Soberanía 72: AMLO Succeeds Where Neoliberalism Failed
Poverty is down…and opposition justifications are up. In the latest episode of Soberanía – following the introduction of Jose Luis’ new toy – our intrepid hosts discuss the remarkable findings from the INEGI’s 2024 Multidimensional Poverty Report: 13.4 million Mexicans exited poverty under AMLO’s watch. Even the Guardian was forced to admit it! They further discuss Mexico’s expulsion (not extradition) of 26 capos to the United States in the context of ongoing negotiations over tariffs and security with the Trump administration which Rolling Stone Magazine considers to be “less like a negotiating tactic and more like a mafia-style intimidation campaign.” In that vein, Kurt and José Luis assess the ongoing US military buildup in the region (serious threat or bluff?), and, in Losers and Haters, another piece of right-wing-attack-masquerading-as-left-wing-critique from the NACLA Report.
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People’s Mañanera June 23
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on healthcare, the search for missing persons, democracy and nepotism, and highway safety.
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Mexico’s Supreme Court Orders Judges to Review That No Usurious Practices Exist in the Collection of Credit Payments
In two rulings, the Court held that usury violates human rights under the American Convention and must be checked even when the borrower is a company.
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Cuba: Direct Dialogue With the United States, Without Significant Progress
Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Josefina Vidal Ferreiro says Washington answers every dialogue session days later with new sanctions, and warns Havana is preparing for legitimate self-defense against latent US military threats.
