Mexican Workers Strike For Paid Home Leave
Kent Paterson | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-22
Wildcat strikes involving hundreds if not thousands of workers erupted in the mainly foreign owned factories (maquiladoras) of northern Mexico in recent days. Alarmed by sick co-workers, including some of whom had reportedly succumbed to the health effects of the COVID-19 coronavirus, workers demanded that, in accordance with a federal decree ordering the closure of…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/22/mexican-workers-strike-for-paid-home-leave/

Asarco strike hits six-month mark
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-04-21
Tucson, AZ -Despite the closure of the physical presence of picket lines due to COVID-19, the eight unions representing nearly 2000 workers on strike at five Asarco facilities in Texas and Arizona remain "One day longer, one day stronger" against the abusive global copper giant. | In addition to the financial blow being dealt to Asarco by having production halted by around 50%, the unions, their members, and community supporters have organized protests and awareness campaigns about Asarco and parent organization GrupoMexico's illegal labor and environmental practices. | In February, a group of Steelworkers bust…
www.fightbacknews.org/2020/4/21/asarco-strike-hits-six-month-mark

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

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/

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/