Andrés Ruggeri is director of the University of Buenos Aires’s Programa Facultad Abierta and professor of economic analysis and development models at the Universidad Nacional Arturo Jauretche. He is the author of numerous books and articles on working-class history, the labor movement, and the workers’ economy.

12.14.2023

• Andrés Ruggeri
• Marcelo Vieta

Javier Milei Has Tapped Into the Discontent of a New, Informal Working Class

Most surprising about Argentina’s election of far-right libertarian Javier Milei was his capture of a large part of the working-class vote. His ability to speak to the anxieties of the country’s growing precarious sector should be a wake-up call to the Left.