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Latin AmericaFebruary 22, 2023
Chile’s Battle for Memory: A Report From the Latest Front
The fight over a memorial to my friend Carlos Berger and other victims of the Caravan of Death reveals that there are still many in Chile who resist the lessons of our country’s tragic past.
Ariel Dorfman
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Political FiguresDecember 2, 2022
Salvador Allende Still Speaks to Us Today
Chilean President Gabriel Boric and Spanish Prime Minster Pedro Sanchez both find themselves besieged by a virulent resurgence of the same right-wing movements that demolished democracy in Chile.
Ariel Dorfman
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Global Justice MovementJanuary 27, 2022
Stumbling on Chilean Stones—and Chilean History
Chile has a new leader and a bright future. But a country in which 44 percent of the electorate voted for an admirer of Pinochet is in need of as many obstacles to forgetting as possible.
Ariel Dorfman
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Latin AmericaDecember 21, 2021
The Challenge of Chile
The election of Gabriel Boric, a left-wing president, has consequences far beyond the country’s borders.
Ariel Dorfman
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Latin AmericaNovember 22, 2021
Donald Duck Quacks Again as Chile Elects a New President
A half-century after it fed the Pinochet regime’s bonfire of heretical books, a celebrated “handbook of decolonization” has new relevance to a country on the brink of a momentous choice.
Ariel Dorfman
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CultureMay 6, 2021
How Theater Can Help Us Survive
The saga of Chilean director and playwright Oscar Castro is a vivid example of how art can help us endure—and thrive.
Ariel Dorfman
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December 8, 2020
Trump’s Dilemma: Who Will Give Him Asylum Now?
The best candidate, by far, is Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, the despotic ruler of North Korea.
Ariel Dorfman
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Latin AmericaOctober 26, 2020
A New Constitution: What the United States Can Learn From Chile
Do the problems that beset us, so similar to those that plague our Chilean brothers and sisters, not cry out for a radical reimagining of who we are?
Ariel Dorfman
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PoliticsOctober 23, 2020
What Would Hell Be Like for Donald Trump?
With the US presidential election around the corner, it’s appealing to imagine consigning Trump to literal Hell.
Ariel Dorfman
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Civil UnrestApril 6, 2020
Confronting the Pandemic in a Time of Revolt: Voices From Chile
Surviving the coronavirus will be meaningless if Chileans do not simultaneously address the underlying causes of injustice and inequality.
Ariel Dorfman