E116: Argentina uprising 2001, part 2

E116: Argentina uprising 2001, part 2

Author: Working Class History March 12, 2026 Duration: 49:49
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Part 2 of a double episode about the 2001 uprising in Argentina, which toppled the government, and saw the spread of neighbourhood assemblies and factories taken over by workers. In conversation with Tomas Rothaus, a participant in the uprising and author of Argentina, a Tale of Two Utopias: Anarchism, Soccer, Neoliberalism.

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  • Episode graphic: protester in front of the Buenos Aires Obelisk, 20 December 2001. Public domain/Wikimedia Commons.
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  • Edited by Jesse French

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