(2021-04-08). The US War on Drugs is Driving the Displacement Crisis. counterpunch.org We are torn by images of unaccompanied minors and overcrowded facilities at our southern border, but few in the United States are asking why so many Central American families are so desperate to escape their own countries that they are willing to risk everything — including family separation. These migrants are not fleeing some Act
(2021-04-08). Migrant women are holding society together during this pandemic. peoplesdispatch.org Throughout the past year, as the epidemic has ravaged the world, domestic workers, the bulk of whom are migrant women, have shouldered extremely heavy burdens. At the same time, their working conditions have taken a turn for the worse…
(2021-04-08). Ukraine, U.S. drum up war threats against Donbass and Russia. mronline.org 
The USA has the unique condition of being a flagrant violator of human rights within its own borders and in practically every region of the world. No other nation has such a systematic record. Its massive control of media and communications hides this truth from its own people. | April 8, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-04-08). Israeli Warplanes Attack Syrian Capital, Wounding Four Soldiers. news.antiwar.com Syrian state media is reporting that Israeli warplanes operating in Lebanon attacked the capital city of Damascus overnight, with Syrian air defenses were quick to activate during the attack, and Syria reported that they were able to shoot down most of the missiles before anything was hit. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the attacks were aimed at a military post. | Lebanon's al-Manar TV reported that air defense missiles were heard exploding near the border. The…
(2021-04-08). 60 ISIS Terrorists Eliminated In Iraqi Airstrikes On Hamrin Mountains. southfront.org 
File image | On April 7, the Iraqi military announced that 60 terrorists of ISIS were eliminated in a recent wave of The airstrikes were carried out by F-16 warplanes of the Iraqi Air Force (IQAF) on March 25. The airstrikes destroyed a network of tunnels and dens in the Hamrin Mountains, which are located along the administrative border between the provinces of Saladin and Kirkuk.
(2021-04-08). Open Borders Is Socialism. counterpunch.org "I think the vision is, you know, you have this kind of right-wing populism, which really is socialism, that says we should close our borders, not allow unconstrained immigration, and then take better care of our own working-class people and not allow this kind of transnational, global, corporatist elite to take everything for themselves under
(2021-04-08). US Delivers Military Cargo to Ukraine as it Hypes Russian Military Movements. news.antiwar.com While hyping the movement of Russian troops near the border with Ukraine, the US has delivered multiple military shipments to Kyiv. A Newsweek report that cited local media said that over the past two weeks, the US had made three military cargo deliveries to Ukraine. On March 25th, 350 tonnes of cargo was delivered by ship …
(2021-04-08). White Supremacist Organizations and White Workers. zcomm.org With living standards in decline, the appeal of those who blame Blacks, women, gays and immigrants of color will continue unless a concerted effort is made to organize among white workers…
(2021-04-07). Maeve in America: Immigrant Kids Aren't All Right. progressive.org Immigrant children living within the United States face an unfair hurdle in getting government assistance.
(2021-04-07). This is How the Venezuelan Army Dialogues Face-to-Face with those Returning to Apure from Colombia. orinocotribune.com 
Faced with the media attacks that have generated fear and anxiety in the populations of Apure state, on the border between Venezuela and Colombia, the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) has held people's assemblies with the returnees from El Ripial. The intention is not only to accompany them after what they have experienced after fleeing the violence of Colombian paramilitary groups, but to clarify that the military body is positioned as a guarantor of the comprehensive protection of the inhabitants, and not the other way around. | It should be noted that these groups of displaced people have fled from clash…
(2021-04-07). Venezuela Deploys Marine Corps On Border With Colombia. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's National Bolivarian Armed Forces (FANB) on Wednesday informed on the Marine Corps deployment in Apure state to support the fight against Colombian irregular armed groups. | RELATED: | "The Marines will support Apure's people and the Armed forces in the fight for peace and territorial integrity," the FANB Strategic Operational Commander Remigio Ceballos said. | "All those who attack the Venezuelan govern…
(2021-04-07). First Transiting Exoplanet's 'Chemical Fingerprint' Reveals Its Distant Birthplace. eurasiareview.com 
Astronomers have found evidence that the first exoplanet that was identified transiting its star could have migrated to a close orbit with its star from its original birthplace further away. | Analysis of the planet's atmosphere by a team including University of Warwick scientists has identified the chemical fingerprint of a planet that formed much further away from its sun than it currently resides. It confirms previous thinking that the planet has moved to its current position after forming, a mere 7 million km from its sun or the equivalent of 1/20th the distance from the Earth to our Sun. | The conclusions…
(2021-04-07). Houston Flooding Polluted Reefs More Than 100 Miles Offshore. eurasiareview.com 
Runoff from Houston's 2016 Tax Day flood and 2017's Hurricane Harvey flood carried human waste onto coral reefs more than 100 miles offshore in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, according to a Rice University study. | "We were pretty shocked," said marine biologist Adrienne Correa, co-author of the study in Frontiers in Marine Science. "One thing we always thought the Flower Garden Banks were safe from was terrestrial runoff and nutrient pollution. It's a jolt to realize that in these extreme events, it's not just the salt marsh or the seagrass that we need to worry about. Offshore ecosystems…
(2021-04-07). Biden Admin, NATO Tested By Tension Between Russia And Ukraine — OpEd. eurasiareview.com 
By Dave Patterson* | Do we see shades of 2014 when President Biden was the Vice President in an Obama administration that watched Russia annex Crimea and invade the eastern portion of Ukraine? NATO is worried about recent Russian military movements on the Ukraine border and increasing tensions between the two countries. Additionally, Russia's military maneuvers have set off alarm bells for the U.S. However, as Liberty Nation
(2021-04-07). Why is Venezuela Asking for UN Assistance to Deactivate Landmines Planted by Colombian Paramilitary Gangs? orinocotribune.com 
Colombian criminal gangs have tried to bring vice and crimes against humanity along a 2,219-km border territory with Venezuela, one of the most dynamic in Latin America and the Caribbean. This has had consequences for human lives, security, public order and political stability. This was stated by Venezuelan Affairs Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza, who reiterated that Venezuela will continue to denounce the installation of antipersonnel mines on its territory by Colombian terrorist cells. | This Tuesday, April 6, from the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Arreaza recalled the request made by Venezuela to the United Nat…
(2021-04-07). Russian Airstrikes Kill 29 ISIS in Central Syria. news.antiwar.com Over the past 72 hours, Russia has been carrying out airstrikes against ISIS targets in central Syria. The attacks centered on the desert in central Hama Province, and went all the way to the Deir Ezzor Province border, where ISIS fighters are often hiding in the deserts along the main highway. | ISIS forces control no real towns in Syria any longer, but still have substantial numbers of fighters in the deserts, and often ambush military co…
(2021-04-07). Biden Pushed to Permanently Scrap 'Trump's Xenophobic and Racist Wall'. commondreams.org "The wall doesn't even begin to address any of the injustices plaguing the borderlands. It's nothing but a political prop for the GOP. Biden must stop it for good." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/border_wall.jpg …
(2021-04-06). Washington Sends Military Transport Aircraft To Ukraine But Cannot Explain Why. southfront.org 
Screenshot. Click to see full-size image | At the briefing on April 5, US State Department spokesman Ned Price accused Russia of "provoking" Ukraine and the West by pulling troops to its western borders. He claimed about the redeployment of part of the Russian troops to the borders with Eastern Ukraine and in Crimea. | His answer to the questions about Ukraine could be divided into two parts. In the first part he simply repeated the claims that are regularly heard from Washington, accusing Russia. As usually, P…
(2021-04-07). Please Stop Calling Humans Seeking Safety a 'Border Crisis'. commondreams.org People escaping violence have a right to seek safety. If they can't, that's the real crisis. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/screen_shot_2021-04-07_at_3.59.44_pm.png …
(2021-04-07). Biden's Policies Won't Address the Roots of the Migrant Crisis — They'll Fuel It. truthout.org 
Mexico City, Mexico — Migrant justice activists are sounding the alarm bell over President Joe Biden's handling of the arrival of thousands of migrants and asylum-seekers at the U.S. southern border and are calling on Biden to follow through on his commitment to address the root causes of migration. | "What we have here is people fleeing from conditions that they can no longer stand — this is a humanitarian issue," Roxana Bendezú, executive director and founder of Migrant Roots Med…
(2021-04-07). Financial Tyranny: Footing The Tax Bill For The Government's Fiscal Insanity — OpEd. eurasiareview.com 
We're not living the American dream. We're living a financial nightmare. | The U.S. government—and that includes the current administration—is spending money it doesn't have on programs it can't afford, and "we the taxpayers" are the ones who will be forced to foot the bill for the government's fiscal insanity. | We've been sold a bill of goods by politicians promising to pay down the national debt, jumpstart the economy, rebuild our infrastructure, secure our borders, ensure our security, and make us all healthy, wealthy and happy. | None of that has come to pass, and yet we've still been loaded d…
(2021-04-07). Avanza la vacunación de trabajadores agrícolas en California. peoplesworld.org 
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — La batalla por contener la devastación causada por el coronavirus en el centro de California llega a la frontera con México, donde a los trabajadores migrantes que se dirigen al norte para las cosechas de lechuga, brócoli, zanahorias y otros cultivos se les ofrece la vacuna contra el COVID-19 apenas ingresan …