Argentina's First Gay Marriage Blocked at Last Minute
A judge blocked Latin America's first gay marriage at the last minute today in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The last-minute reversal highlights the divided opinion on gay marriage in predominantly Catholic...
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[Unedited] Mercedes Doretti with Krista Tippett
With an Argentinean scientist, we explore the human landscape of forensic sciences and its emergence as a tool for human rights. Doretti has unearthed bones and stories of the dead and "the...
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Mercedes Doretti — Laying the Dead to Rest [remix]
With an Argentinean scientist, we explore the human landscape of forensic sciences and its emergence as a tool for human rights. Doretti has unearthed bones and stories of the dead and "the...
View ArticleWill Nestor Kirchner's Death Leave a Power Vacuum in Argentina?
Nestor Kirchner, former Argentine president and husband to Argentina’s current leader, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, died suddenly of a heart attack Wednesday. He was 60 years old. Kirchner served as...
View ArticleArgentina's Central Bank, the Economic Crisis, and Power
Martin Redrado, president of Argentina’s Central Bank from 2004 to 2010, looks into the dangers of mixing political power and economics in an emerging country. No Reserve: The Limit of Absolute Power...
View ArticlePlácido Domingo Caught in Argentine Labor Dispute
Renowned Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo found himself in the middle of a major labor dispute last week between Argentina's Teatro Colón, one of the world's leading opera houses, and the theater workers’...
View ArticleVino Argentino
Laura Catena talks about the wines and culture of Argentina. Vino Argentino: An Insider's Guide to the Wines and Wine Country of Argentina is part wine primer, part cultural exploration, and part...
View ArticleBackstory: What OWS Can Learn From Argentina
In the late 1990s, Argentina spiraled into a recession not unlike our own. That economic crisis also spawned the “piquetero movement,” where activists pioneered a system of strategic roadblocks as a...
View ArticleFrancisco Goldman on the legacy of Argentina's Dirty War
This week in the magazine, Francisco Goldman writes about the heirs to the Argentine media company Clarín, and the attempt to establish whether they are the biological children of those who were...
View ArticleFrancisco Goldman on the legacy of Argentina’s Dirty War
This week in the magazine, Francisco Goldman writes about the heirs to the Argentine media company Clarín, and the attempt to establish whether they are the biological children of those who were...
View ArticleWinemakers and the Rebirth of Malbec
Ian Mount describes the nefarious scams, brilliant business innovations, and backroom politics that put Malbec on the map. For generations, Argentine wine was famously bad, but in 2001, a Cabernet...
View ArticleMirian Conti Captures Nostalgic Side of Argentinean Piano Music
American concert audiences can easily be led to believe that Argentinean music started and ended with Astor Piazzolla. He did, after all, internationalize that country’s greatest musical export, the...
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To Drive or Not To Drive: Two South American Countries Consider Congestion...
(photo by Alex E. Proimos via flickr)(Drew Reed -- This Big City) Whether they own a Prius or a Hummer, a Porsche or a Pinto, or anything in between, car owners all over the world can agree on one...
View ArticleFernando Otero on 'Romance'
Pianist and composer Fernando Otero was born in Argentina, and the sounds of tango and South American folk music echo throughout his works. The Latin Grammy winner has a new album out called Romance --...
View ArticleJP Jofre: 'Hard Tango' With Bandoneón
Don't be fooled by what you hear: Argentinean musician JP Jofre isn't an accordionist. He plays the bandoneón, a member of the concertina family that's known for being an essential part of tango...
View ArticleVideo Premiere: Tremor, 'Huella'
“Digital cumbia” or “digital folklorico” are descriptors frequently applied to the Argentine trio Tremor, and they certainly fit a group that has made its name fusing the traditional sounds of South...
View ArticleVino Argentino
Laura Catena talks about the wines and culture of Argentina. Vino Argentino: An Insider's Guide to the Wines and Wine Country of Argentina is part wine primer, part cultural exploration, and part...
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Seventy Years of Street Life in Latin America
Seven decades of life on the streets of Latin America, collected in one room. That's the premise of a new exhibit at the International Center of Photography, which is presenting works by photographers...
View ArticleThe Legacy of the 2014 World Cup
In the World Cup final yesterday, Germany defeated Argentina with a last minute goal, ending their 24-year wait for another World Cup title.The 2014 World Cup was one for the ages. For starters,...
View ArticleThe new Argentine debt crisis resurrects painful memories and fears of...
Argentina defaulted for the second time in 13 years after last-ditch talks with US hedge funds collapsed. Many Argentines worry that unless a deal is reached, another default could crash the peso and...
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