Chilean Military Returns to Streets as Public Unrest Mounts

Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Oct 21, 2019 President Sebastian Piñera has declared a state of emergency following a series of demonstrations over the nation's cost of living. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Brazil Is Now Effectively Run by a Military Junta

Mauro Lopez / Brasil Wire Feb 25, 2019 The rolling chaos of Jair Bolsonaro's presidency has created a power vacuum, allowing a quartet of generals to fill the void. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Your Complete Guide to the N.Y. Times’ Support of U.S.-Backed Coups in Latin America

Adam H. Johnson / Truthdig Jan 29, 2019 There’s a pattern that ranges from Guatemala in 1954, Chile in ’73, Panama in ’89, Venezuela in ’02—clear to the present moment. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Establishment’s ‘Fear’ Is Different From Yours

Paul Street / Truthdig Sep 24, 2018 Political and media elites from both major parties may now consider Trump a threat, but their reasons and potential fixes are in line with their own interests. Dig deeper ( 11 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 )

America’s Regime Change Toolbox

Barbara Koeppel / Truthdig Jun 29, 2018 Mainstream voices never mention that regime change pushed by one country against another is illegal. Dig deeper ( 4 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 )

The Rise of Bernie Sanders and His ‘Revolution’ Sparks Déjà Vu in the ‘Third World’

Staff / Truthdig Dec 20, 2016 Michael Manley of Jamaica and others pushed decades ago for progressive change to end the systems of subjugation in their countries. But that will remain tough to achieve until it is accomplished in the U.S. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Forty Years Ago, the CIA Had Its Eye on Jamaica—and Bob Marley Got Shot

Staff / Truthdig Dec 3, 2016 The groundbreaking musician sang about revolution against an unfair global system and nearly paid with his life in 1976. In the U.S., the rise of Bernie Sanders gives reason to believe Americans are becoming aware of the changes that Marley envisioned. Dig deeper ( 8 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 )

Why We Need Professional Revolutionists

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Nov 24, 2014 The collapse of politics and the advent of corporate totalitarianism mean we must rely on a class of people whose sole vocation is revolution. Dig deeper ( 7 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 )