Danny Glover: The U.S. Redefines the Term ‘Dictator’ as It Sees Fit

Sharmini Peries / The Real News Network Feb 13, 2019 The actor and activist dissects the Trump administration's meddling in Venezuela and our long history of interventionism in Latin America. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Overthrowing Democratic Governments Is Practically an American Tradition

Vijay Prashad / Independent Media Institute Feb 1, 2019 What's happening in Venezuela is nothing new. The U.S. has been following the same blueprint around the world for decades. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Will Bolsonaro Follow in Pinochet’s Footsteps?

Joana Salém Vasconcelos and Rejane Carolina Hoeveler / Brasil Wire Nov 29, 2018 The neoliberal model implemented in Chile after the 1973 coup gives us hints as to what to expect from Brazil's incoming government. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Jair Bolsonaro’s Victory in Brazil Carries a Grave Warning for the West

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Oct 29, 2018 Liberals have chosen neofascism over mild social democracy. They simply can't be trusted, writes Alex Hocchuli in The Baffler. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How To Create A U.S.-Backed Government Coup For Fun & Profit!

Lee Camp / Truthdig Aug 27, 2018 You can play along at home—especially if your home is in Nicaragua or Venezuela. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Pope to Say Mass on Contested Land in Chile

NICOLE WINFIELD and PETER PRENGAMAN / The Associated Press Jan 17, 2018 The pontiff headed to an area Wednesday used as a detention and torture facility during the country’s bloody military dictatorship. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How to Read Donald Trump

By Ariel Dorfman / TomDispatch Sep 14, 2017 The rise of white supremacy under Trump prompts author Ariel Dorfman to reflect on the history of authoritarianism in his native country, Chile. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

An End to Impunity for Dictators—and Their Backers—Makes the World Safer

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Jun 2, 2016 It was a bad week for dictators, and a good one for international justice. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Our Brand Is Crisis’ Film Review: A Half-Baked Hollywood Version of a Great Documentary

By John Patterson Oct 30, 2015 David Gordon Green's star-studded film is a middling comedy about the humdrum conflicts between American meddlers in Bolivia's 2002 election Meanwhile, the Bolivians in it are as invisible as most of the slaves in "Gone With the Wind"David Gordon Green's star-studded film is a middling comedy about the internecine conflicts between American meddlers in Bolivia's 2002 election". Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Investigators Seek Evidence Implicating the CIA in 1976 Murder of Chilean Diplomat on U.S. Soil

Staff / Truthdig Oct 11, 2015 Recently declassified documents make it clear that the brutal Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet ordered the car-bomb killing of Chile's former Foreign Minister Orlando Letelier near the White House in 1976. However, an important question remains. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Salvador Allende’s Daughter Chosen as First Woman to Lead Chilean Senate

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Mar 4, 2014 Isabel Allende, not to be confused with the Chilean writer who also goes by that name, will hold the same seat her father did before he became the first Marxist president in South America. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chile’s 9/11: 40 Years Since Pinochet’s U.S-Backed Coup

Staff / Truthdig Sep 11, 2013 Sept. 11 is not just the anniversary of the fall of the twin towers in 2001. Decades before, despotic Gen. Augusto Pinochet led a coup against democratically elected Salvador Allende on the same date. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )