(2021-07-03). Biden Has the Power to End This Outrage and Stop Enbridge Line 3. commondreams.org "Having to put out a fire in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico feels just too difficult to believe. And yet…"
(2021-07-03). Mexican state of Hidalgo legalizes abortion. peoplesdispatch.org 
On June 30, the Congress of the Mexican state of Hidalgo, with 16 votes in favor and 14 abstentions, The legislators who voted in favor of the reproductive rights of women all bel…
(2021-07-03). 'This Is Our Future' Without Climate Action, Advocates Warn After Pipeline Causes Fire in Gulf of Mexico. commondreams.org These revelations should indeed be shocking to all of us as they lay bare the true reality of Exxon's dangerous views as a corporation and how they work the political system to allow them to continue their damaging ways.
(2021-07-02). Lethal Force Against Pipeline Protests? Documents Reveal South Dakota's Plans. truthout.org 
Environmental activists conduct a sit-in in front of the construction equipment as police in riot gear line up at the Line 3 pipeline pumping station near the Itasca State Park, Minnesota, on June 7, 2021.Kerem Yucel / AFP via Getty Images | Republican South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has announced she is deploying 50 members of the South Dakota National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border at the request of Texas Governor Greg Abbott. In an extraordinary twist, the deployment is being paid for by bi…
(2021-07-02). 'Nature and Physics Will Not Fall for It': Greta Thunberg Rips Into Climate Theatrics of World Leaders. commondreams.org "This Supreme Court is dominated by Trump-appointed justices, with predictably disastrous results for voting rights as well as workers, consumers, and immigrants this term."
(2021-07-02). Canada's Genocidal Past and Present Exposed with Mass Indigenous Child Grave. orinocotribune.com 
Editorial note: As a rule Orinoco Tribune does not re-publish opinion pieces more than 10 days after their original publication, but in this case we are making an exception, because this is a wonderful interview on a very sensitive issue that demands attention. | By Christo Aivalis — Jun 2, 2021 | Far from being rooted in the past, what we see in the here and now is the ongoing genocide of Indigenous people and cultures | 215 Indigenous children in a mass grave. Our country is a genocidal one, and I mean is. It is one thing to recognize our society as having genocidal roots in the distant past—somethin…
(2021-07-02). US asks Afghanistan's neighbors to shelter its ex-employees who fear Taliban retaliation after troop pullout – media. rt.com 
Thousands of Afghan citizens eligible for US visas after working for the US government may soon move to a different Central Asian country, where they will presumably be safe from retaliation while their applications are processed. | Afghanistan's neighbors Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, as well as Kazakhstan, may shelter as many as 9,000 Afghans qualified for the so-called Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program. It is
(2021-07-02). Fiddler on the sidewalks of New York: What became of Tevye. peoplesworld.org 
BEVERLY HILLS—The last we saw renowned Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem's touching character Tevye the Milkman, he was exiting the stage escaping an anti-Semitic pogrom in Russia headed for parts unknown. People like him wound up in France, England, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, Australia. Many found themselves in New York and other American cities …
(2021-07-02). DC action demands: 'End Trans ICE Detention!'. workers.org 
Carrying signs and three brightly painted pink coffins, transgender immigrant rights activists and their supporters marched on the White House June 23 to demand an end to Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention of transgendered and HIV+ people. The coffins symbolized the deaths of three trans women, Roxsana Hernández, Victoria Arellano . . . |
(2021-07-02). Lethal Force Against Pipeline Protests? Documents Reveal Shocking South Dakota Plans for National Guard. democracynow.org 
Republican South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has announced she is deploying 50 members of the South Dakota National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border at the request of Texas Governor Greg Abbott. In an extraordinary twist, the deployment is being paid for by billionaire Republican megadonor Willis Johnson, who lives in Tennessee. Critics say Noem is turning the National Guard into a private mercenary force targeting migrants, but the governor's plans for the National Guard could encompass other activities. Water protector and land back attorney Bruce Ellison has obtained documents that indicate the same force could…
(2021-07-02). Free the Children. zcomm.org Advocates Demand Biden Close Fort Bliss Detention Center Holding 800 Migrant Kids…
(2021-07-02). Mexico: Drought Crisis Could Get Even Worse in Coming Months. telesurenglish.net Mexico's water shortage could worsen in the coming days as the reports forecast high temperatures in a country that had 75 percent of its terrority under drought conditions to some extent as of May 15, 2021. | RELATED: | According to the National Water Commission (CONAGUA), given the abnormally dry conditions, Mexico's water crisis has extended to up to 85 percent of Mexico while extreme drought had affected 15 percent of the territory by mi…
(2021-07-02). Getting Out of Poverty Shouldn't Require Luck. counterpunch.org I grew up in a poor, undocumented family. I was lucky — we got our legal residency, I got an education, and now I have a good job. But no one should have to count on luck. Here's my story and what I've learned. My dad came to the U.S. to work through the Bracero
