Vanguard Elements: An MASM Podcast

On Episode 29 of Vanguard Elements, Steve and Aldo discuss the unlikely political resurrection of Xavier Becerra in California's contentious gubernatorial primary with George Galvis, a Bay Area political observer and activist. This episode was produced by Mexican Americans In Solidarity With Mexico.  Please follow us on X at @solidaritywmex or on Bluesky at aguilanews.bsky.social. Please also feel...

On Episode 28 of Vanguard Elements, Steve and Aldo discuss the correlation between Evangelical Christianity and Mexican American support for Trump with April Saenz, a San Antonio political observer and activist. This episode was produced by Mexican Americans In Solidarity With Mexico.  Please follow us on X at @solidaritywmex or on Bluesky at aguilanews.bsky.social. Please also feel free to check...

On Episode 27 of Vanguard Elements, Steve and Aldo have a conversation with Julie Renton, a podcaster and political activist, about UTEP's lost National Science Foundation and the limits of accountability.  This episode was produced by Mexican Americans In Solidarity With Mexico.  Please follow us on X at @solidaritywmex or on Bluesky at aguilanews.bsky.social. Please also feel free to check out o...

On Episode 26 of Vanguard Elements, Steve and Aldo have a conversation with Anni Garcia, a content creator, Dreamer, and law student whose experience has been uniquely shaped by her life on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. What emerges from the conversation is a portrait of strength, resilience, and transformation.  This episode was produced by Mexican Americans In Solidarity With Mexico.  Pl...

The construct of Mexican American solidarity with Mexico in whatever form is perhaps one of the most misunderstood, mischaracterized, and consistently maligned positions in modern American political discourse. On Episode 25, Steve and Aldo begin discussing the elusive and expansive topic of Mexican American solidarity with Mexico.  This episode was produced by Mexican Americans In Solidarity With...

Despite all of the hostile rhetoric directed at Mexico and Mexican Americans, and despite Trump’s indisputable alignment with organized ideological white supremacy, Trump, the most anti-Mexican political figure in modern American history, continues to receive support from within the Mexican American community itself and, of course, from segments of the larger Latino community in general. On Episod...

It has now been six years since a Trump-inspired white supremacist from a suburb near Dallas, Texas drove to El Paso and perpetrated what can only be described as the worst massacre of Mexicans in modern American history. Unfortunately, six years later, it’s not exactly certain whether the truth about why the El Paso Walmart Shooting occurred will continue to be told. This episode was produced by...

On the latest edition of Vanguard Elements, we are joined by Dr. Oscar Martinez and Dr. Carlos Morton to discuss the problem with Heather Wilson. This episode was produced by Mexican Americans In Solidarity With Mexico.  Please follow us on X at @solidaritywmex or on Bluesky at aguilanews.bsky.social. Please also feel free to check out our affiliated publication fronterizonews.com.  Have feedback...

On the latest edition of Vanguard Elements, we discuss concerns about the narrative surrounding the El Paso Walmart Shooting and whether the truth about why this tragic incident occurred will ultimately prevail. This episode was produced by Mexican Americans In Solidarity With Mexico.  Please follow us on X at @solidaritywmex or on Bluesky at aguilanews.bsky.social. Please also feel free to check...

On the latest edition of Vanguard Elements, our very own Ruby Montana discusses the tragic losses she has personally endured as a result of the Coronavirus Pandemic. This episode was produced by Mexican Americans In Solidarity With Mexico.  Please follow us on X at @solidaritywmex or on Bluesky at aguilanews.bsky.social. Please also feel free to check out our affiliated publication fronterizonews....

On the latest edition of Vanguard Elements, Ruben Sandoval, Jr. and Dr. Carlos Morton discuss the life and legacy of Mexican American activist and attorney Ruben Sandoval, Sr. This episode was produced by Mexican Americans In Solidarity With Mexico.  Please follow us on X at @solidaritywmex or on Bluesky at aguilanews.bsky.social. Please also feel free to check out our affiliated publication front...

On the latest edition of Vanguard Elements, Claudia Tristan discusses her multifaceted career as a journalist and activist, her thoughts on the end of the Trump presidency, and the future of Trumpism. This episode was produced by Mexican Americans In Solidarity With Mexico.  Please follow us on X at @solidaritywmex or on Bluesky at aguilanews.bsky.social. Please also feel free to check out our aff...

On the latest edition of Vanguard Elements, Jackie Barragan discusses the Femme Frontera Film Collective, her latest documentary, and her multifaceted work as an artist and political activist. This episode was produced by Mexican Americans In Solidarity With Mexico.  Please follow us on X at @solidaritywmex or on Bluesky at aguilanews.bsky.social. Please also feel free to check out our affiliated...

On the latest edition of Vanguard Elements, local attorney and proud fronteriza, Veronica Carbajal, discusses her historic mayoral campaign, El Paso’s upcoming mayoral runoff election, her plans for the future, and much more. This episode was produced by Mexican Americans In Solidarity With Mexico.  Please follow us on X at @solidaritywmex or on Bluesky at aguilanews.bsky.social. Please also feel...

Despite Trump’s apparent defeat, the existential threat posed by Trumpism to the Mexican American community remains as tangible as ever. This episode was produced by Mexican Americans In Solidarity With Mexico.  Please follow us on X at @solidaritywmex or on Bluesky at aguilanews.bsky.social. Please also feel free to check out our affiliated publication fronterizonews.com.  Have feedback or story...

On the latest episode of Vanguard Elements, the panel discusses Mexican American support for Trump and other issues related to what can only be described as the most important election in modern American history for Mexican Americans. This episode was produced by Mexican Americans In Solidarity With Mexico.  Please follow us on X at @solidaritywmex or on Bluesky at aguilanews.bsky.social. Please a...

It’s been a year since a Trump-inspired white supremacist from Allen, Texas drove to El Paso and perpetrated what can only be described as the worst massacre of ethnic Mexicans in modern American history. One year later, however, it’s still not clear if the right people are being held accountable for this brazen attack on Mexican Americans. This episode was produced by Mexican Americans In Solidar...

In the last two months, more than 60 statues of historical figures who fought for the Confederacy in the U.S. Civil War have been removed, toppled, banned, and, in some cases, defaced and destroyed. But, is the removal of symbols and monuments relating to the Confederacy erasing history, as some contend, or is the removal of these symbols and monuments a long overdue reckoning with the ongoing leg...

On the latest episode of Vanguard Elements, Ruby, Hazael, and Aldo discuss George Floyd’s tragic death under the knee of a police officer. This brutal incident has sparked the most widespread, sustained civil unrest experienced in the United States since the late 1960s, but the question remains. Will this incident finally lead to the meaningful law enforcement reform America so desperately needs?...

Jaime Abeytia, the editor of the Lionstar Blog, joins Ruby, Hazael, and Aldo to discuss the anti-lockdown protests that have broken out throughout the country including the one right here in El Paso. We are confronting a pandemic of ignorance that not even a concentrated dose of disinfectants can cure. This episode was produced by Mexican Americans In Solidarity With Mexico.  Please follow us on X...

Ruby, Hazael, and Aldo get together in the virtual sense of the word to discuss the Trump Administration's response, or perhaps more accurately, lack of response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the implications of the deadly pandemic on the United States, Mexico and the larger border region. This episode was produced by Mexican Americans In Solidarity With Mexico.  Please follow us on X at @s...

The number of femicides which occurred in 2019 in Mexico increased by 10 percent from 2018, and, according to statistics provided by the Mexico office of U.N. Women, the overall number of women who have died violently in Mexico has also steadily increased from seven killings per day in 2017 to 10 killings per day in 2019. On Episode 8, Ruby, Hazael, and Aldo discuss the alarming increase in femici...

On Episode 7, Aldo and Hazael are joined once again by Prof. Ruby Montana to discuss the delicate art of othering, and the controversy surrounding the publication of "American Dirt." This episode was produced by Mexican Americans In Solidarity With Mexico.  Please follow us on X at @solidaritywmex or on Bluesky at aguilanews.bsky.social. Please also feel free to check out our affiliated publicatio...

On Episode 6, Aldo and Hazael are joined by Prof. Ruby Montana of the University of Texas at El Paso to discuss the troubling implications of Heather Wilson's controversial appointment as the president of the University of Texas at El Paso. This episode was produced by Mexican Americans In Solidarity With Mexico.  Please follow us on X at @solidaritywmex or on Bluesky at aguilanews.bsky.social. Pl...

On the night of September 27, 2019, the wife of a Clint Independent School District trustee directed a crude verbal attack at a group of students waving the Mexican flag at a high school football game in Clint, Texas. In Episode 05 of Vanguard Elements, Hazael and Aldo discuss the incident with Jennifer Prieto, the educator who directly confronted those responsible for this shameful display of ant...