In an outdoor patio of a café in front of the Recoleta cemetery in Buenos Aires, a small, unbathed child in tattered clothes begs a middle aged woman with dyed-blond hair to spare to some change. “I’m sorry sweetie,” she replies, “but I can’t give you any change. We’ve got a big problem [...]
In December of last year Argentina Cristina Fernández de Kirchner took office after being elected with a near majority. Now, just ten months later, it looks increasingly unlikely that she will manage to complete her term. Instead, her Vice President Julio Cobos may claim that honor.
Continuing conflict with the countryside has destroyed President Fernández de [...]