"It's not about one or another dark figure in the halls of power; it's about a ‘click’, of something that broke very deep inside and is not going to be cured with one or two resignations, or with an election." - from 12/29 Argentina IMC Report 

1/4: New president Eduardo Duhalde, of the left-leaning Peronist party, has chosen a cabinet comprised of business leaders and his own party members. He promises to bring Argentina out of the economic abyss it finds itself in at the moment (AP article).

Argentinian's fierce protests, of government corruption and strict banking measures, have catalyzed a movement for a government that protects the interests of its people rather than the greed of a few. Protesters want real change, and they are dedicated to struggling for it. Read more: articles + photos + audio + video | Argentina IMC

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