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I always thought slavery had been abolished in Agentina in 1813. That’s what I learnt at school. Unfortunately, I was wrong. There are still “slaves” in our country. Some social leaders force poor people, recipients of social plans, to attend protests in exchange for food. If they fail to do Seguir leyendo
: “They are Chinese; they all look the same”. Who said this? Believe it or not: our Foreign Minister Diana Mondino, of all people! Did she apologise? Of course not. She made up an unbelievably far- fetched explanation (“What I mean is that there was nobody in uniform”), instead of Seguir leyendo
Paul Auster An immense writer has left us. When I think of Paul Auster, a scene from the film “Smoke”, which was written by him, comes to mind. Auggie, the character played by Harvey Keitel, has taken one photograph a day from the street corner outside his shop, every day Seguir leyendo
President Milei can’t and shouldn’t disregard last Tuesday’s massive nationwide march in defence of universities and state education. His tendency to label any demonstration as an attempt to hinder his administration is a futile effort to deny reality. Yes, there were also labour unions and leaders of some opposition parties, Seguir leyendo
The presidential love affair is over. Javier Milei and Fátima Florez have broken up. End of a “soap opera” that -truth to tell- lacked credibility from the very start, in spite of the passionate kisses we all saw (and suffered) on stage. There are all sorts of explanations for this Seguir leyendo
In the last few weeks, President Milei has shown a truly hostile attitude towards certain journalists. I think it’s a huge mistake, a clear sign of intolerance, of narrow-mindedness, quite the opposite of what liberalism stands for: “willingness to respect or accept behaviour or opinions different from one’s own; openness Seguir leyendo
There is an old Greek proverb that reads, “A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” Likewise, I strongly believe a society grows strong when we take good care of our children’s education, because without education there is no future, Seguir leyendo
President Javier Milei’s government has announced it will change the name of the Centro Cultural Kirchner (Kirchner Cultural Centre, CCK) in Buenos Aires. I think it’s a good idea. Truth to tell, politicians have disappointed us for over 70 years now; therefore I wouldn’t “honour” any of them. Instead, I’d Seguir leyendo
I live in La Plata, the beautiful capital of the province of Buenos Aires, which has adopted me since my college years. These last few rainy days, we all felt a painful “déjà vu”. Eleven years ago, April 2nd 2013, the city suffered severe flooding that caused many lives. Roads turned Seguir leyendo
‘Pimpinela’ at the pink house There seems to be a sort of historical curse between presidents and vice-presidents in Argentina. They seldom get on well. More often than not, they are mere political marriages of convenience, like the last administration (Alberto Fernández and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner). Now there’s a Seguir leyendo