Category: Chile

Pinochet’s coup in Chile – 50 years on 

https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/pinochets-coup-chile-50-years Chilean Francisco Dominguez reflects on the 1973 overthrow of democratically elected socialist president Salvador Allende and the long shadow of neoliberalism A man pedals his bicycle past a mural marking the 50th anniversary of the country’s military coup, with a reminder of those disappeared during the Augusto Pinochet regime and an image depicting the … Read More

Voters Reject Progressive Constitution

By Camila Vergara, political theorist, and journalist Ed. Note: article was edited for length Pinochet and his legacy have proven hard to kill. The 2022 draft constitution–the most progressive constitution ever written in terms of socio-economic rights, gender equality, indigenous rights, and the protection of nature–was rejected by almost 62% of voters in a national … Read More