Article by James Petras covers all of South America but he seems to treat Argentina as an important example.
http://www.unz.com/jpetras/latin-america-the-pendulum-swings-to-the-right/
This seems to be an accurate depiction. It has a pro-working class slant -- but then, it is a socialist site.
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/01/29/peso-j29.html
It would appear that S&P downgraded US creditworthiness from AAA to AA+. Where will the downward spiral stop? When American debt is at or near junk bond status? As conditions continue to deteriorate, are we going to see an exodus of hungry and desperate Americans? The future does not bode well.
Has anyone here visited Ecuador? I'm thinking of paying a visit and the only information I have is this from the US State Department, the gist of which is, "Be afraid; be very afraid." Is it really that bad?
I'm a long-term fan of Michael Hudson and I have a couple of his books -- "Global Fracture" and "Super Imperialism." Here, on this RT broadcast, he's talking of US dollar policy and what it means ultimately for US financial and military influence.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P1fihT5B7o
An article in Bloomberg:
Comrades, the time to man the barricades will soon be upon us. No more irrelevant talk about what kind of brainless hussy Sarah Palin is.