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The Left is racking up victory after victory in Chile. Now, Chileans have the chance to clear away the last remnants of Pinochet's authoritarian, neoliberal rule by writing a new, democratic constitution.

Sunday’s referendum could mean end for 1980 constitution that allowed privatization to flourish and led to widespread inequality

The October uprising in Chile is an example of what we would call a generalized passage from private malaise to collective revolt, a moment in which those sufferings that had been lived in domestic confinement, with guilt and loneliness, are brought out into public space, and understood as socially and politically produced, awakening a will to struggle as well as a mutual recognition between those who share experiences, feelings, fears, and common hopes.

Ariel Dorfman reflects ahead of Chile's April 26th constitutional referendum.

Will the people of Chile be able to shape their own destiny via a plebiscite? Two months before the scheduled vote, the answer remains uncertain.

By Juan Manuel Boccacci - February 3, 2020 If a Chilean was told a year ago that in a few months he would find popular assemblies in his neighborhood to give his opinion and decide on the future of hi

After the outbreak of the most intense and massive social protests ever recorded in the history of Chile, on November 16 the government and most political parties signed an agreement to restore peace and public order and initiate a process to draft a new constitution. The protests, triggered by the rise in subway fares on More

Sebastián Piñera, quien de alguna manera sigue coordinando acciones para salir de este atolladero, se sumergió en el más bajo nivel de apoyo público a un presidente en el continente: sólo el 6% de …

Note from LeftEast editors: This text, composed cooperatively by four Chilean academics, was read during the opening ceremony of the Sixth International Days of Latin American Problems (VI Jornadas…

Chile has a long history of radical neighborhood organizing — a tradition that is now put at the service of drafting a new constitution for a country in turmoil.

Protests broke out in Chile in October 2019, initially led by students rejecting an increase in the price of transport and quickly escalating into mass demonstrations urging structural change. Protests were repressed with savagery by security forces. How did something that started with a small increase in the price of the metro ticket become a mobilisation of unprecedented dimensions?

Interview with Frank Gaudichaud by Jean Baptiste Thomas and Julien Anchaing Translation by Héctor A. Rivera Franck Gaudichaud is a specialist of contemporary Chile, president of the association Fra…

After continuous mass protests in Chile, left forces in the country may be able to build a governing majority. But whether they can or not, it’s clear that huge swaths of the country are desperate for an alternative to the neoliberal order that has reigned in the country for decades.

The Neoliberal Miracle Under Fire Unexpected turmoil erupted in Chile on October 18th, when high school students mobilized against a subway fare increase.

Everywhere you walk in the streets of Santiago, there is political graffiti spray painted on the buildings. A popular slogan among the graffiti is “Chile despertó” – Chile woke up. And truly,…

A few conversations today: The young woman working at the front desk at the hotel where I’m staying: When she showed me out, I commented on the sign on the front door which said that they support t…