Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
López Obrador’s campaign commercials really try to shake potential voters out of their sillas, attempting to give the potentially marginalized a strong message: “now it’s our turn, now it’s your turn!” He blatantly positions himself against the rich, those who “take the biggest piece of the cake.”
Difficulty: Beginner
Mexico
Just, as immigration is a big campaign issue in the US, emigration touches a nerve in Mexico. When Andrés Manuel Lopéz Obrador ran for president of Mexico in 2006, he wanted to make it clear that his goal was to create jobs, in Mexico, so that would-be migrants would feel less need to flee north.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Should government pump money into the economy and generate jobs by financing giant public works projects? In the extremely close Mexican presidential election of 2006 (which he lost), Andrés Manuel López Obrador made it clear that that his answer is a decisive ¡Sí!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Mexico
Political campaigns are tough (and they can get even tougher after the voting). In this video documenting Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s presidential race, we learn some of the tricks of the trade in Mexico.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Mexico
Enjoying almost full support by his party as their presidential candidate, Andrés Manuel López Obrador stepped down from his post as Mayor of Mexico City, aka D.F. (Distrito Federal) to campaign for the presidency of Mexico in the 2006 elections against Felipe Calderón.
Difficulty: Beginner
Mexico
Útilies. It relates to school supplies, including notebooks, pens, pencils, crayons, paper, scissors… anything children need to get through the school year. Not a big deal for the middle class, but it can be a serious challenge to those of lesser means. López Obrador made it a campaign promise that útilies would be provided free to all children throughout Mexico, just as he did for the children of Mexico City while he was mayor.
Difficulty: Beginner
Mexico
Our good friends from México City are willing to talk about everything: good, bad or ugly. Here we have their take on kidnapping, one of the growing fears of Mexicans.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Watch as these wealthy folks search for extremely expensive "bargains" in clothes, cars, etc. Everything is relative!
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
"Zoquitos" is a network of local currency in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain with no physical bills or coins. It is based on bartering with the goal of promoting an economy that is more fair and supportive.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
75 minutos takes a look inside the home of an expatriate couple living in Spain where a large percentage of their belongings were acquired second-hand.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Spain
Residents of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain continue to explain the nuances of buying and selling goods and services with their local currency, “zoquitos.”
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
Residents of Jerez de la Frontera, Spain continue to explain the nuances of exchanging goods and services through a network of "zoquitos," a kind of local currency. While it has not yet happened fully, some of them envision a day in which their community might live without money in the traditional sense.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain
75 minutos talks to some Spanish business owners who decided to start their businesses after winding up unemployed. On tighter budgets, they were able to save a lot of money by purchasing many of their supplies second-hand.
Difficulty: Advanced
Spain Andalusia
At the height of the twenty-first century, it has become increasingly fashionable in Andalusia, Spain, to exchange apartments or stores. Learn more about this phenomenon.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Spain Andalusia
The discussion about the growing trend of apartment-swapping in Spain continues.
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