Argentina

Behind Wall Street's Collapse

Walden Bello | Posted 10.02.2008 | Business


Walden Bello

In a nutshell, the Wall Street meltdown is not only due to greed and to the lack of government regulation of a hyperactive sector.

Blogging The DNC For Buenos Aires Expats

Yanqui Mike Skowronek | Posted 09.15.2008 | Home


Yanqui Mike Skowronek

An American-born Argentine travels to Denver to cover the DNC, and gets a taste of America.

You Are What You Wear

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 07.30.2008 | Style


Lesley M. M. Blume

For designers who are truly dedicated to environmentally- and socially-responsible principles, it's a huge commitment that requires tremendous dedication and patience.

The IMF's Historic Transition: Is Less Better?

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 04.28.2008 | Business


Mark Weisbrot

Despite the bravado, today's IMF is not what it once was. These days, the deficit police force is running a whopping small-country-size $400-million annual deficit of its own.

The Bank Job

Roger Donaldson | Posted 03.14.2008 | Entertainment


Roger Donaldson

Documentaries are approached in much the same way as feature films that are based on fact are created -- you set out with a point of view and present it as fact.

Up from Antarctica: Cape Horn, Chilean Fjords, Uruguayan Riviera, Patagonia -- and a Magical Eclipse (Part 4)

Lea Lane | Posted 03.13.2008 | Living


Lea Lane

We enter the 600 mile stretch of water separating Antarctica from Cape Horn, the southern tip of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago at the bottom of South America.

South America Gas Crisis Solution Fails

AP | BILL CORMIER | Posted 02.24.2008 | Business


BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The presidents of Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia failed to resolve a natural gas dispute Saturday, but agreed to study ...

Is There Something the U.S. Can Learn from Argentina?

Martin Varsavsky | Posted 01.11.2008 | Business


Martin Varsavsky

In Argentina, cash really is king as the other forms of payment are practically non-existent. So as the world goes into a US-originated credit crunch, Argentina finds itself in a unique position.

"Suitcase Scandal" is Another Foreign Policy Blunder

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 01.10.2008 | Politics


Mark Weisbrot

The now infamous "suitcase scandal" has deeply alienated the new Argentine government and is likely to further sully Washington's reputation in Latin ...

Argentina Cattle Herders Forced To Cut Back Beef Production

AP | JEANNETTE NEUMANN | Posted 01.02.2008 | Business


Argentines are passionate about their beef -- from cattle grazed on the sprawling pampas grasslands, it's a national staple, delivered inexpensively a...

Will a Difference Be Seen With Women Presidents or Prime Ministers?

Laura Liswood | Posted 11.21.2007 | Politics


Laura Liswood

The numbers are yet so few that the gathering of women heads of state and government can be assembled in a phone booth size room. Yet, there is a glimmer of pattern or at least possibility.

The Funniest Thing About the American Idea

Christopher Buckley | Posted 11.09.2007 | Politics


Christopher Buckley

For the past 26 years, we've had a Bush or a Clinton in the White House. If Hillary gets the ball into the endzone and has two terms, it'll be 34 years. By which time Chelsea will be old enough to run against Jenna.

Argentina Elects Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner: It's the Economy

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 11.01.2007 | Politics


Mark Weisbrot

Argentina's leaders had to take on not only the conventional wisdom of the economics profession, but powerful international institutions such as the International Monetary Fund. Their success may have some important implications for other developing countries.

The Pink Lower Half

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 10.30.2007 | Politics


Allison Kilkenny

Now more than ever, the world needs South America. No other continent is more familiar with the evilness of an unregulated free trade system, or how to successfully fight the power-hungry neo-conservatives, who put such systems in place.

Argentina's First Lady Wins Presidency

AP | NIKO PRICE | Posted 10.29.2007 | Politics


President Nestor Kirchner and first lady Cristina Fernandez are poised to switch jobs in December, with partial results indicating Argentines elected ...

Exit Polls Show First Lady Capturing Argentina's Top Office

AP | BILL CORMIER | Posted 10.28.2007 | Home


Argentina - Several major exit polls suggested that first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner won the presidency Sunday by a large enough margin to av...

First Lady Favored To Win Argentina Presidential Race

Washington Post | Monte Reel | Posted 10.27.2007 | Home


If the latest polls are right, the only real suspense that remains in Sunday's election is whether Argentine first lady Cristina Fern¿ndez de Kirchne...

Argentine "Hillary" Aims For Presidency

AP | BILL CORMIER | Posted 10.22.2007 | Politics


She met her future husband while studying law and joined him as he rose from governor of a small state to the presidency. A powerful first lady and se...

Argentina Set For First Democratically Elected Female President

Times of London | Dan Rosenheck | Posted 10.21.2007 | Politics


WHEN Senator Hillary Clinton appeared on Capitol Hill displaying a hint of cleavage, she sparked off a media furore about women in power, the way they...