Daily Archives: December 14, 2019

2019-12-14: News Headlines

Stephen Lendman (2019-12-14). NAFTA 2.0: Revising the 1994 Agreement. globalresearch.ca According to the Wall Street Journal, it's a "template for deals to come," adding: | "The new US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (has) implications for agreements beyond North America, including new bilateral deals being contemplated for China, Japan, the European Union, and the UK." …

Staff (2019-12-14). NAFTA 2.0 Does Little to Reverse the Damage of Its Predecessor. truthout.org On Tuesday morning, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that Democrats had reached a deal with the Trump administration to advance the United States—Mexico—Canada Agreement (USMCA), also referred to as "NAFTA 2.0." In explaining the deal, she said: "There is no question of course that this trade agreement is much better than NAFTA." | Progressives have criticized Pelosi for potentially handing President Trump a political victory during both an impeachment process and an approachin…

teleSUR (2019-12-13). Evo Expresses Gratitude to Mexico and Argentina Governments. telesurenglish.net Bolivian President Evo Morales arrived in Argentina on Thursday, where he plans to remain indefinitely, under refugee status, after he did the same in Mexico. | RELATED: | Bolivia One Month After the Coup: A Recount of Pivotal Events | On Twitter, he wrote: "A month ago when I arrived in Mexico, a brother country that saved our lives, I was sad and broken. Now I arrive in Argentina, to continue fighting for the humblest and to unite the Great Homeland, I am strong and lively. I thank Mexico an…

Fight Back (2019-12-13). Anakbayan-USA holds 3rd congress. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – On November 30, Anakbayan-USA had their Third Congress, with more than 200 members from 12 chapters across the country in attendance. They learned lessons on solidarity, talked about the economic situation in the United States and reported back on the progress being made on a national and local level. | Anakbayan-USA had three national organizations they invited to speak on their "International Solidarity" panel: the Palestinian Youth Movement, Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador, and National Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). | CISPES and PYM spoke on bridging the gap…

Atossa Araxia Abrahamian (2019-12-12). The US Is Deporting Asylum Seekers to Random, Dangerous Countries. thenation.com The US Is Deporting Asylum Seekers to Random, Dangerous Countries…

news.un (2019-12-11). COP25: Italy and Mexico pave the way on climate education. news.un.org A commitment by Italy and Mexico to ramp up climate and environmental education has been welcomed by the UN office which supports global efforts to respond to climate change.

Dean Baker (2019-12-11). Moving jobs to Mexico was a feature, not a bug, of NAFTA. mronline.org The Washington Post (11/21/19) gave readers the official story about NAFTA, diverging seriously from reality, in a piece on the status of negotiations on the new NAFTA. | Source

Alan Macleod (2019-12-11). Majority of Mexicans See United States as Greatest Threat, New Poll Shows. mintpressnews.com This is not the first time that a US-based outfit has concluded that the US government is a menace to other countries. A 2014 survey of world public opinion found that the United States was overwhelmingly considered the greatest threat to world peace.

Ryan Cristián (2019-12-02). Nicaragua Marked Next For US "Liberation", Trump Blames "Vicious World" For Khashoggi Murder & More. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/1/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …

Ben Norton (2019-12-01). Plan Cóndor 2.0: Tras el golpe en Bolivia, Trump declara a Nicaragua 'amenaza a su seguridad nacional' y apunta hacia México. thegrayzone.com Luego de presidir el golpe en Bolivia, los Estados Unidos declararon a Nicaragua como una "amenaza a la seguridad nacional"…

Paul Dobson (2019-11-04). Venezuela, El Salvador Break Relations as Maduro Applauds 'New Anti-Neoliberal Wave'. venezuelanalysis.com Guatemala's president-elect has similarly pledged to break with the Maduro government upon assuming office in January.

Paul Dobson (2019-10-14). Venezuela Denies Guatemalan President-Elect Entrance, Congratulates Ecuadorian People on IMF Defeat. venezuelanalysis.com President Nicolas Maduro also called on Chavista forces to prepare to "rescue" the National Assembly in the upcoming elections.

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NAFTA 2.0 Does Little to Reverse the Damage of Its Predecessor
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-12-14
On Tuesday morning, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that Democrats had reached a deal with the Trump administration to advance the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA), also referred to as "NAFTA 2.0." In explaining the deal, she said: "There is no question of course that this trade agreement is much better than NAFTA." | Progressives have criticized Pelosi for potentially handing President Trump a political victory during both an impeachment process and an approachin…
truthout.org/articles/nafta-2-0-does-little-to-reverse-the-damage-of-the-previous-trade-agreement/

NAFTA 2.0: Revising the 1994 Agreement
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-12-14
According to the Wall Street Journal, it's a "template for deals to come," adding: | "The new US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (has) implications for agreements beyond North America, including new bilateral deals being contemplated for China, Japan, the European Union, and the UK." | …
globalresearch.ca/nafta-2-0-revising-1994-agreement/5697683

Evo Expresses Gratitude to Mexico and Argentina Governments
telesurenglish.net | 2019-12-13
Bolivian President Evo Morales arrived in Argentina on Thursday, where he plans to remain indefinitely, under refugee status, after he did the same in Mexico. | RELATED: | Bolivia One Month After the Coup: A Recount of Pivotal Events | On Twitter, he wrote: "A month ago when I arrived in Mexico, a brother country that saved our lives, I was sad and broken. Now I arrive in Argentina, to continue fighting for the humblest and to unite the Great Homeland, I am strong and lively. I thank Mexico an…
telesurenglish.net/news/evo-expresses-gratitude-to-mexico-and-argentina-governments-20191213-0007.html

Anakbayan-USA holds 3rd congress
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-12-13
Los Angeles, CA – On November 30, Anakbayan-USA had their Third Congress, with more than 200 members from 12 chapters across the country in attendance. They learned lessons on solidarity, talked about the economic situation in the United States and reported back on the progress being made on a national and local level. | Anakbayan-USA had three national organizations they invited to speak on their "International Solidarity" panel: the Palestinian Youth Movement, Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador, and National Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). | CISPES and PYM spoke on bridging the gap…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/12/13/anakbayan-usa-holds-3rd-congress

The US Is Deporting Asylum Seekers to Random, Dangerous Countries
Atossa Araxia Abrahamian | thenation.com | 2019-12-12
The US Is Deporting Asylum Seekers to Random, Dangerous Countries…
thenation.com/article/asylum-safe-third-guatemala/

Moving jobs to Mexico was a feature, not a bug, of NAFTA
Dean Baker | mronline.org | 2019-12-11
The Washington Post (11/21/19) gave readers the official story about NAFTA, diverging seriously from reality, in a piece on the status of negotiations on the new NAFTA. | Source…
mronline.org/2019/12/11/moving-jobs-to-mexico-was-a-feature-not-a-bug-of-nafta/

COP25: Italy and Mexico pave the way on climate education
news.un.org | 2019-12-11
A commitment by Italy and Mexico to ramp up climate and environmental education has been welcomed by the UN office which supports global efforts to respond to climate change.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/12/1053261

Majority of Mexicans See United States as Greatest Threat, New Poll Shows
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2019-12-11
This is not the first time that a US-based outfit has concluded that the US government is a menace to other countries. A 2014 survey of world public opinion found that the United States was overwhelmingly considered the greatest threat to world peace.
mintpressnews.com/mexico-united-states-greatest-threat-poll-shows/263358/

Nicaragua Marked Next For US "Liberation", Trump Blames "Vicious World" For Khashoggi Murder & More
Ryan Cristián | thelastamericanvagabond.com | 2019-12-02
Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (12/1/19). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth …
thelastamericanvagabond.com/daily-wrap-up/nicaragua-marked-next-for-us-liberation-trump-blames-vicious-world-for-khashoggi-murder-more/

Plan Cóndor 2.0: Tras el golpe en Bolivia, Trump declara a Nicaragua 'amenaza a su seguridad nacional' y apunta hacia México
Ben Norton | thegrayzone.com | 2019-12-01
Luego de presidir el golpe en Bolivia, los Estados Unidos declararon a Nicaragua como una "amenaza a la seguridad nacional"…
thegrayzone.com/2019/12/01/plan-condor-2-golpe-bolivia-trump-nicaragua-mexico/