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Cabinet reshuffle in Chilean government: “Education must be a portfolio priority”, says Mario Aguilar, Regional President of the Chilean Teachers’ College

There were several reactions today to the cabinet reshuffle that relegates the Democratic Revolution party to a single portfolio, increasing the influence of other Frente Amplio conglomerates and replacing – less than a month before the 50th anniversary of September…

A Montage in Three Acts: A crime unresolved in 48 years links Argentina and Chile

By Maxine Lowy Jaroslavsky* A man strolled his dog again, the laughter of another resonated as it always had and the smile of a young women in a mini-skirt beamed in the chilly, rainy morning. These were three of 119…

Elizabeth Subercaseaux’s Reflection on the 1973 Coup d’état

In order to minimise their own responsibility for the 1973 coup d’état, the right wing says (in the words of Marcela Cubillos) “as long as the left does not admit its responsibility for the collapse of democracy that preceded the…

Massive teachers’ march across Chile

At 7 a.m. this morning, the Teachers’ Association began a 24-hour national strike for education. Carlos Díaz, president of the teachers’ union, said at the time that they are demonstrating “for concrete responses to the teachers’ petition” and are demanding…

Laura Rodríguez Riccomini Room in the Chilean Congress

With the participation of the President of the Chilean Chamber of Deputies, Vlado Mirosevic, the Laura Rodríguez Riccomini Room was inaugurated today inside the National Congress building. The steps leading to this initiative were led by Deputy Tomás Hirsch, who…

Speech by the humanist Deputy Tomás Hirsch at the inauguration of the Laura Rodríguez room in the Chilean Congress

We publish here the words pronounced by the humanist Deputy Tomás Hirsch on the occasion of the inauguration of the room in the National Congress that bears the name of Laura Rodríguez Riccomini: “Dear friends. Thank you for being here…

What health model should we evolve towards in Chile?

Experts from the faculties of Medicine, Law and Economics at the University of Chile agree that the country should move towards a different health care system, with a single insurer at the centre, a large Fonasa (National Health Fund). The…

“Put Yourselves in My Place”: Migrants and their Defenders in Chile Call for a Policy Shift

By Maxine Lowy In a house of a verdant upscale neighborhood of Santiago, Chile, Nancy accompanies a retiree. In Venezuela she was a nurse, until basic materials- alcohol, cotton, syringes, and food to prepare healthy meals for patients- became scarce,…

Euthanasia – Specialists discuss the right to decide on one’s own life in the face of untreatable illnesses

The recent death of human rights activist Cecilia Heyder, who was terminally ill and had fought for years for the right to a dignified death, has reignited the debate on the need for a euthanasia law in Chile. Specialists from…

Letter to Gabriel Boric: Support Peace Negotiations

Mr. Gabriel Boric Font President of Chile Dear Mr. President Our Considerations, We draw your attention once again as the war between Russia and Ukraine continues to unfold on the eve of a counter-offensive and the death toll and destruction…

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