Authors María Esperanza Casullo and Harry Brown analyze the rise to power of radical leaders supported by discontented societies: ‘Populism is a warning about what has gone wrong in democracy’
Candidates from all over the world — Trump in the U.S., Bolsonaro in Brazil, Maduro in Venezuela — seek to reach or stay in power for one main reason: it is the only way to avoid ending up in jail
The region’s far-right leaders are waging a battle against the gains made by the feminist movement
Leaderless clubs, suspended tournaments, tours in danger of cancelation, and frozen budgets put the activities of high-performance athletes at risk
The head of U.S. diplomacy arrives in Buenos Aires hours before the Argentine president travels to Washington to participate in the Conservative Action Conference hosted by Trump
The former first lady, who died in 1952, is a constant presence in her home country.
These are some of the lessons that can be learned from three countries with experience of a dollar-based economy if Argentina, Latin America’s third-largest economy, chooses to adopt the currency as legal tender
Javier Milei has accused the singer of being ‘a parasite’ who makes her living ‘by suckling the state’s teat,’ in a crude attack on her for collecting public funds to give free recitals
Sunday’s service marked the first meeting between the Argentine pope and Milei, who once called Francis an ‘imbecile’ for defending social justice
‘We are not going to continue negotiating with those who demand to keep their privileges,’ the Argentine president warned Congress
The House approves a draft with only half of the original measures, but Senate approval is needed to pass the law
The deputies will discuss the reform project for at least 40 hours in an extraordinary session that began Wednesday amid protests on the streets of Buenos Aires
The GGT, the most powerful labor union in the country, hopes to mobilize at least 40,000 people in Buenos Aires to protest the executive’s plans to scale back the state
The president of Argentina is hoping to secure support from the political center and right this week so his ultraliberal project to privatize the economy and defund the state can move to the Senate
Argentina’s new ultra-right-wing president has taken time away from dismantling the Argentine state to make an eagerly awaited appearance at the Davos Economic Forum
A judge releases a table tennis teacher, a barber and an alleged Spanish mercenary due to insufficient evidence
The far-right president’s program to deregulate the economy has raised expectations at the summit. The government has so far only confirmed a meeting with the head of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva
The ultra-right Argentine president defends his radical reforms in Congress while reshaping the country’s international policy
The Latin America director of the International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM) reflects on independent journalism, the impact of artificial intelligence and the polarization in Argentine society
The data reflects the strong impact of a series of shock measures, including a 50% devaluation of the nation’s currency, implemented by right-wing President Javier Milei
Economy Minister Luis Caputo said the money is not a new loan but part of pending disbursements from the payment plan that Javier Milei’s predecessor agreed to in 2022
The new far-right president has promised to make the country “thrive again,” but his success depends on congressional and legal backing for a bill and a decree with sweeping and often unpopular reforms
The new far-right president Javier Milei is confident that the International Monetary Fund will accept his program after the meeting this Friday in Buenos Aires. But the government has ruled out the option of new financing
A court upholds the CGT labor federation’s claim against the far-right president’s unilateral decree that bypassed Congress
For analysts, the government is handing ‘a clear message of empowerment’ to the military, which now also occupies important positions in the Defense Ministry
The authoritarian drift of the president and the radical nature of the announced measures are taking their toll on the far-right: the social climate is effervescent and he has fallen in the polls
The Chilean artist uses her own body in performances to broadcast her people’s resistance. Facing down colonialism, she asks for collective, self-critical reflection