View all posts filed under February, 2016

Introduction: The presidential elections of 2016 have several unique characteristics that defy common wisdom about political practices in 21st century America.

Introduction: The class struggle from above found its most intense , comprehensive and retrograde expression in Argentina, with the election of Mauricio Macri (December 2015). During the first two months in office, through the arbitrary assumption of emergency powers, he reversed, by decree, a multitude of progressive socio-economic policies passed over the previous decade and sought to purge public institutions of independent voices.