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New Podcast: This Authoritarian Life

Brought with the support of IRGAC, This Authoritarian Life is a podcast that explores everyday human stories in order to better understand modern-day authoritarian politics

Milei's Government in Argentina: Will Going Against Gravity Work?

In Perspective As Milei's government approaches a year in office, important changes that were not foreseen a few months ago seem to be signaling the end of the honeymoon. And the Argentine political scene may once again show its traditional vivacity

By Mariano Féliz

Don’t Cry for Me Argentina: Primary Elections Put a Right-Wing Candidate on the Podium

In Perspective Argentina’s primary, open, and compulsory elections (PASO) confirmed a shift in the political system towards the far right. The result of the PASO is the conclusion of a process that for at least a decade has seen a sustained deterioration in the living conditions of the population, in the context of increases in the precariousness of labour and in the financialization of life.

By Mariano Féliz

The 2022 Philippine President Elections are Over: When Will the Fake News Stop?

In Perspective Straight from the tyrants’ playbook, the Marcos family destroyed the fragile information ecosystem and democracy in the Philippines by presenting alternative truths. Their family legitimized the distortion of facts for self-serving purposes

Will Lula Get a Second Chance?

Interview Brazil’s presidential election will decide whether the country continues down the path of reaction or joins the new Pink Tide