Evening News - August 27, 2018

Mexico and US Reach Bilateral Trade Agreement

The US and Mexico have reached a bilateral trade agreement marking a significant step forward in reshaping elements of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Canada was notably left out, with the Trump administration saying they would like to retitle NAFTA as the US Mexico Free Trade Agreement. Mexico and the US came to an understanding after five weeks of furious negations, but with Canada left out many questions still remain. RT’s Manila Chan reports.

US Out: Germany Suggest Payment System Without America

The European Union may be looking to change how it does business with the United States. The German Foreign Minister Heiko Mas is continuing his call to create independent payment channels separate from the US. For analysis, RT America’s Natasha Sweatte is joined by former UK Member of Parliament, George Galloway.

Prisons Strikes Continue to Spread Across US and Canada

Inmates in at least seven states are participating in a 19-day prison strike. The organizers of the strike claim their goal is to raise awareness of what they call the “prison-industrial slave complex.” The inmates are refusing to work and in some cases refusing to eat to bring about change in the prison system. The last major prison strike took place in 2016 when more than 24,000 inmates in 24 states took part in the largest US prison strike in history. RT’s Rachel Blevins reports.