(2021-06-02). Headlines for June 2, 2021. democracynow.org Biden Addresses Voting, Racial Wealth Gap as He Visits Tulsa Race Massacre Site on 100th Anniversary, 100+ Scholars Call for Congressional Action to Enact Federal Voting Rights Protections, Biden Ends Contested Trump-Era "Remain in Mexico" Policy, Rights Groups Call for End to Repressive, Invasive Technologies in Immigration Practices, Washington State's Most Populous County Bans Use of Facial Recognition Technology, Biden Administration Suspends Oil & Gas Leases in ANWR But Defends Massive "Willow" Project, Three Bombs Kill 10 People, Disable Electric Grid in Kabul, Sri Lanka Shoreline Coated in Plastic Debris f…
(2021-06-02). Mexican Cartel Hunts Down Police Officers, Kills Them In Front Of Their Families. southfront.org 
Click to see full-size image | In Mexico, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) has started its own policy of terror. | The extremely violent organization has begun hunting police officers in their homes, abducting, torturing and ultimately killing them. | The cartel kidnapped several members of an elite police force in the state of Guanajuato, tortured them to obtain names and addresses of fellow officers and is now hunting down and killing police at their homes, on their days off, i…
(2021-06-01). How USAID created Nicaragua's anti-Sandinista media apparatus, now under money laundering investigation. thegrayzone.com With tens of millions of dollars over years of work, CIA front USAID helped create and train Nicaragua's anti-Sandinista opposition. At the center of its operations is the elite Chamorro Foundation, which stands accused of money laundering. The US government has spent years cultivating a ring of right-wing media outlets in Nicaragua that played a central role in a violent 2018 coup attempt. This network is now being investigated by the Nicaraguan government on allegations of money laundering. The opposition …
(2021-06-01). 'A Huge Victory': Migrant Advocates Cheer End of 'Remain in Mexico' Asylum Policy. commondreams.org "The forced return policy was cruel, depraved, and illegal, and we are glad that it has finally been rescinded," says ACLU attorney Judy Rabinovitz. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/remain-in-mexico.2600×1361.jpg …
(2021-06-01). Power and Corruption in El Salvador. counterpunch.org In less than a week, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele and his Legislative Assembly have managed to lock in full political power in El Salvador, dismissing sitting Supreme Court justices and de facto naming new ones as well as a new attorney general, while passing legislation that grants immunity to loyal functionaries linked to irregular purchases
(2021-06-01). Nicaragua — A Revolution Worth Defending. popularresistance.org In a recent article "Washington: new attempt to overthrow the Nicaraguan government" Pablo Jofre Leal recognizes that Nicaragua, is the target of imperialist aggression by the U.S. and its regional pawns, more than ever now in this election year. He also notes the absurdity of the US authorities' declaration that Nicaragua is a danger to US national security and observes how the media routinely falsely portrays Nicaragua as a dictatorship, focusing its hate campaign mostly on President Comandante Daniel Ortega. Jofre Leal accurately and correctly summarizes that Nicaragua, like Bolivia, Cuba and Venezuela is the…
(2021-06-01). ACLU Comment on End of Remain in Mexico Program. commondreams.org ______________________________…
(2021-06-01). From EL FARO ENGLISH: Will Costa Rica Be the Solution? latinorebels.com Secretary Blinken's first trip to the isthmus will test whether Costa Rica can and wants to emerge as a regional power broker.