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Poletti fue expulsado y no podrá jugar nunca más; El largo proceso y la corona de espinas
Lucero makes a case that the behavior of Estudiantes is not isolated, it is a product of years of complacency and complicity by club officials who were more concerned with political and economic matters than the sport. Reacting to the penalties,…
Comisión especial pro nuevo estadio
From an economic and political view, this is a helpful overview of new stadium construction
Los mártires de la Puerta 12
The author describes the 71 deas, and hundreds injured, as "martyrs" in the service of a public spectacle, suggesting that no serious reform will come of this tragedy. As one sugestion, he offers more television coverage as a possible solution of…
Al día siguiente
An interesting look at how Arturo Illia handled his ouster from the Presidency
Gente toma el pulso de la gente
After its successful coup, the Onganía government received the benefit of the doubt from people who wanted stability in society. The magazine gauges the opinions of over a dozen people.
Ernesto Sábato: "El fin de una era"
Helpful look at how a member of the illuminati sees the fall of democracy in the wake of the 1966 coup.
A.F.A. Todos quieren la intervención
Inner politics of AFA exposed in Gente, particularly interesting because club officials seem to want intervention.
Las facultades alteradas; La huelga en el templo
Some professors and students are protesting the government crackdown on supposedly subversive elements in the universities, and demanding an end to reforms aimed at limiting choice and freedom (and autonomy). Some have sought refuge in churches as a…
Propiedad pública
Because clubs are civic associations, and AFA a private association of clubs, then who "owns" Argentine fútbol? Can anyone "own" fútbol?
Ciudad deportiva: cálculos y optimismo
Although Boca Juniors publicly defends their project and timetable for completion, the article notes some inconsistencies that raise serious questions about the project.
¿Libertad para quién?
Raúl Scalibrini Ortiz is skpetical of the goverment's rhetoric on democracy while eschewing foreign capital and investments. This a brief look at the writings of one of the most influential intellectuals of the Frondizi era.
Nadie debe ser perseguido por sus ideas
Insight into the political and economic theories of Arturo Frondizi a year before becoming President.
El peso argentino se sigue devaluando
The article looks at several reasons why the Argentine peso is in free-fall, with no solution in sight.
Dolor de cabeza para el gobierno
Citing torture, disappearances, and anguished families, the article looks at how the government's repressive policies create more confusion and less social order.
Habla Juan Carlos Goyeneche: Nacionalismo y proteccionismo crudos para ser una gran potencia
The interview reveals how those associated with the short-lived moderate military junta under Lonardi differ sharply from the more intranigent military figures in control in 1957. Here, Goyeneche criticizes authoritarian measures by the government,…
El contubernio organiza el fraude con la constituyente
Citing crowds in favor of Frondizi and free elections, and against a continuation of military rule, the article argues that the country is beginning to chafe under strict meausres.