house in the Cipresales neiborhood in Guatemala City and transferred to a health center, where they were tested for COVID-19. | Migration authorities will begin deportation procedures against…
(2021-08-23). Mexican President Announces Aid Plan to Grace Victims. telesurenglish.net On Monday, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced an aid plan for victims of Hurricane Grace and a fire on a Pemex platform in Campeche over the weekend. | RELATED: | At his daily morning press conference at the National Palace, the president said that there were…