Daily Archives: November 17, 2019

2019-11-17: News Headlines

Dora Magaña (2019-11-15). La Vieja Guardia / To the Old Guard. peoplesworld.org Dora Magaña es una poeta originalmente de El Salvador, ahora en Los Angeles, California. Su poema "La Vieja Guardia" aparece aquí en el español original y en una traducción al inglés al honrar el centenario del Partido Comunista de EE.UU. La publicación bilingàºe ayuda a lectores de español y de inglés a aprender el otro …

Staff (2019-11-15). 25-Year Drought Forces States to Rescue Colorado River System. therealnews.com The Colorado River system provides water for around 40 million people. A 25-year drought has endangered this system, prompting seven states and Mexico to accelerate conservation efforts.

Fight Back (2019-11-15). MN says: "No to U.S. coup in Bolivia" fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – 50 protesters rallied at the intersection of Lake Street and Bloomington Avenue in Minneapolis on November 14 in response to a call for emergency response protests. On November 8, Bolivia's military staged a coup and ousted democratically elected President Evo Morales. Even though Morales accepted asylum in Mexico, the people's movements have refused to back down and have been protesting in the capital. Protests internationally have been organized to show solidarity with the indigenous and workers' movements opposing U.S. interference in Bolivia. | Thousands of drivers returning home from work…

teleSUR (2019-11-15). Evo Thanks Alberto Fernandez's Argentina for Its Hospitality. telesurenglish.net Bolivian president, Evo Morales, acknowledged from Mexico that he is "analyzing" the invitation that elected president Alberto Fernández made him to travel to Argentina and regretted that the current government of Mauricio Macri has prioritized maintaining "the ideological differences "instead of" defending democracy ". | RELATED: | Alberto Fernandez Offers Argentina as a Home to Evo Morales | "I don't lose hope of returning to Bolivia. And if I approach Bolivia through Argentina,…

Sasha Abramsky (2019-11-15). Trump's 'Remain in Mexico' Policy Isn't Just Cruel, It's Illegal. thenation.com Trump's 'Remain in Mexico' Policy Isn't Just Cruel, It's Illegal…

Timothy Alexander Guzman (2019-11-15). "Crime Against Democracy": U.S. Backed Fascist Coup in Bolivia. globalresearch.ca Bolivia's legitimate President, Evo Morales now in exile in Mexico said that the "The OAS is in the service of the North American empire" and that he "could not understand" how his military leaders betrayed Bolivia.

Fight Back (2019-11-15). Evo's Bolivia is not over. fightbacknews.org Chicago, IL – Events have not gone well for the coalition of generals and reactionaries that overthrew Evo Morales on November 10. Far from consolidating their control over the government and the country, the right-wing forces now stand on the back foot, facing the full force of an organized and enraged mass movement ready to defend their constitution and their elected government. | The first setback for the coup was their failure to assassinate Evo. On the morning of November 12, Bolivia's overthrown president, along with his vice president àÅlvaro García Linera, arrived in Mexico where they had been…

teleSUR (2019-11-14). ALBA-TCP Debates Coup in Bolivia. telesurenglish.net The political council of the Bolivarian Alliance of the Peoples of Our America-Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) is debating Thursday in Nicaragua about the coup against President Evo Morales in Bolivia. | RELATED: | Bolivia: United Nations Sends Mediator to Help Overcome Crisis | "The issue of electoral fraud, the run-off vote, the next elections were all a pretext invented by the Bolivian right in order to carry out the coup," Bolivia's Foreign Minister Diego Pary said. | He a…

Staff (2019-11-13). A Coup? A Debate on the Political Crisis in Bolivia That Led to Evo Morales's Resignation. democracynow.org In Bolivia, right-wing Senator Jeanine àÅñez declared herself president Tuesday night despite a lack of quorum in Congress, amid a deepening political crisis in the country. Evo Morales, Bolivia's first indigenous president, left the country Monday after being granted asylum in Mexico. Morales announced his resignation Sunday shortly after the Bolivian military took to the airwaves to call for his departure. His Movement Toward Socialism party is refusing to recognize àÅñez as president, calling her claim illegal and decrying Evo Morales's resignation over the weekend as a military coup. Last month, M…

Staff (2019-11-12). Headlines for November 12, 2019. democracynow.org Longtime Bolivian President Evo Morales Takes Asylum in Mexico, Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on DACA Cases, Televised Impeachment Hearings to Start Tomorrow, Former MA Gov. Deval Patrick May Jump Into 2020 Race, NY Republican Congressman Peter King Retires, Donald Trump Jr. Heckled Off Stage by His Own Supporters, EPA to Restrict Scientific Research Used to Write Public Health Regulations, Israeli Military Kills Palestinian Commander in Targeted Assassination in Gaza, Afghan Government & Taliban Agree on Prisoner Exchange, Chilean Government Bows to Protests & Agrees to Rewrite Constitution, 260 Arrested in…

Paul Dobson (2019-11-04). Venezuela, El Salvador Break Relations as Maduro Applauds 'New Anti-Neoliberal Wave'. venezuelanalysis.com Guatemala's president-elect has similarly pledged to break with the Maduro government upon assuming office in January.

Paul Dobson (2019-10-14). Venezuela Denies Guatemalan President-Elect Entrance, Congratulates Ecuadorian People on IMF Defeat. venezuelanalysis.com President Nicolas Maduro also called on Chavista forces to prepare to "rescue" the National Assembly in the upcoming elections.

2019-11-17: Social Media Postees

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MN says: "No to U.S. coup in Bolivia"
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-11-15
Minneapolis, MN – 50 protesters rallied at the intersection of Lake Street and Bloomington Avenue in Minneapolis on November 14 in response to a call for emergency response protests. On November 8, Bolivia's military staged a coup and ousted democratically elected President Evo Morales. Even though Morales accepted asylum in Mexico, the people's movements have refused to back down and have been protesting in the capital. Protests internationally have been organized to show solidarity with the indigenous and workers' movements opposing U.S. interference in Bolivia. | Thousands of drivers returning home from work…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/11/15/mn-says-no-us-coup-bolivia

La Vieja Guardia / To the Old Guard
Dora Magaña | peoplesworld.org | 2019-11-15
Dora Magaña es una poeta originalmente de El Salvador, ahora en Los Angeles, California. Su poema "La Vieja Guardia" aparece aquí en el español original y en una traducción al inglés al honrar el centenario del Partido Comunista de EE.UU. La publicación bilingàºe ayuda a lectores de español y de inglés a aprender el otro …
peoplesworld.org/article/la-vieja-guardia-to-the-old-guard-2/

Trump's 'Remain in Mexico' Policy Isn't Just Cruel, It's Illegal
Sasha Abramsky | thenation.com | 2019-11-15
Trump's 'Remain in Mexico' Policy Isn't Just Cruel, It's Illegal…
thenation.com/article/trumps-remain-in-mexico-policy-isnt-just-cruel-its-illegal/

25-Year Drought Forces States to Rescue Colorado River System
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-11-15
The Colorado River system provides water for around 40 million people. A 25-year drought has endangered this system, prompting seven states and Mexico to accelerate conservation efforts.
therealnews.com/stories/25-year-drought-forces-states-rescue-colorado-river

Evo's Bolivia is not over
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-11-15
Chicago, IL – Events have not gone well for the coalition of generals and reactionaries that overthrew Evo Morales on November 10. Far from consolidating their control over the government and the country, the right-wing forces now stand on the back foot, facing the full force of an organized and enraged mass movement ready to defend their constitution and their elected government. | The first setback for the coup was their failure to assassinate Evo. On the morning of November 12, Bolivia's overthrown president, along with his vice president àÅlvaro García Linera, arrived in Mexico where they had been…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/11/14/evos-bolivia-not-over

"Crime Against Democracy": U.S. Backed Fascist Coup in Bolivia
Timothy Alexander Guzman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-11-15
Bolivia's legitimate President, Evo Morales now in exile in Mexico said that the "The OAS is in the service of the North American empire" and that he "could not understand" how his military leaders betrayed Bolivia.
globalresearch.ca/u-s-backed-fascist-coup-bolivia-crime-against-democracy/5695045

Evo Thanks Alberto Fernandez's Argentina for Its Hospitality
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-15
Bolivian president, Evo Morales, acknowledged from Mexico that he is "analyzing" the invitation that elected president Alberto Fernández made him to travel to Argentina and regretted that the current government of Mauricio Macri has prioritized maintaining "the ideological differences "instead of" defending democracy ". | RELATED: | Alberto Fernandez Offers Argentina as a Home to Evo Morales | "I don't lose hope of returning to Bolivia. And if I approach Bolivia through Argentina,…
telesurenglish.net/news/Evo-Thanks-Alberto-Fernandezs-Argentina-for-Its-Hospitality-20191115-0011.html

25-Year Drought Forces States to Rescue Colorado River System
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-11-15
The Colorado River system provides water for around 40 million people. A 25-year drought has endangered this system, prompting seven states and Mexico to accelerate conservation efforts.
therealnews.com/stories/25-year-drought-forces-states-rescue-colorado-river

ALBA-TCP Debates Coup in Bolivia
telesurenglish.net | 2019-11-14
The political council of the Bolivarian Alliance of the Peoples of Our America-Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) is debating Thursday in Nicaragua about the coup against President Evo Morales in Bolivia. | RELATED: | Bolivia: United Nations Sends Mediator to Help Overcome Crisis | "The issue of electoral fraud, the run-off vote, the next elections were all a pretext invented by the Bolivian right in order to carry out the coup," Bolivia's Foreign Minister Diego Pary said. | He a…
telesurenglish.net/news/ALBA-TCP-Debates-Coup-in-Bolivia-20191114-0017.html

A Coup? A Debate on the Political Crisis in Bolivia That Led to Evo Morales's Resignation
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-11-13
In Bolivia, right-wing Senator Jeanine àÅñez declared herself president Tuesday night despite a lack of quorum in Congress, amid a deepening political crisis in the country. Evo Morales, Bolivia's first indigenous president, left the country Monday after being granted asylum in Mexico. Morales announced his resignation Sunday shortly after the Bolivian military took to the airwaves to call for his departure. His Movement Toward Socialism party is refusing to recognize àÅñez as president, calling her claim illegal and decrying Evo Morales's resignation over the weekend as a military coup. Last month, M…
www.democracynow.org/2019/11/13/bolivia_evo_morales_coup_debate

Venezuela, El Salvador Break Relations as Maduro Applauds 'New Anti-Neoliberal Wave'
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2019-11-04
Guatemala's president-elect has similarly pledged to break with the Maduro government upon assuming office in January.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/14717