(2020-08-27). Argentina Wants to Recover the Falkland Islands. globalresearch.ca The desire to regain sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (called "Malvinas" by the Argentines) has for decades been deeply rooted in the Argentine people. In fact, the British occupation of the territory, made possible by the English victory in the …
(2020-08-27). For Democracy And Transparency In The Plurinational State Of Bolivia. popularresistance.org We are witnessing the systematic destruction of democracy at the hands of the de facto government of Jeanine AnÃÉez and its allied forces of repression in the streets, on the highways, and the communities across Bolivia. | Through this letter, the members of the Progressive International demand that you take urgent action within your mandate to restore the fundamental rights of the Bolivian people to peace, protest, and democratic self-determination. In our message to you, we emphasize the urgency of your action to protect the integrity of the electoral process in the Plurinational State, to prevent…
(2020-08-26). How Corporate Tyranny Works. commondreams.org Oil sludge from one of the hundreds of waste pits that Chevron left in the Ecuadorean Amazon. (Photo: via Indian Country News) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/ecuador-oil-sludge_0.jpg …
(2020-08-26). Headlines for August 26, 2020. democracynow.org Two Killed as White Militia Member Fires on Black Lives Matter Protesters in Kenosha, WI, Family of Jacob Blake Demands Arrest of Officers Who Shot Him in the Back, Black Lives Matter Protesters Shot At While Marching in Pennsylvania, Republican National Convention Speakers Continue to Flout Hatch Act Ethics Laws, CDC Quietly Drops Test Recommendation for Asymptomatic People Exposed to COVID-19, Far-Right Militia Leader Ammon Bundy Arrested at Idaho State Capitol, Argentina Posts Record Coronavirus Toll; COVID-19 Resurgent in Europe, Hurricane Laura Could Become Category 4 Storm Ahead of Gulf Coast Landfall, Leba…
(2020-08-26). COVID can be defeated / Cuba, China, Venezuela and Vietnam lead the way. workers.org 
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage uncontrollably in the U.S., it must be understood that it doesn't have to be this way. Many countries around the world, especially those building socialism, have been able to effectively combat the pandemic, using the tools of a planned economy and robust national . . . |
(2020-08-26). COVID can be defeated Cuba, China, Venezuela and Vietnam lead the way. workers.org As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage uncontrollably in the U.S., it must be understood that it doesn't have to be this way. Many countries around the world, especially those building socialism, have been able to effectively combat the pandemic, using the tools of a planned economy and robust national . . . |
(2020-08-26). Socialist Cuba: a global leader in the fight against COVID-19. workers.org 
By Rosemari Mealy This is a slightly edited talk given at a Workers World Party webinar on Aug. 20 on "COVID can be defeated: Cuba, China, Venezuela and Vietnam lead the way." Cuban doctors battle COVID-19. I would like to thank Workers World for the opportunity to participate in this . . . |
(2020-08-26). Venezuelan Special Forces Agents Arrested for Extrajudicial Killings. venezuelanalysis.com Popular movements protested the assassination of two young journalists from a community TV station last Friday.
(2020-08-26). Russia Ready to Start COVID-19 Vaccine Supplies to Brazil in November, RDIF CEO Says. sputniknews.com BUENOS AIRES (Sputnik) – Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) CEO Kirill Dmitriev said on Wednesday that Russia is ready to start deliveries of the newly registered COVID-19 vaccine to Brazil in November.
(2020-08-26). Forcing Environmental Activists and Mapuche Leaders Into Silence in Chile. strategic-culture.org In a case that heavily echoes the death of environmental activist Macarena Valdes in 2016, two Mapuche women, a mother and her daughter, were discovered dead in their home in Ercilla, southern Chile. Iris Rosales Quiñilén and Rosa Quintana Rosales were
(2020-08-25). Alliance Between Venezuela and Iran Evolves into the Military Sphere. globalresearch.ca The alliance between Venezuela and Iran seems to be taking new directions. The ties between the two countries began to strengthen in an economic sphere when, in the first half of 2020, Tehran started sending oil ships to Venezuela, circumventing …
(2020-08-25). Three Massacres In Colombia In 24 Hours. popularresistance.org Seventeen people have been killed since Friday in the latest string of massacres under the government of Ivan Duque. | The government of Colombia's Nariño department has confirmed a new massacre in the area of La Guayacana, a rural area of the municipality of Tumaco. www.transcend.org/tms/2020/08/china-and-the-decline-of-us-power/…
(2020-08-25). 'You don't recognize my existence!': Former DNC head Donna Brazile has meltdown on Fox News (VIDEO). rt.com 
Former Democratic National Committee chairwoman Donna Brazile melted down in spectacular fashion on Fox News, accusing fellow commentator Tammy Bruce of racism and demanding she "recognize my existence." | Discussing Monday night's Republican National Convention on Tuesday morning's Fox & Friends, Brazile accused the GOP of "speaking to the choir" with their unabashedly pro-Trump lineup of speakers. Conservative contributor Tammy Bruce shot back, accusing the Democrats of being out of touch with ordinary Americans, and slamming the left for not speaking out strongly enough against the Black Lives Matter riots…
(2020-08-25). French NPA's Révolution permanente site hails pro-imperialist coup in Mali. wsws.org This web site, linked to the Socialist Workers Party (PTS) of Argentina, hailed a putsch led by a junta of colonels that has proclaimed its loyalty to the French occupation of Mali.
(2020-08-25). Chile Can Hold a Safe Electoral Process, UNDP Assures. telesurenglish.net The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Monday assured that Chile can hold safe elections in October if the authorities take the appropriate health protocols. | RELATED: | "It is possible to hold elections without putting in danger more people. However, this is a complex process that requires a lot of planning," UNDP Assistant Resident Representative Marcela Rios said. | She mentioned that health measures should…
(2020-08-25). Paraguayan students and peasants demand greater budget for public education. peoplesdispatch.org In the light of the economic crisis faced by a large number of families due to the COVID-19 pandemic, high school and university students as well as peasants of Paraguay are demanding a greater budget for the public education sector. They are also demanding that the national government pass the bill that prohibits charging tuition fees in public universities and implement it on the national level and on a permanent basis. | On August 24, students and peasants' organizations such as the National Federation of Secondary Students (FENAES), the Coordinator of University Students of the National University of Asuncion…
(2020-08-25). US to Tighten Venezuela Sanctions after Gasoline Seizure. globalresearch.ca The Trump administration is reportedly considering ending all Venezuela oil sanctions exemptions in October. | "Whatever oil business is left has to be completed (by the deadline)," an anonymous source told
(2020-08-25). FM Zarif bids farewell to outgoing Chilean envoy. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday received Chilean Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran Ignacio Janus at the end of his mission.
(2020-08-24). Peru's Security Forces Capture Shipment of Cocaine. telesurenglish.net Peru's National Police captured on Sunday a shipment of 182kg of cocaine in the region of Vraem, inside the Amazon. | RELATED: | Authorities reported that anti-narcotics agents discovered a ton of chemical inputs drug cartels used to process cocaine. This, after a raid in the town of Encarnación, which also unveiled a hidden laboratory where the drug was processed. | The region known as Vraem, which includes Valle de Los R…
(2020-08-24). Headlines for August 24, 2020. democracynow.org Raging California Wildfires Displace 120,000, Burn 1.2 Million Acres, FDA Approves Blood Plasma Treatment as U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll Tops 176,000 , Countries Grapple with Second Wave, as South Korea Warns Country Is in "Grave Situation", House Passes Bill to Halt Changes at USPS as Fears Mount over Mail-in Ballots, House Passes Bill to Provide Emergency Funding for USCIS as Agency Plans Major Staff Cuts, Belarus Protests Continue Demanding Resignation of President Lukashenko, At Least 17 Killed in Colombia Over Deadly Weekend, At Least 14 People Killed in Twin Bombings in the Philippines, U.S. Troops Withdraw fr…
(2020-08-24). Uribe Called To Testify Over Alleged Role In Three Massacres. popularresistance.org Colombia's former President Alvaro Uribe is sinking even deeper into legal trouble after the Supreme Court called him to testify over his alleged role in three massacres and a homicide. | The investigation is not directly related to the ongoing fraud and bribery investigation that spurred the Supreme Court to place Uribe under house arrest, but massacres that left between 150 and 200 people dead in his native Antioquia province between 1996 and 1997. | This investigation will however be using testimonies from paramilitary fighters Uribe allegedly tried to bribe ahead of last year's trial in an apparent attempt to…
(2020-08-24). What media moguls don't want you to know: Youtube and Google attack Cuba and Venezuela. mronline.org 
On Aug. 20, just ahead of programming about the start of clinical trials for Cuba's COVID-19 vaccine, Soberana-01, YouTube management disabled Mesa Redonda's channel. Mesa Redonda (Roundtable) airs Monday through Friday evenings on Cuban national television.
(2020-08-24). 'You only know how to do evil': Brazil's Bolsonaro calls journalists 'wimps,' says they are less likely to endure Covid-19. rt.com 
Crediting his athleticism for his recovery from coronavirus, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has argued that reporters that have been grilling him on the pandemic response have fewer chances to beat the disease. | Bolsonaro, who tested positive for the virus last month and received his first negative result after over two weeks battling the disease, has been heavily criticized for his skepticism about Covid-19. | Media has taken him to task for his vocal opposition to lockdowns and going out in public without a mask. Brazil's media association even threatened to sue Bolsonaro after he removed the mask at a p…
(2020-08-24). Trump's Venezuela Regime Change Alliance Dwindles. globalresearch.ca The Canadian Dimension, a forum for debate on contemporary issues facing the Left, published an analysis of the political situation in Venezuela. The text is presented below: | On December 6, Venezuelans will go to the polls to elect a new …
(2020-08-24). Bolivia: De Facto Regime Seeks To Divide Socialists, Evo Warns. telesurenglish.net Bolivia's former President Evo Morales assured that the coup-born regime raises false accusations against him to weaken the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) before the October elections. | RELATED: | "The right-wing cannot divide us. If we allow them to divide us, we will be playing the right wing's game. They want us shattered," Evo said. | Last week, the Justice Ministry filed a complaint against…
(2020-08-24). Venezuela's Supreme Court Intervenes in Leftwing Parties, Replaces Critical Leadership. venezuelanalysis.com Homeland for All (PPT) and Tupamaro party members have criticised the rulings, which weaken the Popular Revolutionary Alternative for December's parliamentary election.
(2020-08-24). Chile Must Drop Criminal Charges Against Feminist Arts Group. telesurenglish.net Special Rapporteurs of the UN Human Rights Council Monday asked the Chilean state to drop criminal charges against "Las Tesis," a feminist group that is the author of the "A Rapist on Your Way" performance, which has been reenacted by thousands of people around the world. | RELATED: | "Chile should drop a criminal investigation against a group of human rights defenders whose performance art has inspired women around the worl…
(2020-08-24). At least 13 Peruvian youth killed in police raid on Lima disco. wsws.org The tragedy is the direct outcome of the government's police-state enforcement of coronavirus restrictions, even as it grants a free rein to mining and other business interests.
(2020-08-24). Paraguay: Vice Minister of Health Resigns Due To Scandal. telesurenglish.net Paraguay's Health Health Vice Minister Carlos Portillo Sunday resigned after a video posted on social networks evidenced his participation in a party in which all COVID-19 protocols were not observed. | RELATED: | "I have made a mistake and I assume the consequences of my actions… I apologize to the citizens for the wrong message I have conveyed," Portillo said. | The video showed Portill…