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US House passes police reforms, voting rights bill

04-03-2021 15:33 The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act that bans choke holds and combats racial profiling cleared the US House of Representatives Wednesday.

Censorship is on the march

16-01-2021 09:05 Once upon a time, progressives, or “liberals” as North Americans call them, agreed that censorship was bad. They would have been appalled by the notion that the richest men on Earth were entitled to prevent the sitting US president, however obnoxious many thought him, from communicating with his followers.

by James Neilson

Economy Ministry to halt Central Bank advances until end of 2020

03-11-2020 12:53 Economy Ministry says it will not ask the Central Bank for temporary advances of cash in November and December and would target local capital markets for financing instead.

Argentina can avoid a devaluation, says Domingo Cavallo

30-10-2020 14:35 Former economy minister Domingo Cavallo tells Bloomberg in an interview that it’s still possible to avoid a one-off devaluation of the peso.

Portland's Wall of Moms builds on a long protest tradition

13-08-2020 00:38 Kelsy Kretschmer, associate professor of sociology at Oregon State University, explains why the Wall of Moms protest group attracted so much attention in the coverage of the Black Lives Matter protests in Portland, and how the group draws on a long tradition of mothers’ movements around the world.

Portland protests: UN calls on US to ensure right to peaceful protest

25-07-2020 09:57 US President Donald Trump’s decision to order a controversial crackdown on demonstrations in Portland, the biggest city in the US state of Oregon, sparks anger and UN warning.

Another long hot summer on the way

06-06-2020 08:45 Whether or not Trump’s attempt to make political capital out of the mayhem works will not be known for some time.

by James Neilson

Anti-police brutality protests in the US: Why now and what to expect?

06-06-2020 08:10 The killing of George Floyd was the trigger that activated growing anger against the disproportionately heavy burden of both the coronavirus pandemic and Donald Trump’s administration.

by Omar Coronel Cuadros

George Floyd: Who was the 'gentle giant' killed in US police custody?

01-06-2020 16:20 The black man who left Houston for fresh beginnings in Minneapolis, only to end up begging for his life before dying under the knee of a white policeman, was a generous soul laid off during the coronavirus crisis, according to his family and friends.

Police disperse anti-Bolsonaro protesters in Brazil

01-06-2020 15:39 Police used tear gas to disperse protesters who gathered to march against President Jair Bolsonaro in São Paulo on Sunday, as well as in "Black Lives Matter" protests that took place Rio de Janeiro.

Black Monday: keys to understanding this week's fall in oil prices

09-03-2020 17:21 Trade war between Russia and Saudi Arabia is shaking the oil-dependent countries with prices in the range of US$30 a barrel, while markets are also facing the consequences of the Coronavirus outbreak.

by Lorena Rodríguez

‘Parasite’ makes history with Oscar win, opening doors for international pictures

10-02-2020 13:54 South Korean thriller ‘Parasite’ made Oscar history on Sunday by becoming the first non-English-language film to win the best picture award, along with 3 others prizes. However, Argentine nominees who worked on ‘The Irishman’ went home empty handed.

Black Monday: Peso slumps to 60 per dollar in some banks, MERVAL collapses

12-08-2019 13:18 Central bank ups interest rates to nearly 75 percent as peso and stock market collapse.