109. Coca-Colonization Pt. 1!

Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.

This week, Madeline and David talk about Coca Cola's colonization of Mexico, part 1 of a 2-parter!

BOOK:

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/

PATREON:

https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared

SOURCES:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coca-cola-mexico-wells-dry-bottled-water-sucking-san-felipe-ecatepec-chiapas-a7953026.html

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/15/coca-cola-country-in-southern-mexico-photo-essay

https://www.indigenousmexico.org/articles/chiapas-forever-indigenous?format=amp

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jul/28/water-is-the-real-thing-but-millions-of-mexicans-are-struggling-without-it

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/15/coca-cola-country-in-southern-mexico-photo-essay

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/14/world/americas/mexico-coca-cola-diabetes.html

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a22172862/coca-cola-mexico-town-water/

https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL5N2XF4ZG/

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/dateline/article/this-small-town-in-mexico-is-addicted-to-coca-cola-it-also-grapples-with-a-deadly-disease/p1m2g5dtd

https://truthout.org/articles/coca-cola-sucks-wells-dry-in-chiapas-forcing-residents-to-buy-water/

https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/major-cities-in-mexico-running-out-of-water-as-extreme-heat-continues-209737285844

https://coha.org/coca-colas-corporate-greed-is-leaving-mexicans-thirsty/

https://borgenproject.org/chronic-diseases-in-chiapas/

https://killercoke.org/ray_rogers_absurdity_at_unam_110329.php

https://killercoke.org/crimes_mexico.php

https://inthesetimes.com/article/cola-wars-in-mexico

https://chiapas-support.org/2023/06/14/coca-colas-lack-of-political-transparency-is-associated-with-life-and-death-in-chiapas/

https://www.atlantamagazine.com/great-reads/cocacolonization/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277953604004587?via%3Dihub

https://compact.org/news/coca-colonization-and-christmas-cheer-in-mexico

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277953604004587

https://www.salon.com/2018/04/04/the-coca-cola-invasion-is-causing-mexicos-slow-death-by-junk-food_partner/

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2017/12/23/coca-cola-red-and-whitewashing-the-empire

https://www.businessinsider.com/coca-cola-influence-on-mexican-culture-2018-8#but-there-was-a-downside-to-cokes-sudden-spike-in-popularity-the-diabetes-rate-doubled-in-mexico-between-2000-and-2007-14