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In this episode of the AgNet News Hour, hosts Lorrie Boyer and Nick Papagni discuss the impact of tariffs and trade agreements on agriculture, particularly the USMCA. David Samuelson, Senior Director of Government Affairs at the American Farm Bureau Federation, explains the importance of the auto industry in the USMCA and the concerns about Chinese investment in Mexico's auto sector. He highlights the benefits of tariff-free treatment for agriculture, noting that US-Mexico-Canada trade has grown from $9-10 billion in the 90s to over $50 billion today. The Ag Net News Hour discussed a federal judge's order to rehire thousands of probationary workers fired by the Trump administration, criticizing the administration's tactics. The order affects multiple agencies, including Veteran Affairs, Agriculture, and Defense. Nick Papagni argued that Trump's actions aim to clean up government waste, predicting Trump will win the lawsuit. The conversation also touched on the impact of the H5N1 avian influenza on California dairies, leading to a ban on dairy exhibitions. The conversation also touched on the potential impact of vaccinations on organic dairy and poultry and the importance of transparency in food production. The segment concluded with a call for reducing regulations to allow common sense in farming practices.

World news in 7 minutes. Friday 7th March 2025.Today: EU defence boost. Ukraine update. Germany coup sentencing. US Mexico Canada tariffs. Argentina pensions. Syria fighting. Bangladesh rations cut. South Korea accidental bombing. Lesotho exists. Nigeria allegation suspension. And a woolly mouse.SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you.Our supporters get access to the transcripts and vocabulary list written by us every day.Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us once per week.Our supporters get access to our weekly news quiz made by us once per week.We give 10% of our profit to Effective Altruism charities. You can become a supporter at send7.org/supportContact us at podcast@send7.org or send an audio message at speakpipe.com/send7Please leave a rating on Apple podcasts or Spotify.We don't use AI! Every word is written and recorded by us!Since 2020, SEND7 (Simple English News Daily in 7 minutes) has been telling the most important world news stories in intermediate English. Every day, listen to the most important stories from every part of the world in slow, clear English. Whether you are an intermediate learner trying to improve your advanced, technical and business English, or if you are a native speaker who just wants to hear a summary of world news as fast as possible, join Stephen Devincenzi, Ben Mallett and Juliet Martin every morning. Transcripts, vocabulary lists, worksheets and our weekly world news quiz are available for our amazing supporters at send7.org. Simple English News Daily is the perfect way to start your day, by practising your listening skills and understanding complicated daily news in a simple way. It is also highly valuable for IELTS and TOEFL students. Students, teachers, TEFL teachers, and people with English as a second language, tell us that they use SEND7 because they can learn English through hard topics, but simple grammar. We believe that the best way to improve your spoken English is to immerse yourself in real-life content, such as what our podcast provides. SEND7 covers all news including politics, business, natural events and human rights. Whether it is happening in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas or Oceania, you will hear it on SEND7, and you will understand it.Get your daily news and improve your English listening in the time it takes to make a coffee.For more information visit send7.org/contact or send an email to podcast@send7.org

In today's episode, we cover Trump's suspension of military aid to Ukraine, the beginning of the US-Mexico-Canada trade war, a brawl in Serbia's parliament, and Ireland's peacekeeper plans.Watch TLDR's latest videos here:https://youtu.be/jIXXnR2meHAhttps://youtu.be/t5Tdu-w5bIs TLDR's Daily Briefing is a roundup of the day's most important news stories from around the world. But we don't just tell you what's happening, we explain it: making complex topics simple to understand. Listen to the Daily Briefing for your global news bulletin every weekday.Pre-order the next edition of Too Long, TLDR's print magazine, here: https://toolong.news/dailyProduced and edited by Scarlett WatchornHosted by Georgina FindlayWritten by Nadja Lovadinov and Rory TaylorMusic by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator//////////////////////////////Sources:✍️ Trump Suspends Military Aid to Ukrainehttps://www.ft.com/content/97b178ea-e2b1-46c8-bc0a-ed8deda4abfd https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/04/us-military-aid-ukraine-pause-trump-zelenskyy-updates https://www.politico.eu/article/ursula-von-der-leyen-proposes-new-150b-common-defense-fund-military-spending/ ✍️ Trump's US-Mexico-Canada Trade Warhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg1jxdpq0qo ✍️ Parliament Chaos in Serbiahttps://balkaninsight.com/2025/03/04/smoke-bombs-thrown-mps-brawl-in-serbian-parliament-amid-protest-crisishttps://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/03/04/serbias-parliament-session-erupts-into-chaos-as-opposition-mps-set-off-flares-and-smoke-gr ✍️ Ireland's Peacekeeper Planshttps://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/simon-harris-secures-cabinet-approval-to-scrap-triple-lock-on-military-deployments-overseas/a1300778773.htmlhttps://www.ft.com/content/324bf36c-b898-4e3e-b2f6-c7835f68a0ae See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

World news in 7 minutes. Tuesday 4th February 2025.Today: US Mexico Canada tariffs delayed. USAID cut. Argentina protests. Belgium PM. Spain Rubiales trial. Georgia arrests. DRC ceasefire. Somalia IS. Taiwan DeepSeek. Australia antisemitism. And Omega-3!SEND7 is supported by our amazing listeners like you.Our supporters get access to the transcripts written by us every day.Our supporters get access to an English worksheet made by us once per week. Our supporters get access to our weekly news quiz made by us once per week. We give 10% of our profit to Effective Altruism charities. You can become a supporter at send7.org/supportContact us at podcast@send7.org or send an audio message at speakpipe.com/send7Please leave a rating on Apple podcasts or Spotify.We don't use AI! Every word is written and recorded by us!Since 2020, SEND7 (Simple English News Daily in 7 minutes) has been telling the most important world news stories in intermediate English. Every day, listen to the most important stories from every part of the world in slow, clear English. Whether you are an intermediate learner trying to improve your advanced, technical and business English, or if you are a native speaker who just wants to hear a summary of world news as fast as possible, join Stephen Devincenzi, Ben Mallett and Juliet Martin every morning. Transcripts, worksheets and our weekly world news quiz are available for our amazing supporters at send7.org. Simple English News Daily is the perfect way to start your day, by practising your listening skills and understanding complicated stories in a simple way. It is also highly valuable for IELTS and TOEFL students. Students, teachers, TEFL teachers, and people with English as a second language, tell us that they use SEND7 because they can learn English through hard topics, but simple grammar. We believe that the best way to improve your spoken English is to immerse yourself in real-life content, such as what our podcast provides. SEND7 covers all news including politics, business, natural events and human rights. Whether it is happening in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas or Oceania, you will hear it on SEND7, and you will understand it.For more information visit send7.org/contact or send an email to podcast@send7.org

Original Release Date November 22, 2024: Our US Public Policy Strategist Ariana Salvatore and Chief Latin America Equity Strategist Nikolaj Lippmann discuss what Trump's victory could mean for new trade relationships.----- Transcript -----Andrew Sheets: 2024 was a year of transition for economies and global markets. Central banks began easing interest rates, U.S. elections signaled significant policy change, and Generative AI made a quantum leap in adoption and development.Thank you for listening throughout 2024, as we navigated the issues and events that shaped financial markets, and society. We hope you'll join us next year as we continue to bring you the most up to date information on the financial world. This week, please enjoy some encores of episodes over the last few months and we'll be back with all new episodes in January. From all of us on Thoughts on the Market, Happy Holidays, and a very Happy New Year. Ariana Salvatore: Welcome to Thoughts on the Market. I'm Ariana Salvatore, Morgan Stanley's US Public Policy Strategist.Nikolaj Lippmann: And I'm Nik Lippmann, Morgan Stanley's Chief Latin American Equity Strategist.Ariana Salvatore: Today, we're talking about the impact of the US election on Mexico's economy, financial markets, and its trade relationships with both the US and China.It's Friday, November 22nd at 10am in New York.The US election has generated a lot of debate around global trade, and now that Trump has won, all eyes are on tariffs. Nik, how much is this weighing on Mexico investors?Nikolaj Lippmann: It's interesting because there's kind of no real consensus here. I'd say international and US investors are generally rather apprehensive about getting in front of the Trump risk in Mexico; while, interestingly enough, most Mexico-based investors and many Latin American investors think Trump is kind of good news for Mexico, and in many cases, even better news than Biden or Harris. Net, net, Mexican peso has sold off. Mexico's now down 25 per cent in dollar terms year to date, while it was flat to up three, four, 5 per cent around May. So, we've already seen a lot being priced then.Ariana, what are your expectations for Trump's trade policy with regards to Mexico?Ariana Salvatore: So, Mexico has been a big part of the trade debate, especially as we consider this question of whether or not Mexico represents a bridge or a buffer between the US and China. On the tariff front, we've been clear about our expectations that a wide range of outcomes is possible here, especially because the president can do so much without congressional approval.Specifically on Mexico, Trump has in the past threatened an increase in exchange for certain policy concessions. For example, back in 2019, he threatened a 5 per cent tariff if the Mexican government didn't send emergency authorities to the southern border. We think given the salience of immigration as a topic this election cycle, we can easily envision a scenario again in which those tariff threats re-emerge.However, there's really a balance to strike here because the US is Mexico's main trading partner. That means any changes to current policy will have a substantial impact.So, Nik, how are you thinking about these changes? Are all tariff plans necessarily a negative? Or do you see any potential opportunities for Mexico here?Nikolaj Lippmann: Look, I think there are clear risks, but here are my thoughts. It would be very hard for the United States to de-risk from China and de-risk from Mexico simultaneously. Here it becomes really important to double-click on the differences in the manufacturing ecosystems in North America versus Southeast Asia and China.The North American model is really very integrated. US companies are by a mile the biggest investor. In Mexico – and Mexican exports to the US kind of match the Mexican import categories – the products go back and forth. Mexico has evolved from a place of assembly to a manufacturing ecosystem. 25 years ago, it was more about sending products down, paint them blue, put a lid on it. Now there's much more value add.The link, however, is still alive. It's a play on enhancing US competitiveness. You can kind of, as you did, call it a China buffer; a fender that helps protect US competitiveness. But by the end of the day, I think integration and alignment is going to be the key here.Ariana Salvatore: But of course, it's not just the direct trade relationship between the US and Mexico. We need to also consider the global geopolitical landscape, and specifically this question of the role of China. What's Mexico's current trade policy like with China?Nikolaj Lippmann: Another great question, Ariana, and I think this is the key. There is growing evidence that China is trying to use Mexico as a China bridge.And I think this is an area where we will see the biggest adjustments or need for realignment. This is a debate we've been following. We saw, with interest, that Mexico introduced first a 25 per cent tariff and then a 35 per cent tariff on Chinese imports. And saw this as the initial signs of growing alignment between the two countries.However, Mexican import from China never really dropped. So, we started looking at like the complicated math saying 35 per cent times $115 billion of import. You know, best case scenario, Mexico should be collecting $40 billion from tariffs; that's huge and almost unrealistic number for Mexico. Even half of that would go a long way to solve fiscal challenges in that country.However, when we started looking at the actual tax collection from Chinese imports, it was closer to $3 billion, as we highlighted in a note with our Mexico economist just recently. There's just multiple discounts and exemptions to effective tariffs at neither 25 per cent nor 35 per cent, but actually closer to 2.5 [or] 3 per cent. I think there's a problem with Chinese content in Mexican exports, and I think it's likely to be an area that policymakers will examine more closely. Why not drive-up US or North American content?Ariana Salvatore: So, it sounds like what you're saying is that there is a political, or rhetorical at least, alignment between the US and Mexico when it comes to China. But the reality is that the policy implementation is not yet there.We know that there's currently nothing in the USMCA treaty that prevents Mexico from importing goods from China. But a lot has changed over the past four years, even since the pandemic. So, looking forward, do you expect Mexico's policy vis-a-vis China to change after Trump takes office?Nikolaj Lippmann: I think, I certainly think so, and I think this is again; this is going to be the key. As you mentioned, there's nothing in the USMCA treaty that prevents Mexico from buying the stuff from China. And it's not a customs union. Mexican consumers, much like American consumers, like to buy cheap stuff.However, the geopolitics that you refer to is important. And when I reflect, frankly, on the bilateral relationship between the two countries, I think Mexican policymakers need to perhaps pause and think a little bit about things like the spirit of the treaty and not just the letter of the treaty; and also about how to maintain public opinion support in the United States.By the end of the day, when we see what has happened with regards to China after the pandemic, it has been a significant change in political consensus and public opinion. When I think Americans are not necessarily interested in just using Mexico as a China bridge for Chinese products.During the first Trump administration, the NAFTA agreement was renegotiated as the US Mexico Canada agreement, the USMCA, that took effect or took force in mid 2020. This agreement will come under review in 2026.Ariana, what are the expectations for the future of this agreement under the Trump administration?Ariana Salvatore: So, I think this USMCA review that's coming up in 2026 is going to be a really critical litmus test of the US-Mexico relationship, and we're going to learn a lot about this China bridge or buffer question that you mentioned. Just for some very brief context, that agreement as you mentioned was signed in 2020, but it includes a clause that lets all parties evaluate the agreement six years into a 16-year time horizon.So, at that point, they can decide to extend the agreement for another 16 years. Or to conduct a joint review on an annual basis until that original 16 years lapses. So, although the agreement will stay in force until at least 2036, the review period, which is around June of [20]26, provides an opportunity for the signing parties to provide recommendations or propose changes to the agreement short of a full-scale renegotiation.We do see some overlapping objectives between the two parties. For example, things like updating the foundation for digital trade and AI, ensuring the endurance of labor protections, and addressing Mexico's energy sector. But Trump's approach likely will involve confronting the auto EV disputes and could possibly introduce an element of immigration policy within the revision. We also definitely expect this theme of Chinese investment in Mexico to feature heavily in the USMCA review discussions.Finally, Nik, keeping in mind everything that we've discussed today, with global supply chains getting rewired post the pandemic, Mexico has been a beneficiary of the nearshoring trend. Do you think this is going to change as we look ahead?Nikolaj Lippmann: So, look, we [are] still underweight Mexico, but I think risk ultimately biased with the upside over time with regards to trade.We need evidence to be able to lay it out, these scenarios; Mexico could end up doing quite well with Trump. But much work needs to be done south of the border with regards to all the areas that we just mentioned there, Ariana.When we reflect on this over the next couple of years, there's a couple of things that really stand out. Number one is that first wave of reshoring or nearshoring, which was really focused on brownfield. It was bringing our manufacturing ecosystems where we already had existing infrastructure.What is potentially next, and what we're going to be watching in terms of sort of policy maker incentives and so on, will be some of the greenfield manufacturing ecosystems. That could involve things like IT hardware, maybe EV batteries, and a couple of other really important sectors.Ariana Salvatore: And that's something we might get some insight into when we hear personnel appointments from President-elect Trump over the coming months. Nik, thanks so much for taking the time to talk.Nikolaj Lippmann: Thank you very much, Arianna.Ariana Salvatore: And thank you for listening. If you enjoy Thoughts on the Market, please leave us a review wherever you listen, and share the podcast with a friend or colleague today.

Our US Public Policy Strategist Ariana Salvatore and Chief Latin America Equity Strategist Nikolaj Lippmann discuss what Trump's victory could mean for new trade relationships.----- Transcript -----Ariana Salvatore: Welcome to Thoughts on the Market. I'm Ariana Salvatore, Morgan Stanley's US Public Policy Strategist.Nikolaj Lippmann: And I'm Nik Lippmann, Morgan Stanley's Chief Latin American Equity Strategist.Ariana Salvatore: Today, we're talking about the impact of the US election on Mexico's economy, financial markets, and its trade relationships with both the US and China.It's Friday, November 22nd at 10am in New York.The US election has generated a lot of debate around global trade, and now that Trump has won, all eyes are on tariffs. Nik, how much is this weighing on Mexico investors?Nikolaj Lippmann: It's interesting because there's kind of no real consensus here. I'd say international and US investors are generally rather apprehensive about getting in front of the Trump risk in Mexico; while, interestingly enough, most Mexico-based investors and many Latin American investors think Trump is kind of good news for Mexico, and in many cases, even better news than Biden or Harris. Net, net, Mexican peso has sold off. Mexico's now down 25 per cent in dollar terms year to date, while it was flat to up three, four, 5 per cent around May. So, we've already seen a lot being priced then.Ariana, what are your expectations for Trump's trade policy with regards to Mexico?Ariana Salvatore: So, Mexico has been a big part of the trade debate, especially as we consider this question of whether or not Mexico represents a bridge or a buffer between the US and China. On the tariff front, we've been clear about our expectations that a wide range of outcomes is possible here, especially because the president can do so much without congressional approval.Specifically on Mexico, Trump has in the past threatened an increase in exchange for certain policy concessions. For example, back in 2019, he threatened a 5 per cent tariff if the Mexican government didn't send emergency authorities to the southern border. We think given the salience of immigration as a topic this election cycle, we can easily envision a scenario again in which those tariff threats re-emerge.However, there's really a balance to strike here because the US is Mexico's main trading partner. That means any changes to current policy will have a substantial impact.So, Nik, how are you thinking about these changes? Are all tariff plans necessarily a negative? Or do you see any potential opportunities for Mexico here?Nikolaj Lippmann: Look, I think there are clear risks, but here are my thoughts. It would be very hard for the United States to de-risk from China and de-risk from Mexico simultaneously. Here it becomes really important to double-click on the differences in the manufacturing ecosystems in North America versus Southeast Asia and China.The North American model is really very integrated. US companies are by a mile the biggest investor. In Mexico – and Mexican exports to the US kind of match the Mexican import categories – the products go back and forth. Mexico has evolved from a place of assembly to a manufacturing ecosystem. 25 years ago, it was more about sending products down, paint them blue, put a lid on it. Now there's much more value add.The link, however, is still alive. It's a play on enhancing US competitiveness. You can kind of, as you did, call it a China buffer; a fender that helps protect US competitiveness. But by the end of the day, I think integration and alignment is going to be the key here.Ariana Salvatore: But of course, it's not just the direct trade relationship between the US and Mexico. We need to also consider the global geopolitical landscape, and specifically this question of the role of China. What's Mexico's current trade policy like with China?Nikolaj Lippmann: Another great question, Ariana, and I think this is the key. There is growing evidence that China is trying to use Mexico as a China bridge.And I think this is an area where we will see the biggest adjustments or need for realignment. This is a debate we've been following. We saw, with interest, that Mexico introduced first a 25 per cent tariff and then a 35 per cent tariff on Chinese imports. And saw this as the initial signs of growing alignment between the two countries.However, Mexican import from China never really dropped. So, we started looking at like the complicated math saying 35 per cent times $115 billion of import. You know, best case scenario, Mexico should be collecting $40 billion from tariffs; that's huge and almost unrealistic number for Mexico. Even half of that would go a long way to solve fiscal challenges in that country.However, when we started looking at the actual tax collection from Chinese imports, it was closer to $3 billion, as we highlighted in a note with our Mexico economist just recently. There's just multiple discounts and exemptions to effective tariffs at neither 25 per cent nor 35 per cent, but actually closer to 2.5 [or] 3 per cent. I think there's a problem with Chinese content in Mexican exports, and I think it's likely to be an area that policymakers will examine more closely. Why not drive-up US or North American content?Ariana Salvatore: So, it sounds like what you're saying is that there is a political, or rhetorical at least, alignment between the US and Mexico when it comes to China. But the reality is that the policy implementation is not yet there.We know that there's currently nothing in the USMCA treaty that prevents Mexico from importing goods from China. But a lot has changed over the past four years, even since the pandemic. So, looking forward, do you expect Mexico's policy vis-a-vis China to change after Trump takes office?Nikolaj Lippmann: I think, I certainly think so, and I think this is again; this is going to be the key. As you mentioned, there's nothing in the USMCA treaty that prevents Mexico from buying the stuff from China. And it's not a customs union. Mexican consumers, much like American consumers, like to buy cheap stuff.However, the geopolitics that you refer to is important. And when I reflect, frankly, on the bilateral relationship between the two countries, I think Mexican policymakers need to perhaps pause and think a little bit about things like the spirit of the treaty and not just the letter of the treaty; and also about how to maintain public opinion support in the United States.By the end of the day, when we see what has happened with regards to China after the pandemic, it has been a significant change in political consensus and public opinion. When I think Americans are not necessarily interested in just using Mexico as a China bridge for Chinese products.During the first Trump administration, the NAFTA agreement was renegotiated as the US Mexico Canada agreement, the USMCA, that took effect or took force in mid 2020. This agreement will come under review in 2026.Ariana, what are the expectations for the future of this agreement under the Trump administration?Ariana Salvatore: So, I think this USMCA review that's coming up in 2026 is going to be a really critical litmus test of the US-Mexico relationship, and we're going to learn a lot about this China bridge or buffer question that you mentioned. Just for some very brief context, that agreement as you mentioned was signed in 2020, but it includes a clause that lets all parties evaluate the agreement six years into a 16-year time horizon.So, at that point, they can decide to extend the agreement for another 16 years. Or to conduct a joint review on an annual basis until that original 16 years lapses. So, although the agreement will stay in force until at least 2036, the review period, which is around June of [20]26, provides an opportunity for the signing parties to provide recommendations or propose changes to the agreement short of a full-scale renegotiation.We do see some overlapping objectives between the two parties. For example, things like updating the foundation for digital trade and AI, ensuring the endurance of labor protections, and addressing Mexico's energy sector. But Trump's approach likely will involve confronting the auto EV disputes and could possibly introduce an element of immigration policy within the revision. We also definitely expect this theme of Chinese investment in Mexico to feature heavily in the USMCA review discussions.Finally, Nik, keeping in mind everything that we've discussed today, with global supply chains getting rewired post the pandemic, Mexico has been a beneficiary of the nearshoring trend. Do you think this is going to change as we look ahead?Nikolaj Lippmann: So, look, we [are] still underweight Mexico, but I think risk ultimately biased with the upside over time with regards to trade.We need evidence to be able to lay it out, these scenarios; Mexico could end up doing quite well with Trump. But much work needs to be done south of the border with regards to all the areas that we just mentioned there, Ariana.When we reflect on this over the next couple of years, there's a couple of things that really stand out. Number one is that first wave of reshoring or nearshoring, which was really focused on brownfield. It was bringing our manufacturing ecosystems where we already had existing infrastructure.What is potentially next, and what we're going to be watching in terms of sort of policy maker incentives and so on, will be some of the greenfield manufacturing ecosystems. That could involve things like IT hardware, maybe EV batteries, and a couple of other really important sectors.Ariana Salvatore: And that's something we might get some insight into when we hear personnel appointments from President-elect Trump over the coming months. Nik, thanks so much for taking the time to talk.Nikolaj Lippmann: Thank you very much, Arianna.Ariana Salvatore: And thank you for listening. If you enjoy Thoughts on the Market, please leave us a review wherever you listen, and share the podcast with a friend or colleague today.

MISSION, Texas - U.S. Sen. John Cornyn says the U.S. is “almost” coming close to a trade war with Mexico due that country's failure to comply with an international water treaty. Speaking at a press conference held at the Mission Event Center, Cornyn said the Texas agricultural industry is facing an “existential crisis” because Mexico has not released water under the 1944 U.S.-Mexico water sharing treaty. “We've tried everything from diplomacy to threatening the withhold financing from Mexico, and we're not done yet. Unfortunately, the current administration has said that if we push too hard on Mexico to release the water that they're obligated to do under the 1944 treaty that they may push back,” Cornyn said. “But the fact of the matter is, as we have heard, Mexico continues to use that water to grow its own agriculture industry and then export that into the United States.” Cornyn said Mexico is keeping back water owed to the United States and using it to develop its own agricultural industry. He said it is then exporting that product to the United States. “You don't need to be a rocket scientist to figure out what that's going to mean to production agriculture here in the Rio Grande Valley,” Cornyn said. “But we're not going to let that happen. We're going to continue to push back on Mexico until they do the right thing, which is to release water they are obligated to under that 1944 treaty.” Cornyn said Mexico “routinely” holds back water it is supposed to provide the U.S. In the current cycle, he said, the hope was that the Biden Administration, and specifically Secretary of State Tony Blinken, could negotiate with the Mexican authorities. “Basically, they came away empty handed,” said Cornyn, referring to the Biden Administration. “As you heard today, their response was, ‘well, we don't want to push too hard, because Mexico might push back'. But the fact of the matter is, this is an existential threat to agriculture in the Rio Grande Valley.” With farmers, ranchers, and irrigation district managers from South Texas joining him for a roundtable discussion, Cornyn said: “We can't take no for an answer. We don't intend to take no for an answer. We're not looking to pick a fight. But we're not going to run away from the fight. We're going to use every tool in the toolbox.” One of those tools, Cornyn said, was withholding foreign aid to Mexico. “It remains to be seen whether that be necessary. Our goal really is to get Mexico's attention.” Cornyn said he hoped the incoming Sheinbaum Administration will be more receptive to the United States. “You've heard from some of the descriptions, Mexico has the routinely withheld water that it is obligated to provide under this treaty since 1944. It never really quite came home to me until I heard the explanation here how much Mexico, by withholding the water, can advantage their own domestic agriculture sector and then export it to the United States while withholding the water necessary for the United States to be able to grow those same products here in South Texas. “So, it seems to be that we're coming very close to almost a trade war with Mexico. We have long standing treaties, with NAFTA, the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement. What we will insist upon is reciprocity. We will treat Mexico exactly the way we expect to be treated, and we expect that they will treat us the way we expect to be treated. That means with respect and putting them to the legal obligations contained in that 1944 treaty.”Go to www.riograndeguardian.com to read the latest border news stories and watch the latest news videos.

The University of Houston's African American & History Professor, Dr. Gerald Horne, will address several issues, including the impending fight over the debt ceiling. Dr. Horne will also discuss Bidens' misplaced Classified Documents, the recent US-Mexico-Canada summit, Haiti, Ukraine, China & more. Before Dr. Horne, Naturopathic Dr. Steven Tates will join us. We'll start with DC-based attorney Marylin Pierre. Text "DCnews" to 52140 For Local & Exclusive News Sent Directly To You! The Big Show starts on WOL 95.9 FM & 1450 AM, 1010 AM WOLB and woldcnews.com at 6 am ET., 5 am CT., 3 am PT., and 11 am BST. Call in # 800 450 7876 to participate & listen liveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Rasmus dissects the Infrastructure and Reconciliation bills' latest content. What's in and what's out. Are they really ‘paid for'? Or are they funded by ‘smoke and mirrors'? What's the actual Deficits impact? Why Biden's Infrastructure Act signed last Monday is not a stimulus and won't have much effect on the US economic recovery; why the Reconciliation (Build Back Better bill) just voted on in the US House likely won't pass and if it does will be gutted to around $500B. The show next discusses the emerging Covid 5th Wave and its economic impact and why inflation in the US economy has become structural and not transitory. The show concludes with updates on the US-Mexico-Canada meeting, China's property financial crisis, and recent developments in the US labor movement with the Deere strike settlement, Teamsters voting, and organizing campaigns at Amazon and Starbucks.

Welcome to Majority.FM's AM QUICKIE! Brought to you by justcoffee.coop TODAY'S HEADLINES: Israeli government officials vowed to continue their military attacks on Gaza as mob violence consumed the streets. As international leaders call for peace, the United States is sending a special envoy, for what it’s worth. Meanwhile, the Biden administration is trying to flip the script on free trade deals. It’s invoked a special provision to protect worker rights at a General Motors factory in Mexico. And lastly, Bernie Sanders is taking on the biggest wasters of taxpayer money in the country: US military contractors. And just to drive the message home, he’s quoting a Republican president while doing it. THESE ARE THE STORIES YOU NEED TO KNOW: Here’s an ominous phrase, if there ever was one. The Guardian reports that Israel will not stop its military operation in Gaza until it achieves what the country’s defense minister called, "complete quiet.". Airstrikes and rocket fire continued throughout the day yesterday. Sirens sounded every few minutes in communities close to the border. The Israeli military said it had killed four senior Hamas commanders and a dozen more Hamas operatives in a series of strikes. Hamas’s armed wing later confirmed the death of a senior commander and a number of fighters. After the Israeli military operation, Hamas fired fifty rockets towards Ashdod, a city close to the Gaza border. A spokesperson for the Israeli army said he expected the fighting to intensify. Gaza’s death toll has risen to fifty three, including fourteen children. More than three hundred people have been wounded. Six Israeli civilians, including two children, have been killed by rocket fire and dozens wounded. According to Al-Jazeera, violence between Palestinian citizens of Israel and Israeli Jews has resumed. In Bat Yam, a Tel Aviv suburb, a group of black-clad Israelis smashed the windows of an Arab-owned ice cream shop. Israeli ultranationalists could be seen chanting Death to Arabs! on live television. Speaking to reporters, President Joe Biden said he spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday. Biden said he hopes and expects the violence to end soon, but also said Israel has a right to defend itself. Which means the violence will continue, as promised. US Acts On Worker Rights In Mexico Can trade agreements be used for good instead of mere greed? The Washington Post reports that, in the first action of its kind, the Biden administration has formally asked the Mexican government to investigate reports of serious violations of worker rights at a General Motors plant in central Mexico. The move marks the first use of an innovative labor rights provision in the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, which took effect last year. It also represents the first time the US government has acted on its own to raise labor concerns under any trade agreement, though Washington has previously done so in response to complaints lodged by unions. Yesterday’s action showcased the administration’s aim to deliver a worker-centered trade policy, according to US Trade Representative Katherine Tai. At the issue is whether workers at the GM facility, which exports pickup trucks to the United States, are being denied their right to organize and to bargain collectively. The Post reports that under a 2019 Mexican labor law, workers must vote to reaffirm or reject existing contracts negotiated by company-controlled unions. Voting at the Silao plant began last month. But amid reports that the company-controlled union was tampering with ballots, the Mexican government intervened to halt the vote. The Labor Ministry now will organize a second vote without the union’s direct involvement. If the review finds that workers’ rights have been violated, Mexico and the US will discuss potential remedies. Here’s a suggestion: let the workers run the factory. Surely they know it best. Sanders Lambastes Pentagon Contractors This tale of a wholesome bipartisan effort to exercise fiscal responsibility comes from the Washington Post. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders says he will use his powerful new position atop the Senate Budget Committee to exercise tougher oversight over the United States’ national security establishment, including defense contracts. In an interview with the Post, Sanders criticized the Pentagon for failing to keep track of billions of dollars in taxpayer funds. Citing former president Dwight Eisenhower’s warnings about the military industrial complex, he excoriated defense agencies over hundreds of billions of dollars in cost overruns on programs. And he said defense conglomerates, as taxpayer-funded entities, should face the same standard of accountability as their government counterparts. Sanders said, "We have a very powerful military industrial complex, and I don’t think they get the scrutiny that they deserve." In letters signed jointly with Republican Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa and obtained by the Post, Sanders asked executives from the top three defense contractors – Lockheed, Boeing and Raytheon – to attend a budget hearing yesterday focused on waste, fraud and abuse in the defense sector. All three companies declined to make their executives available. Lockheed Martin got $35.2 billion from taxpayers last year. That’s more than many federal agencies. Sanders has pointed to the soaring salaries of executives at defense firms and posited that spending far surpasses what the US needs to defend itself. Is it too much to ask these war profiteers to justify their existence before Congress? Apparently so! AND NOW FOR SOME QUICKER QUICKIES: According to the Associated Press, US health advisers endorsed use of Pfizer’s Covid- 19 vaccine in kids as young as twelve yesterday. The American Academy of Pediatrics also urged that kids twelve and older get the Pfizer vaccine – and agreed with federal advisers that it’s fine to give more than one vaccine at the same time. Double ’em up, why not? CBS News reports that a judge in the Derek Chauvin case has found aggravating factors exist that would allow for a longer sentence than Minnesota sentencing guidelines suggest. In this case, that means longer than ten years. The fired officer will face sentencing next month for the murder of George Floyd. One aggravating factor: Chauvin acted with particular cruelty. We know, we saw. The New York Times reports that, in a display of loyalty to Donald Trump, Republicans moved to purge Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming from House leadership yesterday. The action came during a raucous closed-door meeting that lasted just fifteen minutes. Cheney made a defiant final speech, warning that Republicans would follow Trump to their destruction. She got booed. The AP reports that Americans can now apply for $50 off their monthly internet bill as part of an emergency government program to keep people connected. The $3.2 billion program is part of the $900 billion December pandemic-relief package. See Get Emergency Broadband Dot Org to find out if you qualify. You can get the discount even if you owe your cable company money. Win! AM QUICKIE - MAY 13, 2021 HOSTS - Sam Seder & Lucie Steiner WRITER - Corey Pein PRODUCER - Dorsey Shaw EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - Brendan Finn

On this episode of the Business Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests include “Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Richard Aboulafia of the Teal Group consultancy and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners. Topics: — Impact of President Trump’s tariffs on Canadian aluminum despite the US Mexico Canada trade agreement and proclamations forcing WeChat and TikTok out of the US market in 45 days — Second quarter 2020 earnings disclosures from General Electric, General Dynamics and other companies — Virgin Atlantic bankruptcy and 1 billion pound rescue package for smaller UK suppliers — Federal Aviation Administration’s directive to Boeing on changes needed to return the 737 Max jetliners to service — US Air Force’s National Security Space Launch contract and implications for United Launch Alliance and SpaceX — Update on Virgin Galactic and USAF plans for hypersonic passenger aircraft

US President Donald Trump has fulfilled one of his 2016 presidential election campaign promises - reaching what he calls the "most important trade deal ever made by the US". The agreement between the US, Mexico and Canada promises to create nearly 600,000 jobs and generate up to $235 billion in economic activity. Katie Gregory has more details on the new USMCA. #USMCA #TradeDeal #DonaldTrump

Charles Hernick from Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions discusses the proposed United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement that, as of production time, has been approved by the US House but is awaiting consideration by the US Senate. Hernick discusses the economic and environmental impact the agreement could have.

ITR President Alan Beaulieu discusses the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement and expected effects on the economy.

Another week, another episode of the Agweek Podcast! The 14th episode brings us discussion on Palmer Amaranth and it's impact on states setting regulations on the noxious weed in fields and seed, lots of trade talk in North America and Asia and an unfortunate grain silo deaths. This week's guest is Tamra (Tami) Heins from Agweek's advertising team and the North Dakota Pork Council who shares her story living and working in agriculture in ND.

Jason Hartman and Investment Counselor Adam start today's show discussing what could happen to the cost of lumber and the cost of home construction based on the potential passage of the US-Mexico-Canada trade deal. With the deal already through the House and awaiting the Senate approval, it could have significant ramifications. Then Jason talks with Nick Vertucci, author of Seven Figure Decisions and founder of NV Real Estate Academy, about Nick's journey through the real estate world after his tenure in the tech industry. Nick spills the details of his change and why he switched from selling and flipping to educating. The two discuss the downsides of real estate, but also the incredible rewards that can come if you stick with it, make decisions and keep moving forward. Key Takeaways: [3:48] The US-Mexico-Canado trade agreement could have a big impact on real estate investors [8:46] The price of lumber stabilizing would be fantastic for investors who are trying to figure out the cost of construction moving forward Nick Vertucci Interview: [14:10] Nick's journey from selling and flipping real estate to the education side [20:38] Nick's first realization that he was making 7 figure decisions, and what true leaders all have in common [23:40] Real estate isn't perfect, and it isn't easy, but it can bless you significantly [27:22] Whether it's full or part time, have the entreprenuerial spirit and go create wealth [29:15] Decision making is one of the most importan things a successful person has to have Website: www.JasonHartman.com/Properties www.NVRealEstateAcademy.com Seven Figure Decisions

Jason Hartman and Investment Counselor Adam start today's show discussing what could happen to the cost of lumber and the cost of home construction based on the potential passage of the US-Mexico-Canada trade deal. With the deal already through the House and awaiting the Senate approval, it could have significant ramifications. Then Jason talks with Nick Vertucci, author of Seven Figure Decisions and founder of NV Real Estate Academy, about Nick's journey through the real estate world after his tenure in the tech industry. Nick spills the details of his change and why he switched from selling and flipping to educating. The two discuss the downsides of real estate, but also the incredible rewards that can come if you stick with it, make decisions and keep moving forward. Key Takeaways: [3:48] The US-Mexico-Canado trade agreement could have a big impact on real estate investors [8:46] The price of lumber stabilizing would be fantastic for investors Nick Vertucci Interview: [14:10] Nick's journey from selling and flipping real estate to the education side [20:38] Nick's first realization that he was making 7 figure decisions, and what true leaders all have in common [23:40] Real estate isn't perfect, and it isn't easy, but it can bless you significantly [27:22] Whether it's full or part time, have the entreprenuerial spirit and go create wealth Website: www.JasonHartman.com/Properties www.NVRealEstateAcademy.com Seven Figure Decisions

In episode 533, Jack and Miles are joined by Hella In Your Thirties co-host and comedian Nick Casalini to discuss Kit Harrington's reaction to his Golden Globe nomination, the two articles impeachment against Trump from the Democrats, Democrats announcing a new USMCA trade agreement, Democrats demanding Stephen Miller be fired, health and human services being a mess, the 35th anniversary of Pee-wee's Big Adventure, password hygiene, Taco Bell developing it's own fake meat, and more! FOOTNOTES: 'Game of Thrones' Star Kit Harington Reacts to Golden Globe Nom: "I'm the Loner Throner" House Democrats Announce Two Articles of Impeachment Against Trump Democrats announce new US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement with White House Senate Democrats demand Trump fire Stephen Miller Scoop: Top Trump officials' feud prompts sex discrimination probe Exclusive: Key Trump health official spends millions on GOP-connected consultants Medicare chief asked taxpayers to cover stolen jewelry ‘Pee-wee’s Big Adventure’ 35th Anniversary Tour with Paul Reubens Kicks Off in February 2020  It’s not just you. Everyone is bad at password management, study reveals Taco Bell has developed a meat substitute that looks and tastes like ground beef WATCH: Sports - Shiggy (feat. KeithCharles) Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Jimmy Barrett and Shara Fryer take you through the stories that matter on the morning of 10/21/2019, including: First day to vote early in Nov 5 Election is Monday 10/21. Dr. Google: More patients Googling their symptoms. Is that good or bad? Almost as long as the internet has existed, people have used it to diagnose themselves with life-threatening diseases. They're often mocked as "cyberchondriacs" by their peers. We teach nothing, we know nothing—and that could cost the United States everything. White House’s Peter Navarro pushes Nancy Pelosi to pass US-Mexico-Canada agreement: ‘More important than any China deal.’

Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, John Snow talks with Gary Goldberg this week about Trump's trade talks with China, the future of the US-Mexico-Canada trade deal and whether the impeachment inquiry will alter the directions in which they are going.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue continues to express optimism that Congress will approve the US/Mexico/Canada trade agreement. Gary Crawford reports from Washington:Where in the ratification process is the USMCA trade agreement?What is the outlook for crop cash receipts this year? With markets flat and high input costs, farmers will have a bright spot…Government payments will help boost farm income.

The USMCA, the US/Mexico/Canada trade agreement still awaits ratification in both Canada and the U.S. One USDA official says he thinks the U.S. Congress will bring the agreement up for debate within the next three or four months. Gary Crawford reports from Washington.President Donald Trump returns from France with progress to report on the Trade Front:New data just into the US Department of Ag shows that 2019 growth in the H-2A worker program is slowing. Micheal Clements has more.Farmers should support an EPA report that backs glyphosate for agriculture.

Mark Sloan of DTB Associates, a Washington based consulting firm specializing in agricultural and pharmaceutical issues, discusses the current status of the US-Mexico Trade Agreement and the US-Canada Trade Agreement--what's in these agreements for all sides, upcoming Congressional consideration, and what happens if Congress doesn't approve these agreements.

Farmer for Free Trade meet with Arizona Producers Patrick Bray sits down with Angela Hofmann, Co-Executive Director, and Carrie Phillips, Director of Policy and Partnership, from Farmers for Free Trade.  The #MotorcadeforTrade made a stop in Buckeye, AZ at Heiden Land and Cattle/H4 farms to talk with producers about the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA).  Angela and Carrie talk to our listeners about the USMCA deal and how they can get involved. 

This Marxe Issues Public Policy program will focus on the controversy involving reaching a viable NAFTA agreement under the current Trump administration. The panel will feature distinguished experts on the United States, Canada and Mexico trade policies. They will discuss the setbacks that have occurred to date and suggest ways diplomatic talks should proceed in the interest of all three countries. The NAFTA agreement greatly impacts the American economy, and our relationship with Canada and Mexico both economically and politically.

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Mayer Brown partner Tim Keeler and associate Mickey Leibner discuss the major provisions of the US-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) and analyze the next steps for the agreement in the 116th Congress.

Mayer Brown partner Tim Keeler and associate Mickey Leibner discuss the major provisions of the US-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) and analyze the next steps for the agreement in the 116th Congress.

Whenever issues of copyright arise in the Canadian entertainment industries, Michael Geist is sure to enter the conversation - and he’s not one to hide his disagreements with some of the music industry’s big players. The Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-Commerce Law at the University of Ottawa and a widely-respected expert on copyright law, Geist joins us for a wide-ranging conversation touching on a variety of issues affecting record labels, publishers, and music creators. We get into Bryan Adams’ arguments for the government’s Heritage Committee, including changing the reversion right to give creators their copyrights back in their lifetime, as well as whether it’s good or not that Canada has agreed to a copyright term extension. Geist then discusses how the new US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement affects the music industry and creators, why he doesn’t buy the notion of a “value gap” in the music business, and his criticism of the music industry's argument against YouTube.

Mason brings a wine made from one of the guys new favorite varietals, Tempianillo. El Pensador Tempranillo is very characteristic of this grape varietal and was enjoyed very much by Mason. Earlier in the week Mason sent Jake an article about the potential shadiness of wine clubs. Jake subscribes to Wall Street Journal Wine Club and the two discuss the article and Jakes experience. Your hosts also touch on the withdrawal of Austria from the UN Migration Pact and continue on to discussing how the new US Mexico Canada trade deal could open up BC to Washington wines. A new winery is coming to TX, Alta Marfa, and Jake and Mason talk about how exciting it would be to visit a new young grower.

Canada has emerged as in independent voice and flagbearer of international liberalism. But concessions in the new US-Mexico-Canada agreement have sparked a backlash back home. The jury’s still out on the benefits of marijuana legalization. Will Canadians tire of Trudeau’s “yoga democracy”?   More at https://altamar.us/canada-cool-confident/   Follow us on Twitter and Facebook

The last minute new trade agreement among Mexico, Canada and the United States, the so-called USMCA, made headlines in late September. But beneath those headlines, the difference the agreement could mean for those countries are likely to be minimal. The difficult negotiating issues – Canada's dairy market/supply management, intellectual property, and the dispute settlement mechanism between member countries as well as investors - have been controversial since the inception of NAFTA in 1994 and even earlier It's not uncommon for politicians to rebrand existing trade deals, so it shouldn't surprise anyone that President Trump wanted to call the new agreement USMCA. While little has changed, it's far more eye-catching to announce a brand-new agreement, rather than to work within the confines of existing agreements. Signing ceremonies and new acronyms stick in voters' minds longer than simply tinkering with an agreement that already is in place—even if the new agreement only includes minor changes. How will Canada's dairy farmers and auto workers be affected by the new deal? Was dispute settlement and intellectual property protected? And could the agreement limit Canada's ability to negotiate trade deal with other nations, for example China? The speaker will draw attention to what sets apart USMCA from NAFTA and speculate on the long term consequences of the agreement. Speaker: Dr. Chris Kukucha Christopher J. Kukucha is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Lethbridge. He is the author of The Provinces and Canadian Foreign Trade Policy and a co-editor of several books including The Harper Era in Canadian Foreign Policy (Adam Chapnick), International Political Economy (Greg Anderson), and the third edition of Readings in Canadian Foreign Policy (Duane Bratt). Chris also served as the William J. Fulbright Research Chair in Canadian Studies at the State University of New York (Plattsburgh) and is a past President of the International Studies Association of Canada. Moderator: Martin Heavy Head Date: Thursday, October 25, 2018 Time: Doors open 11:30 am, Presentation 12 noon, buffet lunch 12:30 pm, Q&A 1 – 1:30 pm Location: Royal Canadian Legion (north door) 324 Mayor Magrath Dr. S. Lethbridge Cost: $14 buffet lunch with desert & coffee/tea/juice or $2 coffee/tea/juice. RSVP not required

The last minute new trade agreement among Mexico, Canada and the United States, the so-called USMCA, made headlines in late September. But beneath those headlines, the difference the agreement could mean for those countries are likely to be minimal. The difficult negotiating issues – Canada's dairy market/supply management, intellectual property, and the dispute settlement mechanism between member countries as well as investors - have been controversial since the inception of NAFTA in 1994 and even earlier It's not uncommon for politicians to rebrand existing trade deals, so it shouldn't surprise anyone that President Trump wanted to call the new agreement USMCA. While little has changed, it's far more eye-catching to announce a brand-new agreement, rather than to work within the confines of existing agreements. Signing ceremonies and new acronyms stick in voters' minds longer than simply tinkering with an agreement that already is in place—even if the new agreement only includes minor changes. How will Canada's dairy farmers and auto workers be affected by the new deal? Was dispute settlement and intellectual property protected? And could the agreement limit Canada's ability to negotiate trade deal with other nations, for example China? The speaker will draw attention to what sets apart USMCA from NAFTA and speculate on the long term consequences of the agreement. Speaker: Dr. Chris Kukucha Christopher J. Kukucha is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Lethbridge. He is the author of The Provinces and Canadian Foreign Trade Policy and a co-editor of several books including The Harper Era in Canadian Foreign Policy (Adam Chapnick), International Political Economy (Greg Anderson), and the third edition of Readings in Canadian Foreign Policy (Duane Bratt). Chris also served as the William J. Fulbright Research Chair in Canadian Studies at the State University of New York (Plattsburgh) and is a past President of the International Studies Association of Canada. Moderator: Martin Heavy Head Date: Thursday, October 25, 2018 Time: Doors open 11:30 am, Presentation 12 noon, buffet lunch 12:30 pm, Q&A 1 – 1:30 pm Location: Royal Canadian Legion (north door) 324 Mayor Magrath Dr. S. Lethbridge Cost: $14 buffet lunch with desert & coffee/tea/juice or $2 coffee/tea/juice. RSVP not required

The last minute new trade agreement among Mexico, Canada and the United States, the so-called USMCA, made headlines in late September. But beneath those headlines, the difference the agreement could mean for those countries are likely to be minimal. The difficult negotiating issues – Canada's dairy market/supply management, intellectual property, and the dispute settlement mechanism between member countries as well as investors - have been controversial since the inception of NAFTA in 1994 and even earlier It's not uncommon for politicians to rebrand existing trade deals, so it shouldn't surprise anyone that President Trump wanted to call the new agreement USMCA. While little has changed, it's far more eye-catching to announce a brand-new agreement, rather than to work within the confines of existing agreements. Signing ceremonies and new acronyms stick in voters' minds longer than simply tinkering with an agreement that already is in place—even if the new agreement only includes minor changes. How will Canada's dairy farmers and auto workers be affected by the new deal? Was dispute settlement and intellectual property protected? And could the agreement limit Canada's ability to negotiate trade deal with other nations, for example China? The speaker will draw attention to what sets apart USMCA from NAFTA and speculate on the long term consequences of the agreement. Speaker: Dr. Chris Kukucha Christopher J. Kukucha is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Lethbridge. He is the author of The Provinces and Canadian Foreign Trade Policy and a co-editor of several books including The Harper Era in Canadian Foreign Policy (Adam Chapnick), International Political Economy (Greg Anderson), and the third edition of Readings in Canadian Foreign Policy (Duane Bratt). Chris also served as the William J. Fulbright Research Chair in Canadian Studies at the State University of New York (Plattsburgh) and is a past President of the International Studies Association of Canada. Moderator: Martin Heavy Head Date: Thursday, October 25, 2018 Time: Doors open 11:30 am, Presentation 12 noon, buffet lunch 12:30 pm, Q&A 1 – 1:30 pm Location: Royal Canadian Legion (north door) 324 Mayor Magrath Dr. S. Lethbridge Cost: $14 buffet lunch with desert & coffee/tea/juice or $2 coffee/tea/juice. RSVP not required

The last minute new trade agreement among Mexico, Canada and the United States, the so-called USMCA, made headlines in late September. But beneath those headlines, the difference the agreement could mean for those countries are likely to be minimal. The difficult negotiating issues – Canada's dairy market/supply management, intellectual property, and the dispute settlement mechanism between member countries as well as investors - have been controversial since the inception of NAFTA in 1994 and even earlier It's not uncommon for politicians to rebrand existing trade deals, so it shouldn't surprise anyone that President Trump wanted to call the new agreement USMCA. While little has changed, it's far more eye-catching to announce a brand-new agreement, rather than to work within the confines of existing agreements. Signing ceremonies and new acronyms stick in voters' minds longer than simply tinkering with an agreement that already is in place—even if the new agreement only includes minor changes. How will Canada's dairy farmers and auto workers be affected by the new deal? Was dispute settlement and intellectual property protected? And could the agreement limit Canada's ability to negotiate trade deal with other nations, for example China? The speaker will draw attention to what sets apart USMCA from NAFTA and speculate on the long term consequences of the agreement. Speaker: Dr. Chris Kukucha Christopher J. Kukucha is a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Lethbridge. He is the author of The Provinces and Canadian Foreign Trade Policy and a co-editor of several books including The Harper Era in Canadian Foreign Policy (Adam Chapnick), International Political Economy (Greg Anderson), and the third edition of Readings in Canadian Foreign Policy (Duane Bratt). Chris also served as the William J. Fulbright Research Chair in Canadian Studies at the State University of New York (Plattsburgh) and is a past President of the International Studies Association of Canada. Moderator: Martin Heavy Head Date: Thursday, October 25, 2018 Time: Doors open 11:30 am, Presentation 12 noon, buffet lunch 12:30 pm, Q&A 1 – 1:30 pm Location: Royal Canadian Legion (north door) 324 Mayor Magrath Dr. S. Lethbridge Cost: $14 buffet lunch with desert & coffee/tea/juice or $2 coffee/tea/juice. RSVP not required

A private American company hired by the government of the United Arab Emirates has sent former US special forces soldiers to Yemen as mercenaries to carry out assassinations of political and religious figures there, according to a Buzzfeed investigation. The killings began in 2015 and, so far, dozens of people have been assassinated. Brian and John speak with Mark Sleboda, an international relations and security analyst. New video in the police shooting of Ricardo "Ricky" Hayes, an autistic 18 year old in Chicago, was recently released.The footage contradicts the police assertion that Hayes was armed, and is related to a lawsuit filed on behalf of Hayes. Kofi Ademola, an activist and organizer with the Black Lives Matter movement, joins the show. Taliban gunmen this morning assassinated several leaders of the regional government in Kandahar in the country’s south. Press reports indicate that the governor, provincial military leader, and intelligence director of Kandahar Province were killed when their own bodyguards opened fire on them. The target of the attack appears to have been US General Scott Miller, but he escaped unharmed. Two American soldiers were wounded. Jeremy Kuzmarov, a professor of American history at the University of Tulsa whose latest book is “The Russians Are Coming, Again: The First Cold War as Tragedy, the Second as Farce,” joins Brian and John. The Jordanian government said today that 300 members of the White Helmets rescue group who fled Syria for Jordan three months ago have now been resettled in Canada, Germany, and the UK. The Israeli and US governments have said that they aided the Jordanians in the resettlement. Meanwhile, the government continues to consolidate its control over the country’s international borders. Ambassador Peter Ford, the former UK Ambassador to Syria, joins the show.Donald Trump issued his strongest threat yet against a caravan of migrants attempting to safely reach the United States. Trump stated that he would deploy the military to close down the Mexican border to stop the caravan’s arrival, and implied that the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement might be in jeopardy. Brian and John speak with Jackie McVicar, a member of the Atlantic Region Solidarity Network, working in solidarity with people struggling for social justice and environmental protection in Latin America, the Caribbean and Atlantic Canada, and a former co-coordinator of the Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking the Silence Solidarity Network.Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the Trump Administration would give the Saudi government more time to explain what happened to journalist Jamal Khashoggi and President Trump expressed reticence in punishing the Saudis in any way. Meanwhile, Code Pink is leading demonstrations at the State Department and the Saudi Embassy in Washington tomorrow to protest Khashoggi’s death. Brian and John are joined by Mansour Alhadj, a journalist, author, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Center for Democracy and Human Rights in Saudi Arabia. Thursday’s weekly series “Criminal Injustice” is about the most egregious conduct of our courts and prosecutors and how justice is denied to so many people in this country. Paul Wright, the founder and executive director of the Human Rights Defense Center and editor of Prison Legal News (PLN), and Kevin Gosztola, a writer for Shadowproof.com and co-host of the podcast Unauthorized Disclosure, join the show.

On Episode #19 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast, we dive into the dire situation that many Louisiana soybean farmers are facing this fall with constant rains and damaged beans. However, the Louisiana cotton crop is looking very good according to LSU AgCenter Cotton Specialist Dan Fromme. We have a very special guest on Grassroots Government this week. US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Purdue visited Louisiana last week, and we caught up with him at Raceland Sugars. We visited with the Secretary about several issues, including the soybean problems we're having, trade issues with China and the new US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement. We'll go in the field this week to Tensas Parish where we will hear from Donnie VandeVen about his cotton crop. Grayson Close and Mark Tall check in with us with an update on the grain and rice markets, and we'll hear from Dave Foster on the cattle markets. Then we'll wrap it up with a look at a very active Louisiana Ag Calendar.

On Episode #19 of The Voice of Louisiana Agriculture Podcast, we dive into the dire situation that many Louisiana soybean farmers are facing this fall with constant rains and damaged beans. However, the Louisiana cotton crop is looking very good according to LSU AgCenter Cotton Specialist Dan Fromme. We have a very special guest on Grassroots Government this week. US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Purdue visited Louisiana last week, and we caught up with him at Raceland Sugars. We visited with the Secretary about several issues, including the soybean problems we're having, trade issues with China and the new US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement. We'll go in the field this week to Tensas Parish where we will hear from Donnie VandeVen about his cotton crop. Grayson Close and Mark Tall check in with us with an update on the grain and rice markets, and we'll hear from Dave Foster on the cattle markets. Then we'll wrap it up with a look at a very active Louisiana Ag Calendar.

October 1st: Art of the Trade Deal - President Trump secured a new trade deal involving Canada and Mexico in a pact that fulfills a signature campaign promise. The NAFTA replacement, now called “US-Mexico-Canada agreement,” has already caused stocks to surge with a DOW boost of over 250 points. Also, the Supreme Court opened its new term with only eight justices as Trump’s SCOTUS pick, Brett Kavanaugh, has yet to be confirmed due to sexual assault allegations. Joining today’s show is conservative trailblazer Faith Goldy explaining her historic bid for Mayor of Toronto. Furthermore, former Fox News contributor Kevin Jackson discusses his firing after criticizing Kavanaugh’s accusers. Start your week informed. Call and tune in now!

The new NAFTA deal between US-Mexico-Canada has been renamed to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) but what is the significance of it? Locknie Hsu, Professor of Law at Singapore Management University tells us more

This Weeks guests:Louis Hyman, Cornell University, Author-TEMP: How American Work, American Business, and the American Dream Became TemporaryChris Garcia, VICAR Financial, Former Deputy Director of the US Department of Commerce, talks about Trump's trade negotiations with Mexico and Canada

Episode 189 (35 mins 40 secs) Introducing the #whowhatwhereswhy Instagram TV channel. Weird Foods you “trick” people into eating. Why the FIFA World Cup is a big deal. Stacking your food like Jenga. It's food plus sports episode here that Ruthy and Albert get to talk about. Take a listen, and find out if we get you hungry, or make you lose your appetite.01:00 - IGTV on @albert5x503:07 - weird foods you try and make people eat13:10 - FIFA World Cup 201824:08 - What's Going On31:15 - Credits32:07 - After Credits - "...I bless the rains down in Africa..."- #whowhatwhereswhy IGTV channel on @albert5x5- 10 Disgusting Food Products We DARE You to Eat- Weird cultural foods you dare people to try- Disgusting Foods That Some Cultures Actually Love- Four reasons why Americans should care about the 2018 FIFA World Cup - World Cup 2026: US-Mexico-Canada bid chosen as host - US, Canadian, and Mexican cities host contenders - Beer is running out at the FIFA World Cup- did you know food Jenga is apparently a thing - 'Avocado Hand' sends people to the hospital (how to cut an avocado) - there is currently a shortage of Irish and Japanese Whiskey - Mother uses Taco to distract armed police impersonator while she got help- Toto's “Africa” is suddenly hot again- Millennial anthem? Toto's Africa - The official music video for Toto's Africa - Weezer covers Toto's "Africa" (and "Rosanna") - Arfrica - Lip syncing Toto's Africa - Cover of Africa by a rubber chickenRuthy instagram.com/grrace13Albert Patrick twitter.com/albert5x5 instagram.com/albert5x5 "I Saw That Movie" blog Spoilers Pleeze podcast C.O.ComixMixMessage us! whowhatwhereswhy@gmail.com Like and comment! facebook.com/whowhatwhereswhy merch! zazzle.com/whowhatwhereswhy Extra Stuff Extra Spoils! patreon.com/whowhatwhereswhyWant to show your support? -> whowhatwhereswhy.com/supportMusic provided by The Y AxesThis episode was produced by Albert VergeldeDios and Jessica LinMore episodes, podcasts, movie reviews, and comic strips, at whowhatwhereswhy.com#stuffjunk

Movie Predictive Programming - Evolution of Sports into Blood-Sports - "Running Man" - "Rollerball" - Three-Tiered World run by World Corporation, Gradual Indoctrination - Plastic Culture can be Changed for the Times You Live In, New Bloodless "Revolutions" - Cultural and Information Wars - War on Poverty and Drugs, The Internet - Dominated by Those Making War on Your Mind, Process of De-Humanization, Sport as National Pastime Addiction - ARENA = AARON, Gruesome Fests of Fascination, Monty Python movie "Meaning of Life" - Replacing Old Religions with Science - Opposition=Condemnation - Old Gods and New Gods, Ordering Kidneys for Transplant - Donors are Paid Paltry Sum - Deliveries to Wealthy Recipients - Exploitation of the Poor, Neutralizing Compassion with Injustice, De-Humanization through Comedy and Game-Shows, -- Daily Mail (Britain) article - May 31, 2007 - "Fury at kidney-swop TV" by Allan Hall (dailymail.co.uk World News) -- Organ Donation - Kidney Transplant Game-Show Contest - Contestants vie for a Kidney - Reality TV - BNN TV - "Who Gets Her Organs?" - Attempts to Block Showing - Daily Mail Tabloid format - Hollywood Drama and Sex - Fantasia, Minds of Psychopaths at the Top - Lack of Identity with Normal Human Emotions - A World of Efficiency, Futuristic Books - We are the Subject - Training Not to Participate in Creation of Our Reality and Destiny, Think-tanks - Pyramid Structure, View of Sacredness of Life - Descent into Inhumanity, Destruction of Bonding in Relationships - Promiscuity - Massive Pregnancies by Single Women - Abortion Body Parts, Butchery in Name of Progress, Depopulation Program - Earth Charter - Animal Rights, Public Love of Socialism - World Run by Experts (Your Betters), Radio Talk Shows - Controversial Topics - Hegelian Dialectic - Taking Sides - Acceptance of Bizarre, "Conspiracy" vs. "Open Conspiracy" - Published Global Agenda, Hormonal Changes, -- BBC News - May 23, 2007 - "US Approves Pill to Stop (Monthly) Periods" -- Librel drug - play on Libra and Life or Freedom - Halting Monthly Menstrual Cycle - Birth-Control Hormones - Pregnancy - Planned Parenthood Federation (Started by a Eugenicist) - Creation of Hormonal Environment Not Found in Nature - Slogans - Contraception and "Choice" - Perfecting that which was left Imperfect, -- Independent Media Centre (IMC), Winnipeg - May 24, 2007 -"North American Union Plan Headed to Congress in Fall" (from World Net Daily) -- Integration of US-Mexico-Canada into Economic and Security Bloc - "Centre for Strategic and International Studies" (CSIS acronym) - North American Free Trade Agreement - European Union - Border Infrastructure - Secret Round-Table Sessions - CFR - Royal Institute for International Affairs - "North American Future 2025 Project" - Free Flow of People across National Borders - Competition to the Bottom - "Market Forces" - SPP - Security and Prosperity Partnership (Who Prospers?) - Immigration and Amnesty Protests - Planned Society - Common Market - Karl Marx - Life in the Script, Bulk of Population are Perpetual Children - They Want to Play - Acquiescence of General Public - Police Blitzes, -- Alan: "We Must Give Power to the Beast in Order to be Devoured by the Beast, in All Ages" -- Fear of Changes - Saving the People - Collective Training - Tyranny - Psychopaths Decide Direction of Public, SILENCE IS LEGAL CONSENT, Right and Wrong - Sentience - Communication of the Facts - Questions of What Comes After this Life?, Seeking Truth - Giving Up All to Find It - Taking Risks - Alienation and Isolation - Opening Pandora's Box (No Guarantees) - Stages of Waking Up - Strength in Knowing - Everyone is Making Choices - Breaking through Barriers, Sham of Democracy - Pre-Selected Politicians - Long-Term Big Business Plans (Song: "The Sound of Silence" by Simon and Garfunkel), *Dialogue Copyrighted Alan Watt - May 31, 2007 (Exempting Music and Literary Quotes)

Ancient Greek Wars, Bolshevik revolution, Traveling Drama Plays, H. G. Wells - "Free Love" in the 1800's, Big Brother, Beatles Music Creation, Beatles - Clean-Cut Beginning - World-Wide Marketing - Guaranteed Hits, Marshall McLuhan and John Lennon Meeting, Destroying the Old to Bring in the New, Eco-Villages - Habitat Areas of the U.N. - Agenda 21 (21st Century), Year 2010 - Open U.N. Government Take-Over, Trading Blocks, Family to Population Planning, Elite's Move to China - Setting up the New System - China - UN Model State, Ford - Rockefeller - Carnegie Foundations - Planning the Future - Merger of U.S. and Soviet System, Alvin Toffler Book "Third Way" and "Future Shock", Newt Gingrich, Royal Institute of International Affairs, Maurice Strong - Aunt was Advisor to Mao Tse Tung, Pierre Trudeau - Communist Party, Rhodes Scholars, Summit of the Americas - Shelley Ann Clark - Merger of US-Mexico-Canada, Bloodlines - Plato - Guardian Class, Breeding for Certain Qualities, Clinton Family, Benjamin Franklin - Hellfire Club - Prostitution Houses for Breeding - Madame Bouvier, Freemasonry - 3rd Generation Can Go Beyond 33rd Degree, OTO Ordo Templi Orientalis 96 Degrees, Cutting Through - Understanding Who You Really Are - Knowing Yourself - Sanity, Aldous Huxley - "Bread and Circuses" for the People - Roman Empire - Sports for the Public, Jacques Attali - "Millennium" Book - Amalgamation and American Boat People