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EPISODE · May 31, 2023 · 47 MIN

How a US debt trap in Argentina is fueling inflation, dollarization, far right

from Geopolitical Economy Report · host Ben Norton

Argentina is trapped in unpayable odious debt owed to US vulture funds like BlackRock and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This is fueling extreme inflation and far-right demagogues such as Javier Milei, who are calling for dollarization, adopting the dollar as the country's currency. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=1BRx90DhYWM Sources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/05/25/argentina-us-dollar-inflation-neocolonialism How Argentina has been trapped in neocolonial debt for 200 years: An economic history: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/12/18/argentina-neocolonial-debt-history

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