The controversy surrounding Jeanine Cummins's novel American Dirt
wsws.org | 2020-03-03
The novel American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins, which describes the plight of refugees in Mexico, has come under attack primarily because its author is not Latina.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/03/dirt-m03.html
Contra-supporting CNN pundit Ana Navarro lobbied for corrupt right-wing Latin American governments
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-03-02
Bernie-bashing "Never Trump conservative" CNN pundit Ana Navarro lobbied for El Salvador's right-wing government, whose president was imprisoned for corruption,…
thegrayzone.com/2020/03/01/contras-cnn-ana-navarro-lobbying-corruption/
Remembering the Heroism of Activist Berta Cáceres Four Years After Her Assassination: an Interview With Her Daughter
Vijay Prashad | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-02
On July 15, 2013, the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH), led by Berta Cáceres Flores, went to protest the construction of a hydroelectric dam on the Gualcarque River. This river, in western Honduras, is considered to be sacred by the indigenous Lenca community. No one from the company that wanted…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/02/remembering-the-heroism-of-activist-berta-caceres-four-years-after-her-assassination-an-interview-with-her-daughter/
US Court Blocks Lawsuit Over Mexican Child Killed at Border
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-02
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday prevented the family of a murdered 16-year-old Mexican from filing a civil rights lawsuit against the border patrol agent who shot him dead. | RELATED: | Mexico Halts Migrant Caravan by Closing Border With Guatemala | Agent Lonnie Swartz killed Mexican citizen Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez in 2012, after shooting the teenager from across the border in Arizona. | Swartz, standing on an embankment on U.S. soil, shot through a border fence and struck…
telesurenglish.net/news/us-court-blocks-lawsuit-over-mexican-child-killed-at-border-20200302-0010.html
Children Under 13 Pick Coffee for Starbucks, Nespresso: Report
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-01
Children under 13 in Guatemala are working in the coffee farms that supply beans to giants Nespresso (owned by Nestle) and Starbucks‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã, an investigation by British television program 'Dispatches' uncovered last week. | RELATED: | Child Labor Behind Chocolate Ferrero Rocher: UK Rights Group | During their research, Channel 4's reporters visited seven farms supplying Nespress…
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Remembering the heroism of activist Berta Cáceres four years after her assassination: An interview with her daughter
Vijay Prashad | mronline.org | 2020-02-29
On July 15, 2013, the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH), led by Berta Cáceres Flores, went to protest the construction of a hydroelectric dam on the Gualcarque River. This river, in western Honduras, is considered to be sacred by the indigenous Lenca community. No one from the company that wanted […] | Source…
mronline.org/2020/02/29/remembering-the-heroism-of-activist-berta-caceres-four-years-after-her-assassination-an-interview-with-her-daughter/
No Way Out: Report Finds Central American Asylum Seekers Trapped in Mexico in Dangerous Conditions
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-02-28
A new report by Médecins Sans Frontières
US and OAS lobby for Nicaraguan 'political prisoners' who butcher their pregnant girlfriends
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-02-28
Ben Norton reports from Nicaragua, where the US embassy and OAS successfully lobbied for the release of violent criminals who…
thegrayzone.com/2020/02/28/us-oas-nicaragua-political-prisoners-murder/
Jim Benvie, Former Militia Spokesman, Violated Conditions of Bond
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2020-02-27
Former United Constitutional Patriots (UCP) militia spokesman James (Jim) Christopher Benvie has violated the terms of his bond as he awaits trial in New Mexico.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2020/02/27/jim-benvie-former-militia-spokesman-violated-conditions-bond
With help from US media allies, Nicaragua's coup-mongers are aiming for Western hearts and minds
Nan McCurdy | thegrayzone.com | 2020-02-26
With its support tanking at home, Nicaragua's opposition is seeking to win over public opinion in the West. A factually…
thegrayzone.com/2020/02/26/us-media-allies-nicaraguas-coup-mongers-western-hearts-minds/
Headlines for February 26, 2020
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-02-26
CDC Warns of "Severe" Disruption to Daily Life in U.S. as Coronavirus Spreads, DHS Secretary Grilled over Coronavirus Preparedness as Trump Downplays Risks, Two Billionaires Join Democratic Debate in SC as Rivals Target Bernie Sanders, At Least 24 Killed in India After Hindu Nationalists Attack Muslim Demonstrators, President Trump Wraps India Trip with Praise for $3.5 Billion Weapons Deal, 20 Civilians Killed in Syria's Idlib as the Red Cross Pleads for a Ceasefire, Airwars Reports U.S.-Led Strikes Killed Up to 139 Somali Civilians Since 2007, Supreme Court Rules Border Patrol Agents Who Shoot into Mexico Can't…
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