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 )

It’s Never Too Late for Chilean Officials to Say Sorry

Staff / Truthdig Sep 5, 2013 After having ignored thousands upon thousands of court cases requesting justice during the reign of Gen. Augusto Pinochet, the Chilean judges association has apologized at last for its inaction. Wednesday, the organization publicly recognized that judicial officials had failed their country. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Martin Luther King and the Two 9/11s

By Ariel Dorfman, TomDispatch Aug 29, 2013 So much has changed since that hot day in August 1963 when Martin Luther King delivered his famous words from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. So much -- and yet so little. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The Chilean Mad Men of ‘No’

Sheerly Avni / Truthdig Mar 23, 2013 How did Gael García Bernal, an outspoken leftist who has played Che Guevara not once, but twice, end up starring in a film that would appear, on the surface at least, to be a celebration of 20th century free-market economics? Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Court Delving Into Latin American Terrorism Effort

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 7, 2013 A trial under way in Argentina is expected to reveal new details about how Latin American countries coordinated with one another in the 1970s and ’80s to kill political dissidents in a campaign known as "Operation Condor." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Just Say ‘No’: Director Pablo Larraín Tells How Chile Got Rid of a Dictator

Emily Wilson / Truthdig Feb 15, 2013 In his latest film, Larraín continues his examination of Gen Augusto Pinochet, this time looking at the campaign to oust him In his latest film, Larraín continues his examination of Gen. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Chileans Schooled in the Art of Protest

Staff / Truthdig Aug 21, 2011 In Chile, where the average monthly minimum wage income falls $100 short of college tuition costs, students are continuing their winter of kiss-ins, marches and hunger strikes against private, for-profit education and demanding affordable state-run schools. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sept. 11: A Day Without War

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Sep 8, 2010 The ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States should serve as a moment to reflect on tolerance. It should be a day of peace. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The ‘Right’ Kind of Justice

Staff / Truthdig May 14, 2010 Baltasar Garzon, the Spanish judge made famous for probing into abuses committed under dictator Gen. Francisco Franco and for going after notorious international figures like Osama bin Laden and Chile's Augusto Pinochet, has been suspended in preparation for a trial in which he is accused of overstepping his authority. The court case comes after a wave of complaints from far-right groups. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Waiting for Aid in Chile

Staff / Truthdig Mar 6, 2010 Chile may be way better off economically than Haiti, but many survivors of the Feb. 27 earthquake in the South American country are still awaiting government help a full week after the fifth-strongest temblor ever recorded. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Chilean Icon Is Reburied

Staff / Truthdig Dec 4, 2009 Victor Jara, acclaimed Chilean singer, was tortured and killed in 1973 during the U.S.-directed coup that brought Augusto Pinochet to power. He was to be reburied in Santiago Friday after hundreds of people paid their final respects. The body had been exhumed in June to clarify how he died. He had been shot more than 30 times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )