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the-1976-coup-wasnt-unprecedented.-the-brutality-that-followed-made-it-a-turning-point

The 1976 coup wasnt unprecedented. The brutality that followed made it a turning point

Gabriela Águila is a historian at the Universidad Nacional de Rosario and CONICET specializing in the 1976-1983 dictatorship When the armed forces overthrew...

the-1976-coup-wasnt-unprecedented.-what-followed-made-it-a-turning-point

The 1976 coup wasnt unprecedented. What followed made it a turning point

Gabriela Águila is a historian at the Universidad Nacional de Rosario and CONICET specializing in the 1976-1983 dictatorship When the armed forces overthrew...

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Tearing down the pact of silence remains the mission

Buenos Aires Herald editorial (versión en español a continuación) Fifty years after the 1976 coup that ushered in the most brutal dictatorship in...

The liturgy of memory

Every March 24 the same words return to Plaza de Mayo: Memoria, Verdad y Justicia. The march, the banners, the chant — and,...

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Violence against women doesnt end on the day of the assault

Karla Gutiérrez is Humanitarian Affairs Manager for MSF Mexico For years I’ve heard the same words repeated by survivors: “I didn’t know where...

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Argentinas labor reform and the state we still expect

Argentina’s labor reform is currently being debated as if it were a spreadsheet problem. Lower costs, fewer lawsuits, more flexibility, and more formal...

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Latin America must engage with Chinas and the US differing views of the region

China’s third White Paper on Latin America and the Caribbean marks a new milestone in relations between Beijing and our region. These documents,...

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El Mencho has fallen but the cartel still stands

Every action carries a reaction. And the capture and death of Nemesio Oseguera El Mencho Cervantes, the leader of Mexico’s largest drug trafficking...

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Bad Bunnys Nuestra América

For twenty years, I taught a course on Latin American political thought. Bad Bunny may have taught many of the same ideas in...

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Trumps third-world alliance for peace

Argentina is once again at the table of history. The table is smaller than it looks, the guests are loud, and the centerpiece...