John Perry (2023-05-20). NicaNotes: How 'Peaceful Protests' in Nicaragua Became an Attempted Coup. orinocotribune.com By John Perry and Dan Kovalik — May 18, 2023 | Five years ago, Nicaragua was subject to a violent insurrection that lasted from April through July 2018. In the second of four articles, we look at how initial support for the coup relied on widespread use of social media. | The

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-05-20). Communist parties discuss ideas at meeting in Geneva. plenglish.com Geneva, Switzerland, May 20 (Prensa Latina) Representatives of the communist parties of Nicaragua, Cuba, Türkiye, Uruguay, Italy, Portugal, Sri Lanka and South Korea participated today in this city in a meeting to discuss political work in those countries.

teleSUR (2023-05-19). Belarus and Nicaragua Negotiate Agreement on Export Loans. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Nicaraguan Foreign Affairs Minister Denis Moncada took part in the signing of an agreement for the granting of export loans between his country and Belarus. | RELATED: | "On the economic level, we talked first about the development of industrial cooperation and the use of Belarusian agricultural technologies for the development of Nicaraguan agriculture," Belarusian Foreign Minister Serguei Aleinik said, adding that his country…

Ellen Flenniken (2023-05-19). Justice and Safety, Not Fear, Continue to Win at the Ballot Box. aclu.org On Tuesday, voters in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania sent a resounding message: They want solutions to prevent crime in the first place, not just politicians stoking fear after it happens. | By an 11-point margin in the primary election, voters chose the reform candidate for district attorney, Matt Dugan, who offered an affirmative vision for safety and justice that starkly contrasted with the tough-on-crime approach of the defeated 24-year incumbent, Stephen Zappala. | Like so many of the district attorney contests across the country, the race between Zappala and Dugan came down to competing visions of public…

scorinoco (2023-05-19). Mexico: AMLO Condemns US Government Funding of Opposition Groups. orinocotribune.com The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has condemned the US government's funding of the Mexican opposition through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). As evidence, he highlighted the recent

teleSUR (2023-05-19). Russia To Resume Regular Flights To Cuba. telesurenglish.net Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko told reporters Friday that as of July 1 Russia will resume regular flights with Cuba. | RELATED: | "By order of the president, as of July 1, regular aviation service with Cuba will be resumed. The corresponding directive was sent to Aeroflot," the deputy prime minister said. | Chernyshenko also said that "Cuba is Russia's key partner in Central America, and it is absolutely logical for economic relat…

teleSUR (2023-05-19). Belarus and Nicaragua Negotiate Agreement on Export Loans. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Nicaraguan Foreign Affairs Minister Denis Moncada took part in the signing of an agreement for the granting of export loans between his country and Belarus. | RELATED: | "On the economic level, we talked first about the development of industrial cooperation and the use of Belarusian agricultural technologies for the development of Nicaraguan agriculture," Belarusian Foreign Minister Serguei Aleinik said, adding that his country…

Nan McCurdy (2023-05-19). Nicaraguan Immigration Down Despite U.S. Efforts to Encourage It. covertactionmagazine.com New Biden administration measures may make it easier to apply for asylum. Nicaragua migration north had been very low for 14 years, always under 1,000 border encounters per month. This is especially low when compared to border encounters with people from the Northern Triangle nations of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. But in March 2021, …

Ellen Flenniken (2023-05-19). Justice and Safety, Not Fear, Continue to Win at the Ballot Box. aclu.org On Tuesday, voters in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania sent a resounding message: They want solutions to prevent crime in the first place, not just politicians stoking fear after it happens. | By an 11-point margin in the primary election, voters chose the reform candidate for district attorney, Matt Dugan, who offered an affirmative vision for safety and justice that starkly contrasted with the tough-on-crime approach of the defeated 24-year incumbent, Stephen Zappala. | Like so many of the district attorney contests across the country, the race between Zappala and Dugan came down to competing visions of public…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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."