-
May 07 2024 
Argentina under Milei (our economists can read it and weep!)
(Benjamin Norton gave us a Twitter or X update
Under “libertarian” President Javier Milei, Argentina is de-industrializing at breakneck speed. Neoliberal economists don’t care about the real economy, only fictitious capital in the financial sector. Argentina’s industry is collapsing, losing many good manufacturing jobs.
This data on de-industrialization is not from the left-wing opposition to Milei; it… Continue reading
-
Jan 05 2024 
New Year 2024 annual review interview with Venezuela President Maduro by Ignacio Ramonet
https://chicagoalbasolidarity.org/2024/01/05/new-year-2024-annual-review-interview-with-venezuela-president-maduro-by-ignacio-ramonet/
Presidente Maduro en entrevista con Ignacio Ramonet evalúa con perspectiva crítica los retos del 2024
video Nicolás Maduro | Entrevista con Ignacio Ramonet
Ignacio Ramonet (IR ): Mr. President, good evening. Thank you very much for accepting this invitation to this interview, which is already like number seven or eight that we have done as the first… Continue reading
-
Dec 19 2023 
A few comments : Argentina
Gathered via regular and reliable journalists and bloggers.
Argentina’s far-right “libertarian” regime is going Pinochet-style fascist: The government is imposing brutal neoliberal shock therapy while threatening protesters A coalition ally of President Milei told protesters their options are “prison or bullet”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/17/argentina-president-javier-milei-security-guidelines-protests-currency-devaluation?CMP=share_btn_tw
Argentina’s far-right “libertarian” President Javier Milei is fulfilling his promise to create an authoritarian police… Continue reading
-
Dec 14 2023 
Argentina: Milei’s Package Includes Sharp Currency Devaluation
On Thursday, President Javier Milei’s administration announced that the official nominal value of the Argentine currency with respect to the U.S. dollar goes from 400 to 800 pesos per dollar. Your wallet is now only half of what it was. Food though, is doubling.
The most interesting though, is that Milei is all of a sudden all warm… Continue reading
-
Dec 04 2023 
Venezuela, Essequibo, Guyana
Yesterday, Venezuelans voted to return the province of neighboring Guyana to its native harbor. 95.3% voted for the annexation of new territories.
The province of Essequibo, where oil and gas fields were discovered relatively recently, was actually handed over to Western oil companies.
In the 19th century, the British took the province from Venezuela. Together with the… Continue reading
-
Dec 01 2023 
Dollarization of Argentina – or not?
By Peter Koenig
Just 10 days after Argentina’s run-off presidential elections, and way before his inauguration on 10 December 2024, President-elect Javier Milei, has already chosen the Minister of Economy and Finance, whom he will entrust with ditching the Peso for the US dollar and dismantling the Argentine Central Bank. – Or, so the story goes.
After… Continue reading
-
Nov 25 2023 
Atilio Borón: Milei’s Triumph in Argentina Was a Neatly Planned Media Construction (Interview)
From the Orinoco Tribune
Correo del Alba interviewed renowned Argentinian political scientist and intellectual Atilio Borón about far-right Javier Milei’s victory in the Argentinian presidential elections.
Milei is what is known today in the political field as an outsider. How did this controversial figure, supported by young people, mostly men, rise meteorically? Did the Peronist old guard… Continue reading
-
Nov 21 2023
Argentina – a Political Earthquake
By Peter Koenig
On Sunday, 19 November, the extreme neoliberal Javier Milei won the run-off elections with 56% against 44% for the present Peronist (center left) Minister of Economy, Sergio Massa. This is more than a surprise. On 23 October, during the first-round vote, Massa had a 36% to 30% lead. Massa is an experienced economist… Continue reading
-
Sep 20 2023 
UNGA78 lacks sparkle
So far, LUIZ INÁCIO LULA DA SILVA has the best speech and it is not a shining star in the firmament. Here is the summary and his speech can be found here. https://gadebate.un.org/en/78/brazil
There are many pieces of truth, and as many references to LGBT in the first half of the speech. Lula, there is a… Continue reading
-
Sep 16 2023 
-
Sep 11 2023 
9/11: FM Sergey Lavrov’s article for the Rossiyskaya Gazeta on the 50th anniversary of the Chilean military coup
https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/1903876/
Fifty years ago, on September 11, 1973, a significant event took place in Chile that became an immense shock to the global community. The Popular Unity government was overthrown in a bloody coup d’etat and the military dictatorship of the General Pinochet-led junta was established. The entire world saw photos of fighter jets patrolling over… Continue reading
-
Aug 27 2023 
Argentina on the Political Brink – Again
With thanks to our writer, Peter Koenig
“Don’t Cry for me Argentina”
Sung by Madonna
The lyrics:It won’t be easy, you’ll think it strange
When I try to explain how I feel
That I still need your love after all that I’ve done
You won’t believe me, all you will see is a girl you once knew
Although she’s dressed… Continue reading -
Aug 18 2023 
Nicaragua is doing well!
This is an unlocked Patreon podcast and it is not embeddable. But please go here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/nicaraguas-model-87346009
Latin America Review: Just back from Nicaragua, Fiona Edwards, journalist and co-founder of the No Cold War international campaign, discusses with Camila Escalante Nicaragua’s exercise of sovereignty and strengthening ties with China and the world, and its rejection of U.S.… Continue reading
-
Jul 29 2023 
A few new facts coming in on that Argentinian mega IMF loan.
Recently in one of his videos Pepe Escobar stated that Argentina has, or will, withdraw its application to join BRICS.
Ben Norton reports:
Argentina just made a deal with the US-controlled IMF for a loan to… pay back another loan to the IMF.The IMF is the master of imperial debt traps.When Argentina was ruled by right-wing oligarch… Continue reading
