Chile
The song became a viral phenomenon that has circled the globe — from Chile to Turkey, from Mexico to New York City. It’s far from a bit of pop confection, however: “The Rapist in Your Path” is a full-throated cri de couer that names the state, the police, and the man on the street as […]
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At 2:24 a.m. on Friday, November 15, after 28 days of unprecedented unrest and violence nationwide, the Chilean congress announced that the people will get to write a brand new, “100 percent Democratic” constitution using the mechanism they will vote on next April 2020. The referendum will ask the people: 1) Do you want a […]
> Read MoreLike Greece, Iraq and other countries, Chile seeks the repatriation of significant elements of its national heritage from European countries. Chile is specifically looking for the return of the skeleton of a mylodon from The Natural History Museum in London — looted from Chilean territory and sold long ago by German settlers. In addition to […]
> Read MoreAs the shadow of fascism begins to darken Latin America once again, the BBC brings us a cautionary tale from the years after the September 11, 1973, Chilean coup. Luis Emilio Recabarren Mena, who lost his entire family, is speaking out in honor of his grandmother Ana Gonzalez, the recently deceased prominent Chilean human-rights activist. […]
> Read MoreAnother killing has spurred more protests by Chile’s indigenous Mapuche people in the country’s south. Camilo Catrillanca, grandson of the lonko (leader) of Temucuicui, an important Mapuche community and center for resistance activities, was gunned down by police during a confrontation with car thieves. His father Marcelo characterized him as a weichafe — a warrior […]
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