Mexico Says No to Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ – Soberanía 96
In episode 96 of Soberanía, hosts José Luis Granados Ceja and Kurt Hackbarth examine Mexico’s balancing act between defending its principles and navigating relentless pressure from the United States.
The episode opens with Mexico’s rejection of Trump’s “Board of Peace” over the exclusion of Palestine—a principled stand that signals a more independent foreign policy.
The hosts then unpack encouraging OECD data showing rising trust in Mexican institutions and low unemployment, challenging the bleak narrative pushed by domestic and international critics.
The conversation turns to the ongoing Cuba crisis, where Kurt’s recent Jacobin article frames the Sheinbaum administration’s difficult position: wanting to send oil to Cuba but facing the threat of U.S. military escalation. The hosts dissect the asymmetry of power and the limits of solidarity when a nuclear-armed empire patrols the Caribbean.
Finally, they take aim at Denise Dresser in Losers and Haters for dismissing Salma Hayek’s support of new efforts to support Mexico’s film industry—a perfect example of elite punditry detached from reality.
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AMLO Warns of the Rise of Neofascism: “It’s Not the Right, nor the Far Right”
Returning in a video from his La Chingada ranch, he presented his new book, Pueblo, dedicated to Sheinbaum, whom he called the world’s best President.
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Sheinbaum Mocks Calderón: “It Would Be a Gem for Him to Talk About Democracy”
She suggested he explain his security chief García Luna, now serving 38 years in a US prison, and why homicides doubled during his term.
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People’s Mañanera September 30
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on housing, the environment, water, single nationality, Calderón, and the Lie Detector.
