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2023 in Chile: 50 Years of the Military Coup

From the CrimethInc. collective (07/03/2024). Neoliberal Consolidation after the Revolt of 2019 In 2019, an uprising broke out in Chile, wresting control of the streets from police and politicians. Eventually, the authorities managed to redirect this momentum into an effort to replace … Continue reading

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After the Social Explosion: An Interview with the Anarchist Federation of Santiago

In the wake of the rejection by Chilean voters of the proposed “right-wing” constitution (17/12/2023) – the country’s second constitutional referendum in just over a year, with the previous referendum (04/09/2022) ending with the rejection of a “left-wing” constitution, thereby … Continue reading

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Chile’s revolution and the Mapuche

This is the seventh and last of a short series that we dedicate to the memory of Chile’s revolutionaries on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the 1973 military coup d’état against the Chilean revolution and the government of … Continue reading

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Chile: “no hay revolución sin canciones”

As a person, I pay for what I say. … Refusal has always been a very important act carried out by saints and hermits but also by intellectuals. The very few people who made history are those who said no, … Continue reading

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Anarchism in Chile

This is the fourth of a short series that we dedicate to the memory of Chile’s revolutionaries on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the 1973 military coup d’état against the Chilean revolution and the government of Salvador Allende. … Continue reading

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Chile: Anatomy of an economic miracle, 1970-1986

We share below an article debunking myths about Chilean dictator General Pinochet’s supposed “economic miracle.” This is the third of a short series that we dedicate to the memory of Chile’s revolutionaries on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of … Continue reading

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Patricio Guzmán’s “La batalla de Chile: La lucha de un pueblo sin armas”

Each government is supported by the armed men, ready to execute its will by force, – the class of people, raised to kill everybody who their superiors order to kill. They are the police and, primarily, the army. The army … Continue reading

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Chile, September 11, 1973

This September 11th marks the 50th anniversary of the military coup d’état against the government of Salvador Allende. We mark the event in memory of all of those who both within and outside the political institutions of Allende’s “democratically elected”, … Continue reading

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Chile: From Uprising to Plebiscite: Street Victories, Electoral Defeats

From the CrimethInc. collective (20/09/2022), sharing voices from chile … From Uprising to Plebiscite: Street Victories, Electoral Defeats – Perspectives from Chile on the Constitutional Plebiscite In October 2019, an uprising exploded throughout Chile. For a while, the police and … Continue reading

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Rordrigo Karmy Bolton: Fragments of a Chile in Revolt

Every revolt is circumscribed by precise borders in historical time and historical space. Before it and after it lie the no-man’s-land and duration of each and everyone’s lives, in which are fought un- interrupted individual battles. The concept of permanent … Continue reading

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