(2021-09-08). South-North Solidarity: Venezuelan Kraft Food Workers Hail US Strike Against TNC. orinocotribune.com In one of the biggest recent private sector strikes in the US, unionized workers who make Oreos, Chips Ahoy!, Newtons and other Nabisco snacks are on strike in at least five states — Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, and Virginia — over unjust demands for contract concessions. | Members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers union have rejected management's call for changes in shift lengths and overtime rules. The workers are also calling for the restoration of a pension plan, which Nabisco's owner, Mondelez International, replaced in 2018 with a 401(k) program after a cont…
(2021-09-08). How the U.S. Came to Dominate Haiti: Military Occupation. libya360.wordpress.com Peter James Hudson Part I — Dark Finance Part II — Seizing the Gold A U.S. Marine patrol in Haiti after the 1915 invasion. "The U.S. occupation of Haiti was brutal in its administration." Chapter Three: Financial Occupations The reaction to the [U.S. Marines'] removal of the gold [from the vaults of the Banque nationale…
(2021-09-08). Guinea and the Military Coup Incubator, AFRICOM. libya360.wordpress.com Netfa Freeman The recent coup in Guinea exemplifies the damage done by European colonizers and the U.S. Africa Command. West Africa has just experienced its fourth attempted coup in just over a year, and seven coups over the last 13 years were carried out by African troops trained by the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). One was directly…
(2021-09-08). The Money That Never Arrives in Cuba. counterpunch.org With the money she earns cleaning houses in the morning and an office at night, Virgen Elena Pupo, a 47-year-old Cuban migrant, has managed to raise her family in Washington, D.C., but has not been able to help her parents in Holguín, Cuba. She is separated from her parents by more than 1,246 miles. In
(2021-09-08). Cuba: The first country in the world to vaccinate children under 12. mronline.org 
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel announced Aug. 31—in a special meeting of scientists and health professionals—that by November, 92.6% of Cuba's entire population will be fully vaccinated with the three-shot process.
(2021-09-08). PAHO and Cuba Dialogue on Recognition of COVID-19 Vaccines. orinocotribune.com 
Representatives of the BioCubaFarma business group and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) held a meeting last Thursday, September 2, in Havana, focused on the process of international recognition of Cuba's COVID-19 vaccines. | "Today a working meeting was held in the headquarters of BioCubaFarma, with the representative of PAHO/WHO in CUBA, Dr. José Moya. It took place in a favorable climate and its objective was the process of recognition of our COVID-19 vaccines by the WHO," the Cuban entity announced on its official Twitter account. | Precisely on Wednesday, September 1, the president of the business…
(2021-09-08). Cuba: Vaccination of Pediatric Groups Underway as the Academic Year Begins. libya360.wordpress.com Editorial Comment: Material appears on this website challenging "gene therapy" (mRNA and DNA injections) falsely promoted as vaccines, that have resulted in an appalling number of deaths and injury, yet continue to be forced upon people, in flagrant violation of universal human rights. Cuban vaccines are vaccines, not gene therapy, and as they have advanced…
(2021-09-08). Defender a Cuba es defender el socialismo: Es la misma batalla. globalizacion.ca El país está en manos de los jóvenes. Siempre lo ha estado: Martí tenía 16 años de edad cuando escribió "El Presidido Político en Cuba", Mella tenía 22 cuando fundó el Partido Comunista, Guiteras tenía 27 cuando ordenó la nacionalización…
(2021-09-08). Headlines for September 8, 2021. democracynow.org Taliban Announces Acting Gov't as Protests Take Place Across Afghanistan, 75% of U.S. Adults Partially Vaccinated; Quarter of New Cases Are Children Amid Delta Surge, New Zealand Eases Restrictions; Cuba Rolls Out Vaccines for Children as Young as 2, Pro- and Anti-Bolsonaro Protesters Rally on Brazil's Independence Day, Gov. Abbott Claims He Will "Eliminate Rapists" as He Signs Voter Restriction Bill into Law, Biden Warns of Existential Threat of Climate Change as He Visits NY and NJ in Ida's Wake, Global Coalition Calls on U.N. to Postpone November Climate Talks Amid Pandemic, Vaccine Inequity, Mexico's Top Cour…
(2021-09-08). First Africa-CARICOM Summit. popularresistance.org Hosted by Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta, and with the theme 'Unity Across Continents and Oceans: Opportunities for Deepening Integration', participating governments looked at ways to strengthen the linkages between the people of Africa and the Caribbean regions by addressing integration challenges across continents. | Prime Minister Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda, and Chair of CARICOM, proposed the establishment of a Forum of African and Caribbean Territories and States (FACTS) to be coordinated jointly by the Secretariats of CARICOM and the African Union (AU). He also proposed the designation of Septemb…
(2021-09-08). Virginia's health board moves to loosen pandemic safety rules as the state cuts unemployment benefits for thousands. wsws.org Throughout the pandemic, the Democratic Party-controlled government has consistently sacrificed the health and well-being of its population to the interests of big business.
(2021-09-08). 21N Regional Elections: Diosdado Cabello Presents Report on Chavismo Nominations — Eduardo Samán Excluded. orinocotribune.com At a press conference on Monday, September 6, Diosdado Cabello, first vice-president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), reported that 183,806 persons were nominated by the party's bases to be candidacies for the regional elections of November 21. In this regard, he explained that all the candidacies of the Great Simón Bolívar Patriotic Pole (GPP) have already been registered with the National Electoral Council (CNE). | "All the nominated candidates of the Great Patriotic Pole are already registered, in all governorates, in all municipalities and in all municipal councils," informed Cabello. | Yout…
(2021-09-08). Cape Verde Constitutional Court Green-Lights Saab Extradition to the US. orinocotribune.com On Tuesday, September 7, Cape Verde's Constitutional Court ruled that the extradition of Venezuelan diplomatic envoy Alex Saab to the US is constitutional. Washington has asked for the extradition under pretenses of alleged money laundering crimes. | The constitutional court, which is the highest judicial instance of Cape Verde, the country where Saab has been detained since June 2020 at the request of the United States, deemed the appeal filed by the defense against the alleged unconstitutionality of Saab's arrest and extradition as "inadmissible." | The Constitutional Court published a 194-page resolution on it…
(2021-09-08). Iván Duque Attacks Dialogue Between Venezuelan Government and Opposition (Monomeros). orinocotribune.com 
On Tuesday, September 7, Colombian President Iván Duque, one of the main allies of the extreme-right wing led by former deputy Juan Guaidó in Venezuela, lashed out against the partial agreements signed by the Venezuelan government and the extreme right opposition in the dialogue process that was held until Monday in Mexico. | In this regard, the Colombian president, referring to the issue through a couple of messages on his Twitter account, insisted on disqualifying the talks and reiterated his accusations against "the dictatorship" of Nicolás Maduro, as he usually calls the Venezuelan government. | Hours before…
(2021-09-08). Venezuela on the Path to Political Consensus. orinocotribune.com As of September 3, the government of President Nicolás Maduro has resumed talks with the Venezuelan opposition to reach a consensus, demand an end to the sanctions imposed by the United States and other Western powers, establish an electoral timetable and build a Venezuela for all. | The eyes of the world are on Mexico, the neutral ground where this new round of talks, which began on August 13, is taking place behind closed doors and without press access. | Already on more than one occasion, the government representative in the talks, Jorge Rodríguez, has urged the international community to stop "threatening and…
(2021-09-08). Following Long Delay, First Batch of COVAX Vaccines Arrive in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com 
Early this morning, the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines from the controversial United Nations COVAX initiative arrived in Venezuela, reported the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the World Health Organization's (WHO) regional office for the Americas. | This first shipment of COVID vaccines consists of 693,600 doses of China's Sinovac Biotech vaccine, which are included on the WHO emergency use list, and represents barely 6% of the total of vaccines paid for by the Venezuelan government. | "The vaccines were purchased through the Revolving Fund of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) with the count…
(2021-09-08). Venezuela Denounces Assault on Monómeros by Colombia's Superintendency. orinocotribune.com 
On Tuesday, September 7, the government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela denounced the flagrant assault on the company Monómeros, an asset of the Venezuelan State in Colombia, by Colombia's Superintendency of Corporations (SCC). | This was informed by Freddy àëañez, Venezuelan vice president of Communication, Culture and Tourism. | #COMUNICADO El Gobierno de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, denuncia que la Superintendencia de Sociedades de Colombia, ha asaltado de manera flagrante, un activo del Estado | venezolano, como es el caso de la empresa Monómeros. | Lea Aquí (2021-09-07). Protestors launch Global Week of Action for Democracy in Swaziland and other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we take a look at renewed protests in Swaziland with the launch of the Global Week of Action for Democracy; the members of a new 'caretaker' government appointed by the Taliban following the takeover of Panjshir; protests and counter-protests organized across Brazil as far-right President Jair Bolsonaro rallies his supporters to march to Brasilia; the partial agreements signed between the Venezuelan government and the right-wing opposition after another round of talks in Mexico; and the 'Kisan Panchayat' rally held by over 500,000 protesting farmers in India.
(2021-09-07). Delta surge continues to be a pandemic of the unvaccinated. peoplesworld.org 
The number of coronavirus infections is much higher this year than it was on Labor Day weekend last year but the infection rates are highest and the population is most in danger in several states where the vaccination rates are low, Dr. Fauci warned this Labor Day weekend on cable TV news. In danger are …
(2021-09-07). Reopening of French schools threatens students and workers with a resurgence of the pandemic. wsws.org With an average of over 13,000 daily cases, the reopening of schools in France that began last week is preparing a new wave of infections, illnesses and deaths among teachers, children and the population at large.
(2021-09-07). 'Now, we must mount a hurricane ourselves, of effort and determination'. workers.org 
The following article first appeared in Granma on Sept. 1, 2021. By Yaima Puig Meneses The response to damages caused by Hurricane Ida is evidence that there is coherence, capacity and organization here, stated Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee First Secretary and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, . . . |
(2021-09-07). The GOP: Worker's Party or Party of the White Republic? zcomm.org The Republican Party is a "working class party" now, according to its nationalist wing. But a deeper look at its pro-worker rhetoric reveals a longstanding trope of the "white worker" against invader populations…
(2021-09-07). Haitians Helping Haitians After Latest Quake. commondreams.org "This is the petrochemical industry's responsibility, so it should foot the bill for a total cleanup—not the taxpayer."
(2021-09-07). Protección Civil de Haití confirma 2.246 decesos tras terremoto. telesurtv.net Las autoridades contabilizan 12.763 heridos y 329 desaparecidos tras el terremoto suscitado el pasado mes de agosto.
(2021-09-07). No, 'The Longest War' in US History Is Not Over. commondreams.org Centering Haitian people as the true heroes in their own recovery is a first step in rewriting the disaster narrative, and an act of solidarity that makes the future of Haiti look different and brighter.
(2021-09-07). Should the Cuban Revolution Hold on to Power? Part 4: Lenin's New Economic Policy and the Cuban Situation. orinocotribune.com By Sam King — Sep 4, 2021 | The following article outlines some theoretical considerations to help place Cuba's contemporary situation into a Marxist framework. A relevant reference point seems to be another revolutionary country that also found itself in the situation of isolation — Russia. | In the broadest possible terms, the objective situation in Cuba today approximates aspects of the situation the Russian revolution faced in 1921 after its victory in the civil war. There are countless differences in detail and emphasis, however, in broadest terms, in both countries state power had/has been consol…
(2021-09-07). Sobornos en medios de comunicación yanquis. globalizacion.ca En los últimos tiempos se ha incrementado contra Cuba una enorme campaña de descrédito, financiada con fondos federales de Estados Unidos, del gobierno de la Florida e impulsada por la derecha cubanoamericana asentada en Miami. | De forma desmesurada se utilizó,…
(2021-09-07). Ibram X. Kendi And Democratic Debate. counterpunch.org The vast majority were sympathetic with "anti-racism," believing that we're living in a time now when minorities are finally getting some respect and attention from government and corporations. But at the same time, they were confused about what racism really means because so many are being labeled racist, making the charge meaningless or at least less relevant. Several mentioned that Kamala Harris had called Joe Biden a racist during the primaries, but she became his choice for VP. The term that came up often was "diversity." Most commented that a more diverse population would ultimately get rid of racism becaus…
(2021-09-07). Venezuela Rejects Coup d'État in Guinea — International Reactions (AFRICOM). orinocotribune.com 
Caracas, September 6, 2021 (OrinocoTribune.com)—In the midst of tension and uncertainty, the inhabitants of the Republic of Guinea face a new political crisis following the coup that overthrew the president, Alpha Condé, who had ruled the African country democratically since 2010. | Since last Sunday, September 5, insurgent military forces under the direction of Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, stormed the presidential palace in Conakry and illegally detained President Condé. The justification of the military coup plotters was the president's alleged lack of democratic principles, financial mismanagement, and the…
(2021-09-07). Vacations Canceled! Governor of Anzoátegui State Returns to Venezuela. orinocotribune.com 
This Sunday, September 5, amid multiple complaints and ongoing investigations by the Public Ministry, the current governor of Anzoátegui state, opposition politician Antonio Barreto Sira, arrived in Venezuela from Miami, where he was on vacation, due to the flooding of the Neverí river. In addition, irregularities were revealed regarding his signing of official documents while he was in the state of Florida, in the United States. | The return of the Democratic Action politician was demonstrated by videos that circulated on social networks, in which the governor could be seen walking the hallways of the Simón Bolí…
(2021-09-07). México celebra acuerdos entre gobierno y oposiciones de Venezuela. telesurtv.net El economista Andrés Arauz llamó al FMI a desbloquear 5.000.000.000 de dólares a los que Venezuela tiene derecho.
(2021-09-07). Venezuela reaffirms commitment to strengthening bilateral relations with Mexico. mppre.gob.ve The Minister of People's Power for Foreign Affairs, Félix Plasencia, held a meeting on Monday with the Chargé d'Affaires of the United Mexican States to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Mauricio Vizcaíno. At the meeting, Vizcaíno delivered a letter sent by Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard, who reiterated the friendly, cooperation ties and expressed his […] | La entrada
(2021-09-07). Venezuelan government and opposition reach partial agreements. peoplesdispatch.org Important advances were made during the second round of negotiations in Mexico. The dialogue process between the two sides is crucial as it could end years of political crisis and economic instability in Venezuela…