(2021-06-19). Interview with Nicaraguan Sandinista: Pandemic Recovery, New Elections Follow Defeat of US Coup Attempt. orinocotribune.com 
Fight Back! interviewed Rosalía Bohórquez, a leader in the youth sector of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN). | Fight Back!: What organization are you a member of? | Rosalía Bohórquez: Sandinista Youth | Fight Back!: How has the experience with COVID-19 been in Nicaragua? | Bohórquez: Nicaragua took a preventive attitude since the very beginning of the global pandemic. Thanks to the public health system, a community model, we succeeded in an awareness campaign by going house to house, neighborhood by neighborhood all over the country. | Alongside this campaign, the government began a health mapping…
(2021-06-19). Nicaragua's political opposition as organized crime. mronline.org 
Despite numerous reports in international media to the contrary, none of the people arrested had been selected by any of Nicaragua's political alliances or parties as possible candidates for the upcoming general election on November 7th this year. | June 19, 2021…
(2021-06-19). Which Way Forward for Solidarity? orinocotribune.com By Chuck Kaufman — Jun 17, 2021 | Conversations have been taking place recently about the Nicaraguan government's decision to arrest certain people for money laundering and violations of the Foreign Agents law passed in October 2020 as well as the December 2020 law making treason a crime. The Foreign Agents law, like the Foreign Agent Registration Act in the US requires individuals and organizations to register if they receive foreign funding and submit reports on how that money is spent. One would think that committing treason by calling for a foreign government to overthrow your own democratically-elected…
(2021-06-19). Volcano vs. volcano. mronline.org 
On the anniversary of his birth, we recall the volcanic strength Ernesto Guevara carried within, already evident in the young man who met Fidel in Mexico. | June 19, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-06-19). Mexico To Start the Public Campaign on Ex-Presidents' Trials. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Mexico's National Electoral Institute (INE) unanimously approved the campaign on the public consultation to try five former Presidents for acts of corruption. | RELATED: | The campaign on the referendum will take place from July 15 until Aug. 1 and will cost approximately US$44.5 million. | The campaign intends to inform Mexicans about the consultation's goals, the locations for the voting process, the…
(2021-06-18). The CIA: Attempting Coups in Nicaragua with Tax Dollars Through US Agencies and Corporate Foundations. dissidentvoice.org 
Since the Sandinistas won the 2006 election their anti-poverty policies have had enormous success. The country is 90% self-sufficient in food. 99% of the population have electricity in their homes that is now generated with 70+% green energy; International financial Institutions including the World Bank, the International Development Bank and The Central American Bank for …
(2021-06-18). Here's what the corporate-owned media won't tell you about the arrests in Nicaragua. thecanary.co Nicaragua has been under heavy fire from the corporate-owned media lately. The government of Daniel Ortega has arrested several opposition figures in the midst of an upcoming election. The US government and corporate media have been expressing their outrage about what they consider to be the growing dictatorial nature of the Ortega 'regime'. | But there is more to the story than they let on. A deeper investigation shows that the situation is not as clear-cut as they make out. And as is so often the case with Latin America, it falls to independent media to add some nuance and balance to the flagrantly right-leanin…
(2021-06-18). Mexico: Economy as of May close to Pre-Pandemic Levels -report. telesurenglish.net Mexico's statistic agency INEGUI reported on Thursday that the economic activity has recovered by more than 20 percent compared to the same period last year, which indicates a promising recovery despite the COVID-19 pandemic forced Latin America ¥s second-largest economy to a standstill. | RELATED: | According to INEGUI, in May, the economy grew by 24.8 percent as the greatest rebound and dynamism would be occurring…
(2021-06-18). World Bank Not to Assist El Salvador in Bitcoin Implementation. telesurenglish.net The World Bank (WB) could not assist El Salvador in the implementation of Bitcoin due to factors related to the transparency of this cryptocurrency. | RELATED: | On Wednesday, Salvadoran Finance Minister Alejandro Zelaya remarked his country had sought technical assistance from the World Bank because it seeks to use Bitcoin as a parallel legal tender alongside the U.S. dollar. | This international financial instituti…
(2021-06-18). México — Debe escucharse con atención a las clases medias. globalizacion.ca Aparte de que las clases medias son el motor de las revoluciones modernas y la base indiscutible para el fortalecimiento del mercado interno, única plataforma de despegue posible, se considera que el éxito de cualquier sistema político en el mundo,…
(2021-06-18). México, en el maremágnum — La sociedad ni enterada, la clase media. globalizacion.ca En medio del maremágnum que asfixia a México en el que lo más identificado es la confrontación política, la sociedad civil observa como un suceso remoto, siendo tan cercana la sucesión presidencial de 2024. La comunidad nacional no beligerante ve…