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Soberanía: The Mexican Politics Podcast

  • Trump’s Sham Summit – Soberanía 99

    Trump’s Sham Summit – Soberanía 99

    A Miami gathering of right wing leaders representing barely a fifth of the region’s population; Mexico’s ambitious housing program; and the death of El Mencho.

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  • 40-hour Workweek: A Handout from Employers That Won’t Improve Workers’ Lives

    40-hour Workweek: A Handout from Employers That Won’t Improve Workers’ Lives

    With the 40-hour workweek reform, if a worker were to work the 36 extra hours per month at double pay, they would only receive 1,206 pesos more per month than they would under the previous mandatory 48-hour workweek.


  • In Defense of Universal Public Education

    In Defense of Universal Public Education

    An interview with María de la Luz Arriaga Lemus, a teacher, long-time union activist, co-founder of the Trinational Coalition in Defense of Public Education, the Social Network for Public Education in the Americas, who works with Casa Obrero Socialista Jose Antonio Vital.


  • FIFA’s Cola Cup & Dystopian Horror

    FIFA’s Cola Cup & Dystopian Horror

    The World Cup’s arrival in Mexico is a stark illustration of the absurdity of the world we’ve reached thanks to the power of large corporations; of the crisis of our current civilization, a society trapped in a power economy, manipulated by addictions.


  • Mexican Politics & Gender Parity

    Mexican Politics & Gender Parity

    Since 2019 constitutionally, and since 2025 in practice, Mexico is the only country in the world with parity of women and men in the three branches of government, writes Martí Batres.


  • Miami Weiss: The Peak of Genuflection

    Miami Weiss: The Peak of Genuflection

    The most striking aspect of Trump’s lumpentreffen is that all of the leaders in attendance use tough-on-crime rhetoric while simultaneously carrying extensive criminal records.


  • Trump Wants Major Surrender from Mexico on USMCA

    Trump Wants Major Surrender from Mexico on USMCA

    Mexico is both at the table and on the menu, as the US pressures Mexico to open up strategic sectors that had been recovered since AMLO’s election.


  • Mexican Public Education at Risk Again

    Mexican Public Education at Risk Again

    Marx Arriaga’s firing is a part of an attempt to reverse progress, undo the advances made by AMLO’s administration & to try to privatize and commodify public education once again.


  • The Illusion of Equality

    The Illusion of Equality

    In stark contrast to the hardships and suffering endured by working women, every country boasts its list of the richest men and its list of the most powerful women, and the profits of the monopolies they head continue to grow obscenely, while our rights regress and our living conditions deteriorate.



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