(2021-08-19). Earthquake Devastates Haiti: Canada shouldn't make it worse. zcomm.org With "friends" like Canada, Haiti is in deep trouble…
(2021-08-19). Tensions Over Aid Grow in Haiti as Quake's Deaths Pass 2K. latinorebels.com LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — Tensions have been growing over the slow pace of aid reaching victims of a powerful weekend earthquake that killed more than 2,100 people in Haiti and was trailed by a drenching tropical depression.
(2021-08-19). Reported death toll from Haiti earthquake exceeds 2,180. tass.com A magnitude 7.2 earthquake rocked Haiti last Saturday…
(2021-08-19). Headlines for August 19, 2021. democracynow.org Two Die as Taliban Open Fire on Independence Day Celebration, Ashraf Ghani: I Fled to Prevent Afghanistan from Becoming "Bloodbath Like in Syria and Yemen", Biden: U.S. May Stay in Afghanistan Beyond Aug. 31, U.S. Announces Plans for Vaccine Boosters Despite Criticism from WHO, Biden Moves to Mandate Vaccines at Nursing Homes & Fight Mask Mandate Bans, Paralympics Report First Confirmed COVID Case in the Olympic Village, Death Toll from Haitian Earthquake Nears 2,200, Caldor Fire Destroys Most of Grizzly Flats in California, Texas Supreme Court Rules Absent Democratic Lawmakers Can Be Arrested, Appeals Court Upho…
(2021-08-19). Earthquake strikes Haiti in midst of political-economic crisis. peoplesdispatch.org At least 2,189 people have died in Haiti's earthquake as reported by authorities late on August 18. This crisis has hit the Latin American and the Caribbean region's poorest country in the midst of a highly complex situation.
(2021-08-19). 'Haiti is on its knees,' PM says as earthquake deaths top 2,100 & tens of thousands of families left homeless. rt.com 
Haiti has recorded more than 2,100 deaths following a powerful earthquake that wounded more than 12,000 and destroyed tens of thousands of homes, while over 115,000 families displaced by the disaster continue to seek refuge. | The latest death toll was In a video address earlier in the eveni…
(2021-08-19). Once Again, the Vultures Circle Haiti. libya360.wordpress.com Jemima Pierre White vultures playing volleyball during a crisis in Haiti Another earthquake in Haiti provides another opportunity for the NGO community, the Haitian oligarchy, and foreign imperialists to consolidate their profits and power. During a visit to Haiti in early April, 2010, I traveled with a friend to the Club Indigo Hotel. Club Indigo…
(2021-08-19). Haiti Earthquake Recovery Hampered by Poverty, High Debts and Corruption. indybay.org As a cyclone hits Haiti, rescue workers searched for survivors from Saturday's 7.2 magnitude earthquake. At least 1300 are confirmed dead and thousands of homes destroyed in one of the world's poorest countries.
(2021-08-19). Earthquake Devastates Haiti, Canada Shouldn't Make it Worse. orinocotribune.com By Yves Engler — Aug 15, 2021 | With "friends" like Canada, Haiti is in deep trouble. | Justin Trudeau's statement that this country was " Canada is a country with immense resources to hel…
(2021-08-19). Asciende a 2.189 la cifra de fallecidos por terremoto en Haití. telesurtv.net Las autoridades haitianas indicaron que aumentó a 12.268 la cifra de heridos como consecuencia del terremoto.
(2021-08-19). U..S suffocates Cuba for unwavering, victorious anti-imperialism at great cost. mronline.org 
Cuba's anti-imperial foreign policy helped end apartheid in South Africa and sustain liberation movements worldwide. Historian Piero Gleijeses says that's one of the main reasons why the US has terrorized the island nation through today.
(2021-08-19). Cuba: The single party system confronts the crisis. canadiandimension.com 
A man walks past a Cuban revolutionary mural, Havana. Photo by Enrique de la Osa. | A political party that governs alone, does not compete with another organization, and does not have to run in an election to be in power, would seem to have a great advantage. Paradoxically, that privilege is, at the same time, its greatest weakness. | Not having to negotiate power, taking it for granted that it will not be disputed, leads politically to a harmful attitude that assumes any hint of social pressure is unacceptable. When it occurs, the consequent reaction shows absolute ineptitude shielded with recklessness.
(2021-08-19). Cuba, China, Latin America and the World. orinocotribune.com 
By John Ross — Aug 12, 2021 | The US in Latin America is at present once again seeing a series of countries attempting to follow independent policies, corresponding to their national interests, and some with a socialist orientation, rather than subordinating themselves to the US. These countries typically reject the current US cold war against China and indeed seek win-win relations with China. The US is responding to this trend by tightening its blockade of Cuba in an attempt to strangle that country in the hope of provoking a "colour counter-revolution." This anti-Cuba US blockade is being carrying out in…
(2021-08-19). Collective Militarized White Supremacy and Black Neocolonialism in the Caribbean. popularresistance.org Except for the hum of US helicopters flying overhead, there was a deafening silence throughout the Caribbean region, during the recent Operation Tradewinds, Progressive and Pan-African forces did not utter a word, as soldiers from Guyana, Brazil, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago participated in this region-wide military exercise with army personnel from the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Canada, France and the Netherlands.
(2021-08-19). Eating with Hope: Solidarity Initiatives are the Alternative for Brazil's Hungry. libya360.wordpress.com Daniel Giovanaz, Pedro Stropasolas Over the past few years, an about-turn in policies saw a massive increase in hunger in Brazil. As the pandemic wreaked havoc, solidarity initiatives and donations, which feed close to 30% of the population, were all that stood between people and starvation. The abandonment of policies to combat poverty has put Brazil…
(2021-08-19). A paramedic details harsh and dangerous working conditions in the Australian state of New South Wales. wsws.org With COVID -19 infections rapidly spreading across most Australian states the World Socialist Web Site has reached out to health care workers whose situation is larg ely hidden from the population.
(2021-08-19). Thousands of students in Tampa, Florida placed on quarantine days after schools reopen. wsws.org The extraordinary toll the virus is now taking on the population is a testament to the recklessness of the reopening strategy designed by district officials and underlines the criminal handling of the pandemic by the Republicans and Democrats.
(2021-08-19). [Research Paper] The geography of emergency department-based HIV testing in South Africa: Can patients link to care? thelancet.com We have shown that strategies to improve linkage to care from the ED should consider the high rates of poor linkage among young men and those presenting to the ED with trauma. Furthermore, innovative linkage to care solutions will need to account for the unique geographical consideration of this population, given that many ED patients will need to continue care at a site distant from the diagnosis site.
(2021-08-19). Venezuela: Maduro Reshuffles Cabinet, Arreaza Replaced as Foreign Minister. venezuelanalysis.com Former ambassador to China Felix Plasencia will take over the foreign affairs portfolio.
(2021-08-19). Venezuela & Russia Examine Bilateral & International Agenda, COVID-19 Response (Phone Call). orinocotribune.com The Executive Vice President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov, discussed various issues of their bilateral and international agenda, the pandemic, as well as the dialogue process begun between the Bolivarian Government and the opposition, during a telephone conversation held this Wednesday, August 18. | The Russian Foreign Affairs Minister confirmed the willingness of his government to contribute to an inclusive solution to the Venezuelan conflict, respecting the principles of sovereignty and non-interference in…
(2021-08-19). Venezuela to Request the Return of Monomeros at Mexico Talks. orinocotribune.com On Wednesday, August 18, at a working meeting of the Higher Council of Productive Economy, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, proposed that the business sector should issue a document asking for the return of the Monómeros company to Venezuela. This document will be taken to the dialogue in Mexico. | "I propose that all Venezuelan producers prepare a document that Dr. Jorge Rodríguez will take as a fundamental point to the dialogue table in Mexico—a document that will be signed so that Monómeros is returned to its owner, Pequiven," said President Maduro during a TV broadcast together with Pequiven…
(2021-08-19). Venezuela's Arreaza: Almagro Should be Investigated for Bolivia's 2019 Coup & Massacres. orinocotribune.com On Wednesday, August 18, the Foreign Affairs Minister of Venezuela, Jorge Arreaza, spoke in favor of investigating the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, for his role in the coup against Evo Morales in November 2019, and for supporting the de facto government of Jeanine àÅñez and her human rights violations. | The statement was made by Arreaza in a tweet published this Wednesday that read: "the Interdisciplinary Group of Experts of the IACHR [Inter-American Commission on Human Rights] confirmed serious human rights violations in Bolivia during the de facto governme…
(2021-08-18). Headlines for August 18, 2021. democracynow.org Taliban Addresses Women's Rights, Press Freedom in First Press Conference Since Takeover, U.S. Continues Evacuations as Top Dems Pledge to Investigate Biden's Afghanistan Exit, Haiti Earthquake Death Toll Hits 2,000 as Survivors, Many Now Unhoused, Lashed by Tropical Storm, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Tests Positive for Coronavirus, Alabama Runs Out of ICU Beds; 3,000 NOLA Students and Staff in Quarantine, New Zealand Orders Lockdown After ID'ing One COVID Case, Tokyo Extends State of Emergency; Thai Protesters Demand PM Step Down for Mishandling COVID, India Bans Single-Use Plastics, But New Law Contains Major Loopho…
(2021-08-18). Haiti quake death toll climbs to 1,941. ecns.cn The death toll from the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck southwestern Haiti on Saturday climbed to 1,941, the Caribbean island's Civil Protection Agency reported on Tuesday.
(2021-08-18). Death toll in Haiti skyrockets following devastating earthquake. wsws.org While the earthquake was a natural disaster, the horrendous social conditions that have pushed the death toll into the thousands are the product of decades of US imperialist meddling and military interventions in the western hemisphere's poorest country.
(2021-08-18). The Haiti Earthquake And Its Invisibilities. popularresistance.org Eleven years after that fateful January 12, 2010, Haiti once again suffered, last Saturday, August 14, 2021, the tremendous blows of an earthquake that has already claimed the lives of at least 1,400 people, according to the preliminary report released yesterday by the Haitian authorities. | The terrible news spread in real time throughout the world. The call for international solidarity with the Haitian people was not long in coming. | However, in the midst of the pain that the Haitian people are suffering, it is necessary to ask some questions about the actions and responses that are being given and will contin…
(2021-08-18). Creative Associates International: It's Not Exactly The CIA, But Close Enough. popularresistance.org Chevy Chase, MD – You have likely not heard of them, but Creative Associates International (CAI) is one of the largest and most powerful non-governmental organizations operating anywhere in the world. A pillar of soft U.S. power, the group has been an architect in privatizing the Iraqi education system, designed messenger apps meant to overthrow the government of Cuba, served as a front group for the infamous Blackwater mercenary force (now rebranded as Academi), and liaised with Contra death squads in Nicaragua. As such, it has functioned as "both as an instrument of foreign policy and as a manifestation of a br…
(2021-08-18). Cuba cuestiona política injerencista de EE.UU. en Afganistán. telesurtv.net Rodríguez lamentó las miles de pérdidas humanas ocasionadas por la invasión militar estadounidense en Afganistán.
(2021-08-18). Documents of the Revolution: Unpublished Che Guevara Letters. thenation.com Documents of the Revolution: Unpublished Che Guevara Letters…
(2021-08-18). Latin American socialism and the fight against COVID-19: Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua. mronline.org 
Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua all demonstrate what a society can do when it embraces a centralized system, people over profit, and solidarity. Not only are citizens protected, but the will to fight against threats like COVID-19 is all the stronger when nations are united behind a popular and radical project.
(2021-08-18). Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador wants to revive Simón Bolívar's dream. peoplesworld.org 
The following speech was given by Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on July 24, 2021, in Mexico City to pay homage to the Liberator Simón Bolívar. AMLO urged the recreation of Bolívar's project of uniting the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean, and to rely on history to better face the present and …
(2021-08-18). Alertan que Grace se convertirá en huracán en las próximas horas. telesurtv.net La agencia estadounidense advirtió que se mantendrán las fuertes lluvias y las amenazas de inundaciones en Jamaica.
(2021-08-18). How landscapes shape species: Grizzly bears' DNA aligns with indigenous language families. peoplesdispatch.org Landscapes and environmental conditions shape species in myriad ways. The environment can influence the genetic make-up of a species, even its language. However, is it also possible that there is an alignment of the varied influences that a landscape confers upon the different species inhabiting it? Can genetic distinctions among bear populations be related to language differences among human populations co-existing in a region? New research says yes. | Grizzly bears living close to the Canadian coast in British Columbia and indigenous human populations have something in common, according to a recent study publis…
(2021-08-18). Venezuelan Congress Approves Government-Opposition Accord. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, the National Assembly unanimously approved the publication in the Official Gazette of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Government of Venezuela and the opposition. | RELATED: | President Nicolas Maduro thanked the lawmakers for signing the text into law and thus supporting a peaceful solution to the country's problems. | "I am grateful for the support and approval of the lawmakers of the…
(2021-08-18). Iran Considers Alex Saab a Prisoner of War of the United States. orinocotribune.com Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, has said that Venezuela's Special Envoy Alex Saab, under detention in Cape Verde and facing extradition to the United States, can be considered a prisoner of war, due to the violations that the United States Government has committed by getting him arrested in Cape Verde and by pressuring that country's government for his extradition. | Khatibzadeh made these comments on Saab's situation at a press conference on Monday, August 16. He denounced the arrest and the intention to extradite Saab to a third country as it violates diplomatic lega…
(2021-08-18). Venezuelan Workers Have Recovered More than 15,000 Medical Equipment Units. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan National Corporation of Technological Services for Medical Equipment (VenSalud) has recovered more than 15,000 medical equipment units in the country since 2018. This has been possible due to the work of 200 technicians deployed nationwide, who have strengthened the hospital and outpatient network integrating the National Public Health System. | In a press release published on the website of VenSalud, which belongs to the Ministry of Health, the president of VenSalud, engineer María Pulido, stated that the organization began its commendable work in 2018 as part of the health policy promoted by Heal…
(2021-08-18). Venezuela: Satellites, space activities and the anti-imperialist struggle. liberationnews.org 
Report from a tour of the Bolivarian Agency for Space Activities center in Caracas (ABAE).
(2021-08-18). Venezuela: Huge Election Turnout for Maduro's PSUV. orinocotribune.com By Fight Back News — Aug 15, 2021 | Acarigua, Portuguesa state, Venezuela — Long lines, including a lot of red-clad United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) supporters of the Chavez/Maduro party, wrapped around the block until 1 a.m. on August 9, waiting to vote for the tens of thousands of new candidates running in the primary regional elections. Polls were to close at 6 p.m. August 8, but Venezuelans felt energized to participate in the democracy and vote to continue the revolutionary policies of PSUV. | "75% of the candidates running are new candidates. Everyone knows that they can participate in o…
(2021-08-18). Workers take over a Kellogg factory, now known as 'Socialist Kellogg'. mronline.org 
In the worker-controlled Venezuelan Kellogg factory, you see the workers working diligently to make corn flake and sugary cereals in a new package displaying the Venezuelan flag and the words "Together for Venezuela."