Ambassador Sondland Implicates Trump During Congressional Hearing – In the second week of televised public hearings as part of the House impeachment inquiry into President Trump, EU Ambassador and former Trump donor Gordon Sondland changed his testimony from last month, providing new details that point the finger at President Trump and his personal lawyer Rudy Guiliani.
Moderate and Radical Candidates Face Off in Fifth Democratic Debate – During the fifth Democratic debate, held in Atlanta, Georgia, amid public hearings against Trump and without the participation of the only Latino candidate, the presidential hopefuls unanimously supported the investigations and called Trump “corrupt,” a “pathological liar” and a “criminal.” Although they agree on issues such as race relations, the right to abortion and the climate crisis, moderate and radical candidates differ sharply on health care and taxing the wealthy. José López Zamorano reports on some of the main aspects of the debate.
Wendy’s Continues to Refuse to Sign Agreement Protecting Tomato Pickers – For more than four years, the main shareholder of the fast food chain Wendy’s has refused to sign the Fair Food Program with Florida tomato pickers. The program aims to combat wage theft, sexual harassment and other violations in agricultural fields and has already been signed by many fast food corporations. To continue pressuring the conservative tycoon to sign the agreement, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and allies held a protest in front of Wendy’s headquarters in New York. Marco Vinicio González reports.
Border Communities Demand Transparency and Respect for Human Rights – This week, a delegation of residents of the border area with Mexico visited Capitol Hill to denounce the humanitarian and human rights crisis and a pattern of impunity suffered by communities in the country’s southern region. They came to lobby for a law on transparency and accountability that would halt abuses by immigration agents and hold them accountable. The legislation has already passed the House and is pending in the Senate. Fernando Garcia, director of the Border Network for Human Rights, spoke with Samuel Orozco from a gathering outside the White House. Here is a summary of the conversation.
