Soberanía 80: The Nobel “Peace” Prize Farce
In this week’s episode of Soberanía, hosts Kurt Hackbarth and José Luis Granados react to the farcical irony of far-right Venezuelan opposition figure María Corina Machado receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, unpacking her long record of backing coups, sanctions, and foreign intervention, what this award reveals about Western hypocrisy, and what it all could mean for Mexico. They then turn to President Claudia Sheinbaum’s decision to skip the Summit of the Americas, exploring how it builds on López Obrador’s refusal to attend the Los Angeles edition in 2022 to promote Latin American regional sovereignty against US exclusionism. The discussion continues with the debate around Mexico’s amparo reform bill – in its final stages in Congress – breaking down how it could close off the elites’ endless attempts to game the system and the pushback it has thus sparked from Mexico’s conservative establishment. The episode closes with Losers and Haters, revisiting a familiar figure whose newfound power threatens to do real damage from within the newly dubbed “War” Department.
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People’s Mañanera April 14
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on reduction in violence, national public security education, public finances, relations with the US, branchplant economics, and another ICE death.
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People with Disabilities Denounce Mobility & Infrastructure Barriers in Mexico City’s Care System Consultation
Dialogue sessions and the process towards the consultative stage continue.
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Labour Congress Rules Out Holding International Workers Day Rally on May 1st at CDMX Zócalo
The trade union organization won’t be participating, but President Reyes Soberanis Moreno recommends organizations that do participate include his Congress’ logo.
