Get access to The Backroom Exclusive podcasts by becoming a Patron: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OneDime⁠ In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by 3 of my well-educated leftist Mexican friends, Ernesto, Andres, and Connor, who I got to hang out with during my trip to Mexico this year. I learned a lot from talking to them, and by bringing them on 1Dime Radio, I am sure my listeners will learn quite a lot as well. We talk about the state of Mexican politics and provide a historical overview of the context leading up to Mexico’s New Leftist President Claudia Sheinbaum and her predecessor AMLO (Andrés Manuel López Obrador), the former president and leader of the same Center-Left Party (Morena). In the Backroom exclusive segment on Patreon, we talk about the recent elections in Venezuela and the Latin American Left more broadly, as well as how the Mexican government compares to the other left-of-center “pink tide” governments of Latin America, such as Maduro’s Venezuelan government, Lula’s Brazil, Gustavo Pedro in Columbia, and Gabriel Boric in Chile. Become a Patron at Patreon.com/OneDime if you haven’t already! Timestamps: 00:00 The Backroom Preview 03:29 AMLO's Rise to Power and Media Strategy 06:17 Claudia Sheinbaum's Resounding Victory 10:09 Big Judicial Reform 21:41 The Ideology of Morena 25:39 History of AMLO and Morena 47:26 How Morena Won 53:22 AMLO's Rise to Power 01:01:08 Mexican Constitution and Progressive Ideals 01:10:16 Coalitions & Mexico's Political Landscape 01:16:44 Mexican Democracy 01:31:13 Progressive Legislation and Lessons From AMLO 01:40:41 The Pink Tide 01:46:16 The Zapatistas 01:54:46 Corruption and The Drug War 02:00:10 Military Expansion Check out The Marxicans podcast/Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/marxicanstv Read More with Speechify: https://share.speechify.com/mzrxH5D Follow me on X: https://x.com/1DimeOfficial Outro Music by Karl Casey Check out the 1Dime video essays if you haven't already: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@1Dimee/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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