
Why the far right needs violence
Javier Milei rose to power promising freedom—but his government is unleashing economic violence, criminalizing dissent, and testing the limits of Argentina’s democracy.
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Elena Sala is a political journalist based between Buenos Aires and New York. Her work is currently centered on transnational dynamics across the Americas from a Latin Americanist perspective.
Javier Milei rose to power promising freedom—but his government is unleashing economic violence, criminalizing dissent, and testing the limits of Argentina’s democracy.