As I see it Fear and loathing in the US 02-11-2024 06:42 About the only thing Donald Trump and Kamala Harris agree upon is that, unless one of them wins, democracy will die in the United States. by James Neilson
Homage to football legend Maradona's children unveil memorial site, foundation plans 01-11-2024 09:03 The 'M10 Memorial' is scheduled to open in 2025 in the tourist area of Puerto Madero, a few blocks from the Casa Rosada, and will be able to welcome one million visitors a year.
Tragedy in Villa Gesell One dead, several missing as hotel collapses in Villa Gesell 29-10-2024 18:11 Elderly man killed after a 10-storey building housing a hotel in the seaside resort of Villa Gesell collapses; Rescue workers still scrambling to find between seven and nine people who remain missing.
As I see it A most unappetising choice 26-10-2024 05:32 The choice, then, is between a blustering egotist and an almost comically vacuous lady. by James Neilson
Editorial A totalitarian all or a nihilistic nothing 26-10-2024 05:27 While verbally aspiring to ending Kirchnerism, Milei is doing much to revive it with his modus operandi.
EDITORIAL Obscurity obstructs security 19-10-2024 06:46 Both Peronism and the business world are undergoing a transitional phase.
As I see it Milei and the uses of fanaticism 19-10-2024 06:23 Javier Milei’s reputation, and with it his ability to rule, depends on his willingness to stick to his fiscal guns, come what may. by James Neilson
DEATH OF LIAM PAYNE Tributes pour in for Liam Payne after tragic death in Palermo 17-10-2024 21:47 One Direction members say they’re 'completely devastated' by loss of bandmate as fans gather to remember late pop star; British singer fell to his death from a third-floor balcony of a hotel in Palermo on Wednesday night; Investigators rule out foul play as preliminary autopsy results emerge.
DEATH OF LIAM PAYNE One Direction 'completely devastated' by loss of bandmate 17-10-2024 19:16 "We're completely devastated by the news of Liam's passing, and when everyone is able to, there will be more to say," say One Direction bandmates in a statement.
DEATH OF LIAM PAYNE Local media leak images of Liam Payne's hotel room in Argentina 17-10-2024 10:26 Upon the artist’s demise, images of the hotel where he was staying were shared online almost immediately. Details also emerge of calls to emergency services before tragedy in Palermo.
SHOCKING TRAGEDY British pop star found dead at Buenos Aires hotel 16-10-2024 18:27 Thirty-one-year-old singer reportedly fell from the third floor of a hotel in the Palmero neighbourhood of Buenos Aires.
Buenos Aires City ‘English clock-tower’ of Buenos Aires reopens to the public 16-10-2024 11:55 The Torre Monumental in Retiro, formerly known as the Torre de los Ingleses, reopens its doors – and its panoramic views – to the public after internal remodelling. by By Claudio Corsalini
As I see it There are no easy answers in education 12-10-2024 06:59 Living as we do in an egalitarian age, many educationalists are reluctant to take into account another unfortunate fact: people have different talents by James Neilson
EDITORIAL Reducing the issue 12-10-2024 06:16 Both sides fall into the error of reducing this issue to a budget tussle without bringing up the major structural problems of university education.
The ‘Gol olímpico’ Neighbourhood remembers first ‘Olympic goal’ in football history 10-10-2024 06:10 At a low-income barrio in Barracas, a group gathered to remember football history last weekend: the eponymous ‘Gol olímpico’ (a goal scored direct from a corner) by Cesáreo Onzari in a match between Argentina and Uruguay a century ago. by Claudio Gómez
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Buenos Aires City reports September inflation rate of 4% 08-10-2024 06:38 There was a slight slowdown from 4.2 percent in August.
COPA LIBERTADORES River's Monumental stadium to host Copa Libertadores 2024 final 05-10-2024 09:02 Iconic stadium in Buenos Aires selected as venue for Copa Libertadores final, the region's most important club football competition.
EDITORIAL It’s the education, stupid 05-10-2024 06:24 When presenting the 2025 Budget in mid-September, Milei defined his fundamental fiscal principle as first defining the available revenue and then adjusting the spending to it – modernising the university system to that end could be an interesting application of that principle. But instead his primitive proposal is literally to cut university spending in half with his chainsaw.
BEYOND THE HEADLINES Poverty lies under the mattress 05-10-2024 06:06 Idle capital amounting to over half of Gross Domestic Product surely goes a long way towards explaining why over half the population is poor. by Michael Soltys
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Nearly one million people are poor or destitute in Buenos Aires 04-10-2024 11:07 City Hall statistics bureau reveals that there are 159,000 more poor people than one year ago.
Marcha federal universitaria University students, staff, supporters march to challenge austerity 02-10-2024 14:43 Mass demonstration this Wednesday to demand improved budgets for higher education institutions.
POLITICS & ECONOMY Milei promises good times lie ahead at La Libertad Avanza launch rally 29-09-2024 20:18 La Libertad Avanza stages rally in Parque Lezama launching itself as a nationwide party; Karina Milei delivers speech before President Javier Milei assures supporters that "only good news" lies ahead.
EDITORIAL The Wall Street shuffle 28-09-2024 06:27 Milei doubtless imagined that he was ringing his own Liberty Bell but it was also a self-excommunication from the international community which might well send alarm-bells ringing, not least among Wall Street investors.
As I see it The UN gets the Milei treatment 28-09-2024 06:22 Hypocrisy is the glue that holds the UN together. It would fall apart if the democratic members began demanding the immediate expulsion of countries whose regimes refuse to observe the rules they pledged themselves to respect. by James Neilson
BEYOND THE HEADLINES Untidily Crumbling Radicals 28-09-2024 06:05 The Unión Cívica Radical crisis perhaps stems from standing or falling from being the men in the middle in many senses – representing a middle class facing extinction and a middle ground squeezed out by polarisation. by Michael Soltys
As I see it Israel’s terrible swift sword 21-09-2024 06:20 Israel not only tore apart Hezbollah’s communications’ network and undermined its morale, but also scored a major propaganda triumph. For a small country whose very survival depends entirely on its military prowess, this is a matter of literally vital importance. by James Neilson
EDITORIAL Painting without numbers 21-09-2024 00:36 Milei’s maximalist stance last Sunday might have experience in mind: the logic of only obtaining half of the requested still being a substantial gain.
POLITICS, COURTS & ECONOMY National, City government agrees federal revenue-sharing deal 19-09-2024 00:27 After lengthy court battle over ‘coparticipación’ federal revenue-sharing funds, President Javier Milei’s government and City Hall agrees deal to deliver 2.95 percent in daily and weekly payments.
BEYOND THE HEADLINES Teachers left alone 14-09-2024 09:35 If education began with Socrates and his pupil Plato on two ends of a log, both learning and teaching are in crisis today. by Michael Soltys
EDITORIAL Nobody wins 14-09-2024 06:37 Milei risks his popularity with insensitivity towards pensioners in the name of maintaining a fiscal surplus.
As I see it A most illiberal libertarian 07-09-2024 06:06 Is Milei a democrat? Probably not; it is increasingly clear that, by instinct, he is an authoritarian who does not take kindly to even mild criticism. by James Neilson
BEYOND THE HEADLINES The whys and whens of decline 07-09-2024 05:08 Analysts of Argentina’s decline understandably focus on the whys but there is a strong case for saying that they are inextricably intertwined with the whens. by Michael Soltys
POLITICS – ANALYSIS Behind the Milei-Jorge Macri deal – and the influence of Mauricio 04-09-2024 12:09 Meetings between President Javier Milei and PRO party chairman Mauricio Macri have served to calm tempers and put an administration which had become entangled back on track. by Pablo Varela
POLITICS & ECONOMY Javier Milei and Jorge Macri seal deal transferring 31 bus lines to City 04-09-2024 12:02 Mayor confirms that there will be no fare increase despite the loss of national subsidies after signing deal formalising transfer control of more than 30 bus lines to Buenos Aires City government.
SOCIETY Incarcerated reap benefits of in-prison university education scheme 31-08-2024 06:08 University education programmes in prisons deliver inmates a brighter future and help reduce recidivism. Journalist Jesús Cabral is just one who has reaped the rewards of the innovative CUSAM in-prison education project. “I’ve had many moments of crisis since I got out, but I haven’t reofferend,” he explains. by Josefina Salomon
As I see it A window of opportunity for autocrats 31-08-2024 05:37 Donald Trump is far from being the only North American politician who would like to see his country leave the rest of the world to its own wretched devices. by James Neilson
EDITORIAL Libertarian entrapment 31-08-2024 05:21 The paradox of a libertarian government revering the free market while unable to exit bureaucratic Kirchnerite capital controls has already drawn comment but the reduction of the PAIS tax exposes another contradiction.
CULTURE & POLITICS City Hall boots Telerman out from Teatro Colón top role 28-08-2024 23:06 Among the motives, strong differences between the ex-City mayor Telerman and Culture Minister Gabriela Ricardes; Mayor Jorge Macri’s request for austerity. by Claudio Corsalini
CULTURE Julio Bocca named new director of Teatro Colón 28-08-2024 22:56 World-famous ballet dancer will replace Jorge Telerman at the helm of Buenos Aires’ most famous theatre, along with Gerardo Grieco.
Tango World Championship Two pairs of portenos crowned winners of Tango World Championship 28-08-2024 16:45 Two porteño pairs crowned champions of 2024 Buenos Aires Tango Festival and World Championship at event before 10,000 spectators at Movistar Arena in Buenos Aires.
MENDOZA RAPE ALLEGATIONS French rugby players accused of rape in Argentina seek dismissal of case 27-08-2024 18:18 Defence lawyers for the two French rugby players accused of rape in Argentina have asked the courts for dismissal of the case; Request comes after it emerges plaintiff attempted suicide last Friday.
TANGO IN THE CITY Tango 'taxi dancers' glide novices through daunting local scene 26-08-2024 17:52 Tango ‘taxi dancers' provide safe-conduct for newbie dancers in the capital. Most dancers offer individual services, and clients are mostly women.
Buenos Aires half-marathon Ethiopia's Gerba Beyata Dibaba wins Buenos Aires half-marathon 25-08-2024 15:36 Ethiopia's Gerba Beyata Dibaba won the Buenos Aires 21K half marathon on Sunday, beating off a record number of competitors.
CRÈME DE LA CRÈME Little-known porteño pasaje gives Paris a run for its money 24-08-2024 12:13 Buenos Aires is full of undiscovered gems. In the centre of the city, amid the bustling downtown chaos, lies an oasis of calm and perhaps the most quintessentially Parisian block in the capital: Pasaje Rivarola. by Vanessa Bell
CULTURE & COMMUNITY Exhibition puts spotlight on Andrew Graham-Yooll’s photographic eye 23-08-2024 14:53 ‘Urban Witness’ is a collection of images taken from Andrew Graham-Yooll’s personal archives; Universidad de San Andrés librarians processing journalist’s records appraise amateur photographer’s eye for city life. by Catherine Kirby
CULTURE & SOCIETY Back the ‘bar de viejes’ – Lawmakers back call to fill Buenos Aires’ old-style bars 20-08-2024 12:32 City Legislature recognises Buenos Aires’ ‘Bar de Viejes’ as a project of cultural interest; New initiative calls for recovering of custom of attending places reflecting the porteño identity. by Claudio Gómez
PROTESTS IN BUENOS AIRES Thousands of exiled Venezuelans demonstrate in Buenos Aires against Maduro 18-08-2024 09:10 Rallies at 13 cities across Argentina as Venezuelans heed call from opposition María Coriina Machado to stage mass gatherings to intensify pressure on Nicolás Maduro after his disputed election win.
Editorial Inflation down on its all fours? 17-08-2024 05:39 The main obstacle to zero inflation is zero certainty as to the future.
As I see it When whites play at identity politics 10-08-2024 05:55 To the alarm of many not just in the English-speaking countries but also in many others, hard-up whites have decided that they too can play at identity politics.
EDITORIAL In default and by default 10-08-2024 05:45 The moral bankruptcy of the main opposition front is a vital lifeline for a government facing enormous difficulties in restructuring Argentina.