Global Left Midweek – November 1, 2023
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Global Left Midweek – September 20, 2023
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News and analysis from, and about, left social movements and parties around the world
Immediately After the 1973 Chilean Coup, US Socialists Supported Those Fighting for Freedom
Jacobin
The moment that Salvador Allende was violently deposed on September 11, 1973, democratic socialists in the US knew it was a crime. They joined others around the world organizing solidarity efforts and supporting political refugees.
Chile’s Coup at 50: Countdown Toward a Coup
National Security Archive
The documented U.S. role in the months, days and hours before the overthrow of Chilean President Salvador Allende. Nixon and Kissinger commiserated over the fact that they wouldn’t receive laudatory credit in the media for Allende’s demise.
Inti Illimani - El Pais Que Sonomos (The Country We Hope For)
Songs that remember 1,000 days of popular government in Chile, and to commemorate 50 years after the fascist coup.
Defending Allende
The New York Review
The question of where Chile’s true identity lies becomes ever more pressing as the fiftieth anniversary of Pinochet’s coup approaches.
Forensic Study Finds Chilean Poet Pablo Neruda Was Poisoned
The Guardian
The toxin clostridium botulinum was in his body when he died in 1973, days after Chile’s military coup. Nobel prize-winning Chilean poet Pablo Neruda died after being poisoned with a powerful toxin. Neruda was internationally known Communist poet.
Friday Nite Videos | May 20, 2022
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India Walton on Buffalo Mass Shooting. Jordan Klepper Meets the MyPillow Guy. Crypto Crash Explained: How Crypto Repeated Wall Street’s Mistakes. How Chile's Socialists Won. Bush's Gaffe; Republicans Vote Against Baby Formula.
How Chile's Socialists Won
More than 30 years after the end of the U.S.-backed dictatorship, Chile might soon have a brand new constitution, one that Chileans actually get to vote on and approve.
The Fight for Chile’s Future
Tribune
Chileans face a stark choice in the second round of their presidential election – a far-right candidate who admires the legacy of Pinochet or a left-wing reformer pledging to tackle social inequality.
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