neoliberalism in Chile
“Chile needs a communist party,” an interview with Lautaro Carmona, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Chile

Carmona reflects on the political situation in Chile amid increased right-wing attacks, the death of the CP’s president, and the 50th anniversary of the coup against Salvador Allende

Chile pension reform Chilean President Gabriel Boric presents bill to reform country’s private pension system

President Gabriel Boric criticized the fact that 72% of pensions in Chile are below the minimum wage and one in four retirees receives an amount that is below the poverty line, while Pension Fund Administrators make tremendous profits

Chile commemorates third anniversary of the social uprising

Thousands of citizens took to the streets in different parts of Chile to mark the third anniversary of the historic struggle and recall that the popular demand for a new and inclusive constitution still remains unfulfilled

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 the desire to have a new constitution

Chile’s far-right candidate tours the US

Kast’s agenda includes meetings with businessmen and conservative organizations based in the United States

“Treacherous”: Sudanese protestors reject Hamdok-Al Burhan deal and other stories

Today we look at the protests in Sudan and the reinstatement of PM Hamdok, the results of Venezuela’s local and regional elections, and more

Far-right and left to face off in second round of presidential elections in Chile

According to the results released by the Chile’s Electoral Service, the conservative candidate José Antonio Kast obtained 27.91% of the votes, while the progressive candidate Gabriel Boric followed him with 25.82% of the votes

Sunday’s landmark election will decide the future of Chile

Sunday’s general elections offer Chileans another opportunity to consolidate the process of change, initiated during the October 2019 social uprising against decades of neoliberal policies and glaring social inequalities

US expands punitive measures against Nicaraguan sandinista government and other stories

Today we look at the RENACER Act signed by President Joe Biden, protests by Mapuche people against growing militarization in Chile, and more

Who are the leading candidates in Chile’s upcoming presidential elections?

Ahead of the general elections in Chile on November 21, we look at the leading presidential candidates, their backgrounds and their proposals to address the various issues in the country

From Grenfell to Iraq to Chile: Lowkey on the necro-politics of neoliberalism

Vijay Prashad talks to rapper and activist Lowkey about the different aspects of neoliberalism that led to the Grenfell tower fire in London in June 2017 which killed 72 people.

Chile prepares for historic Constitutional Convention elections

This weekend, around 15 million Chileans will go to the polls to elect the 155 members of the Constitutional Convention, a body that will be responsible for rewriting the country’s dictatorship-era constitution inherited from the era of Pinochet