(2021-08-25). Headlines for August 25, 2021. democracynow.org Biden: U.S. "On Pace" to Withdraw from Afghanistan by Aug. 31, Taliban Blocks Afghans from Accessing Kabul Airport, World Bank Cuts Funds for Afghanistan as U.N. Warns of Looming Catastrophe, House Democrats Approve $3.5 Trillion Budget Resolution, House Passes John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, Immigration: Supreme Court Revives Trump's "Remain in Mexico" Program, Judge Faults DHS for Not Considering Ecological Harm of Militarizing Border, U.S. Records 1,400 New COVID Deaths as AMA Calls for Broad Vaccine Mandates, U.S. & Cuba Pledge Vaccines for Vietnam, But Only Cuba Offers to Share Vaccine Technology,…
(2021-08-25). México recibe a grupo de mujeres refugiadas procedentes de Afganistán. telesurtv.net Las refugiadas forman parte del equipo de robótica de Afganistán, llamado "Afghan Dreamers", que desarrolló ventiladores para la atención de pacientes con Covid-19.
(2021-08-25). Supreme Court Orders 'Remain in Mexico' Policy Reinstated. latinorebels.com WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to block a court ruling ordering the Biden administration to reinstate a Trump-era policy that forces people to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the U.S.
(2021-08-25). Report from 'Shut'Em Down' Protest at the Northwest Detention Center. itsgoingdown.org Perilous Chronicle reports on an abolitionist rally at the Northwest Detention Center in so-called Tacoma, WA. By Alexa Villatoro and the Perilous Editorial Collective Protestors gathered outside the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma, WA Saturday to call for an end to immigrant detention. The demonstration was organized by La Resistencia, a local immigrant rights…
(2021-08-24). Trabajadores mexicanos de GM rechazan contrato sindical de la empresa. peoplesworld.org 
SILAO, México (PAI) — En una victoria para los trabajadores tanto en México como en los EE. UU., Los trabajadores de la gigantesca planta de camiones de General Motors en Silao, México, rechazaron el "contrato" negociado por su protección pro-empresa, estilo perro amarillo "Sindicato, y de esta manera arrojar efectivamente al sindicato también. El rechazo …
(2021-08-24). Mexican GM workers vote down company union's contract. peoplesworld.org SILAO, Mexico (PAI)—In a win for workers in both Mexico and the U.S., workers at the giant General Motors truck plant in Silao, Mexico, rejected the "contract" bargained by their pro-company, yellow-dog style "protection" union—thus effectively tossing the union as well. The 2,623-3,214 rejection at the plant, in the state of Guanajuato, opens the way …
(2021-08-24). Nabisco Workers In Georgia On Strike. popularresistance.org BCTGM International President Anthony Shelton issued the following statement in support of members of BCTGM Local 42 (Atlanta, Ga.) who are on strike against Nabisco in Norcross, Ga.: | "Early this morning, members of Local 42 at the Nabisco distribution center outside Atlanta joined their Brothers and Sisters in Portland, Ore., Aurora, Col., Richmond, Va. and Chicago, Ill. in striking Nabisco. | Nabisco workers in all five locations are saying strong and clear: stop exporting our jobs to Mexico and end your demands for contract concessions. The BCTGM will take all appropriate action necessary in order to reach a…
(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). 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). 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). Will Investing In Community Groups Keep Immigrants Out Of Detention? popularresistance.org "It's solidarity, not charity," said Grace Kindeke, who helps people recently released from immigration detention with housing, food, legal and health services in her community of Concord, New Hampshire. | Immigrants come to the United States looking for safety and stability. But instead, many find confusion navigating the complexity of the immigration system, said Kindeke, who works with the nonprofit American Friends Service Committee. | Language barriers, limited cash and the federal government's reliance on detention can prevent recently arrived migrants from getting a lawyer, understanding their legal obliga…
(2021-08-24). LGBTQ+ Immigrants Must Be Released from Detention. commondreams.org In 2049 China will be a climate disaster zone, not a military superpower.