Machete y Mate

After a few weeks off, Austin G is back to bring you a solo interview pod with previous guest and union organizer Luisa Martinez @LuisaKnuckles. Austin and Luisa discuss an exciting new project of theirs within the Democratic Socialists of America as they officially launch the 21st Century Socialism Caucus, a new caucus within DSA for members who believe in furthering the vision of 21st Century Socialism. To get involved check them out on twitter and youtube @21CSocialism and check out their Programa de Lucha.

The whole gang is back together to discuss the Milei's crypto rug pull and the general state of the Right Wing order across the world particularly in Ecuador in light of their forthcoming election and in Puerto Rico where it is comprador and patronage business as usual. We also talk about Bad Bunny by the way.

As each day seems to come with a new threat from Donal Tron and the Yanquis de Mierda against Latin America we are happy to bring you all this collab with José Luis Granados Ceja of Soberania the Mexican Politics Podcast. José Luis joins us in digesting the initial wave of executive orders from Donald Trump in regards to Mexico and what the reaction and response has looked like south of the border. He helps us break down just how popular President Claudia Sheinbaum is and how her responses to Trump have been received in Mexico. We talk specifics regarding migratory policy in Mexico under AMLO and now under Sheinbaum as well as the potential effects of the designation of Mexican drug cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations. We also find the time to touch upon a few different topics around Latin America as the effects of the Donald Trump presidency covers the entire region. Thank you for listening and lastly, if you support our mission in providing reliable English-language analysis on Latin American affairs consider showing your solidarity at Patreon.com/macheteymate.

In our latest episode we sit down with returning guest and former Independence Party candidate for San Juan city council, Paul Figueroa. Paul helped run the House District 4 campaign of Adriana Gutierrez Colon, one of the closest house races of the entire election cycle. In addition to going over the latest updates from the recount/general scrutiny, Paul discusses with us his perspective on the ground both before and after Election Day and manages to bring us his trademark insight as well as a healthy dose of optimism to get us believing again for 2028. If you want to follow more of Paul and his work you can find him on social media @lapaulitica.

In our latest episode, we continue our 2024 Puerto Rico Election coverage as we sit down with former Independence Party candidate for Naguabo municipal council, Jeremy Rivera Torres. We discuss the continued fallout and aftermath of the (still not totally decided) election with Jeremy and the potential political landscape moving forward. Jeremy gives us his perspective from the ground on how the elections in Puerto Rico were conducted and how La Alianza can learn from this experience moving forward. If you want to follow more of Jeremy and his work you can find him on social media @jeremyrtorres.

PUERTO RICO POST-ELECTION DEBRIEF! Join us as we discuss and analyze the results of the momentous and consequential election in Puerto Rico that saw what was thought to be impossible: an Independentist challenging the Comprador duopoly with a real chance of winning. We also talk about next steps for the movement and a little bit about the smaller election in the Metropole.

Leroy, T and Austin reunite to cover some of the most recent events relating to the upcoming elections in Puerto Rico and the United States. We discuss the insurgent candidacy of Juan Dalmau and la Alianza as well as what brought Puerto Rico to the brink of a political earthquake. We make our final predictions on what exactly we expect to happen in Puerto Rico as well as what the other possible outcomes may look like. If you support what we do in providing English-language content on Puerto Rican and Latin American politics subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/macheteymate.

The boys are all together to recap, analyze, discuss, pontificate, fanboy the recent Gubernatorial debate in Puerto Rico ahead of what will go down as a cataclysmic paradigm in Puerto Rico politics and reality.

After a few months off, Austin G is back to bring you a solo interview pod with previous guest and union organizer Luisa Martinez. Luisa was able to attend Venezuela's recent presidential election in person as an election observer on behalf of the Democratic Socialists of America International Committee (dsaic.org) and gives us her on the ground perspective of how the situation unfolded. Austin and Luisa go back and forth on some of the particulars of Venezuelan society, what it all means for socialists in the United States, as well as what brought us to this point and what we can look forward to in the future. You can find more of Luisa and her work on her twitter @LuisaKnuckles. If you support our mission in providing reliable English-language analysis on Latin American affairs consider showing your solidarity at Patreon.com/macheteymate.

In this edition of MyM, we do a bit of a debrief on the recent elections in Mexico and the primaries of the comprador Pro-Statehood PNP in Puerto Rico. Austin breaks down his experience as an election observer in Mexico giving us his analysis of the ramifications of Claudia Sheinbaum's victory. Hilarity and giggling ensues as we discuss the Looney Tunes show that were these primaries in Puerto Rico and analyze what might be the fall out for the PNP and Puerto Rico in general.

After a typical hiatus, MyM is back with a Current Events episode. In this one, we preview the November elections in Puerto Rico. We dive a bit deeper into the comprador Statehood party's impending primary pitting incumbent Pedro Pierluisi, the Ted Cruz of Chuck Schumers, against Resident Commissioner and MAGA enthusiast Jenniffer Gonzalez which may very well dictate the success of the Independentist lead Left alliance.

LeRoy, T, and friend of the show Rev are back together to discuss one thing: the growing global solidarity movement for Palestine. Rev and LeRoy discuss what they've been a part of and what they've been seeing down in Australia while T brings a US perspective. We discuss the various players and dynamics involved day in and day out in this swelling solidarity movement: from 100s of Anti-Zionist Jewish comrades, to children leading chants at rallies, to Longshoremen walking off the job.

After an extended hiatus, LeRoy and T are joined by friend of the show Rev to discuss and breakdown the recent failed Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum and the ongoing Palestinian genocide. Both topics are inextricably linked through the history of settler-colonial violence. We navigate the background and fallout of the failed referendum and the already apparent implications, discussing the ineptitude of liberal democracy. We end with a discussion of Palestine specifically but settler-colonialism and imperialism generally: past, present, and future.

In our latest episode, we are excited to bring to all the Macheteymatistas out there an interview with close friend and comrade Luisa Martinez. Luisa is an organizer with the Democratic Socialists of America that is running for national leadership within the organization at their upcoming national convention. We start our conversation off with Luisa's own personal background early life growing up in South Florida. Luisa shares with us her background as an organizer and what brought her to the place she is today running for leadership in the largest socialist organization in the United States. She proceeds to give us a break down of DSA's most recent delegation to Brazil for the annual São Paulo forum meeting held this year in Brasília. This meeting was the first in which DSA was invited to observe and attend some of their workshops. Luisa also discusses with us the time she was able to spend in São Paulo with the Landless Workers' Movement and what lessons she believes can be brought back to the movement in the United States. We round out the conversation with a deeper dive on her campaign for DSA leadership and what exactly she believes she can help bring to DSA's National Political Committee. To support Luisa and her campaign, we encourage you all to check out more of Luisa and her work on her twitter @LuisaKnuckles as well as her campaign statement tinyurl.com/LuisaNPC. And lastly, if you support our mission in providing reliable English-language analysis on Latin American affairs consider showing your solidarity at Patreon.com/macheteymate where you'd also be gaining access to our Discord community, the After Dark Episodes, and Machete Minute, our triweekly news updates.

After an unplanned hiatus, the MyM boys are back with a current events episode. We start by breaking down the latest with disgraced Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso and his move to nuke the legislature, call new elections, and rule by decree in the meantime. We work our way towards discussing the latest disappointing news from Chile, more of Boric paving the way for the resurgence of the Pinochetistas. We finish off by breaking down the latest US Supreme Court ruling highlighting, underscoring, stressing Puerto Rico's colonial status through what some call the New Insular cases. If you support what we do and what more frequent and better content consider showing your solidarity at Patreon.com/macheteymate.

Sometimes we have nothing, sometimes we double up. In a second drop this week, Austin and LeRoy put a bow on the lead up to the Paraguayan election with a discussion of what's at stake and the ramifications of this unprecedented tight race. The final two stories are loosely a debrief of our conversation with Julian Garrido about Argentina and Ecuador. Regarding Argentina, we discuss why the Argentinean Left is in such disarray, what's next, and the character that is the odious rising star that is Javier Milei. Regarding Ecuador, we talk about Lasso's isolation andthe systemic issues and contradictions that exist for an effective Revolucion Ciudadana. If you support what we do and want to support the cause consider showing your solidarity at patreon.com/macheteymate.

In our latest episode, we are excited to bring to all the Macheteymatistas out there a fascinating discussion on South American politics with Quito-based political strategist Julián Garrido. We start off in Ecuador which has undergone serious political turmoil in the last couple months as embattled incumbent President Guillermo Lasso's impeachment continues to look imminent. Julián brings us his on the ground perspective in Quito as he discusses with us the root causes of the current crisis in Ecuador and the failure of the incumbent Lasso presidency as well as the previous Moreno presidency. He helps us break down what the future could look like in Ecuador whether that future includes Lasso being removed from office or if Ecuador is able to hold early elections which could be promising for the Correístas. We continue our discussion with Julián as we also pick his brain a bit on his own homeland of Argentina and what the general election in October could look like. We talk a bit about the rise of the far-right in Argentina through presidential candidate Javier Milei and what Julián views as Milei's chances for victory in October. We continue with a discussion on the future of the Argentine left amidst the continued advances from the right-wing. For more of Julián's insightful analysis, we encourage you all to check out more of Julián and his work on his twitter @JulianGarrido97. And lastly, if you support our mission in providing reliable English-language analysis on Latin American affairs consider showing your solidarity at Patreon.com/macheteymate where you'd also be gaining access to our Discord community, the After Dark Episodes, and Machete Minute, our triweekly news updates.

We're back this week with another Current Events episode and the whole team is together! This week we preview the impending and consequential elections in Paraguay and Guatemala. LeRoy leads the convo surrounding Paraguay, going through the candidates, the political history, current society and what's at stake for the landlocked country. Austin leads our convo around Guatemala, setting the historical scene of present day Guatemalan society and guiding us through the ramifications of this elections. If you support what we do consider showing your solidarity at patreon.com/macheteymate. You'll gain access to Machete Minute, our triweekly news updates, along with our After Dark episodes and our discord community.

A new current events episode and the whole gang is together! We start off by going through the trouble facing Ecuador President Guillermo and former Prez Lenin Moreno: bribery, potential impeachment, and narco connections to the Albanian mafia. We move on to breakdown AMLO's proposed reforms of Mexico's Elections Commission its prompting of the ratcheting up of Imperial rhetoric from the North. We finish off by honoring the memory of Hugo Chavez on the 10th anniversary of his death and analyzing his legacy and the space Venezuela occupies and should occupy in our political world. Leave us a rating and review and if you want to support what we do consider showing your solidarity at patreon.com/macheteymate. You'll gain access to our Discord community, our periodic After Dark episodes, and Machete Minute, our triweekly news updates.

In our latest episode, we are excited to bring to all the Macheteymatistas out there an in-depth discussion on Venezuela with Venezuela Analysis' own José Luis Granados Ceja. Venezuela Analysis has long been the leader in English-language coverage of Venezuela and José Luis has been a big part of that, from writing a lot of their most recent international news reports to hosting the official Venezuela Analysis podcast. José Luis joins us in digesting the most recent developments from the ongoing negotiations between the Bolivarian government and the right-wing opposition. He helps us break down how the most recent impasse in negotiations can be traced back to the initial failure in the previous attempt at negotiations led by former Spanish President Zapatero and how this provides insight into what the overall strategy from the United States and their lackeys in the Venezuelan opposition may be. We continue our discussion with the current state of the unilateral coercive measures being imposed by the United States on Venezuela and how the Biden administration's approach to the Bolivarian nation compares to the approach of the Trump administration. We then conclude our discussion with an analysis regarding the recent improvement in relations between Colombia and Venezuela and what that could mean for the region moving forward. For more on these topics, be sure to check out the work of José Luis and his colleagues at venezuelanalysis.com. And lastly, if you support our mission in providing reliable English-language analysis on Latin American affairs consider showing your solidarity at Patreon.com/macheteymate where you'd also be gaining access to our Discord community, the After Dark Episodes, and Machete Minute, our triweekly news updates.

In our latest emergency interview, Austin and T attempt to conduct a full interview without our traditional podcast host Leroy as we sit down with Chilean economist and returning podcast Chile expert Diego Polanco to talk about the recent spread of forest fires that have engulfed South-Central Chile. Coming straight to us from Chile, Diego breaks down for us the levels to which climate change and the legacy of capitalism in Chile have served to exacerbate these wild fires and ultimately set the stage for this disaster through the subjugation of the Indigenous peoples of the region and the introduction of mono-crop culture to Chile. We continue our discussion with the current state of the forest fires and how both the Boric government and the local municipal governments have responded. Diego then proceeds to fill us in on just what has been going in Chilean politics since the failed constitution plebiscite last year and how both the left and the right in Chile have responded. We finish off with a brief discussion regarding the Gabriel Boric presidency in general and its continued turn to the right following the failed plebiscite. If you support what we do consider showing your solidarity at Patreon.com/macheteymate where you'd also be gaining access to our Discord community, the After Dark Episodes, and Machete Minute, our triweekly news updates.

In this edition of MyM, (a very sick) Austin and LeRoy sit down with Puerto Rico based journalist and Latino Rebels Caribbean Correspondent Carlos Berrios Polanco to discuss his on the ground perspective of activism in Puerto Rico. We begin with this week's shooting of an activist by private security guards in Aguadilla and the context of the confrontations. Carlos breaks down the latest round of privatizations of Puerto Rico's electricity and natural resources. We finish off by discussing where Puerto Rico is going: Colonialism, changing of popular attitudes, Capitalism. If you support what we do consider showing your solidarity at Patreon.com/macheteymate where you'd also be gaining access to our Discord community, the After Dark Episodes, and Machete Minute, our triweekly news updates.

In this episode, we (not T unfortunately) begin by previewing a few things we're looking forward to seeing unfold this year, a year already proving to be quite eventful. Austin highlights next month's elections in Ecuador and LeRoy similarly talks about the April general elections in Paraguay and the internal rumblings in the ubiquitous Colorado Party. The meat of the episode is the review of this weeks CELAC summit held in Buenos Aires. We discuss and breakdown the speeches of various dignitaries, the style and content, and the overall spirit of the meeting. We finish off with our major takeaways. If you support what we do consider showing your solidarity at patreon.com/macheteymate. You'll also gain access to our triweekly Machete Minute news updates, the Frente Amplio Macheteymatista discord, and our After Dark episodes.

In light of the Jan 8 events in Brasilia and the ongoing fall out we sit down with Brazil based journalist Brian Mier of BrasilWire and TelesurEnglish to break it all down and make sense of it all. We discuss Lula's electoral victory, societal conditions that lead to the coup attempt, the coup attempt itself, and what a Lula presidency represents not only for Brazil but for the whole region and world. For a bit of extra background check out this week's Machete Minutes on our YouTube channel. If you support what we do consider showing your solidarity at patreon.com/macheteymate. You'll be helping us out by allowing us to put out more and better content while also gaining access to our discord community and our more casual and personal After dark episodes. If not we still love you so show us some love with a good rating and review on whatever platform you spend time with us. Hasta La Victoria

In light of the evolving situation in Peru, we sit down with Peruvian comrade Francesca Emanuele to discuss the fall of Pedro Castillo. With incredible nuance, she breaks down the actions of the recalcitrant Right Wing congress, Castillo's ineffectiveness and incompetence, how Peru got here, and what's next for her embattled homeland. If you support what we do consider showing your solidarity at patreon.com/macheteyemate.

BUENAS MI GENTE! The full team is back with another current events episode. We begin by discussing the mandated prison release of Jorge Glas, the former VP of Ecuador who got swept up in the immensely consequential Odebrecht corruption scandal. We then move on to break down the recent RW fuckery in Bolivia, lead by Fascist Golpista Luis Fernando Camacho and his Civic Committee goon squad, against President Luis Arce and his attempt at organizing a National Census. We finish off by breaking down the rapidly increasing Anti-Black and Anti-Haitian sentiment in the Dominican Republic and what can only be described as pogroms against Haitians. If you support what we do consider showing your solidarity at Patreon.com/macheteymate, otherwise leave us a review and a good rating wherever you spend time with us.

BUENAS MI GENTE! We're back this week with a long awaited current events episode. We discuss and breakdown the ramifications of Lula's victory in Brazil, what it means not only for Brazil but for the region and the planet as a whole. We then move into and finish off with Gustavo Petro and a recap of his first 100 days, including but not limited to what we call the Arepa Accords. If want to support what we do consider showing your solidarity at Patreon.com/macheteymate. #HastaLaVictoria

On the eve of the momentous election in Brazil, we sit down with one of our favorite people, veteran of the show, and beloved Brazilian comrade, Fern. Fern takes us through what the Bozonaro presidency has meant for Brazil and what a second term would bring. He goes through and breaks down the candidate roster from Front-Runner Lula and his PT lead Left coalition down to candidates with no chance but who represent something important in this election. We go through not predictions but different scenarios we can foresee resulting from different outcomes. This is a great conversation that provides a very good and succinct overview of Brazilian society and what's at stake for its diverse population, human and otherwise. If you support what we do consider showing your solidarity at Patreon.com/macheteymate.

We're back with a Current Events episode this week! We start off with a bit of debrief of the unfortunate rejection of the Chilean draft constitution. We then talk about the latest wave of protests in Haiti in the age of Ariel Henry. We finish off trying to break down and make sense of the assassination attempt of Argentinean VP Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner in the context of the current zeitgeist. If you support what we do consider showing your solidarity on our Patreon. #HastaLaVictoria

This week T and LeRoy, ahead of Sunday's referendum, discuss the resulting draft from Chile's long and arduous constitutional convention. We talk about the events that lead to this seemingly miraculous moment, from the 1973 coup to the early history of the 1980 Pinochet Constitution to the nationwide uprisings in the last couple of years. We finish off by giving our predictions on what is looking like a tight result and compare and contrast with events in the US over the last few years and why they've resulted in very different outcomes in both countries. If you like what we do consider showing your solidarity on at patreon.com/macheteymate.

THE WHOLE BAND IS TOGETHER FOR THIS LATEST CURRENT EVENTS! We kick things off by discussing the tragedy in Cuba, the most significant industrial natural disaster in its history. We pivot to President-elect Petro of Colombia's inauguration, early moves, and what early predictions for Colombia and the region with a Petro/Marquez presidency. We finish off with the raid and arrest by the FBI of the former PNP governor of Puerto Rico, Wanda Vazquez. If you like what we do and want to support us consider showing your solidarity on our Patreon @ patreon.com/macheteymate.

After a loooong unplanned (but almost expected) hiatus two of the three sit down together. Just LeRoy and T on this one, we decided to employ our more free form, After Dark format as we get back into the swing of things. We talk about abortion rights and the state of reaction in the US, what it's like dealing with management in excessively hierarchical industries like retail/sales. LeRoy gives a few updates on Australia and the looming threat of economic collapse and T finishes off by giving a really good breakdown on the concept of "Resonance" as an antithesis to Alienation. If you like what we do consider showing your solidarity on our Patreon and follow us on all the socials. #hastalavictoria

Buenas mi gente! This week we dive head first into the long awaited regionally consequential election in Colombia that has Miami seething! We do a mini deep dive into the violent 20th century history of Colombia that created the material conditions allowing for the historic victory for the Left in the country. We give our takeaways tackle the ramifications of the results for Colombia and the region, all while trying to keep it real and honest. If you support what we do consider showing your solidarity on Patreon and don't forget to follow us on our socials. hasta la victoria

Back again, the whole team is together and joined by Australian comrade Rev. For the first half of this episode we talk with Rev about the massive election that just occurred in LeRoy's neck of the woods down under in so-called Australia. We break down the humiliation of the Australian Liberal Party as they lost their majority and what this election could mean for the left in Australia moving forward. For the second half of this episode we zero in on two very important stories. In what is likely to be our last episode before the upcoming Colombian Presidential Election we do a final review of the situation and give our personal predictions on what we think the outcome may be. And finally, we return to La Matria as we discuss the 'bipartisan' Puerto Rico Status Act recently introduced into the US House of Representatives and what this could mean for Puerto Rico. If you support what we do and want to help us grow consider showing your solidarity on patreon.com/macheteymate. You will gain access to our After Dark episodes, the Discord community, and our Book Club. Don't forget to follow us on our socials. #HastaLaVictoria

A semi quick turnaround for y'all for this jam packed current events! We start of in Mexico where AMLO dominated a recall vote as he pushes to nationalize Mexico's lithium. We then go to Chile where the Constitutional Convention is in the home stretch in their attempt to rewrite the decrepit Pinochet constitution. We finish off in El Salvador where President Nayib "Fuckboy" Bukele continues to consolidate his power though a rapid increase in Mano Dura (Law and Order) acts including the building of prisons and sweeping arrests of journalists and anyone deemed to so much as hint at disagreement with the administration. If you support what we do and want access to our Discord and After Dark episodes consider showing your solidarity on our Patreon.

In a rare back to back, the team is back with another current events episode! We start off again in Colombia with a pre-Election state sanctioned massacre in a small Indigenous town under the pretext of rooting out terrorists. We then talk a bit about last week's election in Costa Rica and the country's place in the region generally. And per usual, we finish off in Puerto Rico where they have seen blackouts as the Comprador Governor dined with the King of their former colonial overlords. Business as usual. If you support what we do consider showing your solidarity on our Patreon. #HastaLaVictoria

After 47 years the whole team is together for this current events episode. We start off by discussing Petro, Francia Marquez, and the Left coalition Pacto Historico's march towards the impending election and what their victory would mean for the region. We then talk about Pedro Castillo's latest trials and tribulations as a Leftist President with a Right Wing Congress in a historically reactionary state. We finish off in Puerto Rico where the decrepit two major parties continue to normalize the Christofascist Proyecto Dignidad this time by supporting a bill aimed at gutting reproductive rights. If you support what we do consider showing your solidarity at Patreon and you'll also gain access to out After Dark episodes and the Discord community. #HastaLaVictoria

After a long unplanned break, the whole team is together with special guest, Arepa Libre, to discuss the only thing in the news at the moment: Putin's invasion of Ukraine. In our After Dark format, we analyze what lead to this moment, the global response, and what we think the end game could possibly be. We compare and contrast to reminiscent historical events like WWI and Syria while talking about we've coped with the 2003-like state of the USian psyche. Nazi ISIS? I guess we'll see. If you support what we do consider showing your solidarity on our Patreon and folow us on our socials. #HastaLaVictoria

In a solo comrade conversation with only podcast MVP Austin G, we sit down with and are blown away by Florida based activist and comrade of Peruvian descent Alex Suarez! In this invaluable discussion, Alex shares with us a bit about his work as an activist  across the state of Florida, including his work in the #HandsOffVenezuela campaign, as well as his own personal background. He lays out an incredibly detailed and thorough analysis of the case of Alex Saab, Venezuelan political prisoner currently being held by the United States. Alex gives us a strong argument of the importance of the case of Alex Saab and why leftists across the United States should be demanding his release. We also talk a bit about the most recent mega elections in Venezuela and what the current state of things in Venezuela are like. If you support what we do consider showing your solidarity on Patreon.com/macheteymate. You will also gain access to our Discord Community, our Book Club, and our After Dark episodes. Don't forget to follow us on our socials. #HastaLaVictoria

First Current Events of the year and the whole team is together! We start off by discussing and trying to unpack the betrayal by 18 members of President-elect Xiomara Castro's LIBRE party and what this means for the region going forward. On a similar note, we then talk about Boric's cabinet picks in Chile and our takes on what he's shown so far in his very young Presidency. We finish off by ranting about Puerto Rico, from the bootlicking Compradors, to gaslighting libs, to Colonialism in general, to what the recent debt cancellation news actually means for Puerto Ricans. If you support what we do consider showing your solidarity on patreon.com/macheteymate or leave a rating and review wherever you listen to us! #HastaLaVictoria

First episode of the year! The whole team is together and joined by official gringo ally, Matt K., to review the year just gone, from the Ecuador election to Boric's victory in Chile, and to also preview the consequential year ahead. We break down the evolving ramifications of 2021, touching on the effect MAS's retaking of power from the fascists in late 2020, and how this will effect the elections this year, especially in Colombia and Brazil, and beyond. We discuss our hopes for the region and our actual predictions. Matt was everywhere on the ground, so it was a fascinating conversation with very key and invaluable perspectives. If you support what we do and want to help us grow consider showing your solidarity on patreon.com/macheteymate. You will gain access to our After Dark episodes, the Discord community, and our Book Club. Don't forget to follow us on our socials. #HastaLaVictoria

In a T-less comrade conversation, Austin and LeRoy sit down with and are blown away by Chilean Economist and red-diaper baby Diego Polanco! In this invaluable discussion, Diego shares a bit about his family's inspiring involvement in the Chilean and Latin American Left, stretching back to even Pre-Pinochet times, as well as his own personal background. He lays out an incredibly detailed and thorough history of the Chess match that has been the Chilean political landscape, particularly from the last 20 years, that brought us to the possibility of Gabriel Boric being elected President of Chile. We finish off, of course, with a discussion of next steps, his outlook, and what he wants for the future of Chile. If you support what we do consider showing your solidarity on Patreon.com/macheteymate. You will also gain access to our Discord Community, our Book Club, and our After Dark episodes. Don't forget to follow us on our socials. #HastaLaVictoria

Full team this week to chat about Sunday's historic election in Chile that saw former Student Organizer Gabriel Boric defeat Nazi progeny and Pinochet fanboy Jose Antonio Kast. We break down the results themselves but more importantly how Chile got here and where they (need to) go from here. We talk about what this represents for not only Chile, but for the region and hemisphere. If you enjoy what we do consider showing your solidarity at patreon.com/macheteymate. Not only will you be supporting us but you'll get access to our After Dark episodes, our book club, and the discord community. Also, don't forget to follow us on all the socials. #HastaLaVictoria

In our current stage of capitalism very few things highlight our god-given blessing of democracy like the annual Spotify wrapped. Whomst among us will dare defy the invisible hand? In what will prove to be the hot girl dudes rockingest collab of the year, Hot Girl Agenda and Machete y Mate come together to navigate identity as both diaspora and homeland kids, parenthood as dirty commies, and looking to our past in order to build the future. From the middle of the Pacific to Chicanismo to the middle of the Caribbean our experiences aren't the same but they rhyme. Check it out for just the tip of the iceberg and maybe the first of many?

Great news! All three homies are together this week. We start off by discussing the rollercoaster election in Chile pitting a Pinochet sycophant against a Leftist former student organizer in a rapidly approaching run-off election. We then break down the massive and surprisingly comfortable victory of Xiomara Castro in Honduras and what it means for the country and the region. We finish off by recapping Austin's recent trip to Venezuela to observe their so-called Mega Elections that saw a resounding victory for PSUV and what Venezuela (should) represent for so-called Leftists everywhere. If you support what we do and want access to our book club, the discord community, and the the After Dark episodes consider showing your solidarity by visiting patreon.com/macheteymate.  #HastaLaVictoria

Just LeRoy and T bringing you the current events this week. We talk a bit about the impending elections in Latin America coming up very soon, including the one just passed in Nicaragua and the latest things to look out for. We discuss the unmaterialized US sponsored anti-government protests in Cuba and how much we hate VICE. We finish off with Puerto Rico, where another day another layer added to the colonial and neoliberal farce that is the situation in Puerto Rico, including warrants for corporate execs and striking militant students. If you support what we do and want to join the discord community and our book club show us some solidarity at Patreon.com/macheteymate and don't forget to follow us on our socials. #HastaLaVictoria

Jen Marley (@JenMarley1680) and Nick Estes (@nickwestes) of The Red Nation (The_Red_Nation) welcomed previous Machete y Mate guest and compa oficial Blanca Estévez as well as our very own Austin González on to their podcast for a conversation on anti-imperialism in Latin America, racist 'left' reactions to land back, and building working class power in the US South. They have graciously allowed us to repost this conversation on our feed as well for our compas.

The whole team is back this week for for your (ideally) weekly Latin America update. We start off talking about the struggle for reproductive rights in the face of the especially draconian laws in the Dominican Republic. Austin helps us work through and break down the ramifications of Salvador Nasralla aligning himself behind Xiomara Castro the Left LIBRE party in Honduras ahead of next months election. And because of course, we finish off angrily discussing the latest Looney Tunes-like week in Puerto Rico and its latest chapter in Disaster Colonial Capitalism. If you dig what we do and want to support us, join the book club, join the Discord community and/or get access to the After Dark episodes you can show your solidarity on Patreon.com/macheteymate and don't forget to follow us on all the socials.

On Indigenous Peoples Day the whole team is together for another week in Latin America. Pedro Castillo has significantly reshuffled his cabinet  and we try to make sense of what this means for Peru, for Peru Libre, and for the movement. We then discuss the increasing political violence In Honduras, including the attempted murder of the daughter of murdered activist Berta Caceres and the murder of a Leftist mayor, ahead of their impending election and the historic bloody grip Capital has had in Central America. We finish off by raging about the extra cartoonish week Puerto Rico has had, almost to the point of losing hope, but we will win. If you support what we do and want access to the Book Club, the Discord community, and the After Dark episodes please consider showing your solidarity at Patreon.com/macheteymate. Also, follow us on all the socials. #HastaLaVictoria

The whole team is together and we welcome dear friend and comrade of the show former Independence party city council candidate for San Juan, Paul Figueroa! From class considerations to Union Colonialism, Paul walks us though the energy crisis, its affects and ramifications, and how decades of colonial and neoliberal policy has created the desperate and untenable state that Puerto Rico finds itself in. We discuss what is to be done, how we can get there, and how El PIP has always been there. If you support what we do and want to join our book club and discord community consider showing your solidarity at patreon.com/macheteymate. Also, don't forget to follow us on all the socials.

Welcome back for a Current Events at 2/3 strength physically, but 100% spiritually. We start off by discussing the State violence against the Zapatistas in Chiapas and their strongly worded diplomatic response. If one thing is constant in the US it's the maintenance of a militarized Southern border and we talk about agents of violence playing out their slave patrol cowboy fantasies against Haitian asylum seekers. We finish off by reflecting on Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricanness 4 years on from Hurricane Maria. If you support what we do and want access to our After Dark episodes, the Book Club, and the Discord community consider showing us your solidarity on our Patreon @ patreon.com/macheteymate. Also, don't forget to follow us on our socials. #HastaLaVictoria