Soberanía 84: The Post-Monroe Moment
This week on Soberanía, Kurt Hackbarth and José Luis Granados Ceja bundle up for a freezing Mexico City episode and break down three stories that reveal where Mexico stands in today’s shifting global politics. First, they explore Mexico and the “old world” — new meetings between Mexico, France, Spain, the EU and CELAC, and what these diplomatic moves say about Latin America’s growing independence from European influence. Then they turn to Ricardo Salinas Pliego, as Mexico’s most notorious oligarch finally faces the Supreme Court after years of legal dodges by his companies. The hosts unpack what this long-delayed reckoning means for accountability and the balance between power and money in Mexico. Finally, they examine Israel’s false claim of an “Iranian plot” in Mexico, how the story unraveled, and what it reveals about media manipulation and foreign attempts to drag Mexico into geopolitical narratives. And as always, it all wraps up with Losers and Haters of the Week, this time focusing on the so-called Gen Z protests and how they’re being weaponized by the opposition and media to push an anti-government narrative.
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Morena’s Manuel Vázquez Arellano Warns of Ulterior Motive in Pedro Haces – israel Friendship
The deputy warned of an “undertone” linked to the interests of large israeli companies in the context of Mexico’s new Water Law, which Haces didn’t vote on.
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Evicted Mexico City Families Will Protest on December 15
The protest is being organized by 11 República de Cuba tenants, who were evicted by a court officer using the ID of a tenant who had been dead for five years.
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Faced with CDMX Inaction, Committee Seeks to Recover Fidel & Che Statues
Mexico City’s Clara Brugada has made no progress recovering the statues after they were illegally removed by the ultra-right wing Cuauhtémoc mayor.
