AP PHOTOS: 50 years ago, Chile's army ousted a president and everything changed Fifty years ago, Chile began the darkest period in its modern history. The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023
A half-century after Gen. Augusto Pinochet's coup, some in Chile remember the dictatorship fondly The world remembers Gen. Augusto Pinochet as the dictator whose regime tortured, killed and disappeared 3,065 people in the name of fighting communism The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2023
Fifty years on: the lasting tragedy of Chile’s coup The brutality with which an elected government was deposed inspired military takeovers across Latin America – but also galvanised the human rights movement and spotlighted the dark activities of the CIA The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2023
AOC urges US to apologize for meddling in Latin America: ‘We’re here to reset relationships’ Democratic congresswoman calls for acknowledgment of past intrusion in effort to restore trust in US leadership in the region The Guardian - US · Sep 2, 2023
Venice film festival roundup – Adam Driver’s Ferrari roars in to soup up a subpar opening week A ponderous Italian wartime drama and Pablo Larraín’s one-joke General Pinochet satire threatened to sink the actors’ strike-hit 80th Venice film festival – until Michael Mann’s racing thriller hit the gas The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2023
Chile will search for 1,000+ victims of forced disappearance by Pinochet dictatorship It is the first time the Chilean government will lead the search for victims, something which victims' relatives and advocates have long carried out themselves and have sought help from the army. WEKU · Aug 31, 2023
El Conde review – Pablo Larraín’s horror-satire pitches Pinochet as a vampire Macabre alt-history faces the ongoing agony of Chile, and the Chilean people’s struggle to confront their past, with graphic-novel energy and directness The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2023
Chile announces much-anticipated plan to search for Pinochet’s victims Chilean state finally assumes responsibility for finding those executed and forcibly disappeared under dictatorship The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2023
US state department declassifies more documents about Pinochet’s 1973 coup Papers reveal how Richard Nixon was briefed on impending military takeover in Chile that ushered in 17-year dictatorship The Guardian - US · Aug 26, 2023
AOC calls on US to declassify documents that could shed light on Washington’s involvement in Chilean coup U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says in Chile that it is imperative for the United States to declassify documents that could shed light on its involvement in the South American country’s 1973 coup The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023
The 1973 coup against democratic socialism in Chile still matters – there, in Britain and beyond It happened 50 years ago, changed the course of world history – and revealed just how authoritarian conservatives are, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2023
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez calls on US to declassify documents on Chile's 1973 coup U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says in Chile that it is imperative for the United States to declassify documents that could shed light on its involvement in the South American country’s 1973 coup The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023
First trailer for vampire satire from director of divisive Princess Diana biopic is here Pinochet is a vampire in this off-kilter horror movie Total Film · Aug 10, 2023
Movie Review: Documentary 'The Eternal Memory' shows that love is stronger than dementia “The Eternal Memory” begins with a confused Augusto Góngora waking up one morning as his wife of two decades gently greets him The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023
The Conversation · Aug 9, 2023 From Oppenheimer to Milton Friedman: how the Cold War battle of economic ideas shaped our world Is Oppenheimer a movie for our time, reminding us of the tensions, dangers and conflicts of the old Cold War while a new one threatens to break out?
The Guardian - US · Aug 8, 2023 Files reveal Nixon role in plot to block Allende from Chilean presidency President hosted rightwing mogul Agustín Edwards in September 1970 and discussed plans to foil socialist election-winner
Reason · Jul 30, 2023 The Chicago Boys' Deal With the Devil The Chile Project surveys neoliberalism's most polarizing experiment.
The Guardian - US · Jul 22, 2023 How an eccentric English tech guru helped guide Allende’s socialist Chile Stafford Beer pioneered ‘cybernetic management principles’ but Pinochet’s coup saw technology turned to nefarious ends
The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2023 Enrique Zapata-Bravo obituary Other lives: Psychiatrist who moved to England fleeing the Pinochet regime and worked to help refugees across the UK and around the world
The Conversation · May 26, 2023 Kissinger at 100: his legacy might be mixed but his importance has been enormous Henry Kissinger, who turns 100 on May 27, is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in 20th-century international relations. The German-born American diplomat, scholar and strategist has left an indelible legacy in global politics that continues to act as a bookmark for international relations scholars, students and…
The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2023 Alan Phillips obituary Human rights adviser who in the 1970s proposed that aid to Chile should be reallocated to support humanitarian programmes
The Independent UK · May 10, 2023 Nazi tattoos, racist vitriol and shooting plans: Texas mall gunman Mauricio Garcia’s white supremacist social media footprint Law enforcement officials are investigating the 33-year-old gunman’s apparent profile
Salon · May 10, 2023 Putin may not outrun arrest warrant History shows that several leaders on the run eventually face charges in court
Salon · May 9, 2023 Mass shootings: America's slow civil war This is what America's slow civil war looks like
The Conversation · May 9, 2023 Putin may not outrun the warrant for his arrest – history shows that several leaders on the run eventually face charges in court The Russian government, U.S. President Joe Biden and mainstream Western media are among the observers who all responded to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s arrest warrant for war crimes with a shrug.