Highlights: On Monday, hundreds of people queued in front of the “ministry of human capital” to request food aid. Almost half of Argentines today live in poverty, and at least a third of children suffer from malnutrition. In the United States, the Republicans' blocking of the bill on immigration and Ukraine is making headlines. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has approved a strategy to combat the homeless that he says is the first of its kind. These would be secure tent villages, with sanitation facilities and access to medical care.

In the news: a “hunger line” in Buenos Aires

A long “hunger line” formed in front of the “Ministry of Human Capital” on February 5, 2024. © Natacha Pisarenko / AP

By: Achim Lippold Follow

On Monday, February 5, hundreds of people queued in front of the “ministry of human capital” to request food aid. To understand the reasons, it is appropriate to recall the remarks made by the Minister of Human Capital, the neoliberal Sandra Pettovello last week, before the Union of Workers of the Popular Economy who had presented themselves at her door to ask the government to supply community canteens.

“Are people hungry? I will take care of people who are hungry one by one, without going through intermediaries

, i.e. associations.

Hundreds of people – the newspaper

Pagina 12

speaks of several thousand – took the minister at her word and lined up in front of her ministry to be received and get something to eat

. “It’s the hunger line

,” explained Viviana, one of the demonstrators, in the newspaper

Perfil

It has been more than a month since we have received any food aid

,” she added. In the end, no one was received. The unions described the minister's attitude

as "insensitive and discriminatory",

according to Pagina 12. You should know that almost half of Argentines today live in poverty, and at least a third of children suffer from malnutrition. .

In the United States, the end of political compromise?

It is not Tuesday's primaries in Nevada that are making headlines, but the Republicans' blocking of the bill on immigration and Ukraine. This weekend, the Senate reached an agreement on immigration and aid to Ukraine, after months of tough negotiations. But Republicans in the House of Representatives refuse to adopt the text which, according to them, does not go far enough.

For the

New York Times

, this blockage shows that there is no longer any possible common ground "

[...] for an agreement on immigration - particularly in an election year when we expect this that this question is at the heart of the presidential campaign…

” And precisely the presidential campaign can explain the attitude of the conservatives in the House, writes the

Washington Post

. They want to maintain a chaotic situation on the US border with Mexico until the elections. This allows them to attack Democrats on this issue. And Donald Trump, the very likely Republican candidate, can continue to present himself as the only person capable of managing immigration, provided he is re-elected.

Florida governor wants to get rid of homeless people with controversial idea

This is the front page of the

Miami Herald

. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has approved a strategy to combat the homeless that he says is the first of its kind. This involves placing homeless people in camps. These would be secure tent villages, with sanitation facilities and access to medical care. The objective, explains the governor, according to the

Miami Herald

, is to guarantee public order, the quality of life of residents and the maintenance of the value of real estate.

In the news: a “hunger line” in Buenos Aires

In the news: a “hunger line” in Buenos Aires

In the United States, the end of political compromise?

Florida governor wants to get rid of homeless people with controversial idea

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