Machete y Mate
By Machete y Maté
Machete y MateSep 14, 2020
PALESTINIAN SOLIDARITY: The ongoing global response to the genocide in Gaza
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.
AUSTRALIA/PALESTINE: Comrade Conversation w/ Rev
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.
DSA Convention: Comrade Conversation w/ Luisa Martinez
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.
Current Events #56: DICTATOR LASSO, PINOCHETISTAS IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT, US SUPREME COURT VS PUERTO RICO
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.
Current Events #55: PARAGUAY ELECTION FINAL, TROUBLE IN ARGENTINA, RECAP OF ECUADOR CONVO
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.
ECUADOR: Comrade Conversation w/ Julián Garrido
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.
Current Events #54: PREVIEWING PARAGUAY & GUATEMALA ELECTIONS
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.
Current Events #53: LASSO IMPEACHMENT, AMLO REFORMS, VIVA CHAVEZ
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.
VENEZUELA: Comrade Conversation W/ José Luis Granados Ceja
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.
CLIMATE DISASTER IN CHILE!: EMERGENCY COMRADE CONVO W/ DIEGO POLANCO
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.
SAVING PUERTO RICO! EMERGENCY COMRADE CONVO W/ CARLOS BERRIOS POLANCO
Current Events #52: YEAR IN PREVIEW AND THE CELAC SUMMIT
STORMING OF BRASILIA!: EMERGENCY COMRADE CONVO W/ BRIAN MIER
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
CATASTROPHE IN PERU!: EMERGENCY COMRADE CONVO W/ FRANCESCA
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.
Current Events #51: JORGE GLAS FREE IN ECUADOR, CENSUS BATTLE IN BOLIVIA, HAITIAN POGROMS
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.
Current Events #50: LULA'S VICTORY AND PETRO & THE AREPA ACCORDS
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BRAZIL ELECTION: Comrade Conversation w/ Comrade Fern
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.
Current Events #49: CHILE DEBRIEF, HAITI PROTESTS, ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATIN IN ARGENTINA
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
Current Events #48: Chile Constitution Referendum
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.
Current Events #47: CUBA DISASTER, PETRO'S INAUGURATION, FBI RAID IN PUERTO RICO
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 Dark (kinda): FASCIST BABIES, RETAIL MANAGEMENT, AUSTRALIA, ALIENATION/RESONANCE
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.
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Current Events #46: THE COLOMBIAN ELECTION
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
Current Events #45: AUSTRALIA ELECTION REVIEW, FINAL COLOMBIA PREDICTIONS, PUERTO RICO STATUS ACT
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
Current Events #44: W FOR AMLO, CHILE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, PRESIDENT FUCKBOY AT IT AGAIN
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.
Current Events #43: MASSACRE IN COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA ELECTION, LIGHTS OUT IN PUERTO RICO
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
Current Events #42: PARADIGM SHIFT IN COLOMBIA?, PERU PERUING, ANTI-ABORTION BILL IN PUERTO RICO
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Machete After Dark: THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE EPISODE w/ AREPA LIBRE
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Comrade Conversation w/ Alex Suarez
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Current Events #41: HONDURAS HONDURASING, BORIC PICKS HIS CABINET, PEOPLE'S WAR IN PUERTO RICO
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2021 REVIEW/2022 PREVIEW: Comrade Conversation W/ Matt K.
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CHILE: Comrade Conversation W/ Diego Polanco
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
Current Events #40: DEATH TO PINOCHET
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Hot Girl Agenda x Machete y Mate: CHRISTMAS WITH COMRADES
Current Events #39: RETURN TO PINOCHET?, VICTORY IN HONDURAS, BUILDING POWER IN VENEZUELA
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Current Events #38: ELECTION SEASON, CUBAN PROTESTS?, DEBT PAYING SEASON IN PUERTO RICO
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Fear of a white genocide w/ The Red Nation's Jen Marley and Nick Estes
Current Events #37: DOMINICAN REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, HOPE FOR THE LEFT IN HONDURAS, MORE DISASTER CAPITALISM IN PR
Current Events #36: PERU SHAKE-UP, CAPITAL & HONDURAS, ANOTHER WEEK IN THE COLONY
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Current Events #35 w/ Paul Figueroa: LUMA & THE PRIVATIZATION OF PUERTO RICO
Current Events #34: ZAPATISTAS VS THE STATE, MORE BORDER VIOLENCE, 4 YEARS AFTER MARIA
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Current Events #33: ECUADOR REVISIT, BITCOIN & PRESIDENT FUCKBOY, BRAZIL & THE FASHINTERN
Current Events #32: DOWN WITH THE OAS, BRAZIL'S JAN 6, SOYBEANIZATION OF LATAM
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Current Events #31: DOMINO FALLS IN PERU, BREAD BREAKING IN VENEZUELA, HAITI & THE CLIMATE CRISIS
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CUBA: Comrade Conversation W/ Andrés Pertierra
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Current Events #30: ASSASSINATION IN HAITI, CUBA PROTESTS, UNITED LEFT IN CHILE
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BRAZIL: Comrade Conversation W/ Fern
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Current Events #29: NO POWER IN PR, CASTILLO FINALLY PREZ?, CARLOS SLIM
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MyM AT PERU'S ELECTION!: Front Row Seat for a Paradigm Shift
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Current Events #28: REVOLUTION IN CHILE, COLOMBIA ON THE VERGE, PERU NAILBITER
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