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Argentina's Oil Grab is Timely Retort to Rampaging Capitalism

Will Hutton, The Guardian. April 22, 2012.

Cristina Fernández's actions, however clumsy, are part of a worldwide reaction to exploitation by business and the rich.

Worker-Run Factories in Argentina Continue to Thrive, Boosting the Economy and Influencing Workers in Other Countries

Marcela Valente, IPS News. November 12, 2010.

"The state should strengthen these businesses because they are productive units that are growing sources of genuine jobs, which are neither precarious nor informal."

Kirchner's Legacy: Getting Argentina Out of Crisis by Defying the IMF and "Free" Trade

Walden Bello, Foreign Policy in Focus. November 11, 2010.

He reined in the IMF with the spectre of many other countries also walking away from their debts. By 2005, Argentina was able to kick the IMF out of the country entirely.

Afghanistan: How the War Hawks Caged Obama

Robert Parry, Consortium News. December 12, 2009.

How a desire for bipartisanship and peace within his own party led Obama to appoint a hawkish cabal that pushed him to a renewed war in Afghanistan.

New Declaration Says "Sexuality Is an Essential Part of Humanity"

Marcela Valente, IPS News. June 13, 2009.

The International Planned Parenthood Federation launched the world's first declaration of sexual rights in the Buenos Aires on Wednesday.

Obama Takes a Firm Stance Against LGBT Discrimination

Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake. February 20, 2009.

Obama opposes LGBT discrimination at UN.

Food Prices Hit Soup Kitchens Hard

Marcela Valente, IPS News. September 23, 2008.

In Argentina, spiraling costs are threatening the most vulnerable.

"Suitcase Scandal" is Another U.S. Foreign Policy Blunder

Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. January 10, 2008.

The "suitcase scandal" has alienated the new Argentine government and will only further sully Washington's reputation in Latin America.

Hugo Chávez' opponent becomes a crazy, wild-eyed populist

Joshua Holland, October 12, 2006.

Plus: Latin America round-up! A bloody battle in Bolivia, elections in Ecuador and Brazil and Argentina's version of Bill and Hil.