Uncovering Chile’s Largest Mass Grave
Sep 11, 2023 The Pinochet dictatorship buried its first victims in a notorious patch of dirt called Patio 29.Pinochet In the Shadows
Sep 8, 2023 Pablo Larraín’s political satire imagines a deathless dictator with literal fangs.The Other 9/11: A Ghost Story
Aug 30, 2023 Decades after Pinochet left power, the national trauma of his dictatorship continues to visibly permeate Chilean life.2024 Southern California Journalism Award: Second Place, Feature
After the Coup: An Interview With Peter Kornbluh, Part II
Jul 11, 2023 How Kissinger and the CIA bolstered the regime of Augusto Pinochet for years—until they couldn’t.Kissinger and the CIA in Chile: An Interview With Peter Kornbluh, Part I
Jul 6, 2023 A comprehensive review of the U.S. role in the 1973 coup of Salvador Allende and its aftermath.The Radical Walls of Santiago
Mar 20, 2023 In Chile, murals tell the story of the country's political journey.Chile’s Utopia Has Been Postponed
Mar 8, 2023 Journalist Marc Cooper was serving as personal translator to Chilean president Salvador Allende when the 1973 U.S.-backed coup led by Augusto Pinochet forced him to flee the country. In January, Cooper returned to Santiago to observe the country’s political situation 50 years later. He found a Chile transformed but uncertain, struggling to chart a course forward one year after the election of its first leftist government since Allende.2024 Southern California Journalism Award: Second Place, Feature
How the Big Awakening Became a Hangover
Mar 8, 2023 Chile's new constitution failed. Now its leftist president is trying to reignite hopes for change.2024 Southern California Journalism Award: Second Place, Feature