Can I Borrow You For A Minute? Brendan James & Noah Kulwin of Blowback
We borrow for a minute the co-hosts of the acclaimed Blowback podcast, Brendan James and Noah Kulwin, on the sidelines of the Nuestra América summit for an impromptu chat. We talked about the new, more brazen phase of U.S. intervention in Latin America—why it feels desperate, why it’s failing, and what sustained resistance looks like from Cuba to Colombia. Real talk about empire, solidarity, and the growing unity across the Global South.
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Two Far-Right Organizations Seek to Revive in Mexico… but End Up Alone
A century after the Cristero War, sinarquistas and a Carlist circle rallied to the Paseo del Pendón, but failed to gather support, even among the right.
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People’s Mañanera August 10
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on children online, solidarity with Colombia, reforestation, renaming Paso de Cortés, avocado plants, water for the eastern Valley, and the Central American Games.
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Indigenous and Afro-Mexican Peoples
For Indigenous Peoples Day, Elena Poniatowska talks with Senator Susana Harp on recognizing Afro-Mexican peoples, halting textile plagiarism, and Mexico’s racism.
