Soberanía 64: World on the Brink
In a world in crisis, with the moral vacuity of the global north devastatingly evident with each passing day, a voice like Mexico’s is desperately needed on the world stage. In this episode of “Soberanía,” Kurt and José Luis consider the ongoing debate in Mexico over how to respond to the genocide in Gaza and the Iran/Iraq war. In the midst of all the tumult, Mexico’s economy continues to show surprising resilience; our hosts discuss why and how. Belatedly, a lame-duck Supreme Court finally appears to be taking on some monied interests, and in Losers and Haters, an in-depth analysis of the New York Times’ attempt to impugn the nation’s recent judicial elections.
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The Poor as Instruments, Not Allies
Welfare programs with political aims are not the same as forging political alliances with the impoverished population created by voracious neoliberal capitalism.
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Florida, the Race for the Presidency & Opaque Capital
Contemporary Florida is the distorted and advanced mirror of a new form of global governance, where money laundering has not only been tolerated, but institutionalized & updated for the digital age, fed by a murky river flowing from the Global South.
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People’s Mañanera December 22
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on economic achievements, Sonora development plan, extortion of immigrants, Baja California Sur dam, water treaty with US, nepotism loopholes, and García Luna.
