All Seemed Possible When the Sandinistas Took Power 40 years Ago
Pete Dolack | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-19
This week marks the 40th anniversary of the Sandinistas taking power in Nicaragua, a milestone that merits celebration regardless of our opinions on how the Sandinista Revolution evolved. Nor should the hand of United States imperialism in distorting that revolution be ignored — the huge cost exacted by the U.S.-directed and -funded Contras totaled more…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/19/all-seemed-possible-when-the-sandinistas-took-power-40-years-ago/

Venezuela: Trump diverts Central America aid to Guaido as EU threatens more sanctions
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-19
United States President Donald Trump's administration is reportedly diverting more than US$40 million in aid destined for Central America to the Venezuelan opposition. | According to the Los Angeles Times, a memo from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) was handed to Congress on July 11 saying that $41.9 million was being handed to self-proclaimed "Interim President" Juan Guaido and his team. The memo argued that there is an "exigent" crisis involving US "national…
greenleft.org.au/content/venezuela-trump-diverts-central-america-aid-guaido-eu-threatens-more-sanctions

A year after Nicaragua's coup, the media's regime-change deceptions are still unraveling
John Perry | thegrayzone.com | 2019-07-16
Corporate media outlets blamed Nicaragua's government for a deadly arson attack during the 2018 coup attempt, but new information raises…
thegrayzone.com/2019/07/15/a-year-after-nicaraguas-coup-the-medias-regime-change-deceptions-are-still-unraveling/

A year after Nicaragua's coup, the media's regime-change deceptions are still unraveling
John Perry | thegrayzone.com | 2019-07-16
Corporate media outlets blamed Nicaragua's government for a deadly arson attack during the 2018 coup attempt, but new information raises…
thegrayzone.com/2019/07/15/a-year-after-nicaraguas-coup-the-medias-regime-change-deceptions-are-still-unraveling/

A year after Nicaragua's coup, the media's regime-change deceptions are still unraveling
John Perry | thegrayzone.com | 2019-07-16
Corporate media outlets blamed Nicaragua's government for a deadly arson attack during the 2018 coup attempt, but new information raises…
thegrayzone.com/2019/07/15/a-year-after-nicaraguas-coup-the-medias-regime-change-deceptions-are-still-unraveling/

'More Urgency' Needed in AIDS Fight as Funding Fades: UN Report
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-16
The global fight against AIDS is stalling due to lower investment, marginalized communities missing vital health services, and new HIV infections rising in some areas, the United Nations warned Tuesday. | RELATED: | Nicaragua Steps Up Fight Against HIV, Finds Fewer Overall Cases | More than half of all new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections in 2018 were among sex workers, drug users, men who have sex with men, transgender people, prisoners and the sexual partners of…
telesurenglish.net/news/More-Urgency-Needed-in-AIDS-Fight-Funding-Fades-UN-20190716-0019.html

Instagram slammed for allowing photos of slain teen's corpse to remain online for an entire day
rt.com | 2019-07-16
Instagram is facing a barrage of criticism after it allowed photos of murdered teen Bianca Devins' corpse to remain online for a day. The tardiness comes in stark contrast to its strict censorship policies in other areas. | …
rt.com/usa/464317-instagram-bianca-devins-body-photos/

Empire's War under the Radar: Nicaragua
Roger Stoll | dissidentvoice.org | 2019-07-13
In April of 2018 armed and unarmed proxies of the US in collaboration with Nicaraguan elites launched a war against the Nicaraguan state, its government, its economy and its people. It disrupted transportation and communications throughout the country and sabotaged the economy. This was effected through acts of vandalism, arson, assault, beatings, killings, torture and …
dissidentvoice.org/2019/07/empires-war-under-the-radar-nicaragua/