Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-08-13). Mexican opposition war against free school books continues. plenglish.com Mexico City, Aug 12 (Prensa Latina) The opposition's war against the distribution of free school textbooks continued today in Mexico when the Supreme Court of Justice (SCNJ) suspended their delivery in Chihuahua.

Khubaka, Michael Harris (2023-08-14). 2023 California Admission Day – Discover International Underground Railroad Month. indybay.org California Admission Day was an essential part of the 1850 Compromise, a fiercely debated US Congressional Act signed by President Willard Fillmore that strengthened and extended slavery in Utah and New Mexico regions. The passage of the Fugitive Slave Law, which made the federal government financially responsible for capturing and returning freedom seekers to their enslavers…

teleSUR- jaa, DRL (2023-08-14). Accidente vial deja seis fallecidos y 13 heridos en México. telesurtv.net Las autoridades informaron que entre los fallecidos se cuenta un menor de edad…

ecns.cn (2023-08-14). Migrant situation in New York under increasing scrutiny. ecns.cn New York City is struggling to accommodate nearly 100,000 migrants seeking asylum in the United States, and the situation is having an impact beyond the city.

Staff (2023-08-14). Headlines for August 14, 2023. democracynow.org Maui Wildfire Death Toll Nears 100 as Residents Continue Search for Missing Loved Ones, Nigerien Military Leaders Announce Plan to Prosecute Deposed President Bazoum, At Least 6 Asylum Seekers Drown in Channel; 2 Off Tunisian Coast, 3-Year-Old Toddler from Venezuela Dies on Migrant Bus from Texas to Chicago, Taiwan Vice President Defies Chinese Intimidation While on U.S. Visit, Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian in West Bank as Int'l Group of Academics Slams Israeli Apartheid, Jordan Cracks Down on Online Speech with "Draconian" Cybercrime Law, U.N. Completes Transfer of 1 Billion+ Barrels of Oil f…

_____ (2023-08-14). Quran Burnings Assertion of Broader Bias against Immigrants in Europe: Ex-UN Rapporteur. transcend.org 7 Aug 2023 – There is a 'strong case' for prohibition of such acts that 'serve no possible constructive purpose,' says Richard Falk.

teleSUR (2023-08-14). Attack in Afghanistan Leaves Three Dead and Seven Injured. telesurenglish.net On Monday, at least three people died and seven others were injured, with the majority of them being migrants from Pakistan, following a powerful explosion at a restaurant in southeastern Afghanistan. | RELATED: | The blast occurred around 11: 00 AM local time within a restaurant located in the Khost province. The provincial police department stated that most of the victims originated from neighboring Pakistan. | "Three immigrants from W…

WSWS (2023-08-13). Six asylum seekers drowned in Channel due to criminal actions of UK and France. wsws.org Crocodile tears were shed, but only to reinforce the message best articulated by the rabidly anti-migrant Sunday Express, "For Pity's Sake Stop the Boats".

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-08-11). 8.9 millones de mexicanos salieron de la pobreza en 2022. telesurtv.net El descenso en la cifra de pobreza se debe a las políticas de apoyo y al alza del salario mínimo, medidas impulsadas por el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-11). Cuba to host International Wine Festival. plenglish.com The Festival, to be held from October 4 to 6, at the 1930 Hall of the Hotel Nacional of Cuba, will arouse great expectations among nations with commercial and tourist relations with Cuba, the Hotel's Commercial Director Deivid Silva said. | Silva announced that Freixenet Group, Inversiones Pucara S.A. (IPSA), Bodegas Torres, Masía Vallformosa (VFMS), Joan Sardá, and Destilerías MG Cuba, among others, will attend the event. | A group of Italian and Mexican wineries and wine companies awaiting approval from the Chamber of Commerce of Cuba (CCC) and several Cuban micro, small, and medium-sized (MSMEs) producing arti…

Eduardo Nava Hernández (2023-08-11). México — Libros de texto y debate nacional. globalizacion.ca Sin duda, el actual y muy polarizado debate de los nuevos libros de texto gratuito nos presenta muy diversas facetas, que van desde el señalamiento de errores de conocimiento en diversas materias hasta la sobreideologización de considerarlos instrumentos de ideologización…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). UN Agencies Urge Action Following Another Mediterranean Tragedy. telesurenglish.net In the wake of yet another devastating shipwreck in the Mediterranean, three United Nations agencies voiced their concerns, advocating for enhanced, secure routes for migrants and asylum-seekers heading to the European Union. | RELATED: | The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) pressed for a more unified approach to search and rescue operations. | This recent tr…

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-08-11). Rescatan a más de 600 migrantes en el Mediterráneo. telesurtv.net De los rescatados, 146 eran menores no acompañados y 462 adultos.

Janvieve Williams Comrie, Black Agenda Report. (2023-08-11). Capitalist Greed And Imperialist Policies Fuel Migrant Housing Crisis. popularresistance.org In the heart of New York City, below its iconic skyline, a paradox of epic proportions unfolds. As buses full of migrants arrive in the city each day, the struggle to find affordable housing intensifies dramatically. Yet, ironically, amidst the sprawling urban growth, there are countless buildings that stand vacant, their potential as living spaces lost, untapped. For years, these empty edifices could have served as a refuge for the existing city's homeless population, which has always been in crisis, but their emptiness has been a reminder of the disconnect between the city's available resources and the willingn…

Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News. (2023-08-11). How Immigrant Warehouse Workers Took On Amazon And Won. popularresistance.org "I've never been an organizer," Khali Jama says, "but I've always fought." As a single mother, a Muslim, and a Somali-American worker living in Minnesota, Jama has always had to fight for the life she, her family, and her fellow workers deserve. And earlier this year, after bringing that fight to the Minnesota state legislature, Khali and her coworkers achieved a major victory. "On May 16," Lisa Kwon reports in PRISM, "Minnesota lawmakers passed the nation's strongest Amazon warehouse worker protection legislation with the Warehouse Worker Protection Act, which ensures that workers can take breaks during the work…

Tanya Wadhwa (2023-08-11). Argentina heads for presidential primaries in the wake of tragedies. peoplesdispatch.org Days ahead of the presidential primaries, Argentina was shaken by the murders of 11-year-old Morena Domínguez during a robbery and photojournalist Facundo Morales by the Buenos Aires police…