(2024-01-04). 2024 Year to See Elections in 70 Countries, Results to Have Global Impact. ummid.com 2024 will be a historic election year, when democracy will undergo a major test with elections in approximately 70 countries including the United States, India, Mexico and South Africa.
(2024-01-04). US reopens border crossings with Mexico amid slowing migration. america.cgtn.com 
Four border crossings between the United States and Mexico have re-opened on Jan. 4. | The move comes as the number of migrants is showing a steep decline. Officials hope the resumption of normal operations will benefit the economies of both countries. | But many wonder how long it will last. CGTN's Alasdair Baverstock reports.
(2024-01-04). México anunció rescate de 32 migrantes secuestrados en Tamaulipas. telesurtv.net La secretaria de Gobernación, Luisa Alcalde, reconoció y agradeció a las autoridades, a la Guardia Nacional y a las Fuerzas Armadas.
(2024-01-04). Joel Roberts Poinsett: Namesake of the Poinsettia, Enslaver, Secret Agent and Perpetrator of the 'Trail of Tears'. counterpunch.org 
If people know the name Joel Roberts Poinsett today, it is likely because of the red and green poinsettia plant. In the late 1820s, while serving as the first ambassador from the U.S. to Mexico, Poinsett clipped samples of the plant known in Spanish as the "flor de nochebuena," or flower of Christmas Eve, from
(2024-01-04). Texas governor turns cops loose on migrants. workers.org 
Houston One week before Christmas, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott outdid himself by signing into law a bill that authorizes police of any agency, anywhere in the state, to arrest any person they think looks "illegal." Senate Bill 4 goes into effect March 5, the day of Texas' presidential primary, along . . . |
(2024-01-04). PDF of January 4 issue. workers.org 
Download the PDF. South Africa charges Israel with genocide Rape charges weaponized to justify genocide Boston: 'No celebration during genocide!' Texas governor turns cops loose on migrants Download the PDF. More PDF back-issues here. |
(2024-01-04). Milan, January 1st, several churches in the square against all wars — Video. pressenza.com 
Piazza Santo Stefano, 4 pm on January 1st, on the occasion of the 57th World Day of Peace, called by the community of Sant'Egidio, at least 200 people arrive, a good part of them immigrants. They remember the violence in the world, and the many wars spread across the planet, they display many signs with the names of the places where peace is a dream. Speakers include a young man from Sudan who recalls that 8 million Sudanese are displaced, largely within the country itself, but also outside of it, an Afghan man who lists the abuses of a Taliban government which crushes the population, starting with the women, and…
(2024-01-04). Moroccan Army Detains 87,000 Undocumented Migrants in 2023. themedialine.org 
(2024-01-04). On the Road of Flight. counterpunch.org 
"Where Migrant Children Are Living, and Often Working, in the U.S.," (New York Times, December 28, 2023), brought back memories of the 1980s and the protest movement to stop US military interventions, particularly in countries in Central America. The article graphically illustrates where migrant children are coming from, and it was no surprise that the