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“A play entirely inspired by failure”, Paulina Hunt

We interviewed actress Paulina Hunt, a Chilean playwright and teacher of theatre and television, about the new play she is about to present. Here we transcribe the full conversation: Pressenza: You are about to premiere a new play of your…

Chile: Mario Aguilar returns to the presidency of the Teachers’ College calling on the government to fulfill its commitments.

In his first speech as the new National President of the Chilean Teachers’ Association, Mario Aguilar called on the government to fulfill its commitments to education. The union leader denounced that “once again the Government has failed in its commitment…

Argentina: Milei’s government suspends access to social credits for retirees and pensioners

The cessation of funding from the National Administration of Social Security (ANSES) was published on Tuesday in the Official Gazette. Javier Milei’s government in Argentina has suspended access to loans for pensioners and retirees granted through the National Social Security…

Yes, I’m a Jew! So what? The Dilemmas of Being Jewish and Left-wing in Chile

After forty days and forty nights on the ark, crammed among a large family and animals of all species, the waters began to recede, and Noah saw an extraordinary seven-colored bow of light in the sky. Noah and his descendants…

Neither necessity nor urgency: injunction against the labour reform of Milei’s DNU was issued

Despite the judicial fair and the government’s political pushes, the National Chamber of Labour issued a precautionary measure requested by the CGT that put on hold the labor legislation reform intended within the framework of the Decree of Necessity and…

Bolivian president urges transformation of agricultural cycle in the face of climate change

The effects of global warming and the El Niño and La Niña phenomena have been affecting Bolivia for years, which is why it is worth thinking about changing the agricultural cycle, Bolivian President Luis Arce stressed today. At a public…

Chile: Making live and letting die

This system is not salvageable, this system is not dignified and it is not sustainable. The only way forward in civilisational terms is an intergenerational solidarity social insurance, a single, universal health system for all the people of Chile. This…

In the age of the pragmatic Left

President Gabriel Boric himself took it upon himself to inform his country of the agreement reached between Codelco, Chile’s most important state mining company, and Soquimich (SQM), the private company that has been operating in the rich Atacama salt flats…

Latin American feminisms and transfeminisms: “We are here”.

Latin American feminisms and transfeminisms are characterised by their heterogeneity, as they have been shaped by each country’s different political, economic, social, and cultural realities. Although there are certain common elements in most of our countries, such as the fight…

A year of Lula in power and Brazil’s return to the world

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva today marks one year since his return to power and also Brazil’s return to the world, as he promised in his election campaign, to improve the lives of workers. During 2023, the South American…

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