(2021-06-04). Diosdado Cabello: Leopoldo López Wanted to Bribe 8 Soldiers Rescued from Colombian Paramilitaries. orinocotribune.com First Vice President of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, announced this Wednesday, June 2, that the fugitive from Venezuelan law, Leopoldo López, tried to negotiate for the release of eight Venezuelan soldiers kidnapped by Colombian paramilitary gangs during a confrontation in Apure state on April 23, so that they would be handed over to the opposition. | "These comrades (the eight soldiers) were rescued, and today they are with their family," said Cabello during his television program Con el Mazo Dando. "How that has hurt the right wing, how it has burned them that those boys are…
(2021-06-04). How the International Community is Supporting an Illegal Power Grab in Haiti. counterpunch.org "New Constitution: We Will Vote." The billboards are plastered across Port-au-Prince and throughout the country, as the government launches an all-out push ahead of a referendum planned for next month. The government is holding televised "debates," printing ballots, lobbying international organizations, and apparently laying the groundwork for what it claims is a necessary effort to
(2021-06-04). The Regressive Economic Policies Of Bolivia's Coup Government. popularresistance.org The IHRC/UNHR report emphasizes the racist nature of the violence, including that all of the victims of these massacres were Indigenous. Bolivia has the largest percentage of Indigenous people in the Americas, and Evo Morales was the country's first Indigenous president. His government had undertaken numerous reforms and economic policies that had benefited Bolivia's Indigenous people, who are economically disadvantaged relative to the rest of the population.
(2021-06-04). Venezuela Ratifies its Commitment to Fight Corruption at United Nations Conference. orinocotribune.com 
This Thursday, June 3, before the United Nations, the Foreign Minister of Venezuela Jorge Arreaza confirmed the perseverance of state policies favoring multilateral cooperation to combat corruption and strengthen transparent public management. | "We ratify the Venezuelan Government's commitment to multilateral cooperation against corrupt practices, in favor of transparent management and equitable power relations, on the political, economic, public and private levels," Arreaza stated during his speech, via videoconference, at the special session of the United Nations General Assembly against Corruption. | @jaarrea…
(2021-06-04). "Bolívar's Thinking Is Based On the Need for Human Progress" libya360.wordpress.com Alex Anfruns A conversation between Alex Anfruns and Christine Pic-Gillard, author of a new study: Bolívar (Ellipses, 2020) The political and humanist stature of Simón Bolívar, leading figure of the Liberation of Latin America, continues to powerfully inspire the left movements of the continent. Simón Bolívar, a 19th century Venezuelan statesman, embodied the progressive ideals…
(2021-06-04). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Dissecting COVID-19 research and putting data in perspective. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The number of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the U.S. continues to decline. However, cases of COVID-19 are increasing in younger populations. "It's becoming a childhood disease," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "Children have composed over 16,000 hospitalizations for COVID-19 and about 300 have died." …
(2021-06-04). U.S. Imperialists Deprive Cuba of Syringes That Are Needed Now. counterpunch.org Cuba, the first Latin America country to develop its own COVID-19 vaccines, presently is short of syringes for immunizing its population against the virus. It's not feasible for Cuba to make its own syringes. The U.S. blockade prevents Cuba from importing them from abroad. Syringes are lacking all over. The New York Times estimates an
(2021-06-04). May 30: Car caravans and rallies demand end to U.S. blockade of Cuba. answercoalition.org  …
(2021-06-04). Socialist Alliance: Reject the coup regime in Myanmar/Burma. greenleft.org.au The Socialist Alliance is calling on the Coalition government to impose targeted sanctions on Myanmar's military while maintaining aid to the victims of human rights violations and providing permanent protection to temporary visa holders from Myanmar and the Rohingya population in exile.
(2021-06-04). Former Deputy Guaidó Wants to Negotiate with President Maduro in Mexico or Norway. orinocotribune.com Former deputy Juan Guaidó said this Wednesday, June 2, that they are evaluating the possibility of Mexico being the headquarters of negotiations with the Government of Venezuela chaired by President Nicolás Maduro. | "We are evaluating Mexico, Norway, and some other countries that can independently, impartially, and respectfully host a possible negotiation," said the self-proclaimed "interim president" in an interview for the Mexican Reforma website. | The interview caused an uproar in Mexico because it was published just a few days before the country's mega-elections, and was used again to sow fear of communism,…
(2021-06-04). Carabobo State to Activate Historical Routes in Preparation for Battle of Carabobo's Bicentennial. orinocotribune.com Twenty-two days before the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo, the national government advanced with the activation of historical cultural routes and the inauguration of monuments, as requested by President Nicolás Maduro as part of the emblematic celebration of independence and sovereignty. | The executive Vice President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, offered details about the supervision session she led in Carabobo state, where she was joined by Governor Rafael Lacava and other authorities who are members of the Presidential Commission in charge of the celebration. | "We have come to…
(2021-06-04). Venezuela's Migration: Why They Left. orinocotribune.com By Rosiris Berroteran — Jun 2, 2021 | Part I | Between 2000 and 2020, a large part of Venezuela's young working population Venezuela is a country with a young working population awaiting employment. The country has the installed capacity to process extra-heavy crude oil and metals, as well as to produce te…
(2021-06-04). I Know Who is Scarier Than the Big Bad Wolf, Do You? counterpunch.org In 2021, following the loss of Endangered Species Act protections, we learned a lot about wolves and fear. In Idaho, wolves used their gigantic teeth to kill all of 0.00428% of the state's beloved cattle and sheep population. Cattle and sheep are so rare in Idaho that there were only 2,730,000 of them remaining in the state at last count. It must be truly devastating to ponder what kind of animal would bite into the flesh of a precious Idahoan cow. |
(2021-06-04). CNE Sends Invitations to International Observers & Supervises Electoral Registry (21N Regional Elections). orinocotribune.com This Thursday, June 3, Venezuela's Electoral Power, the National Electoral Council (CNE), confirmed that it has already sent the first invitations to summon international observers who will participate in the regional and local elections to be held on November 21 of this year. | In this regard, the president of the electoral body, Pedro Calzadilla, reported that when the assistance of international companions is confirmed it will be announced to the public in a timely manner. | "Part of the calendar, as always, includes international colleagues," said the rector. "We have already sent the invitations and it is an…
(2021-06-04). We Stand With Cuba Against the US Embargo and Hybrid War. popularresistance.org On May 26, The New York Review of Books published an open letter signed by a group of successful artists and writers — including Junot Díaz and Edwidge Danticat — stating that Cuban artist Luís Manuel Otero Alcántara is "detained…solely for expressing his ideas through his art." We the undersigned challenge the aforementioned signatories to reconsider their letter, which fails to mention Otero Alcántara's alleged connections to the U.S. government and ignores crucial context, namely the ongoing war waged by the U.S. against Cuba.
(2021-06-04). [Research Paper] Systematic review and meta-analyses of suicidal outcomes following fictional portrayals of suicide and suicide attempt in entertainment media. thelancet.com Portrayals of suicide in entertainment media may increase suicides and attempted suicide in the population. More studies that limit the potential sources of bias are needed to fully understand the circumstances under which fictional portrayals may influence suicidal behaviour.
(2021-06-04). [Research Paper] Echocardiography for latent rheumatic heart disease in first degree relatives of children with acute rheumatic fever: Implications for active case finding in family members. thelancet.com RHD prevalence in siblings and parents of ARF cases is significantly greater than in comparable background populations. The contribution of hereditary versus environmental risk factors remains uncertain. We recommend targeted echocardiographic case-finding among siblings and parents of ARF/RHD cases in order to detect previously unrecognized latent RHD.
(2021-06-04). México, Latinoamérica y el Caribe: Una agenda para una asociación económica estratégica. globalizacion.ca México es cercano a los países latinoamericanos y caribeños por cultura e historia, pero también por la importancia económica que reviste la región. | En 2019, México exportó más de 22,900 millones de dólares (mdd) a la región, monto similar al…
(2021-06-04). 'Commune or nothing': New laws reignite old debates over communal power in Venezuela. greenleft.org.au Venezuela's National Assembly (AN) has approved two bills with the aim of further empowering the communal councils and communes that lie at the heart of the country's project of communal power, writes Federico Fuentes.
(2021-06-03). Venezuela Rejects Colombia's Unilateral Decision to Open Border Crossings. orinocotribune.com On Wednesday, June 2, Venezuela rejected the decision of the Colombian government to unilaterally open the border crossings between the two countries, informed Foreign Affairs Minister Jorge Arreaza. | The information was made public through a communiqué of the Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Ministry, indicating that "this sort of border ambush shows that the Colombian government continues to engage in political tricks in order to distract public opinion from the notorious acts of human rights violations that for 36 days have shaken Colombian society and the whole world." | In the statement, Venezuela expresses that…
(2021-06-03). Over 200,000 Haitian Children Suffer From Human Trafficking. telesurenglish.net Haiti's Depase fwontyè foundation (Crossing the limits) warned on Thursday that over 200,000 children suffer from human trafficking in the Caribbean country. | RELATED: | Crossing the Limits, alongside the Collective of Lawyers Specialized in Strategic Human Rights Litigation, noticed that the phenomena are more common in inland cities and minors often have to withdraw from school to satisfy the demands of their surrogate…
(2021-06-03). PDF of June 3 issue. workers.org 
Download the PDF. U.S. behind detention of Venezuelan diplomat Release Alex Saab! Ama-zen? Alabama mine strike. Editorial: Reparations NOW for Black Tulsans! A year after George Floyd, fight police terror! Cleveland, Seattle, Oakland. From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free: March on Washington Global class impact Being . . . |
(2021-06-03). Rapidity of Phase II of Mass Vaccination in Venezuela Stands Out. orinocotribune.com 
Venezuelans who have been contacted by the Patria System, an online state platform in which more than 20 million Venezuelans are registered, to receive the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine have remarked on the speed of the immunization process, according to àöltimas Noticias. | "They took good care of us since we arrived, the process was fast," said Milagros Ríos, 62, after receiving a dose of the vaccine this Wednesday at the point set up in the Hotel Alba Caracas, one of the several designated vaccination points for the second phase of the mass vaccination process. This phase includes senior citizens, an…
(2021-06-03). "The Second": Carol Anderson on the Racist Roots of the Constitutional Right to Bear Arms. democracynow.org 
Do African Americans have Second Amendment rights? That's the question Emory University professor Carol Anderson set out to answer in her new book, "The Second," which looks at the constitutional right to bear arms and its uneven application throughout U.S. history. She says she was prompted to write the book after the 2016 police killing of Philando Castile, who was fatally shot during a traffic stop after he told the officer he had a legal firearm. Anderson says the Second Amendment was always intended to be a means of arming white people to control the Black population. "There was this massive fear about these…
(2021-06-03). Update on Mumia's Case and MOVE — Chavista Chronicles from Caracas interview with Suzanne Ross. orinocotribune.com Caracas, June 03, 2021 (OrinocoTribune.com)—In the latest episode of Chavista Chronicles from Caracas we had the pleasure of interviewing Suzanne Ross. Ross has been active in the international solidarity movement since the US war in Vietnam, and has visited Venezuela four times in the past ten years to support the Bolivarian Republic's struggle for self determination faced with US intervention and aggression. | Ross began supporting the cause of Mumia Abu-Jamal when he was on death row and scheduled for execution in 1995. She has played a key role in building the impressive Free Mumia movement which contin…
(2021-06-03). Update on Mumia's Case and MOVE — Chavista Chronicles from Caracas interview with Suzanne Ross. orinocotribune.com Caracas, June 03, 2021 (OrinocoTribune.com)—In the most recent episode of Chavista Chronicles from Caracas we had the pleasure of interviewing Suzanne Ross. Ross has been active in the international solidarity movement since the US war in Vietnam, and has visited Venezuela four times in the past ten years to support the Bolivarian Republic's struggle for self determination faced with US intervention and aggression. | Ross began supporting the cause of Mumia Abu-Jamal when he was on death row and scheduled for execution in 1995. She has played a key role in building the impressive Free Mumia movement which c…
(2021-06-03). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Dissecting COVID-19 research and putting data in perspective. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The number of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the U.S. continues to decline. However, cases of COVID-19 are increasing in younger populations. "It's becoming a childhood disease," says Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group. "Children have composed over 16,000 hospitalizations for COVID-19 and about 300 have died." …
(2021-06-03). Trinidad & Tobago Addresses COVID-19 Response With the US. telesurenglish.net Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister and Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Keith Rowley on Thursday held a telephone conference meeting with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris to address the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | The meeting comes following U.S President Joe Biden's intention to donate 80 million COVID-19 vaccines worldwide, 75 percent of which will be delivered through the COVAX initiative. | On Saturday…
(2021-06-03). Biden Should Make Normalizing Relations with Cuba "A Priority" counterpunch.org Silvia from Miami, Eduardo from Hialeah, Abel from Lakeland. The names pour in on the donations page for "Syringes to Cuba" as Carlos Lazo promotes the campaign on his popular Facebook livestream. An energetic Cuban-American high school teacher in Seattle, Lazo created a group called Puentes de Amor, Bridges of Love, to unite Cuban Americans
(2021-06-03). Venezuela's PSUV to Hold August 8 Primaries for 21N Regional Elections: Procedures & Principles. orinocotribune.com The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) will hold primary elections on August 8, selecting candidates to contest the for the offices of governors, mayors, regional councils, and councils throughout the country. | The announcement was made this Tuesday, June 1, by the head of state and president of the party, Nicolás Maduro Moros, during a meeting with the national leadership and the youth of the revolutionary political party. The meeting took place at the emblematic Hotel Humboldt in the city of Caracas. | Maduro explained that the origin of the entire process is rooted in the method approved by the PSUV,…
(2021-06-03). Venezuela: PSUV to Hold Primaries for Regional Elections, Grassroots Will Choose Candidates. venezuelanalysis.com PSUV members Elías Jaua and Rigel Sergent praised the decision to allow the party bases to choose candidates for upcoming "mega-elections."
(2021-06-03). We Stand With Cuba Against the US Embargo and Hybrid War. counterpunch.org On May 26, The New York Review of Books published an open letter signed by a group of successful artists and writers — including Junot Díaz and Edwidge Danticat — stating that Cuban artist Luís Manuel Otero Alcántara is "detained…solely for expressing his ideas through his art." We the undersigned challenge the aforementioned signatories to
(2021-06-03). You Can Ditch Uber For A Driver-Owned Rideshare App. popularresistance.org The thank-you banners are down, but New York City residents have a real opportunity to show their appreciation for a population of low-paid, primarily immigrant frontline workers. New York City residents can help now by ditching Uber and Lyft for a competing driver-owned alternative app called "Co-op Ride," created by the mostly volunteer-run Drivers Cooperative. If Co-op's proposal plays out, drivers could make more money while their passengers, particularly those in underserved communities, could end up paying less for rides.
(2021-06-03). You Can Ditch Uber For A Driver-Owned Rideshare App. popularresistance.org The thank-you banners are down, but New York City residents have a real opportunity to show their appreciation for a population of low-paid, primarily immigrant frontline workers. New York City residents can help now by ditching Uber and Lyft for a competing driver-owned alternative app called "Co-op Ride," created by the mostly volunteer-run Drivers Cooperative. If Co-op's proposal plays out, drivers could make more money while their passengers, particularly those in underserved communities, could end up paying less for rides. | Launched this past weekend and now available to New York City residents ****in the A…
(2021-06-03). U.S. Imperialists Deprive Cuba of Syringes that Are Needed Now. globalresearch.ca Cuba, the first …
(2021-06-03). Tales of Resistance: We're Getting Old. orinocotribune.com By Jessica Dos Santos — May 30, 2021 | The economic crisis and US sanctions have meant a series of obstacles for Venezuela's senior population. VA columnist Jessica Dos Santos shares her thoughts and experience on the matter. | In each conversation, each kiss, each hug | There is always a bit of fear. | —Pablo Milanés | A few days ago I was telling a friend that it seemed like all of a sudden every possible family problem was upon me. "We're getting old, girl," she told me. | In part that's true. We're over 30 and we have to "care" for our parents. But in present-day Venezuela it's much more than th…
(2021-06-03). Venezuela Calls for Global Clean Energy Debate. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Venezuelan Oil Minister Tareck El Aissami called for the global debate on clean or alternative energy to serve as a "banner for the human cause." | RELATED: | | "This debate must transcend the agendas of governments, countries, corporations. We must place the family, humanity at the center (of the debate) to build energy transition," El Aissami said in a speech to the teleconference of the 24th St. Petersb…
(2021-06-03). NGO Presents New Cases to ICC Regarding Human Rights Violations of Economic Blockade. orinocotribune.com This Monday, June 1, the Latin American Foundation for Human Rights and Social Development (Fundalatin) reported that it continues to present to the Prosecutor's Office of the International Criminal Court (ICC) new cases of victims of the blockade imposed by the United States and Europe against Venezuela. | According to statements on the NGO's Twitter account, on Monday 24 additional cases of individuals whose rights were violated as a result of the sanctions were presented. This report included the cases of four citizens who unfortunately lost their lives. | Seguimos presentando a la Fiscalía de la Corte Penal I…
(2021-06-03). UN Agencies Call for a Decade of Restoring Ecosystems to Confront Biodiversity and Climate Emergencies. commondreams.org "Restoration is essential for keeping global temperature rise below 2 ∞C, ensuring food security for a growing population, and slowing the rate of species extinctions." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/volunteers-beach-florida-2600×1361.jpg …
