2021-05-25: News Headlines

Eds. (2021-05-25). Nicaragua's inspiring response to COVID-19. mronline.org Little attention has been paid internationally to how the Central American country has managed to keep COVID-19 cases and fatalities low even under a devastating campaign of U.S. sanctions | May 25, 2021…

Editor2 (2021-05-24). Targeting Nicaragua: How Billionaire Foundations Fund NGOs to Advance US Foreign Policy Goals. orinocotribune.com By Rick Sterling — May 21, 2021 | US foreign policy is increasingly promoted by billionaire funded foundations. The neoliberal era has created individuals with incredible wealth and through "philanthropy", they flex their influence and feel good at the same time. While these philanthropists can be liberal on some issues, they universally support U.S. foreign policy and the "free market". Because many of these super-rich individuals made their wealth through investments and speculation, most do not like a planned economy, socialized services beyond the private sector or greater government control. | These meg…

Rick Sterling (2021-05-24). Why Shady Billionaire-Funded NGOs Pushed a PBS Report on Nicaraguan "Conflict Beef" mintpressnews.com MISKITO COAST, NICARAGUA — There is much truth in the old saying, "He who pays the piper, calls the tune," and the neoliberal era has spawned individuals with incredible wealth who, through "philanthropy," can feel good and flex their influence at the same time. While these philanthropists can be liberal on some issues, they almost universally support U.S. foreign policy and the "free market;" and, because many of these super-rich individuals made their wealth through investments and speculation, most do not like a planned economy, socialized services beyond the private sector, or greater government control…

RobertAlvarez (2021-05-24). There Is No "Border Crisis" ips-dc.org U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) temporarily closed the San Ysidro border crossing in San Diego on the morning of Nov. 19, 2018. With Why? Because thousands of migrants, primarily from Central America,…

John Perry (2021-05-24). NPR Should Ask Where Nicaraguan Non-Profits' Money Comes From. counterpunch.org Imagine what would happen if the US media discovered that a candidate in the mid-term elections was under investigation by the FBI for receiving money from a foreign government. Then, suppose it was one that's hostile to the US, perhaps Syria or Iran, and that the same government was also covertly funding election coverage in,

El Faro English (2021-05-24). Political Arrests in Nicaragua and Guatemala. latinorebels.com "Throw them in jail, take their cell phones!" yelled Nicaraguan riot police in a Managua office building complex last Thursday morning as they chased down reporters from international and local outlets.

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