Daily Archives: April 23, 2020

2020-04-23: News Headlines

teleSUR (2020-04-22). Delivery Workers Call for a 24-Hours Strike in Seven Countries. telesurenglish.net Delivery workers from Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Peru, and Spain Wednesday go on strike to demand that companies increase their wages, set stable work contracts, and provide security supplies amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | "Although our work is essential during this pandemic, we, the delivery workers, are in a difficult situation. Many of us have been forced to work longer…

teleSUR (2020-04-22). El Salvador: Bukele Vetoes Aid to COVID-Vulnerable Citizens. telesurenglish.net El Salvador's President Nayirb Bukele vetoed Tuesday two legislative decrees under unconstitutionality arguments. | RELATED: | Decrees 620 and 621 made viable the return of stranded Salvadorans by the pandemic and for health personnel to have life insurance. | According to Bukele, the 620 ordinance is unconstitutional. The president alleged it violates legislative security and a constitutional principle because it was appro…

Fight Back (2020-04-21). Asarco strike hits six-month mark. fightbacknews.org 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…

Arun Gupta, Michelle Fawcett (2020-04-21). Refugees in the Time of Covid-19. thenation.com Refugees in the Time of Covid-19…

Ben Norton (2020-04-19). Corporate media spreads fake news claiming Nicaraguan President Ortega is dead — then he gives a fiery speech condemning US militarism. thegrayzone.com International media outlets spent weeks falsely implying Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega died of coronavirus… until he gave a televised speech…

Paul Haeder (2020-04-19). Love Thy Neighbor: One Woman's Fight for Her Husband. dissidentvoice.org Aspire not to have more, but to be more. — Oscar Romero Counting your lucky stars is many times a matter of perspective. I am so honored to have traveled to El Salvador in 1984. I was not happy with the death and destruction I witnessed. I met beautiful people there. However, there was rampant …

Staff (2020-04-16). Headlines for April 16, 2020. democracynow.org Trump Pushes to Reopen Economy by May as Doctors and CEOs Object, 22 Million U.S. Workers File for Unemployment in Just Four Weeks, Tax Loopholes in Coronavirus Relief Bill to Overwhelmingly Benefit the Wealthiest, New York Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 11,500 as Governor Orders Wearing of Masks in Public, Medical Workers Demand More Safety Measures as COVID-19 Deaths Mount, Michigan Protesters Defy Social Distancing Rules, Demanding End to Quarantine, Mexico Faces Shortage of Medical Workers as COVID-19 Spreads, French Aircraft Carrier Evacuated as Nearly 700 Sailors Test Positive for COVID-19, Swedish COVID-19 Ca…

Ben Norton (2020-04-13). As Nicaragua confronts Covid, its US-backed opposition exploits the pandemic to create chaos. thegrayzone.com Nicaragua's right-wing opposition is waging an information warfare campaign to undermine the elected Sandinista government, spreading fake news on coronavirus,…

Jessica Corbett (2020-04-04). Millions of Women in Mexico Join "Day Without Us" Strike to Protest Gender-Based Violence. zcomm.org "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"

Ben Norton (2020-04-20). Human Rights Watch cabildea por sanciones letales contra Nicaragua y Venezuela, mientras arrecia la crisis de Covid-19. thegrayzone.com Human Rights Watch está orgullosamente asumiendo el crédito por sanciones devastadoras contra Nicaragua, mientras busca escalar la guerra económica en…

2020-04-23: Social Media Postees

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Delivery Workers Call for a 24-Hours Strike in Seven Countries
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-22
Delivery workers from Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Peru, and Spain Wednesday go on strike to demand that companies increase their wages, set stable work contracts, and provide security supplies amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | Hundreds of Amazon Workers Strike Over Unsafe Working Conditions | "Although our work is essential during this pandemic, we, the delivery workers, are in a difficult situation. Many of us have been forced to work longer…
telesurenglish.net/news/Delivery-Workers-Call-for-a-24-Hours-Strike-in-Seven-Countries-20200422-0004.html

El Salvador: Bukele Vetoes Aid to COVID-Vulnerable Citizens
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-22
El Salvador's President Nayirb Bukele vetoed Tuesday two legislative decrees under unconstitutionality arguments. | RELATED: | El Salvador: Bukele Imposes Total Closure of Municipality | Decrees 620 and 621 made viable the return of stranded Salvadorans by the pandemic and for health personnel to have life insurance. | According to Bukele, the 620 ordinance is unconstitutional. The president alleged it violates legislative security and a constitutional principle because it was appro…
telesurenglish.net/news/el-salvador-bukele-vetoes-legal-aid-to-covid-vulnerable-citizens-20200422-0008.html

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/

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/