Chile Archives - Solidarity (Ireland)

Cybersyn in Allende’s Chile: Revolutionary technology and the limits of reformism

By Drew Frayne Salvador Allende’s ‘Popular Unity’ presidency in Chile, beginning in 1970, had a goal of achieving socialism via peaceful, parliamentary means. Its overthrow by a vicious military coup in 1973 was a pivotal moment for Chile and the world. The

Sep 21, 2023

Theory & History

50th anniversary of the Chilean Coup & the limits of reformism today

By Danny Byrne and Marcus Kollbrunner (International Socialist Alternative) This September 11 marks, in Latin America and around the world, a half-centenary anniversary of a fundamental event in the history of our continent. It is not a celebration, but a remembrance of

Aug 19, 2023

Socialist Feminism·World News

Chile: Constitutional Convention approves sexual and reproductive rights

By International Socialist Alternative in Chile Last Thursday night (March 10), the Constitutional Convention (CC), a body elected as part of the process to draw up a new consitution, approved, by 109 votes in favor, 40 against and 5 abstentions, the articles

Mar 12, 2022

World News

Chile: Neoliberalism, the 2019 revolt and the plebiscite

By Josafat Arrieta- Alternativa Socialista (our sister organisation in Mexico) For years Chile was seen as a regional success story of the neoliberal economic model. As the country with the highest Human Development Index (HDI) in Latin America, it has always been

Dec 9, 2020

From Chile to India: a new global feminist anthem

By Myriam Poizat For the past month, a Chilean protest song and choreography about sexual violence, state sexism and a culture of victim blaming has become a viral anthem for feminists around the world. Following the first song protest performed on 25

Dec 14, 2019

2019: A turning point

By Per-Ake Westerlund from the Committee for a Workers International (CWI), the international socialist organisation to which the Socialist Party in Ireland is affiliated 2019 marks a definite political turning point globally. Particularly in the last months, we have seen mass struggles

Nov 27, 2019

“Chile despertó”! Chile wakes up in mass protest

Just weeks ago, right-wing President Piñera was declaring in the media that Chile was an oasis in Latin America and the IMF was praising its merits. But when he announced a 30 pesos (about 5 euro cents) increase in the fee for

Oct 28, 2019

News & Analysis

Review: Nae Pasaran directed by Felipe Bustos Sierra

Nae Pasaran Directed by Felipe Bustos Sierra Debasers Filums, 2018 Reviewed by Neil Moore On the 45th anniversary of the brutal military coup in Chile, a new documentary tells the story of a group of Scottish factory workers and their incredible act

Nov 24, 2018

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