Cuba Resists! Soberania Reports from the Island on the Patria Colloquium
From Soberanía: The Mexican Politics Podcast by Soberanía Podcast
April 22, 2026 · 60 min · Episode 103
About this episode
The episode discusses the Cuban people's resistance under the U.S. blockade, a CIA scandal in Mexico, and a proposed health care transition in Mexico.
In episode 103 of Soberanía, hosts José Luis Granados Ceja and Kurt Hackbarth return from Cuba with firsthand observations of life under the intensifying U.S. blockade.The episode opens with their report from the fifth Patria colloquium in Havana, where they witnessed both the resistence of the Cuban people and the daily reality of hours-hour blackouts, fuel shortages, and a growing waitlist for medical operations—including 11,000 children. Yet amid the hardship, they found a population that remains fiercely committed to defending its socialist project, grateful for Mexican solidarity, and determined not to give the empire the easy win it seeks.Next, they break down an explosive scandal: two CIA operatives died in a car crash in Chihuahua while returning from an operation led by state authorities. The problem? The Mexican federal government knew nothing about it. The hosts explain why this collaboration between a PAN state governor and U.S. intelligence is unconstitutional, illegal, and a profound violation of national sovereignty—and why Ambassador Ron Johnson has serious questions to answer.The episode closes on a positive note: Mexico's proposed transition to a universal…
People in this episode
Hosts: José Luis Granados Ceja, Kurt Hackbarth
Topics covered
- Cuban resistance
- U.S. blockade
- health care system
- national sovereignty
- CIA scandal
- socialism
- Mexican solidarity
Keywords
- Cuba
- U.S. blockade
- health care
- CIA
- national sovereignty
- socialism
- Patria colloquium
- Ron Johnson
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CIA, PAN
Places: Cuba, Havana, Mexico
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