Staff (2022-06-09). President Maduro Advances Intense Agenda in Tàºrkiye. orinocotribune.com Caracas, June 8, 2022 ( Tàºrkiye is the first leg of the Eurasian tour that the Venezuelan president is fulfilling and many analyst expect that it will also continue to Russ…

Binoy Kampmark (2022-06-09). Spanish court calls Pompeo to testify over Assange surveillance. greenleft.org.au Former CIA director and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been summoned to testify on the conduct of a private security firm hired to spy on Julian Assange while he was in the Ecuadori

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-06-09). Delegaciones de Venezuela y Argelia sostienen reunión ministerial. telesurtv.net Pdte. Nicolás Maduro fue recibido por su homólogo argelino, Abdelmadjid Tebboune. Ambos países examinan la marcha de sus vínculos.

Peoples Dispatch (2022-06-09). Daily Round-up | UN report on human rights violations in Palestine & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In this episode, we bring you stories from Palestine, Brazil, the famine in Somalia and a strike by Australian public health workers…

José Luis Granados Ceja (2022-06-09). Regional Leaders Snub Summit of the Americas as Activists Hold 'People's Summit'. venezuelanalysis.com In the lead up to the meeting, journalists and activists confronted figures such as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and OAS Secretary-General Luis Almagro.

Editor2 (2022-06-09). Who Decides who Runs Haiti? orinocotribune.com Editorial note: Orinoco Tribune does not generally publish articles that are over 10 days old. However, in this case an exception is being made, as the subject matter of the following piece remains as significant today as at the time of its publication. | By Jake Johnston May 23, 2022 | Twin crises hit Haiti last summer: the assassination of its president and a major earthquake. And once again, Haitians have very little say in how their state is governed and rebuilt. | In the early hours of 7 July 2021, Haiti's president Jovenel MoàØse was assassinated, allegedly by a group of former Colombian army o…

Erica Caines (2022-06-09). The Empire's 'Front Yard' and the Monroe Doctrine. orinocotribune.com By Erica Caines -Jun 2, 2022 | We used to talk about, when I was a kid in college, about "America's backyard." It's not America's backyard. Everything south of the Mexican border is America's front yard. And we're equal people. We don't dictate what happens in any other part of that — of this continent or the South American continent. We have to work very hard on it. But the trouble is: we're having great difficulty making up for the mistakes that were made the last four years, and it's going to take some time. | Remarks by President Biden in Press Conference JANUARY 19, 2022 | The claims levie…

TeleSUR, jaa, MER (2022-06-09). Atleta venezolana Yulimar Rojas clasifica a mundial en salto largo. telesurtv.net "Tenemos como meta llegar al Mundial en las dos pruebas", afirmó Rojas, refiriéndose al triple salto y el salto largo.

TeleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-06-09). Estudiantes de Ecuador marchan en defensa de educación pública. telesurtv.net El Gobierno del pdte. Guillermo Lasso redujo 113 millones dólares del presupuesto para las universidades y escuelas politécnicas.

TeleSUR- jaa, JL (2022-06-09). Solicitan en Bolivia 15 años de cárcel para Jeanine àÅñez. telesurtv.net El procurador General de Bolivia, Wilfredo Chávez subrayó que cuenta con argumentos suficientes para demostrar al culpabilidad de Áñez.

TeleSUR- lvm, JL (2022-06-09). Asesinan a líder social en Colombia, el número 83 en el 2022. telesurtv.net Indepaz señala que entre el 7 de agosto de 2018 y el 4 de junio de 2022 han sido asesinados 930 líderes sociales, de ellos 126 mujeres.

Jon Lee Anderson (2022-06-09). Can Chile's Young President Reimagine the Latin American Left? zcomm.org Gabriel Boric promises sweeping social change. In a nation of duelling political extremes, he'll need to sell his vision not just to his opponents but also to his allies…

TeleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-06-09). Grupo de Puebla denuncia exclusiones en IX Cumbre de las Américas. telesurtv.net El Grupo de Puebla agradeció el rol de Argentina como presidente pro tempore de la Celac frente a la exclusión.

TeleSUR- jaa, JL (2022-06-09). Argentina insta a la OEA a no promover desestabilización. telesurtv.net Cafiero rechazó los bloqueos y sanciones avalados por la OEA, sostuviendo que esas medidas son un efecto negativo en la lucha contra la desigualdad.

TeleSUR -ysm, JL (2022-06-09). Indígenas en Ecuador rechazan Ley de Uso Progresivo de la Fuerza. telesurtv.net La Conaie alerta que los artículos 23, 24 y 25 de la Ley regulan el uso de la fuerza en escenarios de protestas, poniendo en riesgo el derecho a la protesta.

TeleSUR, lvm, JL (2022-06-09). Desaprobación del presidente de Uruguay aumenta al 40 %. telesurtv.net La desaprobación del jefe de Estado creció un 24 por ciento en los últimos 27 meses.

TeleSUR-mcs, JL (2022-06-09). Agricultores argentinos protestan para exigir protección al sector. telesurtv.net Al menos 6.000 miembros de la Unión de Trabajadores de la Tierra asistieron a la movilización o nuevo "verdurazo" en Plaza de Mayo.

TeleSUR, JGN (2022-06-09). Argentina califica como una provocación declaraciones de Boris Johnson. telesurtv.net El secretario Carmona remarcó que "si por problemas de política interna (Boris Johnson) quiere visitar al territorio argentino existen canales diplomáticos al efecto".

WSWS (2022-06-08). COVID-19 cases explode in Brazilian schools. wsws.org The beginning of the fourth wave in Brazil has proved once again two basic facts of the pandemic: the role of schools in driving new outbreaks and the criminal role of the unions in allowing them to stay open.

Kenny Stancil (2022-06-08). Poll Shows Lula With Big Lead Over Bolsonaro in Brazil's Presidential Contest. commondreams.org Should he face far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in a head-to-head runoff as expected, leftist icon Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is expected to win by a margin of 54% to 32%.

Amy Goodman (2022-06-08). Latin American Nations Skip Summit of Americas for Excluding Cuba and Venezuela. truthout.org Top leaders from Mexico, Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador are all absent from the ninth Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced he would boycott the conference after the U.S. said it would not invite Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua. We speak with historian Alejandro Velasco and Roberto Lovato, award-winning Salvadoran American journalist and author, who calls the conference "a failure of hemispheric proportions and a global embarrassment for the United States and for the Biden administration." Lovato calls t…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-06-08). Daily Round-up| Trial of former Bolivian de facto president Jeanine Anez restarts & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we look at restarting of the trial of Bolivian de facto president Jeanine Anez; Mexican president Obrador skipping Summit of the Americas; Israeli settler law voted down in parliament; and Judges in Tunisia launching strike against dismissals…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-08). Colombia Needs Democracy: An Interview with María José Pizarro. libya360.wordpress.com Vijay Prashad, Taroa Zuniga Silva The candidates of the Historic Pact, Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez The run-off presidential election in Colombia in June 19 is a rare opportunity for a left-wing breakthrough, which will help set aside the violent agenda that has so far been supported by the country's elite On May 29, 2022, a…

Vijay Prashad (2022-06-08). Colombia: The promise of democracy. greenleft.org.au A political earthquake struck Colombia last month, when the left-leaning Historic Pact won the first round of the presidential elections after getting 40.3% of the vote, write Vijay Prashad and Taroa Zúñiga Silva. Can the left break the cycle of violence to win the second round on June 19?

JANET (2022-06-08). Colombia elections: are peace and justice on the horizon? iacenter.org By Martha Grevatt June 6, 2022 Presidential elections held May 29 in Colombia showed Senator Gustavo Petro, candidate of the Historical Pact progressive alliance and former mayor of Bogotá, coming in first with 40% of the vote. Two right-wing candidates, Rodolfo Hernández and Federico Gutíerrez, received 28% and 24% of the vote, respectively. Because no candidate received a majority vote, Petro and Hernández will be in a runoff election June 19. March during a national strike that began April 28, 2021, and continued for months, Bogotá, May 9, 2021. Gutíerrez represents the party of current Colombian President Ivá…

Staff (2022-06-08). Indigenous Amazon Leader, Excluded from Summit of Americas, Urges Leaders to Protect Rainforest. democracynow.org The Biden administration has denied members of an Indigenous delegation from the Amazon rainforest entry at this week's U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas. Meanwhile, President Biden agreed to meet with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who told Biden he would only attend the conference if he was guaranteed immunity from criticism on his systematic destruction of the Amazon rainforest, among other policies. We speak with one of the delegation's members, Domingo Peas, an Achuar leader from Ecuador and territories coordinator for the Amazon Sacred Headwaters Initiative for the Confederation of Indigen…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-08). OAS 'Murderer' Almagro Confronted on Bolivia Coup. libya360.wordpress.com Kawsachun News OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro had a meltdown on Tuesday as he was confronted by a U.S. activist of the Party for Socialism and Liberation on his role in the 2019 coup in Bolivia. Almagro was called a murderer, not only for backing the dictatorship of Jeanine Añez, but was also condemned for…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-08). For the Peoples of Our Region, the Failure of Biden's Summit of the Americas Would Be a Welcome Event. libya360.wordpress.com Ajamu Baraka Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announces he will not attend the Summit of Americas The Summit of the Americas is not the property of the host nation. The U.S. has no right to exclude, Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, but has done so in disregard of their sovereignty. The U.S. is not fit…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-06-08). Colombia: World Power of Life or Neo-Fascist Pillar? libya360.wordpress.com Agustín Laó-Montes Francia Marquez and Gustavo Petro (Photo: @darwintorres_22 Twitter) The leftist Historical Pact emerged as the favorite of Colombian voters in the recent election. But rightist forces are working to prevent Gustavo Petro and Francia Marquez from winning in the second round and becoming President and Vice President of Colombia. A new and devastating utopia…

_____ (2022-06-08). Biden's Exclusionary 'Summit Of The Americas' Disrupted By Journalists. popularresistance.org The ninth Summit of the America's opened in Los Angeles on Monday, June 6. This is the second time that the summit has been hosted in the United States. The Biden administration chose to exclude the elected governments of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, inviting members of the US-backed far right 'opposition' instead. That decision caused the presidents of other American countries to boycott the summit, notably Mexico, Bolivia, Honduras and Guatemala. | In protest, social movements from the United States and Latin America organized a counter summit, The People's Summit, which begins on June 8. Journalists involved…

Staff (2022-06-08). "Global Embarrassment": Mexico & More Skip Biden's Summit of Americas for Excluding Cuba, Venezuela. democracynow.org Top leaders from Mexico, Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador are all absent from the ninth Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced he would boycott the conference after the U.S. said it would not invite Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua. We speak with historian Alejandro Velasco and Roberto Lovato, award-winning Salvadoran American journalist and author, who calls the conference "a failure of hemispheric proportions and a global embarrassment for the United States and for the Biden administration." Lo…

Staff (2022-06-08). "Intensify the Search": Journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous Expert Bruno Pereira Missing in Brazil. democracynow.org British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira have still not been found, after being reported missing Sunday in one of Brazil's most remote areas of the Amazon. The pair were traveling across the region to interview Indigenous leaders patrolling the area for illegal miners and fishers for Phillips's upcoming book. "We know that they had been receiving threats. We know that there are other people who are being threatened in this territory," says Ana Alfinito, Brazil legal adviser for Amazon Watch. Alfinito also explains how Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has system…

Kenny Stancil (2022-06-08). Poll Shows Lula With Big Lead Over Bolsonaro in Brazil's Presidential Contest. commondreams.org Should he face far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in a head-to-head runoff as expected, leftist icon Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is expected to win by a margin of 54% to 32%.

Scorinoco (2022-06-08). Venezuela Launches Tech Platform to Quickly Resolve Public Services Issues. orinocotribune.com The Maduro government has recently been focused on resolving quality-of-life issues for Venezuelan workers and families. | The Venezuelan government launched a new app-based initiative to address deteriorated public services that will facilitate a more direct means of communication between the citizenry and the government. | President Nicolás Maduro toured the headquarters of a newly-opened rapid-response center, located inside the presidential palace of Miraflores on May 28, saying the new system would "show the complaint, show the process and show the result, so that people can see processes and results." | Mad…

Editor (2022-06-08). U.S. govt's Summit of the Americas fails: Boycott by presidents of Mexico, Bolivia, Honduras, Guatemala. mronline.org As the U.S. government's Summit of the Americas opens in Los Angeles, California, the presidents of Mexico, Bolivia, Honduras, and Guatemala have refused to attend, protesting the exclusion of Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua.

Editor (2022-06-08). Ralph Gonsalves: "Latin-Caribbean integration is necessary, but it has been discontinuous" mronline.org The small island countries of CARICOM have given a demonstration of dignity and sovereignty, maintaining firm positions on the U.S. interference policy against Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela.

Amy Goodman (2022-06-08). Latin American Nations Skip Summit of Americas for Excluding Cuba and Venezuela. truthout.org Top leaders from Mexico, Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador are all absent from the ninth Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced he would boycott the conference after the U.S. said it would not invite Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua. We speak with historian Alejandro Velasco and Roberto Lovato, award-winning Salvadoran American journalist and author, who calls the conference "a failure of hemispheric proportions and a global embarrassment for the United States and for the Biden administration." Lovato calls t…

Ana Perdigón (2022-06-08). Jeanine àÅñez Coup d'État Trial Resumes in Bolivia. orinocotribune.com On Monday, April 6, the Coup d'État II trial against former de facto president of Bolivia, Jeanine àÅñez, was resumed in court. However, after àÅñez suffered a health complication at the Miraflores prison, where she was following the trial via videoconference, the president of the First Anti-Corruption Sentencing Court of La Paz, Germán Ramos, decided to suspend the hearing for the day, and announced that hearings will restart on Tuesday. | The hearing on Monday lasted more than six hours, and many aspect of the trial were discussed, such as a complaint filed by àÅñez's defense, challenging a…

Staff (2022-06-08). What is Happening in Bolivia: CEPR's Recent Work. cepr.net Updated June 8, 2022 Reports 6/1/21: Bolivia After the 2019 Coup: Economic Policy 12/9/20: What Criticisms of Bolivia's 2019 Elections Continue to Get Wrong 5/27/20: The Ends Don't Justify the Means Center for Economic and Policy Research 3/10/20: Observing the Observers: The OAS in the 2019 Bolivian Elections 2/27/20: Analysis of the 2019 Bolivia …

JANET (2022-06-08). Mumia Abu-Jamal: When the empire calls. iacenter.org By Mumia Abu-Jamal June 6, 2022 Mumia Abu-Jamal The following message from political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal was prepared for the Workers' Summit in Tijuana, Mexico, June 10-12, which is being held in response to President Joe Biden's Summit of the Americas. My brothers, sisters and comrades in Tijuana, I welcome you, delegates of the excluded. People from Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and beyond. Many of you come from poor nations, countries with relatively low GDP, like Cuba, for example, which has a GDP roughly equal to Ghana. As I write from the richest nation on earth, I have to add that I also write from a na…

Staff (2022-06-08). Premundial sub 15: Cuba vence a Panamá en cierre de la etapa clasificatoria. cubadebate.cu El equipo Cuba categoría sub 15 que participa en el Premundial de Valencia, Venezuela, dejó tendido en el césped a su similar de Panamá con marcador de 13-12, en un partido donde solo estaba en juego la ubicación final en la etapa clasificatoria.

____ (2022-06-08). Poor attendance of regional countries clouds U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas. ecns.cn The U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas got off to a rough start here on Monday following Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's official boycott of the regional gathering over a guest list that excludes Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela.

____ (2022-06-08). Treasures found at 300-year-old sunken galleon in Columbia. ecns.cn The San Jose galleon sank in 1708 near Colombia's Caribbean port of Cartagena.

Lucrecia Franco (2022-06-08). Brazil faces hunger and food insecurity. america.cgtn.com According to a newly released study reveals the percentage of Brazilians unable to afford food for themselves or their families rose to a record 36% in 2021.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-06-08). US sanctions have returned like boomerang: Maduro. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) — US sanctions have 'returned like a boomerang,' affecting the American and European economies, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has said.