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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By Marie AranaDec 14, 2013
It has been 40 years since the CIA helped oust a democratically elected government in Chile, leaving President Salvador Allende sprawled on a couch with part of his skull gone. Oscar Guardiola-Rivera tells the story of "that other September 11."Forty years after the CIA left Chilean President Salvador Allende sprawled on a couch with part of his skull gone, Oscar Guardiola-Rivera tells the story of "that other September 11." Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigSep 12, 2013
As President Barack Obama's attack on Syria appears to have been delayed for the moment, it is remarkable that Secretary of State John Kerry was meeting, on Sept. 11, with one of his predecessors, Henry Kissinger, reportedly to discuss strategy on forthcoming negotiations on Syria with Russian officials. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Ariel Dorfman, TomDispatchAug 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 )
Staff / TruthdigMay 25, 2011
A panel of forensic scientists will examine the remains of former Chilean President Salvador Allende, who either killed himself or was slain as forces loyal to all-around bad guy Augusto Pinochet stormed the presidential palace in 1973. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigSep 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 )
Staff / TruthdigMar 24, 2010
The water disaster that could destroy California, how much NATO pays for dead Afghan children, and answers to frequently asked questions about health care reform. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 4, 2008
The case of Victor Jara, the famous folk musician murdered by dictator Augusto Pinochet's army in 1973, will be reopened due to new evidence provided by the musician's family. Human rights groups see Jara's case as important in keeping attention on Chilean human rights abusers who for the past 35 years have avoided jail time. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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