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Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) is one of the most popular leaders on Earth, with an 80% approval rating, according to polling firm Gallup. Ben Norton discusses how corporate media outlets have absurdly smeared him as “authoritarian“, and the US government has funded right-wing opposition groups, meddling in Mexico's internal affairs, while the candidate Claudia Sheinbaum from AMLO's left-wing Morena party was on the verge of winning the election. Check out our related video “'Mexico is not a US colony!': AMLO condemns invasion threats, honors nationalization of oil, lithium“: Topics 0:00 80% of Mexicans support President AMLO 1:32 US government & media smear AMLO 3:15 Why is López Obrador so popular? 4:20 AMLO: “Mexico is not a US colony or protectorate!“ 5:01 Mexico's natural resources & sovereignty 7:21 US meddles in Mexico's 2024 election 8:36 AMLO's successor Claudia Sheinbaum 10:06 “Democratic backsliding“, or more democracy? 12:25 AMLO is twice as popular as Biden & Trump 13:41 Real minimum wage rose 83.5% 14:25 Rising real incomes 15:45 Falling poverty 17:05 Mexicans hopeful about economy (unlike in USA) 19:49 AMLO blasts US oligarchy & hypocrisy 20:40 AMLO supports Julian Assange 21:00 AMLO condemns US blockade of Cuba 21:51 Outro || Geopolitical Economy Report || Please consider supporting us at Patreon: Podcast: Newsletter:
