News of social justice

Latin America infrastructure woes add to inequality

10-08-2020 09:25 The poorest workers and households in the region shoulder an inequitable share of the cost of ramshackle transportation, dirty water, serial power outages and patchy communications. Throw in the coronavirus pandemic, and the plight of those at the bottom is even more dire.

by Mac Margolis

AS I SEE IT

Groundhog Day all over again

15-02-2020 11:17 Argentina’s many economic problems have less to do with greedy speculators, whether local or foreign, than with the corporatist model Juan Domingo Perón consolidated almost three-quarters of a century ago.

by James Neilson

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Pope voices 'outrage' over Amazon exploitation

12-02-2020 12:35 In a highly anticipated text, Argentine pontiff on Wednesday pleaded for social justice and environmental respect for the Amazon basin – but failed to recommend the controversial idea of married priests.