Chile

Pinochet's Legacy

Marc Cooper : Augusto Pinochet

The death of Chilean strongman Augusto Pinochet should not blunt the work of healing the damage he has done and shining light on the truth.

Chile Looks (Slightly) Left

Pascale Bonnefoy : Michelle Bachelet

Michelle Bachelet has vowed Chile will be a different country by the end of her four-year term. But she will likely be remembered more for continuity than for change.

New Day for Bolivia

Tom Hayden : Bolivia

The inauguration of Evo Morales as Bolivia's first indigenous president opens a new era for Bolivia and a turning point for political, diplomactic and trade issues in the Americas.

Bachelet's Big Win

Laila Weir

Michelle Bachelet's election as Chile's first female president represents many things for her fellow citizens: the certainty of political continuity, the possibility of change and a commitment to the past.

Pinochet's Week In Court

Peter Kornbluh : Augusto Pinochet

Chile's Supreme Court handed Augusto Pinochet both a victory and a blow with its recent rulings on Operation Columbo and Operation Condor.

An Exiled Son of Santiago

Tom Hayden : Augusto Pinochet

Two generations of Leteliers.

Letter From Chile

Peter Kornbluh : Augusto Pinochet

Pinochet's long road to justice.

Before Night Falls

Stuart Klawans : Film Reviews

What Are They Reading?

Stacy Torres : Non-Fiction

Pinochet, Stripped

Peter Kornbluh : Augusto Pinochet

The Maxwell Affair

Scott Sherman : Journalists & Journalism

A review of The Pinochet File draws the wrath of Henry Kissinger.

Pinochet and Us

Marc Cooper : Augusto Pinochet

The former dictator is back where he belongs.

I Confess (Sort of)

Kate Levin : Augusto Pinochet

Our Man in Chile

Nina Englander : Augusto Pinochet

Remembering Allende

Marc Cooper

His dual commitment to socialism and democracy ought to be a model today.

Chile, 9/11/73

Peter Kornbluh : US Intelligence/Covert Ops

Declassified documents reveal the US government's role in the Pinochet coup.