AMLO Breaks Silence to Rally Mexico Behind Cuba – Soberanía 100
In episode 100 of Soberanía, hosts José Luis Granados Ceja and Kurt Hackbarth mark the milestone by reflecting on two years of covering Mexican politics, and the episode is packed with analysis fitting the occasion.
The hosts lead with the renewed solidarity campaign for Cuba, sparked by former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador emerging from retirement to launch a fundraising drive for the island. They unpack the significance of this gesture, the disinformation campaigns it triggered, and the broader context of U.S. pressure on Cuba, including Donald Trump’s recent threats to “take Cuba” one way or another.
Next, they examine a joint statement from Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia calling for a ceasefire in the Middle East; a modest but notable step toward coordinated progressive diplomacy. The discussion connects the dots to escalating U.S. military actions in Ecuador and the ongoing catastrophe in Iran, arguing that Latin America cannot afford to be passive while imperialist aggression spreads.
The episode also covers the defeat of Morena’s electoral reform in the lower house and the announcement of a Plan B, exposing the self-interested maneuvers of coalition partners and the challenges of governing with smaller parties more concerned with patronage than principle.
Finally, Losers and Haters takes aim at Grupo Fórmula radio host Azucena Uresti’s predictable meltdown over López Obrador’s reappearance, a fitting reminder of the media dynamics that helped launch this podcast 100 episodes ago.
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People’s Mañanera October 15
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