Monthly Archives: May 2023

2023-05-18: News Headlines

Gilbert Achcar (2023-05-18). Washington obstaculiza el acuerdo político en Ucrania. globalizacion.ca La forma como ha reaccionado la administración Biden ante la oferta de China de facilitar un arreglo político del conflicto ucraniano revela claramente el objetivo no declarado de Washington en esta guerra. El contraste entre la actitud de la administración…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-17). Confessions of a CIA Terrorist. libya360.wordpress.com Rick Sterling Prado briefly describes the sensational events in October 1986 when a CIA plane dropping supplies and weapons to Contras was shot down Review of the book Black Ops: Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior, The Memoirs of Enrique Prado (St. Martins Press, New York, 2022) In 1975, Philip Agee published his book "Inside…

teleSUR (2023-05-18). Salvadoran Police Arrest Son of Environmental Activist Morales. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Salvadoran civil police officers detained Manuel Gamez, son of Vidalina Morales, who chairs the Salvadoran Economic Development Association (ADES). | RELATED: | "Manuel Gamez was arbitrarily detained," ADES denounced, emphasizing that his detention occurs within the framework of the "Exception Regime" that President Nayib Bukele imposed in this Central American country on March 27, 2022. | In an open letter addressed to Raq…


2023-05-18 22:15:58 | 22:15 EST | tr | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 

2023-05-17: News Headlines

John Perry, Dan Kovalik, Morningstar Online. (2023-05-16). 'Peaceful' Protest A Tool For Regime Change. popularresistance.org The "groundwork for insurrection" in Nicaragua was laid down months and years before the coup attempt began, as our first article explained. But the coup could only succeed if it mobilised sufficient people into demanding that President Daniel Ortega resigns. | How was this to be done, with polls showing his government had some 80 per cent support in a country that had enjoyed several years of prosperity and social development? | One tool was old-fashioned class war. The middle and upper classes could be convinced to follow the example of the elite and of business leaders if they thought this would bring Nicaragu…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-16). The Roots of Cowardice of Today's Subaltern Intellectuals. libya360.wordpress.com Yusuf Serunkuma Yusuf Serunkuma slams the cowardice of intellectuals today, who display self-censorship and contentment with the status quo, in contrast with an earlier generation of activists and subaltern scholars. Serunkuma argues that this did not happen overnight, rather it has taken years of manufacturing conformity and consent. There is a less discussed component about…

2023-05-17 07:45:49 | 07:45 EST | jz | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 

2023-05-16: News Headlines

John Perry, Dan Kovalik, Morningstar Online. (2023-05-16). 'Peaceful' Protest A Tool For Regime Change. popularresistance.org The "groundwork for insurrection" in Nicaragua was laid down months and years before the coup attempt began, as our first article explained. But the coup could only succeed if it mobilised sufficient people into demanding that President Daniel Ortega resigns. | How was this to be done, with polls showing his government had some 80 per cent support in a country that had enjoyed several years of prosperity and social development? | One tool was old-fashioned class war. The middle and upper classes could be convinced to follow the example of the elite and of business leaders if they thought this would bring Nicaragu…

Editor (2023-05-15). Nicaragua: What we learned about agroecology. mronline.org "Why did we choose to study in Nicaragua? Hunger, poverty, and illiteracy are major issues plaguing much of the world, and climate change is one of the greatest threats to humans on the planet. Nicaragua is setting an example for sustainable development that addresses all these issues."


2023-05-16 07:00:01 | 07:00 EST | tr | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 

2023-05-14: News Headlines

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-05-13). Fuel prices unchanged next week in Nicaragua. plenglish.com Managua, May 13 (Prensa Latina) The Government of Nicaragua will keep fuel prices unchanged next week and will once again assume one hundred percent of the increase in fuel prices, according to a report published in the local press.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-05-13). Nicaragua: What We Learned About Agroecology. libya360.wordpress.com Rick Kohn As part of a seminar course at the University of Maryland, students travel to Nicaragua to see firsthand how the country has confronted the challenges of hunger and poverty and achieved food self-sufficiency. At the University of Maryland's College of Agriculture, we have developed a seminar course titled "Sustainable Agriculture and Environment in Nicaragua" offered…

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-05-13). Fuel prices unchanged next week in Nicaragua. plenglish.com Managua, May 13 (Prensa Latina) The Government of Nicaragua will keep fuel prices unchanged next week and will once again assume one hundred percent of the increase in fuel prices, according to a report published in the local press.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-05-13). School lunch benefits over a million children in Honduras. plenglish.com During the launching of this initiative, the day before, in the department of Lempira, the head of state added that the program covers 272 of the 298 municipalities of this Central American nation. | She explained that the children receive their food ration distributed by the World Food Program, with the support of district and school directors, as well as the Ministry of Education and parents' association. | In his speech, Castro reported that there are more than one million children in the country without schools or teachers; and some 2,500 kilometers of roads are without financing. | In addition, she referred…

1941-06-25 22:54:00 | 22:54 EST | jz | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 

2023-05-13: News Headlines

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-05-13). Fuel prices unchanged next week in Nicaragua. plenglish.com Managua, May 13 (Prensa Latina) The Government of Nicaragua will keep fuel prices unchanged next week and will once again assume one hundred percent of the increase in fuel prices, according to a report published in the local press.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-05-13). School lunch benefits over a million children in Honduras. plenglish.com During the launching of this initiative, the day before, in the department of Lempira, the head of state added that the program covers 272 of the 298 municipalities of this Central American nation. | She explained that the children receive their food ration distributed by the World Food Program, with the support of district and school directors, as well as the Ministry of Education and parents' association. | In his speech, Castro reported that there are more than one million children in the country without schools or teachers; and some 2,500 kilometers of roads are without financing. | In addition, she referred…


2023-05-13 20:10:16 | 20:10 EST | jz | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0