Daily Archives: June 11, 2024

2024-06-11: News Headlines

Natascha Elena Uhlmann, In These Times. (2024-06-11). The Sanctuary Movement Put US Foreign Policy On Trial. popularresistance.org Forty-two years ago, a Tucson congregation changed the landscape of immigration politics when what started with a legal clinic for Central American asylum seekers quickly grew into a nationwide movement. | Now, some immigration scholars who have tracked the Sanctuary Movement for many years say the spirit of the movement is alive and well in student organizing for Gaza. | The Sanctuary Movement was born in the '80s against the backdrop of repression, death squads, and massacres in El Salvador and Guatemala. Refugees were arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border in desperate search of safety, but fe…

Eline van Ommen (2024-06-11). Recovering the Transnational History of the Sandinista Revolution. counterpunch.org When I submitted my dissertation in 2019, my supervisor gave me the mug that had been on her desk for years. Printed on it were the red and black silhouettes of people waving rifles, flags, and signs in the air. And in white cursive letters, it read: "Nicaragua Must Survive." This was one of the

Editor (2024-06-11). Their Rules-Based International Order Is the Rule of the Mafia. scheerpost.com

Michael Roberts (2024-06-11). Mexico: from AMLO to Sheinbaum. cadtm.org

Javier Arana Villasusa (2024-06-11). Motorcycle theft, injuries and homicides top complaints in Guatemala. plenglish.com Guatemala, Jun 11 (Prensa Latina) Motorcycle theft and robbery, injuries and homicides monopolize citizens' complaints in Guatemala, according to statistics from Crime Stoppers, the international platform dedicated to solving these cases.

Martin Hacthoun (2024-06-11). Godfrey Smith denounces a "blizzard of lies" against Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, jun (Prensa Latina) Godfrey Smith, former Foreign Minister of Belize, said that, since 1959, Fidel Castro and the Cuban government have been "besieged by a blizzard of lies and a barrage of misinformation from western media in an attempt to poison the world against the glorious Cuban revolution".

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-06-11). Diaz-Canel reaffirms willingness to strengthen relations with Mexico. plenglish.com Havana, Jun 11 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Diaz-Canel thanked his Mexican counterpart, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, for his support and reaffirmed his willingness to continue strengthening bilateral relations during the next term of President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum.

Andy Kroll (2024-06-11). What Did We Know. tomdispatch.com A few days ago, my partner and I went in search of packing tape. Our sojourn on an idyllic (if tick-infested) Cape Cod island was ending and it was time to ship some stuff home. We stopped at a little odds-and-ends shop and found ourselves in conversation with the woman behind the counter. She was born in Panama, where her father had served as chief engineer operating tugboats in the Panama Canal. As a child, she remembered celebrating her birthday with a trip on a tug from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans, sailing under an arch of water produced by fireboats on either side. "But that all ended," she said, "wit…

aljazeera (2024-06-11). Mexico heatwave killing monkeys, lions offered frozen meat lollies. aljazeera.com Dozens of howler monkeys were found dead in the gulf coast state, while others were rescued by residents.

aljazeera (2024-06-11). Mexico's president-elect Sheinbaum pushes judicial reform amid market fears. aljazeera.com Claudia Sheinbaum has promised broad discussions with stakeholders regarding proposed constitutional reforms.

teleSUR, MER (2024-06-11). Presidente Maduro conversa con mandataria electa de México. telesurtv.net Ambas autoridades ratificaron los lazos de hermandad entre México y Venezuela, así como su disposición en fortalecer la Celac.

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