Communist Party honors Gladys Marín and her legacy
This Monday, Mar. 6 marks 18 years since the death of Chilean activist and politician Gladys Marín. On Sunday morning, the Chilean Communist Party hosted...
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The Role of the British During the Allende Election
by Diego Rivera
SANTIAGO – Newly-declassified documents reveal that the British government aided the United States in destabilizing Chile after the 1970 election. Both countries had deemed it...
50 Years Ago, Salvador Allende Became President of Chile
by Diego Rivera
The 1970 elections were a turning point in Chilean history. The centrists’ failure led to a divisive election, with the conservatives and socialists facing each...
The 1970 Elections Part III – The Salvador Allende Years
by Diego Rivera
The 1970 presidential election was historic, with Salvador Allende becoming the first democratically elected socialist leader in the world. Yet his government’s attempt to implement...
Luis Sepúlveda, Writer, Filmmaker, and Journalist, Dies of Coronavirus
by Diego Rivera
OVIEDO – Chilean writer, filmmaker, and journalist Luis Sepúlveda died from complications of COVID-19. He spent six weeks in a hospital in Spain after contracting...
Part II: The Chicago Boys – The Implementation of Neoliberalism
In this second part of Chile Today’s Chicago Boys series the way this group shaped the economy during the military dictatorship comes to light. How...
Memories of Chile’s Coup d’État
SANTIAGO – On the 46th anniversary of the 1973 Chilean coup d’état, the Museum of Memory and Human Rights staged a daylong memorial. Not everyone...
The battle for Chile – Salvador Allende’s last hours in La Moneda
Before Augusto Pinochet could call himself president of Chile, he had to finish off Salvador Allende, the democratically elected left-wing president, who had named Pinochet...
September 11: It Happened Here
September 11 changed the world. The one 46 years ago in this country triggered the neoliberal counter-revolution to restructure the global economy. Apart from providing...
Nine ex-soldiers convicted for murder of Chilean folk singer
SANTIAGO – Nine ex-soldiers were found guilty in the killing of artist Victor Jara. The folk musician was tortured and killed with 44 bullets after...