U.N. List Targets Firms Linked to Israeli Settlements

JOSEF FEDERMAN and JAMEY KEATEN / The Associated Press Feb 12, 2020 Over 100 companies are said to be complicit in violating Palestinian human rights by operating in the occupied West Bank. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Leaked Report Shows United Nations Suffered Hack

JAMEY KEATEN and FRANK BAJAK / The Associated Press Jan 29, 2020 An official says it is possible a state-backed actor might have been behind last year's infiltration of U.N. offices in Geneva and Vienna. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

‘Civil War, Now!’ Bolivia Crisis Escalates; 8 Dead, Dozens Hurt

LUIS ANDRES HENAO and JUAN KARITA / The Associated Press Nov 16, 2019 Security forces fire on supporters of Evo Morales in what the former president describes as a massacre perpetrated by a dictatorship. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Praises Pinochet in Chile

By DIANE JEANTET / The Associated Press Sep 4, 2019 Taunting U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, the far-right leader applauds the "courage of those who stopped the left in 1973." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Plot to Overthrow Venezuela Is Decades in the Making

Vijay Prashad / Independent Media Institute May 14, 2019 Washington has wanted to crush the Bolivarian Revolution since Hugo Chavez assumed power, and its sanctions have killed tens of thousands. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Brunei Laws Allow Stoning for Gay Sex, Adultery

ANNABELLE LIANG / The Associated Press Apr 3, 2019 Designed to bolster the influence of Islam, the Southeast Asian nation's laws also apply to children and foreigners. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Chilean Artist Burns $500 Million of Student ‘Debt Papers’ in Attempt to Rid World of ‘Debtors’

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig May 22, 2014 "This is my act of love for you," activist Francisco Tapia, aka Papas Fritas, tells students of the Universidad del Mar in a YouTube video that's gone viral. Dig deeper ( 2 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 )

Single Payer Is the Only Way Health Care Will Be Affordable

Staff / Truthdig Dec 28, 2013 The Affordable Care Act has proven that the private insurance model is too expensive and ineffective; 2013 ended the illusion of true democracy with NSA revelations; meanwhile, Michelle Bachelet, Chile's new president, vows to provide free higher eduction to all her citizens. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Student Leader Elected to Chilean Congress

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 18, 2013 Camila Vallejo, a 25-year-old communist who helped lead Chile's 2011 student uprising, was elected to the country's legislature along with three other former university leaders in an event Reuters says underscores "a generational shift in the country's politics." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

New Chilean President Sworn In With an Aftershock

Staff / Truthdig Mar 12, 2010 Chile's new president, conservative billionaire Sebastian Piñera, came in with a bang and a tsunami warning on Thursday. Just minutes before his swearing-in ceremony, a 6.9-magnitude aftershock rattled Chileans, still shaken from last month's giant quake, and cut Piñera's inaugural festivities short. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Chile’s President Tries to Contain Post-Quake Panic

Staff / Truthdig Mar 3, 2010 The Chilean city of Concepcion took a big hit from last weekend's earthquake, and now Chile's president, Michelle Bachelet, is working to keep a lid on looting and possible violence in its wake with the help of 14,000 troops posted in the affected region, according to the BBC. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )