Category: Chile
Both Chile and the United States have seen massive social upheavals over the past year. The two countries have much to teach each other about how such unrest can translate into substantive political change.

As Chile gets convulsed by the aggravating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, the structural brutality of copper mining is being starkly outlined
The Covid-19 pandemic has only aggravated inequality and highlighted the need for progressive alternatives

At a time of renewed social struggles for the rights of historically marginalized groups, an indigenous campaign in Chile this week received some positive news
Faced with the emergency the Coronavirus presents to our lives, a feminist emergency plan is –necessarily– one that prioritizes health, life and care above corporate profits

With the U.S. and OAS looking the other way, protesters have been subjected to brutally violent repression
The immediate result of this uprising was to break the conspiracy of the democratic transition, supported by the left and the right, against the class struggle
Will the people of Chile be able to shape their own destiny via a plebiscite? Two months before the scheduled vote, the answer remains uncertain
The popular uprising in Chile has unmasked the image of well-being in Chilean society that the international establishment has been selling

If the mainly peaceful Chilean people do manage such a seemingly intractable task — bridging the abyss between recalcitrant protesters and a fearful elite clinging to power — this deepening of democracy might show other nations a way to deal with similar divisions