Politics – Analysis Damocles’ sword and a Mexican stand-off in the Province 07-06-2025 06:26 Argentina’s Supreme Court has driven itself into a corner. It’s sitting on one of the most consequential rulings in the nation’s political history. by Agustino Fontevecchia
DISCREDIT & DISTRACTION Darín and Milei’s online army: empanadas or rotten fish 27-05-2025 14:43 Argentina’s government, along with its army of online trolls and sympathetic journalists, used the price of empanadas to mock Ricardo Darín and distract from the economic crisis. Viral mockery and aligned media coverage helped them avoid talking about frozen wages, austerity, and the loss of purchasing power. by Nicolás Gonzalez
Price of speaking up? Empanada attack: Milei’s defenders slam actor Ricardo Darín 26-05-2025 16:53 Defenders of President Javier Milei’s government – including Economy Minister Luis Caputo – slam actor Ricardo Darín after he expresses concern over high prices in Argentina.
ELECTIONS 2025: BUENOS AIRES CITY Test for Milei as City vote goes national 16-05-2025 10:34 PRO’s hegemony in Buenos Aires City in balance; La Libertad Avanza eyes breakthrough with Adorni a placeholder for Milei; Peronists confident.
ELECTIONS 2025: BUENOS AIRES CITY City polls: Santoro in lead, Adorni and Lospennato battle for second 07-05-2025 15:11 New polling by Tendencias and Circuitos consultancy firms give Es Ahora Buenos Aires candidate an advantage of at least six points over La Libertad Avanza, PRO hopefuls.
BRUNO STAGNARO INTERVIEW ‘El Eternauta’ director Bruno Stagnaro confirms season two in works 05-05-2025 13:06 The man behind ‘Okupas’ and ‘Un gallo para Esculapio’ became a fan at the age of 10 when he was gifted the comic. Four decades later, he has turned it into a hit series for Netflix. Already the most-watched title in Argentina on the streaming platform, a second season is in the works, reveals Bruno Stagnaro. by Ernesto Ise
CAMPAIGN COMMENTS The great debate 01-05-2025 09:39 The absurd multiplicity of 17 list-heading candidates for 30 City Legislature seats can be boiled down into a triangle of the PRO, libertarian and Peronist blocs, although this does not necessarily translate into only three candidates since others stand to make inroads. by Michael Soltys
STREAMING & SERIES Netflix’s 'El Eternauta' echoes fight against tyranny, says Darín 30-04-2025 21:20 Ricardo Darín defends Buenos Aires from an alien attack in new Netflix series 'El Eternauta,' based on the legendary graphic novel written by Héctor Oesterheld and illustrated by Francisco Solano López.
DECLASSIFICATION DRIVE Argentina opens up secret Nazi fugitive files to public 28-04-2025 12:19 On orders of President Javier Milei, General Archive of the Nation releases 1,850 files on activities of Nazi fugitives in Argentina; Files, now accessible to the public online, include details of banking operations, intelligence reports and more.
TV & STREAMING ‘El Eternauta’: Secrets behind Argentina’s most long-awaited adaptation 08-04-2025 14:58 Eagerly awaited adaptation of Héctor Germán Oesterheld and Francisco Solano López’s classic comic 'El Eternauta' débuts on Netflix on April 30. A look behind-the-scenes of the new series starring Ricardo Darín. by Juan Manuel Dominguez
POLITICS: MIDTERMS 2025 Who’s who: The candidates heading lists for Buenos Aires City midterms 30-03-2025 10:01 Main candidates are already defined for the Buenos Aires City midterms in May – Silvia Lospennato, Leandro Santoro, Manuel Adorni, Horacio Rodríguez Larreta and Ramiro Marra are the names that head the highest-polling options.
POLITICS & COURTS Supreme Court justices rule against nominee Ariel Lijo 07-03-2025 10:33 Supreme Court blocks Lijo’s request to take leave from his post as federal judge; García-Mansilla blocks request, Lorenzetti dissents.
POLITICS & JUDICIARY García-Mansilla sworn-in amid Supreme Court controversy 27-02-2025 16:38 President Milei imposes two new justices on nation’s highest tribunal by decree, defying Congress; Nominees for Supreme Court justice by decree “until end of the next legislative period.”
POLITICS Milei tells top legal official Rodolfo Barra to resign 25-01-2025 10:15 President Javier Milei has sacked Rodolfo Barra, the attorney general of Argentina’s Treasury.
ENVIRONMENT & WILDLIFE Farmer sentenced for mass penguin slaughter in Argentina's south 21-11-2024 00:12 Unprecedented trial sees farmer Ricardo La Regina given a three-year prison sentence for slaughter of Magellanic penguins eggs and chicks; He is unlikely to serve time behind bars, given Argentina’s penal code.
ENVIRONMENT & WILDLIFE Cattle rancher accused of mass penguin slaughter found guilty 07-11-2024 12:47 Unprecedented trial into slaughter of Magellanic penguins eggs and chicks ends in conviction; Ricardo La Regina guilty of causing environmental damage and animal cruelty; Sentence to be announced next week.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Argentina to withdraw military officers from UN’s South Lebanon mission 06-11-2024 13:40 Decision, which became known during departure of ex-foreign minister Diana Mondino, underlines President Javier Milei’s alignment with the Israeli government.
ENVIRONMENT Fires in Brazil engulf two-thirds of the country in smoke 19-09-2024 10:31 Brazil is experiencing record-breaking wildfires as persistent drought affects the Amazon rainforest. Two-thirds of the country is under smoke, and fires are reported to have been set by farmers, known as slash-and-burn agriculture.
JUDICIARY Supreme Court tensions: Horacio Rosatti criticises Ricardo Lorenzetti 17-09-2024 15:36 During the annual dinner of Poder Ciudadano, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court once again aimed at his colleague. Before over 400 people, Rosatti claimed that “there is a social demand for transparency”.
FEATURE ‘Los chachos’: La Rioja launches currency to offset Milei’s shock therapy 03-09-2024 15:48 The remote province of La Rioja has created its own currency, the chacho, as an alternative to the peso to try to revive its moribund economy.
RACISM IN SPORT Argentine coach Caruso Lombardi quits Uruguay club over slur against football ref 23-05-2024 15:40 Football coach Ricardo Caruso Lombardi, under investigation for hurling a racial slur at a referee, quits his Uruguayan club.
SUPREME COURT NOMINATION Consent and dissent for Ariel Lijo on road to Supreme Court 01-05-2024 22:59 International Legal Forum gives its support to Ariel Lijo’s bid occupy a Supreme Court bench. The federal judge’s colleagues, including María Romilda Servini de Cubría, also back his nomination, but several NGOs challenge federal judge's credentials with objections on "ethical" grounds.
CULTURE Like a bad movie: Argentina's culture industry suffers under Milei 20-04-2024 07:39 President Javier Milei's 'chainsaw' cutbacks are threatening Argentina's Oscar-winning film scene, publishing industry and music industry.
EDUCATION UBA students and teachers demonstrate against Milei's cutbacks 19-04-2024 10:25 Students and teachers of the University of Buenos Aires protested with public classes in the street and symbolic embraces of buildings against the government’s drastic austerity.
FILM Argentines relive Qatar 2022 World Cup win in theatres with new films 08-12-2023 12:09 As the nation nears the first anniversary of last year's Qatar 2022 World Cup win, two new two documentaries released this week – 'Elijo Creer' and 'Muchachos' – are bringing back the memories. by Andrea Puerto