Democracy Now : January 1 : North American Free Trade Agreement

Democracy Now : January 1 : North American Free Trade Agreement / Produced by Julie Drizin and Amy Goodman| hosted by Amy Goodman. - Democracy Now is a daily election year program which takes an in-depth look at the political landscape and interviews visionaries from all walks of life including members of grassroots organizations who challenge the status quo. - CONTENT: pt.1. Political headlines (3:00) -- pt.2. Three years ago today,the North American Free Trade Agreement came into force. At that moment, masked guerillas emerged from Southeastern Mexico proclaiming NAFTA a 'death sentence' on their way of life. Democracy Now returns to the mountains of the Mexican Southeast with a live report from Chiapas, Mexico and north to Canada to hear what Free Trade has meant to Canadian workers.(Holiday write-up!) - Broadcast on January 1, 1997.