Violence stemming from protests over the past four months has made Nicaragua, once the safest Central American country, now one of the most dangerous. The U.S. on July 6 ordered non-emergency government personnel to leave the country, encouraging citizens to do the same. Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega accused the Organization of American States (OAS), which is now investigating the unrest, of taking "right-wing measures" against his government and of being directly supported by the U.S. Others have cast the blame back at Ortega. This has been the bloodiest protest in Nicaragua since the civil war ended in 1990 where close to 40,000 people were murdered. So far, 448 people have been killed, according to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Here’s what else to know: The protestsPeaceful demonstrations began on April 12 when university students in Managua took the streets to protest the lack of response from the government to … [Read more...] about The Nicaraguan Crisis: How a Peaceful Protest Turned Into a National Revolt
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Democratic Socialists: Nationalize health care and water down big business
By Adam Shapiro Published August 10, 2018 Health Care FOXBusiness Facebook Twitter Comments Print article Capitalism is dangerous and makes people suffer, according to the Democratic Socialists of America who say they are out to upset the status quo. The core principle for the DSA, and its self-noted 48,000 members, rejects an international economic order sustained by private profit. Continue Reading Below “In the long term, we want a society where workers control things,” National DSA Director Maria Svart told FOX Business’ Adam Shapiro. When asked if that meant eliminating private ownership of business, Svart responded, “If that’s what the voters wanted, eventually I think you are talking about a utopian vision which is certainly our vision in the long term, but it’s not something I anticipate happening anytime soon.” Talkenomics Podcast: Democratic Socialists: Eliminate private ownership … [Read more...] about Democratic Socialists: Nationalize health care and water down big business
San Antonio’s The Dana Cortez Show is about to go national
By Madalyn Mendoza, mySanAntonio.com Published 9:41 am CDT, Friday, August 10, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-15', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 15', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-20', placement: 'Interstitial … [Read more...] about San Antonio’s The Dana Cortez Show is about to go national
Vietnam active at United Nations’ forums
Vietnamese Ambassador to the United Nations Dang Dinh Quy (L) and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Ambassador to the United Nations Dang Dinh Quy has written about Vietnam’s contributions to the United Nations’ forums on the occasion of the 30th Diplomatic Conference scheduled to be held in Hanoi from August 12-17. The Ambassador stressed that in implementing the Resolution of the 12th Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the country has been actively participating in the UN’s cooperation and activities across the fields, winning the approval of international friends. As a result, the country has been elected to many UN agencies with high votes, such as the Security Council (2008-2009 tenure), the Economic and Social Council (1998-2000 and 2016-2018 tenures), the Human Rights Council (2014-2016 tenure), the UNESCO Executive Board (2015-2019 tenure) and the International Law Commission (2017-2021 … [Read more...] about Vietnam active at United Nations’ forums
Donald Trump’s National Security Officials Pushed to Complete NATO Deal Without the President, Report Claims
World International Affairs In the lead up to last month’s tense meeting between President Donald and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) officials, senior U.S. national security officials convinced the bloc’s leaders to complete a deal before the president arrived, according to reports. Trump is known to play a spoiler role in meetings with international allies. The annual Group of 7 (G-7) summit, held in Canada in June, ended in disaster when the Republican leader refused to sign the joint communiqué that the group’s members release each year. Unlike the G-7 meeting, NATO summits are held sporadically. But the two meetings are similar because participants negotiate and sign a joint declaration or agreement. With this in mind, observers were concerned that Trump could blow up the NATO summit, held in Brussels in July, by refusing to cooperate with U.S. allies like he did in Canada. Instead of allowing that to happen, members of Trump’s own team … [Read more...] about Donald Trump’s National Security Officials Pushed to Complete NATO Deal Without the President, Report Claims