LIFE IS WORTH NOTHING IN ARGENTINA

Buenos Aires Times headline: “An 11-year-old girl died Wednesday after being robbed of her backpack and beaten on the way to school, sparking protests over rising crime and prompting politicians to suspend election campaigning.” I wonder: what prompted the candidates to cancel their final election rallies? Sympathy or sheer shame? Seguir leyendo

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«YUNA SOY YO»: RETRATO DE UNA SOBREVIVIENTE

Aurora Venturini (1921-2015), escritora y traductora platense, se consagró en 2007 al ganar el Premio de Nueva Novela de “Página 12” con “Las primas”, a sus 86 años, aunque ya tenía en su haber más de una treintena de libros y ensayos críticos de poetas franceses. La novela premiada describe Seguir leyendo

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COMPLAINING IS NOT ENOUGH

We are witnessing a historical absenteeism in the elections in Argentina, an alarmingly low turnout of citizens to vote. I know we are all disappointed, disillusioned, frustrated, disenchanted, completely dissatisfied with our politicians. We don’t trust them, and rightly so. Nevertheless, I still think that voting is not only our Seguir leyendo

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