Voices From the Chilean Left: Toward the Recovery of Popular Sovereignty

Voices From the Chilean Left: Toward the Recovery of Popular Sovereignty

On the 30th anniversary of the military coup that toppled the Popular Unity (UP) government of Salvador Allende, we have
Voices From the Chilean Left: The Long March to Unite The People

Voices From the Chilean Left: The Long March to Unite The People

Salvador Allende, hardened by his long fight for the unity of the left, would probably feel deceived—but in no way
El Salvador: Anti-Privatization Victory

El Salvador: Anti-Privatization Victory

San Salvador—El Salvador’s nine-month health care workers’ strike against the privatization of the public health system came to an end
Between a Sharp Tongue and a Blind Eye: The Politics of Criticism and Propaganda

Between a Sharp Tongue and a Blind Eye: The Politics of Criticism and Propaganda

The Bush administration’s propaganda machine has taken advantage of Fidel Castro’s recent crackdown on his country’s dissident movement by cranking
Chile: Thirty Years Later

Chile: Thirty Years Later

The historical importance of Salvador Allende’s Popular Unity (UP) coalition, which governed Chile following its electoral triumph in 1970 until
Chile's Mapuche: Not Yet "Pacified

Chile’s Mapuche: Not Yet “Pacified

The past two decades have seen increasing conflict between Chile’s indigenous peoples—particularly the country’s largest indigenous group, the Mapuche—and a
Mercosur’s Hope

Mercosur’s Hope

We can get a better sense of what the privatizing, austerity-driven Washington Consensus for the South is all about if
Mercosur’s Hope

Mercosur’s Hope

We can get a better sense of what the privatizing, austerity-driven Washington Consensus for the South is all about if
Opening Up the Files: Chile Declassified

Opening Up the Files: Chile Declassified

“It is not a part of our country’s history that we are proud of.” —Secretary of State Colin Powell, answering
Resurrecting Allende

Resurrecting Allende

“This radio station will be silenced and my quiet voice will no longer reach you. But it does not matter;
From Allende to Lula: Assessing the Legacy

From Allende to Lula: Assessing the Legacy

As Chileans and progressives around the world mark the 30th anniversary of the violent military coup that overthrew Chile’s socialist
Fish and Flexibility: Working in the New Chile

Fish and Flexibility: Working in the New Chile

Chile’s economy has been transformed over the three decades that have elapsed since the 1973 coup that imposed a bloody