Daily Archives: March 10, 2020

2020-03-10: News Headlines

Staff (2020-03-09). What Bernie Sanders Gets Right About Latin American Socialism. truthdig.com Corporate media seem unable to process the idea that a U.S. politician has something positive to say about Cuba and Nicaragua's governments.

Eoin Higgins, staff writer (2020-03-09). Working Families Party, Justice Democrats, Other Progressive Groups Endorse Bernie Sanders Ahead of Key Contest in Michigan. commondreams.org "In a race where the stark contrast couldn't be clearer between Bernie and Biden, it's critical for progressives to stay in the fight." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/sanders.age_0_0.jpg

Eds. (2020-03-07). With help from U.S. media, Nicaragua's coup-mongers aiming for western hearts and minds. mronline.org With its support tanking at home, Nicaragua's opposition is seeking to win over public opinion in the West. A factually-challenged, distortion laden article in Vox by a familiar anti-Sandinista activist exhibited the campaign's strategy. |

Antonio Carty (2020-03-06). If Sanders forms a real Alliance with Warren, their Popular Policies Can Win. zcomm.org Conventional wisdom is that a presidential candidate should pick an opposite or contrasting vice presidential running mate, to create a perception of a balanced ticket. But this is not a conventional time or race, Bernie is offering a clear and practical progressive choice to fix the USA. So his running mate needs to be a

Ben Norton (2020-03-02). Contra-supporting CNN pundit Ana Navarro lobbied for corrupt right-wing Latin American governments. thegrayzone.com Bernie-bashing "Never Trump conservative" CNN pundit Ana Navarro lobbied for El Salvador's right-wing government, whose president was imprisoned for corruption,…

Ben Norton (2020-02-28). US and OAS lobby for Nicaraguan 'political prisoners' who butcher their pregnant girlfriends. thegrayzone.com Ben Norton reports from Nicaragua, where the US embassy and OAS successfully lobbied for the release of violent criminals who…

Joe Emersberger (2019-12-20). Notes on a private TV newscast in Bolivia. The contrast with Venezuela is clear as day. zcomm.org In August, I took detailed notes a news broadcast on one of Venezuela's largest TV networks. I summarized these notes in an interview I did with the Real News Network making the point that Venezuela's private media (which reaches 60-90% of households) is remarkably free — most especially when you consider the US is openly

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What Bernie Sanders Gets Right About Latin American Socialism
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-09
Corporate media seem unable to process the idea that a U.S. politician has something positive to say about Cuba and Nicaragua's governments.
truthdig.com/articles/what-bernie-sanders-gets-right-about-latin-american-socialism/

Working Families Party, Justice Democrats, Other Progressive Groups Endorse Bernie Sanders Ahead of Key Contest in Michigan
Eoin Higgins, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-03-09
"In a race where the stark contrast couldn't be clearer between Bernie and Biden, it's critical for progressives to stay in the fight." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/sanders.age_0_0.jpg
commondreams.org/news/2020/03/09/working-families-party-justice-democrats-other-progressive-groups-endorse-bernie?cd-origin=rss

With help from U.S. media, Nicaragua's coup-mongers aiming for western hearts and minds
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-03-07
With its support tanking at home, Nicaragua's opposition is seeking to win over public opinion in the West. A factually-challenged, distortion laden article in Vox by a familiar anti-Sandinista activist exhibited the campaign's strategy. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/03/07/with-help-from-u-s-media-nicaraguas-coup-mongers-aiming-for-western-hearts-and-minds/

Media Malfunction as Sanders Notes Positive Aspects of Latin American Socialism
Gregory Shupak | fair.org | 2020-03-06
When 60 Minutes ( 2/24/20) asked Sen. Bernie Sanders about his past support for aspects of Cuba's socialist revolution, as well as for Nicaragua's 1979–90 leftist Sandinista government, Sanders responded by saying he opposes what he described as the "authoritarian" features of the Cuban government, while noting that after the 1959 revolution, Cuba launched "a massive literacy program. Is that a bad thing?" | News organizations seem…
fair.org/home/media-malfunction-as-sanders-notes-positive-aspects-of-latin-american-socialism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=media-malfunction-as-sanders-notes-positive-aspects-of-latin-american-socialism

If Sanders forms a real Alliance with Warren, their Popular Policies Can Win
Antonio Carty | zcomm.org | 2020-03-06
Conventional wisdom is that a presidential candidate should pick an opposite or contrasting vice presidential running mate, to create a perception of a balanced ticket. But this is not a conventional time or race, Bernie is offering a clear and practical progressive choice to fix the USA. So his running mate needs to be a Read…
zcomm.org/zblogs/if-sanders-forms-a-real-alliance-with-warren-their-popular-policies-can-win/

Contra-supporting CNN pundit Ana Navarro lobbied for corrupt right-wing Latin American governments
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-03-02
Bernie-bashing "Never Trump conservative" CNN pundit Ana Navarro lobbied for El Salvador's right-wing government, whose president was imprisoned for corruption,…
thegrayzone.com/2020/03/01/contras-cnn-ana-navarro-lobbying-corruption/

US and OAS lobby for Nicaraguan 'political prisoners' who butcher their pregnant girlfriends
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2020-02-28
Ben Norton reports from Nicaragua, where the US embassy and OAS successfully lobbied for the release of violent criminals who…
thegrayzone.com/2020/02/28/us-oas-nicaragua-political-prisoners-murder/