Andrea Germanos / Common DreamsOct 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 )
Mauro Lopez / Brasil WireFeb 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 )
Adam H. Johnson / TruthdigJan 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 )
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Paul Street / TruthdigSep 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 )
Barbara Koeppel / TruthdigJun 29, 2018
Mainstream voices never mention that regime change pushed by one country against another is illegal. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Ariel Dorfman / TomDispatchSep 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 )
Staff / TruthdigDec 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 )
Staff / TruthdigDec 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 )
By John PattersonOct 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 )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigNov 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 )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigMar 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 )
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