Americas

Donald Trump and the Latin American Left

Ociel Ali López / NACLA Dec 10, 2024 Progressive governments in Latin America are not as united today as they were a decade ago. How prepared are they to navigate the onslaught of a second Trump term? Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Americas

Argentina Offers a Glimpse of Project 2025’s Vision

Diana Cariboni / OpenDemocracy Nov 8, 2024 If you can bear a preview of the effects of the conservative playbook, look to Argentina, a lab for the global far right. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Americas

Argentina’s Milei Guts Public Media

Daniel Cholakian / NACLA Apr 29, 2024 The shutdown of a state-owned media agency threatens the right to information. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Americas

Labor Refuses to Back Down in Argentina

Liam Crisan / Inequality.org Mar 27, 2024 Recent experience shows that organized labor offers a counterbalance to democratic backsliding in Javier Milei's Argentina. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

TD Original

Argentina, the Vulture and the Justice

James North / Truthdig Aug 9, 2023 Paul Singer’s relationship to Samuel Alito illuminates how U.S. law enables vulture funds to deepen immiseration across the Global South. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Protests and Celebrations Mark Women’s Day, Despite Threats

By ADAM GELLER Mar 8, 2020 Tensions marred some celebrations, but women still marched en mass in cities around the world, even those affected by the coronavirus. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Best Truthdig Originals of 2019

Truthdig Dec 31, 2019 This year's top stories cover a range of topics including corporate fascism, an election in Argentina and mass protests across the globe. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Politics

Argentina Defies the Americas’ Crisis of Democracy

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Dec 23, 2019 As regional powers backslide and Donald Trump looms, one nation offers a popular, progressive alternative. A dispatch from Buenos Aires. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Vatican Office Reveals Vast Caseload of Abuse

NICOLE WINFIELD / The Associated Press Dec 20, 2019 The church must now cope with the globalization of the scandal that once seemed largely confined to the English-speaking world. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Trump to Tariff Steel and Aluminum From Argentina and Brazil

DARLENE SUPERVILLE / The Associated Press Dec 2, 2019 The president asserts he'll retailate against the South American countires for hurting American farmers through currency manipulation. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Argentina’s Center-Left Peronists Celebrate Return to Power

LUIS ANDRES HENAO and DEBORA REY / The Associated Press Oct 28, 2019 Opposition leader Alberto Fernandez wins the presidency after a dramatic election in the economically challenged country. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The IMF Is Utterly Indifferent to the Pain It’s Causing

Vijay Prashad / Independent Media Institute Oct 15, 2019 Violent demonstrations in Ecuador lay bare the human toll of the organization's enforced austerity measures across the developing world. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )