(2021-09-17). A Journalist Dissects a Biased Chart of Media Biases. counterpunch.org Only 29% of people in the US trust the news. Some 37% of Mexicans do, and 43% of Australians. That figure drops even further when it comes to social media. Some 18% of Australians trust news there, and 13% of people in the US do. People are being inundated with content, marketing, and headlines, and
(2021-09-17). Mexico on the Bicentennial of Its Independence: Closer than Ever to Our America and Further Away from Empires. orinocotribune.com 
By Arleen Rodríguez Derivet — Sep 16, 2021 | Mexico is a lot more Mexico now. It does not mince words. Everything is big here. If a proof was needed, the celebration of the Grito de Dolores in the year of the Bicentennial was the proof. | Dazzling play of lights and fireworks lit the night before, in the central Zócalo square, brimming with pre-Hispanic images and symbols and also with figures of national heroes animated by video projection while all kinds of popular songs were heard, reflecting the various regions of the country. | There was not a spectator in the Plaza because of the COVID 19 epidemic, but…
(2021-09-17). Mexico Got Rid of a Prominent Columbus Statue. Neo-Colonial Economic Policies Should Fall Next. inequality.org
(2021-09-17). FAA imposes no-fly zone for drones after shocking footage shows 10,000+ migrants packed under Texas bridge. rt.com 
The US Federal Aviation Administration has barred drones from flying over a south Texas bridge where more than 10,000 migrants have gathered, preventing local media from capturing aerial footage showing conditions at the site. | An
(2021-09-16). UN Human Rights Chief Calls For Venezuela Sanctions Relief. popularresistance.org Mexico City, Mexico – Michelle Bachelet, United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, called on Monday for sectoral sanctions against Venezuela to be lifted. | "I reiterate my call for sectoral sanctions to be lifted," the former Chilean president said, recalling the negative impact of the measures on the Caribbean nation's economy. | The High Commissioner's call came during the opening of the 48th session of the Human Rights Council where she presented her report on the human rights situation in Venezuela. Bachelet also expressed her support for the ongoing dialogue between the government and the US-b…
(2021-09-16). PDF of September 16 issue. workers.org 
Download the PDF. Mandates alone can't stop COVID ALSO: Strike stops snacks; Abortion laws: Mexico & Texas; Evictions on front burner; Mine worker uprising 1921; Labor actions: Alabama, Michigan. Editorial: 20 years of lies since 9/11 Tear Down the Walls: Attica is all of us; Rally outside Soledad Prison; Running . . . |
(2021-09-16). Venezuela's International Reserves Increase as IMF Allocates Resources in Response to Mexico Talks — 'Leftists' Complain. orinocotribune.com The Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) has publsihed on its website a considerable increase in Venezuela's The official BCV website reveals that the reserves are currently at $11.3 billion, representing an increase of $5.1 billion, according to the spreadsheet that tracks the daily movements of the reserves. | As for the origin of…
(2021-09-16). Julio Borges: Assets Abroad 'Should Never Have been Managed by Opposition'. orinocotribune.com No one can forget that opposition leader Julio Borges was one of the main promoters of the anti-national strategy of demanding illegal sanctions against Venezuela and seizure of its resources to bring about the departure of the elected government of President Nicolás Maduro, always stressing that these decisions would not affect the Venezuelan people. | Now that anti-Chavismo has been forced to sit down with the government to negotiate in Mexico, since the time invested in defending the "sanctions" only brought loss of political strength to the radical opposition, Borges now says that assets abroad "should never…
(2021-09-16). Ambassador Alex Saab officially included in Mexico talks as part of Venezuelan Government delegation. mronline.org 
With the official inclusion of the Venezuelan diplomat, Alex Saab, into the Mexico Talks, a new stage opened in the development of the dialogue process opened in Mexico between the Venezuelan Government and sectors of the opposition, grouped in what is called the Unitary Platform.
(2021-09-16). US Monthly Encounters on Southern Border Exceed 200,000 for Second Straight Month – CBP. sputniknews.com WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The monthly number of asylum-seeking migrants apprehended on the US southern border in August reached more than 200,000 for a second consecutive month, but the total was slightly lower compared to July, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) revealed.