In episode 117 of Soberanía, hosts José Luis Granados Ceja and Kurt Hackbarth cover a rare legal victory for Mexico, the ongoing occupation of Canal Once, and the latest tariff theatrics from Washington.
The episode opens with Mexico’s decisive win at the World Bank’s ICSID tribunal against Vulcan Materials. The U.S. company had demanded $1.7 billion in compensation after Mexico closed its limestone quarrying operations in Quintana Roo, the tribunal awarded Vulcan less than 1% of what it sought. The hosts break down the long history of the case: how the original concession was granted illegally under de la Madrid, extended under Salinas, and how AMLO spent years trying to negotiate before finally declaring the area a protected natural zone. U.S. Congress even passed a bill to retaliate against Mexico, which now looks absurd after the ruling.
Next, they turn to the student occupation of Canal Once, Mexico’s premier public television station. While the students’ grievances about educational conditions are legitimate, the hosts argue the occupation has long since lost its way. The occupiers, a tiny group of perhaps five students, have shut down the station entirely and are now threatening irreplaceable archives. The hosts contrast this with the 2006 Oaxaca uprising, where protesters took over a TV station to broadcast their message; here, they’ve occupied the station but refuse to use it, raising questions about who might benefit from keeping a critical public broadcaster off the air.
Finally, they look at Trump’s latest tariff announcement, where Mexico once again comes out the relative winner.
Losers and Haters takes aim at Argentine President Javier Milei who blamed Mexico, Brazil, and the U.S. Democratic Party for recent criticism of Argentina.
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Live Long and Prosper – Soberanía 117
July 29, 2026July 29, 2026
Mexico wins a rare legal victory over Vulcan Materials at the World Bank’s ICSID tribunal, students occupy Canal Once, and Trump’s latest tariffs leave Mexico the relative winner.
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People’s Mañanera July 29
July 29, 2026
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on Kia’s $649M EV investment, Plan México and trade, new Fovissste housing, the Ruffo Appel case, audience rights, and falling food insecurity.
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Vulcan: Mexico’s Victory
July 29, 2026
Vulcan plundered the Riviera Maya for decades, then demanded $1.9 billion from Mexico in a corporate tribunal and still lost. AMLO ended the mining operations and declared the site a protected natural area.
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