News and Analysis: Argentina

Margaret Thatcher: imperialism personified

A sworn enemy of workers the world over

April 10, 2013

While the ruling class mourns the death of one of their most loyal politicians and mouthpieces, the British and Irish working classes and oppressed peoples the world over are certainly not mourning Margaret Thatcher’s passing.

Argentina fights to reclaim its natural resources

In brief

April 23, 2012

In response to demands of the Argentinian people to control their own resources, President Cristina Fernandez proposed a bill that would nationalize Argentina’s largest oil company, YPF.

Argentine dockworkers win concessions

In brief

April 5, 2010

On Mar. 31, Argentine dockworkers ended a 10-day strike after winning concessions from Cargill Inc. and Bunge Ltd. As a result of inflation in Argentina, workers' real wages have decreased dramatically.

¡Mercedes Sosa, presente!

Argentine singer and revolutionary was the 'voice of Latin America'

October 13, 2009

Argentine revolutionary folk singer Mercedes Sosa died Oct. 4, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Known as "The voice of Latin America," Mercedes "La Negra" Sosa was one of the greatest exponents of the "Nueva Canci??n" or New Song Movement.

In Argentina, factory takeovers continue

In brief

August 28, 2009

The number of companies taken over and run by workers in Argentina continues to rise. The total is now over 250 factories run by over 16,000 workers. Since 2008, over 30 factories have been reopened and cooperatively run by workers.

Nationalization to shield Argentina's pension funds from financial crisis

In brief

November 29, 2008

In a move to protect workers’ pensions from the global financial crisis, Argentina has nationalized about $25 billion in pension funds. Argentina’s private pension funds were created in 1994, partly to encourage investment in local capital markets.

South American countries sign UNASUR constitution

Region moves towards greater economic unity

June 6, 2008

On May 23, the leaders of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela met in the Brazilian capital, Brasilia, to sign the constitution of the Union of South American Nations.

Bank of the South an alternative to IMF, World Bank

In brief

December 11, 2007

The Bank of the South, an initiative spearheaded by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, was inaugurated on Dec. 9. The finance ministers of Venezuela, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, Peru and Chile will all sit in the bank’s board of directors.

Resistance to U.S. imperialism grows in Latin America

Bush's recent trip fuels anger, protest

March 21, 2007

On March 8, President George Bush left the United States on a six-day trip through Latin America. He traveled through Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico. The Bush administration has been criticized by sections of the ruling class for putting too much focus on the Middle East at the expense of its interests in Latin America.

Ernesto 'Che' Guevara: Day of the Heroic Guerrilla

Fighter for the exploited and oppressed

October 8, 2006

On Oct. 8, 1967, Ernesto "Che" Guevara—a revolutionary hero—was captured in battle in the jungles of Bolivia. Che was leading Bolivian and Cuban guerrillas in a struggle to free Bolivia from capitalist and imperialist exploitation.

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