Nazi images and ‘Right Wing Death Squad’: Texas gunman’s alleged far-right social media posts Law enforcement officials are investigating the 33-year-old gunman’s apparent profile The Independent UK · May 8, 2023
Texas shooter's 'RWDS' patch linked to far-right extremists The shooter who killed eight people at a Dallas-area mall was wearing a patch that read “RWDS," short for “Right Wing Death Squad.” The Independent UK · May 8, 2023
“Right wing death squad”: What to know about the Allen shooter’s neo-Nazi views The shooter’s “RWDS” patch offers troubling clues about his ideology — and how it connects to views that are common among white supremacists. The Texas Tribune · May 8, 2023
Analysis-Chile’s constitution will struggle to escape Pinochet’s shadow Chile's new constitution may end up looking a lot like the current text, which dates back to the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship - but without his name on it - after the political right took charge of the redraft process in a harsh nationwide electoral defeat for leftist President Gabriel Boric. Reuters · May 8, 2023
'It's Like Stockholm Syndrome': Gloria Álvarez Is Trying To Save Latin America From Socialism "If there is freedom, private property, rule of law, then Latin Americans thrive," says the social media star. Reason · May 3, 2023
Chile takes on ‘moral duty’ of finding the disappeared of Pinochet regime As the 50th anniversary of Augusto Pinochet’s bloody coup nears, Chile’s government launches a new plan to find and identify those who went missing The Guardian - US · Apr 17, 2023
It’s Easy But Wrong to Be Cynical About Putin’s Indictment The charges may be an important step in pushing global justice forward. Foreign Policy · Mar 21, 2023
What does the ICC arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin mean in reality? International criminal court warrants for Putin and children’s commissioner are not recognised by Russia – but send signal to officials The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2023
Was the poet poisoned? Chile awaits new report on Neruda’s death A third inquiry into the death of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda 50 years ago could shed new light on whether he was poisoned by political enemies, as alleged by some of his family. Reuters · Feb 16, 2023
Pablo Neruda's family says new analysis found he was poisoned The cause of Neruda's death has been the subject of debate for decades. Axios · Feb 15, 2023
Experts found Chilean poet Pablo Neruda was poisoned, his nephew says Forensic experts plan to release a report Wednesday. The official position has been that Pablo Neruda died of prostate cancer, but his driver has said he was poisoned. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 15, 2023
Forensic study finds Chilean poet Pablo Neruda was poisoned The toxin clostridium botulinum was in his body when he died in 1973, days after Chile’s military coup The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2023
Experts determine Chilean poet Pablo Neruda was poisoned, nephew claims A relative of the late Chilean poet Pablo Neruda says forensic experts have determined that the Nobel Prize winner died of poisoning nearly 50 years ago The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023
Experts found Chilean poet Neruda was poisoned, nephew says A relative of the late Chilean poet Pablo Neruda says forensic experts have determined that the Nobel Prize winner died of poisoning nearly 50 years ago The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023
Foreign Policy · Dec 15, 2022 Idealism Rules in Patricio Guzmán’s Chile The exiled filmmaker’s latest work is a passionate—if incomplete—account of the 2019 estallido and its aftermath.
The Conversation · Dec 5, 2022 Rory Cormac's How to Stage a Coup is an entertaining critique, not a how-to manual In Katie Kitamura’s brilliant novel Intimacies (2022), the story of a former African dictator being tried in the International Criminal Court, there is a summary of the case against the accused:
The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2022 Truss is frantically blowing on the embers of neoliberalism. But it is a funeral pyre Just as the rest of the world is turning its back on free-market economics, we have a purist in No 10, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett
The Conversation · Sep 13, 2022 Chile's progressive new constitution rejected by voters after campaign marred by misinformation Despite recently electing Chile’s most progressive president in the shape of former student protest leader Gabriel Boric, voters in the country have now rejected his most important reform. A plebiscite held on September 4 to replace the constitution imposed during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet with a progressive new one…
The Hindu · Sep 7, 2022 Uncertain future: On Chileans rejecting new Constitution Chileans have rejected a new Constitution, but they still need to replace the old one
Reason · Sep 6, 2022 Chile Rejects Constitution That Would Have Banned 'Job Insecurity' and Disbanded the Senate Whether voters will approve of whatever draft the government writes next remains to be seen.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2022 Chileans rejected the new constitution, but they still want progressive reforms This failure is a blow and a thorny path lies ahead, but the will to replace Pinochet’s hated constitution remains strong, says author Ariel Dorfman
France 24 · Sep 5, 2022 Too much, too fast? Why Chile’s draft constitution was roundly rejected Chileans have overwhelmingly rejected a draft constitution that would have replaced the constitution adopted during Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship, dealing a blow to the country's youthful President Gabriel Boric.
Reuters · Sep 5, 2022 Chile forced back to the drawing board after new constitution scuttled Chile will go back to the drawing board to redraft its Augusto Pinochet-era constitution after a new text got overwhelmingly rejected in a historic referendum vote on Sunday, a blow to the country's progressives, including young President Gabriel Boric.
The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2022 Chile looks for way forward after rejecting new constitution Chileans overwhelming rejected a new progressive constitution to replace its dictatorship-era charter, dealing a blow to youthful President Gabriel Boric who must now hammer out deals to create another document or change the current one
France 24 · Sep 5, 2022 Chileans reject sweeping new leftist constitution in referendum Chileans resoundingly rejected a new constitution to replace a charter imposed by the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet 41 years ago, dealing a stinging setback to President Gabriel Boric who argued the document would have ushered in a new progressive era.