Striking against death: Maquiladora workers walk out across northern Mexico
wsws.org | 2020-04-21
Companies are locking workers in their plants as the death toll rises. New strikes and protests reveal the immense power of an international working class response to the crisis.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/21/mexi-a21.html
Workers Struggles: The Americas
wsws.org | 2020-04-21
Medical workers from the October 1 hospital in Mexico City set up a blockade to protest the lack of protective equipment and other supplies needed to confront COVID-19.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/21/wrkr-a21.html
Refugees in the Time of Covid-19
Arun Gupta, Michelle Fawcett | thenation.com | 2020-04-21
Refugees in the Time of Covid-19…
thenation.com/article/society/refugees-asylum-coronavirus-mexico/
COVID-19: UN Calls for Equitable Access to Vaccines
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-21
A resolution adopted on Monday by the United Nations General Assembly seeks to ensure equal access to vaccines, medicines and medical equipment in the fight against COVID-19. | RELATED: | 8 Nations Address Letter to UN Chief Urging Sanctions Be Lifted | The Government of Mexico submitted resolution 74/247 with the aim of ensuring that the essential inputs in the battle against the new coronavirus are distributed in a fair and equitable manner. | The 193 member countries of t…
telesurenglish.net/news/covid19-un-calls-for-equitable-access-to-vaccines-20200421-0001.html
How the Nicaraguan Opposition Distorted the Government's Response to COVID-19
John Perry | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-21
Masaya, Nicaragua. The right-wing opposition in Nicaragua, having failed in their attempted coup in 2018, still looks at any potential crisis as a new opportunity to attack the Sandinista government. Their latest chance, of course, arrived with the coronavirus pandemic. Even though the virus has barely hit the country yet, the government is under attack.
counterpunch.org/2020/04/21/how-the-nicaraguan-opposition-distorted-the-governments-response-to-covid-19/
US Deports COVID-19 Positive Migrant, Infects 14 in Mexico
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-20
At least 15 migrants from several countries tested positive for coronavirus at a shelter in northern Mexico, Tamaulipas state authorities said Monday, adding a man carrying the virus and deported from Houston, Texas had infected most of the others. | RELATED: | Migrants Workers Demand Indian Govt Trains to Go Back Home | A Mexican man deported at the McAllen-Reynosa border has also tested positive, the Tamaulipas state health department said in a statement. | Guatemala…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Deports-COVID-19-Positive-Migrant-Infects-14-in-Mexico-20200420-0014.html
Argentina to Soon Welcome 200 Cuban Doctors for COVID-19 Fight
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-20
Argentina's government confirmed Sunday night that a contingent of 202 Cuban doctors will arrive in the South American nation to help local health professionals with the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | Cuban Doctors Arrive in Honduras to Fight COVID-19 | "The idea is for them to contribute and join medical resources. They won't be at the front line," Argentina's Minister of Health Gines Gonzalez said, adding that the Cuban specialists won't be making important decisions but w…
telesurenglish.net/news/Argentina-to-Soon-Welcome-200-Cuban-Doctors-for-COVID-19-Fight-20200420-0012.html
Love Thy Neighbor: One Woman's Fight for Her Husband
Paul Haeder | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-04-19
Aspire not to have more, but to be more.
As Nicaragua confronts Covid, its US-backed opposition exploits the pandemic to create chaos
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-04-13
Nicaragua's right-wing opposition is waging an information warfare campaign to undermine the elected Sandinista government, spreading fake news on coronavirus,…
thegrayzone.com/2020/04/13/regime-change-coronavirus-nicaragua/
As Nicaragua confronts Covid, its US-backed opposition exploits the pandemic to create chaos
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-04-13
Nicaragua's right-wing opposition is waging an information warfare campaign to undermine the elected Sandinista government, spreading fake news on coronavirus,…
thegrayzone.com/2020/04/13/regime-change-coronavirus-nicaragua/
Millions of Women in Mexico Join "Day Without Us" Strike to Protest Gender-Based Violence
Jessica Corbett | zcomm.org | 2020-04-04
"In Mexico it's like we're in a state of war; we're in a humanitarian crisis because of the quantity of women that have disappeared or been killed"
zcomm.org/zmagazine/millions-of-women-in-mexico-join-day-without-us-strike-to-protest-gender-based-violence/
Human Rights Watch cabildea por sanciones letales contra Nicaragua y Venezuela, mientras arrecia la crisis de Covid-19
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-04-20
Human Rights Watch está orgullosamente asumiendo el crédito por sanciones devastadoras contra Nicaragua, mientras busca escalar la guerra económica en…
thegrayzone.com/2020/04/20/human-rights-watch-sanciones-nicaragua-venezuela/