GLOBAL ECONOMY US Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for first time since 2008 31-07-2019 16:49 The US Federal Reserve cut the benchmark lending rate on Wednesday for the first time in more than a decade, moving to stimulate the economy after a year of sustained pressure from President Donald Trump.
AS I SEE IT And still they keep coming 06-07-2019 10:46 It is not “racist” to feel it would be disastrous for one’s own country to become more like those immigrants want to leave behind. by James Neilson
US MIDTERMS A blue House ain’t strong enough to see off Trump’s foreign policy 10-11-2018 09:26 With the Democrats reflecting a diverse electorate, the Republican Party has instead reshaped itself into a Trumpian version of the traditionally conservative GOP. by Carolina Barros
TECHNOLOGY AND THE MEDIA Fake news and the online battle for the truth 01-09-2018 08:41 The rise of the Internet and social media has dramatically altered access to information across the globe. But it has also increased the proliferation of false information, with some experts fearing we have entered a new ‘posttruth’ age.
IMMIGRATION AND THE UNITED STATES Deadline to reunite immigrant families rapidly approaching 07-07-2018 09:55 Donald Trump won the US presidential race with the most anti-immigration platform witnessed in the United States in decades.
EDITORIAL Editorial: Empowerment over eviction 14-04-2018 10:47 Politics regarding slums were always controversial. What should the government do about them?
RIGHT ON REVOLT The man on the Right has a job on the Left 24-03-2018 12:13 If you were to argue before an audience that some major political changes of the 20th century had come from the Right, you might have to leave the room in haste under a barrage of unfriendly remarks from the leftist representation. by Andrew Graham-Yooll
LOBBYING AND BILATERAL RELATIONS New pro-Argentina initiatives spring up in Washington 24-02-2018 12:40 Macri administration's reset with the United States backed by series of new programmes and schemes, yet questions remain over lobbying. by Santiago del Carril
UNITED STATES AND GUN VIOLENCE Murder, outrage, then impasse: gun crime’s repeating cycle in the US 17-02-2018 13:25 Is the US ready to adopt major new reforms to stop tragedies?
Government reform package Key tax reform in the works for October 02-09-2017 10:33 The announcement was unexpected. Government officials had previously said they would begin tackling Argentina’s distorted tributary structure in 2018. by Francisco Aldaya
