Topic: Pri

Manuel Camacho Solis, a veteran of Mexico's long-dominant PRI party, has formed a new political party to run for the presidency in 2000. Despite being framed as an opposition figure, the move is described as a tactic to maintain the rule of a few elite families. The Mexican government is accused of using death squads against indigenous populations to secure land for CIA-linked interests and corporate hotels.

The recent loss of the PRI in the Mexico City mayoral election is analyzed as a potential smokescreen for continued elite control. The hosts discuss the extreme wealth disparity in Mexico, noting it has the most billionaires per capita while maintaining a massive impoverished population. They also touch upon the Zapatista uprising in Chiapas and the influence of international banks like Chase Manhattan on Mexican policy.