_____ (2021-06-30). Why Do The Media Hate Daniel Ortega? popularresistance.org When Kamala Harris finally traveled to the U.S./Mexico border last week, she met several young women asylum seekers. The vice president likely saw Hondurans, Salvadorans and Guatemalans who were fleeing from violence and extreme poverty. But she probably did not see any Nicaraguan asylum seekers, who are few and far between. | Nicaragua and Honduras are considered the two poorest nations in Latin America. Honduras is a corrupt, failed, violent country, whose government is backed by the U.S. Nicaragua has free healthcare and education, and is considered the safest country in Central America. | Since Daniel Ortega…

Editor (2021-06-29). Hunger and food production in Nicaragua: how do we feed the people? mronline.org As hunger and food insecurity increases globally, the Sandinista government in Nicaragua has been working for the last decade to strengthen local food production and ensure food sovereignty in the face of sanctions. | June 29, 2021…

Carlos Fonseca Terán (2021-06-29). Nicaragua Responds to "Unilateral Coercive Measures by a Hostile Foreign Power" globalresearch.ca

Alliance for Global Justice (2021-06-29). Stop US Interference in the Nicaraguan Elections. telesurenglish.net The Alliance for Global Justice called on citizens of the world to sign a letter of solidarity with the Nicaraguan people. This independent NGO also calls to reject the attempts of the U.S. government and the corporate media to disqualify the elections that this Central American country will hold in November. Below is the letter. | RELATED: | As elections approach in Nicaragua, we call on the United States to stop…

Editor (2021-06-29). Hunger and food production in Nicaragua: how do we feed the people? mronline.org As hunger and food insecurity increases globally, the Sandinista government in Nicaragua has been working for the last decade to strengthen local food production and ensure food sovereignty in the face of sanctions. | June 29, 2021…

Carlos Fonseca Terán (2021-06-29). Nicaragua Responds to "Unilateral Coercive Measures by a Hostile Foreign Power" globalresearch.ca

Jorge Capelan (2021-06-28). Some Respectful Notes from Nicaragua for Mexico's President: "AMLO Called on the Government of Nicaragua to Set Free a Group of Oligarchs and Political Operators" globalresearch.ca

Jorge Capelan (2021-06-28). Some Respectful Notes from Nicaragua for Mexico's AMLO. globalresearch.ca

Stephen Sefton (2021-06-28). Algunos apuntes respetuosos de Nicaragua para López Obrador. globalizacion.ca En estos tiempos de ascenso de las luchas populares en América Latina, no dejan de causarnos dolor algunas actuaciones a contrapelo de la historia de parte de compañeros que deberían conocer mejor la realidad de nuestros países. | En estos días, …

_____ (2021-06-28). Oregon Landlords' Interests Upheld Vs. Tenants As Evictions Loom. popularresistance.org The State of Oregon's eviction moratorium officially ends on June 30. Millions of working class tenants across the state are bracing for an onslaught of evictions after more than a year of pandemic-era difficulties. Two contrasting interests intersect now that the moratorium is ending: more than 89,000 Oregon renters who owe back rent, and thousands of landlords who lost income in the last year while renters struggled to make ends meet after unprecedented job losses. An estimated $375 million in unpaid rent has accrued since April 2020. | Last week, the Oregon state legislature approved a 60-day hold on evictions…

Jorge Capelan (2021-06-28). Some Respectful Notes from Nicaragua for Mexico's President: "AMLO Called on the Government of Nicaragua to Set Free a Group of Oligarchs and Political Operators" globalresearch.ca

Jorge Capelan (2021-06-28). Some Respectful Notes from Nicaragua for Mexico's AMLO. globalresearch.ca

Stephen Sefton (2021-06-28). Algunos apuntes respetuosos de Nicaragua para López Obrador. globalizacion.ca En estos tiempos de ascenso de las luchas populares en América Latina, no dejan de causarnos dolor algunas actuaciones a contrapelo de la historia de parte de compañeros que deberían conocer mejor la realidad de nuestros países. | En estos días, …

_____ (2021-06-28). Oregon Landlords' Interests Upheld Vs. Tenants As Evictions Loom. popularresistance.org The State of Oregon's eviction moratorium officially ends on June 30. Millions of working class tenants across the state are bracing for an onslaught of evictions after more than a year of pandemic-era difficulties. Two contrasting interests intersect now that the moratorium is ending: more than 89,000 Oregon renters who owe back rent, and thousands of landlords who lost income in the last year while renters struggled to make ends meet after unprecedented job losses. An estimated $375 million in unpaid rent has accrued since April 2020. | Last week, the Oregon state legislature approved a 60-day hold on evictions…

Rohan Rice (2021-06-27). Hunger and food production in Nicaragua: how do we feed the people? peoplesdispatch.org As hunger and food insecurity increases globally, the Sandinista government in Nicaragua has been working for the last decade to strengthen local food production and ensure food sovereignty in the face of sanctions…

teleSUR (2021-06-27). Nicaragua Condemns Spain's Interference Ahead of the Elections. telesurenglish.net Nicaragua's Foreign Minister Denis Moncada rejected "offensive statements" by his Spanish counterpart Arancha Gonzalez who voiced alleged human rights violations ahead of the Central American nation's general elections on Nov. 7. | RELATED: | Previously, President Daniel Ortega denounced that the U.S., the Spanish, and other European countries' embassies in Managua were plotting with the opposition sector to destabilize the elections. | "Showi…

S. Brian Willson (2021-06-27). Nicaragua Targeted for US Overthrow in 2020-21: Brian Willson. globalresearch.ca First published by GR on August 3, 2020 | The USA failed State continues to seek destruction of Nicaragua (among other nations such as Venezuela, Cuba, Syria and Iran, who refuse to obey US demands for neoliberal privatization that enrich the …

Peter Bolton (2021-06-27). What Media Don't Want To Tell About Arrests in Nicaragua. orinocotribune.com By Peter Bolton — Jun 19, 2021 | The US government and corporate media have been expressing their outrage about what they consider to be the growing dictatorial nature of the Ortega 'regime', but there is more to the story than they let on. | Nicaragua has been under heavy fire from the corporate-owned media lately. The government of Daniel Ortega has arrested several opposition figures in the midst of an upcoming election. The US government and corporate media have been expressing their outrage about what they consider to be the growing dictatorial nature of the Ortega 'regime.' | But there is more to the s…

Stephen Sefton (2021-06-27). Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for the Defense of Organized Crime. orinocotribune.com By Stephen Sefton — Jun 23 2021 | Her latest remarks derive directly from false reports on Nicaragua produced by the team of officials from her office that visited the country in 2018.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-06-27). Some Respectful Notes from Nicaragua for AMLO. libya360.wordpress.com Jorge Capelán and Stephen Sefton In these times of increasing popular struggle in Latin America, comrades who should be more familiar with the reality of our countries cause many of us perplexity and hurt when they go against the grain of history. Last week, Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador called on the government of Nicaragua to…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-06-27). Hunger and Food Production in Nicaragua: How Do We Feed the People? libya360.wordpress.com Rohan Rice The ATC which represents tens of thousands of farm workers helps run trainings on agroecological food production to help ensure healthy food access for all. Photo: ATC As hunger and food insecurity increases globally, the Sandinista government in Nicaragua has been working for the last decade to strengthen local food production and ensure…

Stephen Sefton (2021-06-27). Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for the Defense of Organized Crime. orinocotribune.com By Stephen Sefton — Jun 23 2021 | Her latest remarks derive directly from false reports on Nicaragua produced by the team of officials from her office that visited the country in 2018.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-06-27). Hunger and Food Production in Nicaragua: How Do We Feed the People? libya360.wordpress.com Rohan Rice The ATC which represents tens of thousands of farm workers helps run trainings on agroecological food production to help ensure healthy food access for all. Photo: ATC As hunger and food insecurity increases globally, the Sandinista government in Nicaragua has been working for the last decade to strengthen local food production and ensure…

Peter Bolton (2021-06-27). What Media Don't Want To Tell About Arrests in Nicaragua. orinocotribune.com By Peter Bolton — Jun 19, 2021 | The US government and corporate media have been expressing their outrage about what they consider to be the growing dictatorial nature of the Ortega 'regime', but there is more to the story than they let on. | Nicaragua has been under heavy fire from the corporate-owned media lately. The government of Daniel Ortega has arrested several opposition figures in the midst of an upcoming election. The US government and corporate media have been expressing their outrage about what they consider to be the growing dictatorial nature of the Ortega 'regime.' | But there is more to the s…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-06-26). Who's Afraid of Sandinista Nicaragua? libya360.wordpress.com Lorenzo Poli Interview with Fabrizio Casari Despite continuing to be the object of strong US interference and coup attempts, Nicaragua is resisting with all the contradictions the situation implies, continuing to scare the oligarchy out of its wits. We talked about this and much more with journalist Fabrizio Casari, director of the on-line magazine Altrenotizie.org,…

Angel Guerra Cabrera (2021-06-25). Another Vile Lie from the United States. orinocotribune.com By Angel Guerra Cabrera — Jun 18, 2021 | The fondness of the rulers of the United States for the use of lies to justify their actions in the world, constituting, as a general rule, flagrant violations of international law and elementary humanist principles, is well known. | But rarely have the hypocrisy and cynicism of the empire of the North gone as far as when its spokesmen claim that the unduly named economic "sanctions" against countries such as Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Syria, Iran and North Korea seek to punish their leaders and not their populations. | I corroborate this when I read the very well do…

Stephen Sefton (2021-06-25). Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for the Defense of Organized Crime in Nicaragua. globalresearch.ca

Stephen Sefton (2021-06-25). Bachelet, High Commissioner for the Defense of Organized Crime. telesurenglish.net Recent remarks by United Nations Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet make clear she now openly supports organized crime in Nicaragua financed by the United States and European Union countries. That she does so comes as no surprise to anyone who has followed her earlier record of bad faith reporting on Venezuela and Nicaragua. | RELATED: | Her latest remarks derive directly from false reports on Nicaragua produced by the…

Stephen Sefton (2021-06-25). Nicaragua's Benedict Arnolds: Political Opposition as Organized Crime. globalresearch.ca Ever since they lost badly in the 2011 elections to the Frente Sandinista, Nicaragua's political opposition has divided into conventional political parties working in the country's legislature and an extra-parliamentary opposition based in local NGOs. |

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Stephen Sefton (2021-06-25). Michelle Bachelet, Alto Comisionado de la ONU para la defensa del crimen organizado. globalizacion.ca Las recientes declaraciones de la Alta Comisionada de la ONU para los Derechos Humanos, Michelle Bachelet, dejan claro que ella apoya abiertamente el crimen organizado en Nicaragua financiado por los gobiernos de Estados Unidos y la Unión Europea. Que lo…

Stephen Sefton (2021-06-25). Los Benedict Arnold de Nicaragua: Oposición política como crimen organizado. globalizacion.ca Después de perder las elecciones de 2011 estrepitosamente al Frente Sandinista, la oposición política de Nicaragua se dividió entre partidos políticos convencionales dispuestos a seguir trabajando en la legislatura del país y una oposición extraparlamentaria basada principalmente en ONGs locales….

James Phillips (2021-06-25). Nicaragua, July 4, 1986: Field Notes From a "Secret" War. counterpunch.org Most of the following is taken from my field journal, written while I was in Nicaragua (1985-87) as part of the Witness for Peace longterm team documenting the Contra War. Unfortunately, my government's intervention in Nicaragua did not end with the Contra War. Today, the U.S. continues its efforts to remove the current Nicaraguan government

Angel Guerra Cabrera (2021-06-25). Another Vile Lie from the United States. orinocotribune.com By Angel Guerra Cabrera — Jun 18, 2021 | The fondness of the rulers of the United States for the use of lies to justify their actions in the world, constituting, as a general rule, flagrant violations of international law and elementary humanist principles, is well known. | But rarely have the hypocrisy and cynicism of the empire of the North gone as far as when its spokesmen claim that the unduly named economic "sanctions" against countries such as Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Syria, Iran and North Korea seek to punish their leaders and not their populations. | I corroborate this when I read the very well do…

Stephen Sefton (2021-06-25). Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for the Defense of Organized Crime in Nicaragua. globalresearch.ca

James Phillips (2021-06-25). Nicaragua, July 4, 1986: Field Notes From a "Secret" War. counterpunch.org Most of the following is taken from my field journal, written while I was in Nicaragua (1985-87) as part of the Witness for Peace longterm team documenting the Contra War. Unfortunately, my government's intervention in Nicaragua did not end with the Contra War. Today, the U.S. continues its efforts to remove the current Nicaraguan government

Stephen Sefton (2021-06-25). Nicaragua's Benedict Arnolds: Political Opposition as Organized Crime. globalresearch.ca Ever since they lost badly in the 2011 elections to the Frente Sandinista, Nicaragua's political opposition has divided into conventional political parties working in the country's legislature and an extra-parliamentary opposition based in local NGOs. |

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Stephen Sefton (2021-06-25). Michelle Bachelet, Alto Comisionado de la ONU para la defensa del crimen organizado. globalizacion.ca Las recientes declaraciones de la Alta Comisionada de la ONU para los Derechos Humanos, Michelle Bachelet, dejan claro que ella apoya abiertamente el crimen organizado en Nicaragua financiado por los gobiernos de Estados Unidos y la Unión Europea. Que lo…

Stephen Sefton (2021-06-25). Los Benedict Arnold de Nicaragua: Oposición política como crimen organizado. globalizacion.ca Después de perder las elecciones de 2011 estrepitosamente al Frente Sandinista, la oposición política de Nicaragua se dividió entre partidos políticos convencionales dispuestos a seguir trabajando en la legislatura del país y una oposición extraparlamentaria basada principalmente en ONGs locales….

teleSUR (2021-06-24). Russia Pledges Aid to Latam Countries in the Face of "Threats" telesurenglish.net Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu highlighted historical alliances between Russia and Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, three Latin American countries facing U.S. sanctions, at the 9th International Security Conference in Moscow. | RELATED: | "They have resisted various forms of pressure, including the threat of open use of military force for many years. Russia's support is required now more than ever," Shoigu said Wednesday at the 9t…

teleSUR (2021-06-24). Nicaragua Calls for Lifting the US Blockade on Cuba. telesurenglish.net Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega highlighted that the international community once again supported the immediate and complete end of the U.S.-economic blockade against Cuba. | RELATED: | On Wednesday, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) approved a resolution against the blockade with 184 votes in favor, 2 votes against, and 3 abstentions. | Ortega stated that the U.S. blockade has been nothing more than a mec…

Fight Back (2021-06-24). La Pandemia, Las Elecciones y Resistencia Anti-Imperialista: Una entrevista con un líder Sandinista. fightbacknews.org °Lucha y Resiste! entrevistó un líder del sector de Juventud del Frente Sandinista Liberación Nacional, Rosalía Bohórquez. | °Lucha y Resiste!: øCon cuáles organizaciones estás un integrante? | Rosalía Bohórquez: Juventud Sandinista. | °Lucha y Resiste!: øCómo sucedió la experiencia con el Covid-19 en Nicaragua? | Rosalía Bohórquez: Nicaragua tomó una actitud preventiva desde que se declaró la pandemia. Gracias al modelo de salud comunitario se logró hacer una campaña de concientización casa a casa, en todos los barrios del país, seguido a esto se inició un mapeo de salud para iden…

Mark Gruenberg (2021-06-24). Top U.S. general defends freedom, democracy, 'critical race theory' against the right. peoplesworld.org WASHINGTON—In a stark contrast to perceptions of the military—and of the radical right—Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, passionately defended freedom and democracy against slams from the Trumpite right, specifically from Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla. "I personally find it offensive that we are accusing the United States military, our general officers, …