Daniel Politi

ARGENTINA BRIEF PODCAST, EPISODE 7, OUT NOW! Argentina is putting citizenship up for sale. In the October episode of The Argentina Brief, @franaldaya and @dpoliti break down the government’s new $350,000 Golden Passport and the surprisingly optimistic mood among global CEOs at Argentina Week in Paris, even as financial markets grow increasingly nervous. They also sit down with economist and Wall Street veteran @adesalb to talk about the Milei experiment, why he thinks Argentina would benefit from a weaker peso, and what could decide next year’s election. Plus, what Flávio Bolsonaro’s surprise first-round victory in Brazil means for Argentina. @Pagina924 joins La Sobremesa to talk natural wine and why the success of Miércolesb, the monthly party she co-created for queer women in BA, points to a clear shortage of events geared toward that community in Argentina’s capital.

ARGENTINA BRIEF PODCAST EP. 5 OUT NOW! 🇦🇷 #5 | How Argentina Became the Villain, Milei Turns Backlash Into Law, and Chacarita’s Best Cafés Argentina lost the World Cup, then lost control of the conversation. Accusations of racism, arrogance, and violence turned criticism of the national team into a broader pile-on against the country itself. Javier Milei then took a nationalist turn, carrying the fight into immigration policy. In Episode 5 of The Argentina Brief, Francisco Aldaya and Daniel Politi examine how legitimate criticism became caricature, why Milei’s government portrayed the backlash as a coordinated political campaign, and what its new emergency decree means for foreign nationals accused of hate speech against Argentines. All of this comes as one of Argentina’s most closely watched polls shows a sharp fall in confidence in the government this year. They also discuss IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva’s historic visit to Argentina, household loan delinquencies at their highest level since the 2001 crisis, and a surprising tourism record that caught even the government off guard. For Sobremesa, Allie Lazar marks 20 years in Argentina, explains why she still calls Buenos Aires home, and shares the cafés that helped her through a grey July in Chacarita.