Soberanía 80: The Nobel “Peace” Prize Farce
In this week’s episode of Soberanía, hosts Kurt Hackbarth and José Luis Granados react to the farcical irony of far-right Venezuelan opposition figure María Corina Machado receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, unpacking her long record of backing coups, sanctions, and foreign intervention, what this award reveals about Western hypocrisy, and what it all could mean for Mexico. They then turn to President Claudia Sheinbaum’s decision to skip the Summit of the Americas, exploring how it builds on López Obrador’s refusal to attend the Los Angeles edition in 2022 to promote Latin American regional sovereignty against US exclusionism. The discussion continues with the debate around Mexico’s amparo reform bill – in its final stages in Congress – breaking down how it could close off the elites’ endless attempts to game the system and the pushback it has thus sparked from Mexico’s conservative establishment. The episode closes with Losers and Haters, revisiting a familiar figure whose newfound power threatens to do real damage from within the newly dubbed “War” Department.
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Dialogue Between Lutnick and President Sheinbaum Will Be Useful in Trade Negotiations, Ebrard Says
Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard called the U.S. commerce chief’s meeting with Sheinbaum cordial as both countries prepare a fourth round of USMCA review talks this month.
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Mexico Has Paid 1.6 Trillion Pesos on the Fobaproa Bank Bailout, yet the Debt Keeps Growing: “A Scam,” Says the Finance Secretary
A 1990s bailout that turned private bank losses into public debt. Serviced with interest alone, it now claims 48 billion pesos of the 2027 budget.
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Mexico Turns to China as U.S. Threats Mount – Soberanía 123
Mexico’s foreign minister visits China as Beijing backs its sovereignty, the 2027 economic package targets tax-evading “factureras,” and Televisa peddles a dubious smear against a Morena senator.
