He was inspired by the vision of a better\, more just nation\, and disi llusioned by decades of administrations that failed to deliver for the nat ion’s workers. Over the past three decades\, he’s worked with multiple wor ker’s movements and helped organize in one of the poorest regions of Bueno s Aires – La Matanza. His work there has been with the Piquetero cause\, a la rge movement of unemployed citizens who took the streets during the countr y’s 2001 economic collapse.
\nKane will speak at M edicine for Nightmares Bookstore at 3036 24th St. between Treat Avenue and Harrison Street at 7 p.m. on Saturday. — He is currently both a legislato r at the regional parliament representing Buenos Aires and a professor of history at the University of Buenos Aires. He is also a vocal critic of ne w Argentinian President Javier Milei\, a militant libertarian bent on curbing public spending.
\nMilei has vowed to cut taxes\, el iminate the country’s national bank and slash as many as half of the count ry’s agencies. The new leader has drawn comparisons to former U.S Presiden t Donald Trump. On multiple occasions\, Milei has declared his admiration for Trump as well as Brazilian former president Jair Bolsonaro.
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“He’s definitely promo ting himself as the best student of U.S imperialism\,” said Kane. “In Arge ntina\, you could say our project 2 025 started in 2024 with mass layoffs and wages being liquidated throu gh inflation. He’s offered himself as the United States’ political tool in the region.”
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