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SPEECH: Cuba, Nicaragua, Grenada Together We Shall Win, Maurice Bishop, 1980
Left-wing
Black Agenda Report
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“Long live the Grenadian revolution! Long live the militant unity and solidarity of workers internationally!” On October 25, 1983, the United States invaded Grenada, a tiny island republic in the eastern Caribbean, approximately 21 miles long...
Owner: Margaret Kimberley
Nicaragua Could Face 100% Tariffs After Probe Finds Labor Abuses That Harm US Commerce
The White House could impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on some or all Nicaraguan goods after the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative determined Monday that the Central American nation’s “unreasonable” labor and human rights policies have...
Owner: Jay Penske
ICE arrests 51 criminal illegal immigrants in Portland amid ongoing Antifa-linked protests
The operation targeted illegal migrants with extensive criminal histories, such as sexual assault, child abuse, domestic violence, drug trafficking, and manslaughter. Federal immigration authorities arrested 51 illegal immigrants during a joint...
Owner: Jeff Webb
Aid to the Church in Need: Authoritarian regimes are greatest threat to religious freedom
Vatican City, Oct 21, 2025 / 14:07 pm Authoritarian regimes are among the main drivers of religious discrimination and persecution in 52 countries, according to an Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) report. The pontifical foundation, alongside...
Owner: Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN)
Two out of three people suffer violations of their religious freedom, according to a new report by Aid to the Church in Need
(ZENIT News / Rome, 10.21.2025).- The international pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) launched its biennial report “Religious Freedom in the World 2025” on 21 October 2025, offering a global overview of the state of this...
Nicaragua: Concert to celebrate Cuban Culture Day
The evening brought together dozens of people united by love and admiration for the Caribbean nation. They enjoyed a varied musical repertoire performed by Camerata Bach, Jazz Ta group, and Nicaraguan singers Lenin Triana, Adilia Gutierrez, and...
Owner: Cuban Government
Nicaragua and Türkiye strengthen friendship and cooperation ties
The foreign ministers of Nicaragua, Denis Moncada and Turkiye, Valdrack Jaentschke, as well as Presidential Advisor for Investment, Trade, and International Cooperation, Laureano Ortega, met on Monday at the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry in...
Owner: Cuban Government
My Time in Mexico’s Largest Immigration Detention Center
The first time I spoke with survivors of the Darién Gap, I was in jail in Mexico. It was July 2021, and I was serving a brief stint as the token gringa inmate in Siglo XXI, Mexico’s largest immigration detention center, located in the city of...
Owner: Bhaskar Sunkara
Attacks on religious liberty increase, say cardinal, papal foundation
ROME (CNS) — Religious freedom is not only a fundamental and essential human right, “it is also a pathway to truth and deeper communion with God and neighbor,” said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state. However, religious freedom is...
Owner: The Cathedral Foundation/CR Media
How immigration is reshaping and revitalizing rural Beardstown, Illinois
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The Brookings Institution
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[sounds of a fair] PIPA: Ah, the sounds of a small-town fair. The rides … burgers on a hot grill. FESTIVAL EMCEE: Well, we’d like to take just a second to welcome you to the 2025 Beardstown Fall Fun Festival. Thank you so much for all your support...
Owner: Brookings Institution
Trump’s immigration crackdown weighs heavily on labor market
The Blueprint Trump ends Biden’s humanitarian parole program, cutting legal work for thousands. Economists warn deportations and visa hikes could stall job growth. Employers across health care, farming, and construction struggle to fill jobs....
Owner: Russ Roenick & Ken Firtel
Immigration crackdown weighs heavy on the US labor market
Indeterminate
The Daily News - Michigan
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Shirley Warthen, 93, a resident, left, pulls in Jackie Conteh, an advanced care partner originally from Sierra Leone, for a hug in her apartment at Goodwin House Alexandria, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Eric Lee) Maria...
Owner: Ogden-Nutting Family
Mother-daughter duo showcases Nicaraguan culture with unique business in Wausau
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - When Teresa Villareal came to the U.S. 20 years ago, she had a dream and hope for better opportunities. Villareal left Managua, Nicaragua, and eventually settled in Madison. However, after noticing several places in the state...
Owner: Gray Television Inc.
Immigration crackdown rattles U.S. labor market
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The Columbian - Washington State
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Maria worked cleaning schools in Florida for $13 an hour. Every two weeks, she’d get a $900 paycheck from her employer, a contractor. Not much — but enough to cover rent in the house that she and her 11-year-old son share with five families. In...
Owner: Campbell Family
Deforestation and disease spread as Nicaragua ignores illegal cattle ranching
Illegal cattle ranching has torn through Nicaragua’s rainforests in recent years, supplying a growing international market for meat despite calls for better oversight of the industry. The practice has led to a spike in cases of New World screwworm...
Owner: Rhett Ayers Butler
Immigration crackdown weighs on labor
Maria worked cleaning schools in Florida for $13 an hour. Every two weeks, she'd get a $900 paycheck from her employer, a contractor. Not much -- but enough to cover rent in the house that she and her 11-year-old son share with five families, plus...
Owner: Eliza Hussman Jr. & David Stephens
Trump’s immigration crackdown weighs heavy on US labor market
Maria worked cleaning schools in Florida for $13 an hour. Every two weeks, she'd get a $900 paycheck from her employer, a contractor. Not much -- but enough to cover rent in the house that she and her 11-year-old son share with five families, plus...
Owner: Walter E. Hussman Jr.
Trump’s immigration crackdown weighs on the U.S. labor market
Maria worked cleaning schools in Florida for $13 an hour. Every two weeks, she’d get a $900 paycheck from her employer, a contractor. Not much — but enough to cover rent in the house that she and her 11-year-old son share with five families, plus...
Owner: Patrick Soon-Shiong
Trump’s immigration crackdown hits Haitian and other immigrant workers hardest
Overview: President Donald Trump’s immigration policies are shaking the U.S. economy and hitting immigrant workers — especially Haitians — who rely on humanitarian programs for legal employment. Businesses warn of labor shortages while economists...
Owner: HaitiNex Media Group