Dec 10 Argentina’s new conservative president signals end of Peronist populism By Meredith Lee Argentina’s newly elected center-right President Mauricio Macri signaled his intentions to overturn more than a decade of wide-ranging leftist fiscal and social policies forged by the country’s outgoing Peronist party in his inaugural address Thursday. Continue reading
Nov 23 Argentina ousts incumbent presidential party in runoff election By Meredith Lee In a historic runoff election Sunday, Argentina elected Buenos Aires' pro-business mayor Mauricio Macri over Daniel Scioli, a member of the Victory Front party with President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch 7:35 How the children of Argentina’s ‘disappeared’ are being reunited with their birth families By PBS News Hour During Argentina's military dictatorship, as many as 30,000 people simply “disappeared,” including some young, pregnant women, whose babies were then given to couples deemed sympathetic to the regime. What happened to those children, who are now adults? Retro Report, distributed… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch 54:14 PBS NewsHour full episode October 19, 2015 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, Slovenia reopens its border to migrants. Also: More Mideast unrest as Secretary of State John Kerry calls for peace, awaiting decisions from Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan, VW owners left in limbo after the emissions… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch How a low-profile priest transformed into Pope Francis By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch 3:55 Prosecutor’s mysterious death leads to rumors of presidential conspiracy By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch 2:13 Arrest request draft for Argentine president, foreign minister was in dead prosecutor’s trash By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 31 The artists we lost in 2014 By Victoria Fleischer As the hours tick down to 2015, here at Art Beat we offer a final look at some of the artists we lost over the last year, whose lives and legacies are worth another goodbye. Continue reading
Dec 22 In landmark ruling, orangutan granted legal ‘person’ status in Argentina By Joshua Barajas A court in Argentina ruled Sunday that an orangutan was entitled to some basic rights as a "non-human individual" and can live in a partially free primate sanctuary, local media reported. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch World Cup is an accomplishment for Brazil, despite losses and costs By PBS News Hour While Germany celebrated it 1-0 win over Argentina in the final game of the 2014 World Cup, Brazil faced its loss and the high cost of hosting. Judy Woodruff talks to Tommy Smyth of ESPN and Matthew Futterman of The… Continue watching