Privatization or cuts to pensions? What’s next for Argentina with Milei
Milei anticipated that there will be a very hard six months in the country, but did not explain which sectors of society will be most affected. Is the public sector the only thing that the government is going to cut?
Can a movement leader solve Argentina’s problems?
Social leader Juan Grabois is contesting the candidacy for the center-left Union for the Homeland coalition in the upcoming primaries in Argentina
Climbing inequality in Argentina as poverty and inflation soars
Vice-President Cristina Fernández pointed out the roots of an increasingly unequal country in her latest speech. This is where social organizations play a fundamental role.
What united us was empathy: Community organizations help tackle hunger in Argentina
The pandemic brought with it more inequality and injustice. Grassroots movements responded with solidarity and organization and food for those who were struggling
Incoming government in Argentina passes measures to alleviate socio-economic crisis
Alberto Fernández froze the price of basic public services, reduced the prices of medicines, announced special bonuses for retirees, special and underprivileged people, suspended the ban on the sale of abortion pills
Young healthcare professionals in Buenos Aires to stage massive demonstration today
The medical residents and concurrents of the city of Buenos Aires have been protesting since November 28 against a law that disregards their status as healthcare professionals and defines them as trainees
When the cries of the hungry are met with beatings and tear gas
Police violently repressed social movements mobilizing to demand that the government take measures to address the crisis of hunger and poverty in the country
Argentinians demand implementation of the Food Emergency Act
The economic crisis in Argentina has had dire effects on the population’s access to food, total food insecurity rose from 21.7% in 2017 to 29.3% in 2018
Massive mobilization against the socio-economic crisis in Argentina
Protesters demand the extension of social emergency measures, increase of pension and retirement benefits, rise in the Supplementary Social Salary and the implementation of the Food Emergency Act.
Elderly man killed for stealing food in Argentina; neighbourhood demands justice
Rampant inflation and the lack of adequate government policies have made basic food products inaccessible for the majority of the Argentine population.
Argentinians take to the streets to demand measures to combat economic crisis
Social movements will hold a day-long national struggle to demand concrete measures for the public sectors on August 28.
Social movements in Argentina mobilize against Macri
The intensified struggle is in response to the desperate situation that Argentinians have to face because of a spiraling economic crisis brought about by Macri’s neoliberal policies
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