NAFTA
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The neocolonial system is not being dismantled
Janine Jackson interviewed Manuel Pérez-Rocha about NAFTA 2.0 for the January 24, 2020, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. Continue reading
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Video: How Indigenous Mexicans Stood up against NAFTA “Death Sentence”
On the same day North American Free Trade Agreement went into effect on January 1, 1994, the Zapatista National Liberation Army and people of Chiapas declared war on the Mexican government, saying that NAFTA meant death to indigenous peoples. They took over five major towns in Chiapas with fully armed women and men. The uprising… Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks for 27 February, 2011 – Paypal off then on
27 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Catholic Workers Blockade London Court as Julian Assange Extradition Verdict Indymedia UK Free Manning! Free Assange! Free all War Resisters! End the War! O’Reilly and Gianstefani blockaded the entance to the court calling for an end to the war and freedom for Bradley Manning, Julian Assange and all anti-war prisoners. Continue reading
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Global Research: Wealth Inequality and the New World Order Selected Articles 11-14 August
14 August, 2009 — Global Research Study: Global warming bill could cost 2.4 million jobs, $1,250 per household – by Mike Sunnucks – 2009-08-14 Troop rise in Afghanistan still option for US: Gates – 2009-08-14 Ex-ISI Chief Says Purpose of New Afghan Intelligence Agency RAMA Is ‘to destabilize Pakistan’ – by Jeremy R. Hammond – Continue reading
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Femicides of Juárez: Violence Against Women in Mexico
Juárez is nicknamed ‘the capital of murdered women.’ The border city of 1.5 million inhabitants draws tens of thousands of young women from small, poor towns with $55-a-week jobs in maquiladoras operated by such wealthy major corporations as General Electric, Alcoa, and DuPont. According to Amnesty International, more than 800 bodies had been found as… Continue reading
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SPP: Updating the Militarization and Annexation of North America By Stephen Lendman
The Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America is a military-backed corporate coup d’etat against the sovereignty of three nations, their populations and legislative bodies. It’s a dagger through the heart of democratic freedom in all three, yet the public is largely unaware of what’s happening. Continue reading
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Trade’s Trade Offs – Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Introduction Adam Smith and David Ricardo’s theories regarding the potential positive effects of free international trade are today widely leaned upon by economists and policymakers. But even Adam Smith came to qualify his claims, noting, among other things, the need for free trade to be introduced slowly so that domestic industry and labor could adjust Continue reading
The New Dark Age 