Chile

2019 protest in Chile

B谩rbara Navarrete, newly-elected secretary general of the Communist Youth of Chile speaks to Taroa Z煤帽iga Silva.

Chile

Chile witnessed a significant triumph for the far right in its constitutional elections on May 7, which has never been seen before in its contemporary political history, reports Hugo Guzm谩n.

Chile lithium

Chilean president Gabriel Boric has announced his plan to nationalise the country鈥檚 lithium industry to boost the economy and protect the environment, reports People's Dispatch.

Public housing in Chile

Miguel Lawner 鈥 architect and former political prisoner 鈥 speaks to Taroa Z煤帽iga Silva about how Salvador Allende鈥檚 government improved the lives of Chileans in its first year.

Still from 'My Imaginary Country' by Patricio Guzman

Artist and playwright Jepke Goudsmit presents her impressions of Patricio Guzman's new documentary on Chile's second revolution.

Protest in Chile

Nearly 80% of Chileans voted to draft a new constitution, but less than two years later, about 62% chose to reject the draft in a plebiscite on September 4. Ana Zorita explains why.

More than 61% of voters rejected Chile鈥檚 new constitution. This was a punishment for the Gabriel Boric government鈥檚 inability to address the problems of the people, write聽Taroa Z煤帽iga Silva聽补苍诲听Vijay Prashad.听

Yo Apruebo rally in Chile

Right-wing groups ran a campaign of disinformation to undermine support for the 鈥淵es鈥 vote in Chile's constitutional referendum, reports Ana Zorita.

The water problems Chile faces are historically embedded in a neoliberal framework that has remained tilted in favour of the ruling class, writes聽Yanis Iqbal.

Lithium mine

The people of Potos铆 in Bolivia, like the people of Tierra Amarilla in Chile, want to imagine a different kind of extraction: one that does not destroy the Earth, write聽Vijay Prashad and Taroa Z煤帽iga Silva.

After a series of setbacks in 2015-19 suggested to many observers that the era of leftist governance in Latin America was over, the picture today is very different. A recent Alborada forum looked at聽what lies behind the Latin American left鈥檚 resurgence.

Healthcare in Chile

After the victory of Gabriel Boric in Chile鈥檚 presidential elections, the country awaits much-needed changes to its health system, writes Mario Parada Lezcano.