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.
GOAL
$1500USD
JUNEBOREE DONATION DRIVE
This June, Soberanía is running a matching donation drive, thanks to a faithful viewer and listener who wishes to remain anonymous. He will match all donations coming in this month, over the next four episodes, through the Youtube account or Paypal, up to $1000USD.
We’re shooting for the moon, however; we’d like to reach $1500USD.
Your (and his) generous donations will go back into Soberanía, helping purchase needed equipment (such as a three camera set-up) and software to help the podcast grow.
With your support we can make it happen!
Donations
Paypal: kwhackbarth [at] gmail.com
Youtube
As of June 17, the Juneboree has raised $755 via your donations towards our goal of $1,500 USD.
Hosts
José Luis Granados Ceja is a journalist and political analyst based in Mexico City. He is a staff writer with Venezuela Analysis, covering regional and international issues, 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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Soberanía 63: Lowbrow Landa
Triggered Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau goes full rage-doxx against MORENA party official, President Sheinbaum attends the G7, the Iran-Israel conflict, and an update on opposition to the ICE raids. More…
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Soberanía 62: The Border Crossed Us
Mexican communities resist the abuses and kidnappings of ICE, Mexican flags are waved throughout the conflict area, and Trump seeks to turn the screws ever further. More…
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SOBERANÍA 61: POETIC JUSTICE
The Mexican Politics Podcast discusses the unprecedented election just held by Mexico and the predictable right wing opposition to this democratic move, and also: elections in Durango and Veracruz. More…
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SOBERANÍA 60: CALDERÓN’S EX ‘TOP COP’ ON HOOK FOR BILLIONS
A Florida court says Genaro García Luna owes $2.4 billion for embezzlment, CNTE strike, and Sunday’s judicial elections. More…
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SOBERANÍA 59: THE CIA’S MAN IN MEXICO
Trump’s Green Beret/CIA ambassador has arrived to take up his post as US ambassador to Mexico. And his first day in the country was… interesting. More…
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SOBERANÍA: HELPING YOU TAKE OUT THE MEDIA TRASH
An interview with José Luis Granados Ceja and Kurt Hackbarth, the duo from Mexico that host the Mexican Politics podcast that rebuts US media trash. More…
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SOBERANÍA 58: A WHOLE NEW WORLD
The recent summit between China and CELAC, attended by President Xi Jinping and several Latin American heads of state of varying degrees of progressivism. With the threat of Trumpism and tariffs hanging in the air, the summit acquired both greater impetus and urgency. More…
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SOBERANÍA 57: WORKING 9 TO 5
The 40-hour workweek will be a reality in Mexico…eventually. Plus tarrifs, troops, Sheinbaum’s letter and a New Yorker smearjob. More…
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SOBERANÍA 56: CORPORATE MEDIA OPPOSE NEW TELCOMS LAW
President Sheinbaum wants to stop foreign governments from being able to run offensive ads and seeks to revamp Mexico’s outdated telecom laws, including making internet more accessible and increasing community access, but corporate media and some critics are accusing her government of censorship. More…
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SOBERANÍA 55: TRUMP MILITARIZES BORDER ZONE
Donald Trump has militarized the border, to get US troops to take part in the deportation of migrants, the questionable Ecuadorean election and Mexican President Sheinbaum’s pledge to not restore relations; also, why is Mexican private media running Trump’s anti-migrant ads in primetime? More…
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SOBERANÍA 54: COME TOGETHER, RIGHT NOW
These dangerous times call for regional unity, but can Latin America unite against Trump threats? More…
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SOBERANÍA 53: WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE
Trump’s tariff plan turned out worse than everyone expected but somehow Mexico has come out unscathed. While close friends and allies of Trump were hit with devastating tariffs, Mexico was spared thanks to President Claudia Sheinbaum’s negotiating and now the country is poised to take advantage of its comparative advantage in the refashioned world of global commerce. More…
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SOBERANÍA 52: WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE…
Mexico reckons with Trump admin officials, Sheinbaum takes one for the team by meeting with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in the final stop of her cringe tour” through Latin America, the media attempt to play up China’s supposed pivot away from Mexico, and Mexico’s new Interoceanic Corridor linking the Atlantic and Pacific is now open. More…
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SOBERANÍA 51: THE WATER WARS
What’s behind the Trump administration’s denial of Mexico’s special request for water for Tijuana and what’s the future of the 1944 treaty governing water sharing along the border? Also migrant mistreatment at Florida’s Krome Detention Center in Miami & Sheinbaum accepts the credentials of the Palestinian ambassador. More…
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SOBERANÍA 50: INTERNATIONAL FAR RIGHT FINDS ALLIES IN MEXICO
Right-wing politicians in Mexico are working with Mexican oligarch Ricardo Salinas Pliego to build links with the far right, hosting meetings with representatives from Vox, the Atlas Network, and the Fundación Internacional para la Libertad. More…
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SOBERANÍA 49: PEOPLE POWER AGAINST TRUMP
350,000 people filled Mexico City’s Zocalo to overflowing in a national unity rally to protest Trump’s tariff threats. Plus, recent consitutional reforms on nepotism, reelection measures and a ban on GMO corn, and marches for International Working Women’s Day. More…
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SOBERANÍA 48: UP YOUR ARANCELES!
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has responded swiftly to Trump’s tarrifs, labelling his decision as “offensive” and calling for supporters to demonstrate this Sunday in the name of national unity in the face of this attack. More…
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SOBERANÍA 47: BACK OFF MUSK!
Elon Musk wants drone strikes in Mexico. Claudia Sheinbaum has responded by proposing two reforms aimed at toughening the defense of sovereignty in the constitution and imposing the harshest penalties on foreigners involved in activities that infringe on Mexican sovereignty. More…
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SOBERANÍA 46: MEXICO VS THE DEA
What are the implications for Mexico of hardliner Terry Cole being nominated to lead the scandal-racked DEA, and analyzing the USAID’s historic role as a soft-power arm of empire. More…
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SOBERANÍA 45: MEXICO ON A ROLL
Mexico wants to become a silicon powerhouse, build a million homes, and defend its sovereignty. We look at Kutzari, National Semiconductor Design Center, housing plans and the development model that is keeping inflation and unemployment down. More…