(2021-08-17). The United States, Afghanistan, and the Doctrinal Boundaries of Permissible Reflection. counterpunch.org One of the doctrinal principles behind U.S. corporate-imperial news coverage and commentary and mainstream US politics is that the United States is a fundamentally benevolent force for good facing difficulties created by evil others and challenging situations not of Washington's own making. Debate is permissible on immediate strategy and tactics but is not allowed on these core American Exceptionalist positions. | Hence, while there is contestation in U.S. media and political culture over how to respond to the flood of migrants seeking entrance to the United States on the nation's southern border, there is little…
(2021-08-17). Headlines for August 17, 2021. democracynow.org Biden Defends U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan After Taliban Capture Kabul , Advocates Demand U.S. and Other Nations Open Doors to Afghan Refugees, Tropical Storm Adds to Haiti's Misery Two Days After Massive Earthquake Kills Over 1,400, Immigrant Advocates Denounce Biden Administration for Deporting Haitian Refugees, U.S. Will Recommend COVID Booster Shots After 8 Months, Despite Global Vaccine Inequity, Johnson & Johnson Ships Millions of Vaccine Doses from South Africa to Europe, U.S. Coronavirus Hospitalizations Soar, with Record Infection Levels in Five States, Republican Governors Erect New Barriers to COVI…
(2021-08-17). Freddy Guevara Free Again, Joins Mexico Talks. orinocotribune.com 
Venezuelan opposition politician Freddy Guevara is free to join the dialogue process taking place in Mexico as a member of the delegation that represents the extreme right. Guevara spoke to the media in Caracas, on Sunday, August 15. | In addition, international news agencies reported that "in Mexico, Guevara could replace Carlos Vecchio"—the current representative of former deputy Juan Guaidó before the US, who calls himself "ambassador" in the North American country. | When speaking to the press minutes after his release, Guevara stated that he has "zero political information" when asked about the reasons…
(2021-08-17). President Maduro on Mexico Talks: We Should Resume Diplomatic Relations with the US. orinocotribune.com 
After completing the first phase of the negotiations between the Bolivarian Government and opposition elements in Mexico, President Nicolás Maduro stressed this Monday, August 16, that there are expectations of a a direct dialogue with the US administration. | In a press conference offered from the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, the Venezuelan president confirmed his willingness to address bilateral issues with representatives of the White House and respond to the need to address the impact of policies from abroad on Venezuela. | "I believe that we began to move through the solution with the first step, to dialogu…
(2021-08-16). UN Experts Urge Immediate Action to Protect Human Rights, Prevent 'Slaughter of Civilians' in Afghanistan. commondreams.org Border Patrol continues to detain migrants, including children, in appalling outdoor conditions under the Anzalduas International Bridge in Texas' Rio Grande Valley. The Biden administration must close this inhumane detention site now.
(2021-08-16). Memorandum of Understanding Signed in Mexico Between Venezuelan Government and Part of the Opposition (Translation). orinocotribune.com 
Caracas, August 15, 2021 (special for OrinocoTribune.com)—We want our readers to see firsthand the transcript and Orinoco Tribune's unofficial translation of the memorandum signed last Friday, August 13, between the Venezuelan government and the opposition labeled as the "Unitary Platform of Venezuela"—a label considered by many analysts as a euphemism for something that, in reality, is a very fragmented extreme wing of the Venezuelan opposition. The so-called Unitary Platform rejected the inclusion of the other faction of the opposition represented in the Venezuelan National Assembly in the dialogue…
(2021-08-16). Venezuelan Government and Guaidó Opposition Begin 'Constructive' Negotiations in Mexico. venezuelanalysis.com Hours after the talks culminated, opposition politician Freddy Guevara was released following a month in prison.
(2021-08-16). Nabisco Workers Are Now Striking In Oregon, Colorado And Virginia. popularresistance.org "Earlier today, members of Local 358 at the Nabisco Bakery in Richmond joined their Brothers and Sisters in Portland, Ore. and Aurora, Col. in striking Nabisco. In all three locations, our courageous members are speaking with one clear, strong voice. They are telling Nabisco to put an end to the outsourcing of jobs to Mexico and get off the ridiculous demand for contract concessions at a time when the company is making record profits."
(2021-08-16). US Will Never Be Majority Minority Because Immigrants Assimilate Into Anti-Blackness. moguldom.com One complaint in Black America is that it seems it is always under attack — even from other Black people or people of color. Even immigrants feed into and adopt anti-Blackness, according to Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley. Black Americans are sometimes looked down upon by African and Caribbean immigrants, and Latino immigrants often latch …
(2021-08-16). Two Years After the Largest Workplace Raid in U.S. History, a Path Forward for Undocumented Workers. counterpunch.org Immigration agents arrested over 600 undocumented workers at a poultry plant in Jackson, Mississippi two years ago in what remains the largest workplace raid in U.S. history. On the two-year anniversary of that raid, immigrant rights advocates are demanding that U.S. officials take action to repair the harms inflicted on the workers and their communities.