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.
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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World Cries Out “Sovereignty, Not Subordination” Soberanía 92
What do Canadian PM Mark Carney’s comments at the World Economic Forum mean for Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum in terms of shifting economic and political signals, expelling criminals from Mexico, and the move towards universal healthcare. More…
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Mexico Tells Trump ‘Not in our Hemisphere’ Soberanía 91
A large anti-imperialist march in Mexico City, US diplomatic pressure on Mexico, US funding CIA-linked contractors involved in Mexican labor, and Losers & Haters. More…
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US Attacks Venezuela: Is Mexico Next? Soberanía 90
A watershed moment for Latin America: the U.S. military attack on Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro. More…
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Soberanía’s Top 10 Stories from Mexico in 2025: #5-1
US regional threats against Latin America, the judicial election, Gen Z Astro Turf March, poverty reduction efforts, & how Sheinbaum held off Trump’s aggressive policies. More…
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Soberanía’s Top 10 Stories from Mexico in 2025: #10-6
The opposition’s missteps, the ambitious Plan Mexico, the influence of US actors in Mexico, mass Morena demonstrations, and Claudia Sheinbaum’s impactful first year in office. More…
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To Tariff or Not to Tariff? Soberanía 89
An in-depth analysis of Mexico’s newly announced tariff package, examining the policy debate behind it and the pros and cons of this strategy. More…
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The Fourth Transformation Punches Back: Soberanía 88
600,000 Mexicans rally in support of Sheinbaum on the seventh anniversary of the Fourth Transformation, public health system, minimum wage increase, DEA drug scandal & the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel. More…
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Soberanía 87: AMLO Returns to the Public Eye
The reappearance of AMLO (who lives rent-free in the opposition’s heads), the resignation of Mexico’s Attorney General Gertz Manero, and the recent elections in Honduras. More…
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Mexican Farmers Strike Fights US Corn Dumping: Soberanía 86
Farmers in Mexico are protesting, blockading areas across the country, challenging the low prices they receive for corn & highlighting the role of intermediaries in the supply chain & US dumping of heavily subsidized corn. More…
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Soberanía 85: Exposing the Astroturf ‘Gen Z’ Protest in Mexico
The truth behind what was billed as a “youth” march and instead was a by-the-book, attempt at astroturfed destablization. More…
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Soberanía Special Report: Behind the ‘Gen Z’ March in Mexico
A recent Mexico City anti-government demonstration was promoted as youth-led and independent of any political group, but also prominently featured your favourite tía panista. More…
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Soberanía 84: The Post-Monroe Moment
Three stories that reveal where Mexico stands in today’s shifting global politics: Mexico & the EU, oligarch Ricardo Salinas Pliego’s tax bills finally come due, & israel’s false claim of an Iranian plot in Mexico. More…
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El Taller: Understanding Modern Fascism with Alberto Toscano
Alberto Toscano, author of Late Fascism, discusses what fascism means today, beyond political clichés. More…
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Soberanía 83: The Vulture Doctrine
The political vultures are circling after the assassination of the mayor of Uruapan, Michoacán, amongst renewed calls for US intervention and failed “war on cartels” policies. More…
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El Taller: Crisis on Two Continents
Martín Mosquera and David Broder of Jacobin Magazine. More…
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Soberanía 82: Mexico’s Sheinbaum Condemns US Bombings
Trump’s latest round of extrajudicial military assassinations hit the Pacific this time, off the Acapulco coast; North American trade organizations and a recent delinking conference in Mexico City. More…
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El Taller: Busting Myths of the Tren Maya with Étienne von Bertrab
Party two of an interview with the lecturer at University College London, about his new graphic-book Más allá: una historia del Tren Maya. More…
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Soberanía 81: Just a Flash in the “PAN”
Mexico’s right wing opposition rebrands: what the party’s reset looks like, who’s driving it, and can it really reclaim relevance? More…
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El Taller: The Real Story of the Tren Maya
Étienne von Bertrab on Mexico’s most controversial project and his new graphic book, Más allá: una historia del Tren Maya. Von Bertrab explains how the book emerged from frustration with academic publishing and a desire to bring rigorous, balanced research to a wider public. More…
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Soberanía 80: The Nobel “Peace” Prize Farce
Hosts Kurt and José Luis react to the farcical irony of far-right Venezuelan opposition figure María Corina Machado receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, unpacking her long record and what it all could mean for Mexico. More…