Monthly Archives: September 2023

2023-09-24: News Headlines

Charlie Saperstein, Dan DiMaggio, Labor Notes. (2023-09-23). Mexican Auto Parts Workers Face Blacklist After Union Campaign. popularresistance.org In August 2022, auto parts workers at VU Manufacturing won a landmark election to gain recognition for a new independent union, the Mexican Workers' League (La Liga). A year later, after refusing to negotiate a new contract, the company has shut down, leaving 400 workers jobless—and 71 workers without their legally-mandated severance pay. VU is located in the border city of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, where politicians brag about maintaining "labor peace" in the foreign-owned factories known as maquiladoras. This "peace" is largely mediated by the Confederation of Mexican Workers (CTM), a powerful company-fri…

scorinoco (2023-09-23). AMLO Will Not Attend Asia Pacific Forum in US Due to Boluarte's Presence. orinocotribune.com Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced that he will not go to the United States to participate in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum, to which his US counterpart Joe Biden had invited him, due to the presence of Dina Boluarte, coup president of Peru whom the Mexican government does not recognize. | "I am not going to San Francisco because we do not have relations with Peru, and it has to do with the Asia Pacific, and we do not want to participate in that, with all due respect," AMLO said on Thursday, September 21. | In August, the Mexican president had announced that he had been i…

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-09-24). Autoridades mexicanas rescatan a 23 migrantes. telesurtv.net Los migrantes rescatados fueron canalizados para revisión médica a la Fiscalía General del Estado Zona Norte, sin que se revelaran sus lugares de origen.

Matthew Ehret (2023-09-23). The National Enquirer's Revolution in Make Believe News, Jesuits and a New Origin Story for Humanity. thelastamericanvagabond.com On September 13, 2023 media reports across the world exclaimed aloud that ancient aliens were discovered in Peru and presented to the Mexican Congress by a team of valiant researchers led by a journalist named Jose Jaime Maussan. The language used in the headlines across mainstream press agencies expressed absolute certainty leaving media consumers to

Tanya Wadhwa (2023-09-23). Parents of disappeared Ayotzinapa students begin indefinite sit-in protest outside military camp in Mexico City. peoplesdispatch.org The parents are demanding that the Mexican Armed Forces hand over all the information they have in their possession about the mass kidnapping and disappearance of their loved ones…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-09-24). México propone en la ONU cambiar paradigma del desarrollo. telesurtv.net "El actual modelo de desarrollo global es insostenible" declaró Alicia Bárcena durante su intervención.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-09-24). Cancilleres de Rusia y México se reúnen en la ONU. telesurtv.net Las conversaciones entre Serguéi Lavrov y Alicia Bárcena comenzaron con recuerdos de la lucha por los derechos de los fumadores en la ONU.

Mouris Salloum George (2023-09-23). México — El Legislativo debe honrar la moderación. globalizacion.ca Los diputados y senadores de México ya comenzaron la carrera alcista hacia el 2024. En el proyecto de presupuesto de egresos de la federación (PPEF) solicitan 18 mil 397 millones de pesos para sacar adelante su quehacer legislativo; por supuesto,…

Richard Horton (2023-09-23). Comment] Offline: Political declarations—clichés and lies. thelancet.com Let me concede this point: writing political declarations for intergovernmental meetings is a demanding and often thankless challenge. I was once part of a team tasked with summarising deliberations at a Ministerial Summit on Health Research, held in Mexico in 2004. The goal of the meeting was to go beyond traditional conceptions of health research. We endorsed the importance of basic medical science and clinical investigation. But we also sought to persuade governments to take health systems research more seriously.

Sky Chadde, Ryan Murphy, In These Times. (2023-09-23). Construction Companies Exploit Agricultural Visas To Underpay Workers. popularresistance.org Jose Ageo Luna Vanegas first worked for Signet Builders in the early 2000s. Hired on a temporary labor visa, he traveled from Mexico to U.S. job sites. The hours were long, but he was paid overtime. Years later, around 2017, Signet hired him again. This time, he received no overtime pay. | That's when he "started asking questions," his attorney, Jennifer Zimmermann, said. | The work was largely the same. His visa was different. Originally, Luna Vanegas was hired on an H-2B visa. Various industries use the visas to fill labor shortages. A hotel facing a busy summer might hire foreign maids, fo…

WSWS (2023-09-23). Biden orders deployment of 800 soldiers to US-Mexico border. wsws.org Locking hands with Republican anti-immigrant fascists, the Biden administration announced on Wednesday the deployment of an additional 800 US Army soldiers to the border.

Alasdair Baverstock (2023-09-24). BYD launches affordable EV in Mexico. america.cgtn.com Electric mobility is fast becoming the preferred mode of transportation around the world, with sales of electric vehicles growing yearly. | A leading market is China, where eight million EVs were sold in 2023, more than double that of any other global region. But Chinese EV technology is becoming available in other markets too. | CGTN's Alasdair Baverstock reports.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-09-23). Cancilleres de Rusia y México se reúnen en la ONU. telesurtv.net Las conversaciones entre Serguéi Lavrov y Alicia Bárcena comenzaron con recuerdos de la lucha por los derechos de los fumadores en la ONU.

greenleft.org.au (2023-09-24). Filipino community condemns continuing martial law. greenleft.org.au

Juan M. Garcia (2023-09-24). Pope Francis calls for solidarity on Day of Migrants and Refugees. plenglish.com Vatican City, Sep 24 (Prensa Latina) After praying the Angelus in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis recalled that today, the Catholic Church celebrates the 109th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, for whom he called for solidarity.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-09-24). Papa Francisco pide a Europa asumir la crisis de los migrantes. telesurtv.net El jefe de la Iglesia católica criticó el "fanatismo de la indiferencia" que recibe a los migrantes que buscan una vida mejor en Europa.

greenleft.org.au (2023-09-23). Filipino community condemns continuing martial law. greenleft.org.au

Staff (2023-09-23). Samidoun Brussels highlights struggle of migrants and refugees at event honouring Semira Adamu. samidoun.net On Friday, 22 September, commemorating the murder of Semira Adamu by Belgian police 25 years ago, during their sixth attempted forced deportation of the 20-year-old Nigerian woman, Samidoun Brussels organized an event on the deportation of migrants and refugees and the imprisonment of Palestinians. The event highlighted the role of Western imperialism in forced migration …

Toni Waterman (2023-09-23). Migrants are heading to the U.S. border in near-record levels. america.cgtn.com The U.S. southern border is once again in a state of crisis. Tens of thousands of migrants have crossed into the country so far this month, soaring to near record highs. | The surge ends months of calm following the lifting of Title 42 in May and the rollout of stricter asylum restrictions. | It's putting renewed pressure on the Biden Administration and the border towns struggling with the influx of migrants. | Toni Waterman reports.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-09-23). Papa Francisco pide a Europa asumir la crisis de los migrantes. telesurtv.net El jefe de la Iglesia católica criticó el "fanatismo de la indiferencia" que recibe a los migrantes que buscan una vida mejor en Europa.

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2023-09-21: News Headlines

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-09-20). López Obrador recibe a padres de desaparecidos de Ayotzinapa. telesurtv.net El próximo martes se cumple el noveno aniversario de los trágicos episodios de violencia ocurridos en Iguala, al sur del país, que dejaron un saldo de 9 fallecidos, 17 heridos y 43 desaparecidos.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-09-21). López Obrador recibe a padres de desaparecidos de Ayotzinapa. telesurtv.net El próximo martes se cumple el noveno aniversario de los trágicos episodios de violencia ocurridos en Iguala, al sur del país, que dejaron un saldo de 9 fallecidos, 17 heridos y 43 desaparecidos.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-09-21). López Obrador dice que entregó toda información sobre Ayotzinapa. telesurtv.net El próximo martes se cumple el noveno aniversario de los trágicos episodios de violencia ocurridos en Iguala, al sur del país, que dejaron un saldo de 9 fallecidos, 17 heridos y 43 desaparecidos.

teleSUR, SH (2023-09-21). López Obrador entregará información sobre caso Ayotzinapa. telesurtv.net El presidente mexicano ha negado que su gobierno haya ocultando pruebas que incriminarían a militares en la desaparición de los 43 estudiantes.

Ann Brown (2023-09-21). Ex-NFL Player Sergio Brown Appears To Show Up On Video In Mexico As Hunt For Mom's Killer Continues. moguldom.com In an odd turn of events, former NFL player Sergio Brown, who has been missing since the tragic death of his mother, appears to have surfaced online with a video posted to social media on Sept. 19. This has sparked numerous questions about his whereabouts and involvement. Myrtle Brown, Sergio's 73-year-old mother, was found dead …

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-09-20). In Cuba XI Ibero-American Congress of Project Engineering. plenglish.com Havana, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) Professionals from Russia, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Ecuador, Mexico and Cuba attend today in Havana the XI Ibero-American Congress of Project Engineering, whose central theme is associated with artificial intelligence.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-09-20). México realiza Simulacro Nacional 2023 en aniversario de sismos. telesurtv.net Participaron unas más de nueve millones de personas y al menos 119.000 empresas de todo el país.

Miriam Davidson (2023-09-21). The Drug War on the Border Doesn't Work. progressive.org Just like during the Prohibition Era, cracking down on the drug trade along the U.S-Mexico border has only fueled more violence.

teleSUR (2023-09-21). Influx of Migrants at US-Mexico Border Soars Again. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, roughly 4,000 migrants moved into Eagle Pass, a border city in the U.S. state of Texas, prompting Texas Governor Greg Abbott to declare "an invasion" at the U.S.-Mexico border on Wednesday evening. | RELATED: | This came hours after the mayor of Eagle Pass issued a local disaster declaration to seek more resources. | "I officially declared an invasion at our border because of Biden's policies," the Repu…

greenleft.org.au (2023-09-21). Filipino community condemns continuing martial law. greenleft.org.au

greenleft.org.au (2023-09-20). Filipino community condemns continuing martial law. greenleft.org.au

Mike Pappas, Left Voice. (2023-09-20). The Housing Crisis And Migrant Crisis Are Crises Of Capitalism. popularresistance.org New York City mayor Eric Adams declared in August that there is "no room" in the city for hundreds of migrants being forced to sleep on the street because shelters are already crowded and in disrepair. The mayor initially encouraged those seeking shelter to "consider another city" as they struggled to survive. Adams announced plans to house as many as 2,000 in a tent complex on Randalls Island and later designated space on an airfield to house asylum seekers. These spaces are identified, as the claim goes, that the city simply doesn't have housing space for those seeking asylum, especially because it is already d…

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