The Angry Tide Has Washed Into Chile
Kast’s agenda will not eliminate unrest but may postpone it for a while, only to sharpen its eventual return to the streets.
Chile’s Trump? Ariel Dorfman on the Election of Pinochet Admirer José Antonio Kast
“It is a political and ethical earthquake,” says acclaimed Chilean American writer Ariel Dorfman.
The Far Right Triumphs in Chile
José Antonio Kast, who has promised historic tax cuts and a tougher immigration policy, will be Chile’s next president. Center-left candidate Jeanette Jara has conceded defeat.
Lessons From One Unequal Society to Another
In the 2000s and 2010s Chileans began resolving the Crisis of Representation through protest, song, and dance. Recent political setbacks do not detract from this.
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Walt Disney and Salvador Allende Are Still Fighting for Our Souls
Chilean Mothers’ Long Search for Babies Stolen During Pinochet’s Dictatorship
Fifty years after coup that delivered Pinochet power, thousands still grieve the children stolen during his rule
What if There Had Been No Coup in Chile in 1973?
By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research Imagine this scenario. On 11 September 1973, the reactionary sections of the Chilean army, led by General Augusto Pinochet and given…
More Evidence Regarding Henry Kissinger’s Lies About Chile
By Melvin Goodman / CounterPunch “Chile is a dagger pointed at the heart of Antarctica.” – Henry A. Kissinger. Our 240 years of history have not produced a more controversial…
Chilean State to Address Historic Land Debt With Mapuche Indigenous Communities
The Mapuche Indigenous communities have been in conflict with the Chilean State over land in the country’s Araucanía region for over a century.
Chileans Reject New Constitution in Plebiscite, President Boric Promises New Constitutional Process
Political and social leaders across the political spectrum have called for a new constitutional convention to be convened, pointing out that the text of the proposed constitution was rejected, not…