Soberanía 84: The Post-Monroe Moment
This week on Soberanía, Kurt Hackbarth and José Luis Granados Ceja bundle up for a freezing Mexico City episode and break down three stories that reveal where Mexico stands in today’s shifting global politics. First, they explore Mexico and the “old world” — new meetings between Mexico, France, Spain, the EU and CELAC, and what these diplomatic moves say about Latin America’s growing independence from European influence. Then they turn to Ricardo Salinas Pliego, as Mexico’s most notorious oligarch finally faces the Supreme Court after years of legal dodges by his companies. The hosts unpack what this long-delayed reckoning means for accountability and the balance between power and money in Mexico. Finally, they examine Israel’s false claim of an “Iranian plot” in Mexico, how the story unraveled, and what it reveals about media manipulation and foreign attempts to drag Mexico into geopolitical narratives. And as always, it all wraps up with Losers and Haters of the Week, this time focusing on the so-called Gen Z protests and how they’re being weaponized by the opposition and media to push an anti-government narrative.
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Mexican Government to Investigate Ticketmaster Monopoly for BTS Ticket Sales Irregularities
Mexico’s Attorney General indicated that the fines against the ticketing company could reach up to $230k USD.
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PAN’s Desolate “Mass” Membership Drive
It began in October with an arena event where Maximiliano Cortázar fell into a pool. Three months and only 3,500 new members later, the ultra-right party is still floundering in the deep end.
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USMCA Review Needs to Include More Than Just Corporate Interests
Mexico’s Economy Secretary Ebrard has cancelled social organization consultations and adopted a rhetoric of supplication towards corporate interests in advance of the USMCA review.
