Soberanía: The Mexican Politics Podcast
Soberanía brings you news and analysis about Mexico from a grassroots and leftist perspective, helping English-language audiences better understand the country, its politics and players.
Soberanía is hosted by journalists José Luis Granados Ceja and Kurt Hackbarth. All episodes are posted here but we also encourage you to subscribe at the Youtube channel or Spotify.
Hosts
José Luis Granados Ceja is a journalist and political analyst based in Mexico City. He is co-host of the Mexican public television show Sin Muros, and currently covers Latin America for Drop Site News, and writes a monthly opinion column for the Mexico Solidarity Project. Follow him on Twitter @granadosceja
Kurt Hackbarth is a writer, playwright, and journalist at Jacobin Magazine and Sentido Común. He is the co-founder of the publishing house Matanga!. Follow him on Twitter @kurthackbarth
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Heads Will Roll – Soberanía 129
Chihuahua’s ex-attorney general arrested for treason over the CIA raid, Morena’s commanding lead ahead of 2027, the Mexican-American swing in Texas, and the FBI’s El Mayo FOIA dodge. More…
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Jalisco Governor Unleashes Repression – Soberanía 128
Jalisco’s crackdown on clean-water protesters, the IMSS workers’ march, Sheinbaum’s first Instagram and TikTok live, and Garduño’s exoneration over the Ciudad Juárez fire. More…
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El Taller: How the US Seeks to Extort Mexico with Energy Expert Ángel Balderas
Energy expert Ángel Balderas dismantles the neoliberal myths about Mexico’s energy sovereignty, from 1938 to the 2013 reform. More…
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US Goes Behind Sheinbaum’s Back – Soberanía 127
Ron Johnson’s unauthorized police academy in Querétaro, AMLO’s return with his new book “Pueblo,” Brazil’s tight Lula–Bolsonaro runoff, and Meta censoring journalism. More…
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GOP Operative vs. Mexico – Soberanía 126
Larry Rubin’s lobbying against the dual nationality reform, new photos tying Cerimedo to Trump Jr., Brazil’s tight Lula vs. Bolsonaro race, and the NYT’s fabricated AMLO “heir” story. More…
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Trump Unhinged: Goes After Mexico at UN – Soberanía 125
Trump’s UN attack on Mexico and Sheinbaum’s reply, Morena’s poll-based candidate selection for 2027, and the U.S. Embassy’s “made in China” Independence Day blunder. More…
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El Taller: Internationalism and the 4T with Stephanie Weatherbee Brito
Stephanie Weatherbee Brito of the International Peoples’ Assembly on internationalism, the 4T, and rebuilding Latin America’s left. More…
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Mexico Stands Up to the U.S. on its Independence Day – Soberanía 124
Six fronts of Mexican sovereignty, a leaked U.S. “poll” manufacturing consent for intervention, and Rubio’s threats against Mexico. More…
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Mexico Turns to China as U.S. Threats Mount – Soberanía 123
Mexico’s foreign minister visits China as Beijing backs its sovereignty, the 2027 economic package targets tax-evading “factureras,” and Televisa peddles a dubious smear against a Morena senator. More…
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Sheinbaum’s Second State of the Union – Soberanía 122
The hosts break down Sheinbaum’s second State of the Union address, the constitutional reform to bar dual citizens from the presidency, and the controversial U.S.-Venezuela oil deal. More…
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Embattled Sinaloa Governor Returns and Leaves Office Again (In One Weekend) – Soberanía 121
Sinaloa Governor Rocha Moya’s one-weekend return and exit, the collapse of U.S.-Canada trade talks, and the far-right Cerimedo network from Bolivia to Miami. More…
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Arrest of Trump-linked Operator Reveals Seamy Underworld of Latin American Far Right – Soberanía 120
The arrest of operative Fernando Cerimedo exposes the far right’s CIA-linked web, the U.S. weaponizes visa cancellations against the left, and ICE brutalizes Mexican migrants. More…
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El Taller: Women, Democracy and Grassroots Politics with Deputy Andrea Navarro
Federal Deputy Andrea Navarro on grassroots organizing, machismo in Congress, audience rights, sovereignty, and Morena’s internal debate. More…
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Ayotzinapa Back in Spotlight – Soberanía 119
Hosts welcome the arrest of ex-Governor Aguirre in the Ayotzinapa case, dissect the State Department’s video glorifying the Monroe Doctrine, tour a turbulent South America, and skewer the PRI’s Alejandro Moreno for begging Washington for sanctions. More…
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Exposing Mexican Media’s Bogus ‘Censorship’ Claims – Soberanía 118
Mexico’s new audience rights law exposes corporate media’s phony ‘censorship’ cry, the UNAM admissions exam melts down under a private contractor, and Brazil defies Washington in an escalating visa dispute. More…
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El Taller: Genocide in Slow Motion with Cuban Diplomat Johana Tablada
Johana Tablada of the Cuban Embassy in Mexico on the Trump administration’s unprecedented offensive against the island. More…
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Live Long and Prosper – Soberanía 117
Mexico wins a rare legal victory over Vulcan Materials at the World Bank’s ICSID tribunal, students occupy Canal Once, and Trump’s latest tariffs leave Mexico the relative winner. More…
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Failed Magnate Backs Call for Deportation of Fellow Mexicans – Soberanía 116
Sheinbaum’s warm migrant welcome in New York versus Salinas Pliego’s “ICE do your thing,” El Mayo’s life sentence dashing the opposition’s dreams, and the takedown of Ruffo’s fuel-smuggling network. More…
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Claudia Sheinbaum Takes on the ICE Killing Machine – Soberanía 115
Mexico escalates its fight against ICE abuses with criminal complaints and UN action, Baja California’s governor is caught in a leaked visa audio, and the AIFA airport train becomes a commuter hit. More…
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Liar, Liar, Ten-Gallon Hat on Fire – Soberanía 114
In episode 114 of Soberanía, hosts José Luis Granados Ceja and Kurt Hackbarth cover a week of diplomatic scandals, World Cup drama, and economic news. More…