EDITORIAL Could justice be just just? 09-10-2021 12:16 Unfashionable as this opinion might be, Argentine justice is showing various signs of a robust independence from outside pressures in exceptionally volatile political times.
BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO Human Rights Watch: Brazil's Bolsonaro 'threatening' democracy 15-09-2021 14:13 President Jair Bolsonaro is "threatening democratic rule" with his attacks on Brazil's Supreme Court and electoral system, Human Rights Watch warns.
BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO Bolsonaro ‘politically isolated’ – despite the bluster 11-09-2021 10:20 Brazilian leader marked Independence Day with huge rallies, but analysts say president is just seeking to sow chaos.
BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO Bolsonaro backs off attacks on Brazil's institutions 09-09-2021 21:57 President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday backed off his heated attacks on Brazil's federal institutions, insisting that his recent jabs at the Supreme Court just came "in the heat of the moment."
BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO Bolsonaro claims 'freedom is at risk' as he riles up base in Brazil 07-09-2021 15:20 Fighting record-low poll numbers, a weakening economy and a Judiciary he claims is stacked against him, President Jair Bolsonaro called huge rallies for Brazilian independence day Tuesday, seeking to fire up his far-right base.
BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO Brazil on edge as Bolsonaro tells his base to take to the streets 06-09-2021 13:54 President Jair Bolsonaro has urged Brazilians to come out in force on Tuesday to show their support for his government. It’s shaping up to be an all-or-nothing gauge of his chances of re-election.
EDITORIAL Independence marked yesterday, whither tomorrow? 10-07-2021 00:01 Protests alone do not offer the people a future any more than the erratic improvisations of the Frente de Todos coalition.
INDEPENDENCE DAY PROTESTS Opposition rallies with agricultural producers against 'populism' 09-07-2021 17:19 Protesters rally against President Alberto Fernández's government on July 9, Argentina's Independence Day.
POLARISATION & POLITICS So much for unity: La grieta returns with a vengeance 11-07-2020 07:42 Tensions between government and opposition soar in week Argentina celebrated Independence Day.
#9J: Día de la Independencia Anti-government protesters rally against quarantine on 9 de Julio 10-07-2020 02:18 Opposition supporters descended on the Obelisk in downtown Buenos Aires on Thursday, staging a protest in defence of freedom and against the coronavirus lockdown. Event marred by outbreak of violence, as demonstrators attack TV van from pro-government news channel C5N.
9 de Julio Fernández calls for unity in face of pandemic on Independence Day 09-07-2020 18:07 "No society realises its destiny amid insults and divisions, and with hatred as a common denominator," declares president at event marking 9 de Julio, lashing out at "serial haters."
US INDEPENDENCE DAY United States gears up for a very unusual Fourth of July 04-07-2020 09:13 From big cities to backyards, this year’s Independence Day celebrations won’t be the usual blowout bash.
EDITORIAL Is isolation the best expression of independence? 04-07-2020 08:32 The pandemic is a curious ally of ultra-nationalism, feeding the notion that Covid-19 will destroy globalisation and the private sector in a world dictating a self-sufficiency of which very few countries can even dream.
INTERVIEW Lucía Dominga Molina: ‘In Argentine history, there is no presence of our descendants’ 15-06-2020 09:25 Lucía Dominga Molina Sandez, Afro-Argentine activist and co-founder of the Casa de la Cultura Indo Afro Americana “Mario Luis López,” discusses racism, Argentina and the black community. by Valen Iricibar