56th IDEA colloquium Fernández rules out devaluation, bank-deposit freeze at IDEA 17-10-2020 10:13 Peronist leader sticks to his guns over government policies, telling business leaders that his government is “convinced that this is the path.”
AS I SEE IT The cracks keep widening 12-09-2020 10:30 People the world over are getting more irascible by the day, and the unease so many feel is making governments everywhere nervous. by James Neilson
GUEST VOICE Behind the conflict with the police 12-09-2020 09:43 The reasons for the protest? We can divide them into two main categories: institutional and political. by Andrei Serbin Pont
POLICE MUTINY Provincial police spark anger and action with pay rebellion 12-09-2020 09:28 Protests by Buenos Aires Province police force seize nation’s attention, sparking criticism from lawmakers and a controversial response from President Fernández.
PERIODISMO PURO | INTERVIEW Santiago Cafiero: ‘Macri sought to blame Argentine society for his own failures.’ 12-09-2020 08:46 In a feature-length interview, Cabinet Chief Santiago Cafiero discusses Peronism past and present, the opposition, and what lies ahead for Argentina in the next two years. by Jorge Fontevecchia
ARGENTINA State to pay half of private-sector wages in June 16-05-2020 09:43 Government to pay half the wages of almost two million private-sector workers, as it did in April.
Survival during quarantine Fleeing pandemic, many Venezuelan migrants head home 22-04-2020 14:27 The Mayor of Cali, Jorge Ivan Ospina, announced on Sunday that a "humanitarian corridor" was opened for Venezuelans who wanted to return to their country. Most have lose their income during government-imposed lockdowns - or out of fear of epidemic-fueled xenophobia.
ARGENTINE FOOTBALL Footballers are easy targets for virus-tinged anger at high earners 04-04-2020 08:26 There’s a lot of talk about the cutting of salaries amid the coronavirus pandemic, but there’s no reason footballers should be singled out above other societal high-earners. by Dan Edwards
NEW STUDY Average wage fell 44.3% in dollar terms under Macri government, says study 20-02-2020 07:30 New report finds there has been a collapse of the average income in dollar terms since 2015, dropping from US$1,385 to just US$771 in four years.
SPECIAL FEATURE Students take over schools in Chubut amid crippling debt crisis 12-10-2019 09:56 Three months into a teachers strike over unpaid salaries and the shocking condition of public schools in the oil-rich province, students have had enough. by Lucas Robinson
ECONOMIC MEASURES Government unilaterally raises minimum wage by 35% 03-09-2019 13:04 Minimum wage to rise in three installments to 16,875 pesos a month, announces Macri administration, after businesses and unions failed to agree on an increase.