Ariel Dorfman

Ariel Dorfman was cultural and press advisor to President Salvador Allende’s Chief of Staff during the last months of the Allende government. His new novel, The Suicide Museum, which deals with the death of Allende, has just been published.

What Would Hell Be Like for Donald Trump?

What Would Hell Be Like for Donald Trump? 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. 

Oct 23, 2020 / Ariel Dorfman

A woman wears a face mask during a protest in Chile

Confronting the Pandemic in a Time of Revolt: Voices From Chile 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.

Apr 6, 2020 / no-paywall / Ariel Dorfman

Allende and Maduro

Salvador Allende le ofrece una salida a Maduro Salvador Allende le ofrece una salida a Maduro

El fallecido presidente chileno comparte algunos consejos desde más allá de la tumba.  

Feb 27, 2019 / En español / Ariel Dorfman

Maduro

Gen. Simón Bolívar, Latin America’s Liberator, Has Advice for the US Military Gen. Simón Bolívar, Latin America’s Liberator, Has Advice for the US Military

Trump may be an awful president, but the military has no more right to overthrow him in a coup than he does to overthrow Maduro.

Feb 25, 2019 / Ariel Dorfman

Allende and Maduro

Salvador Allende Offers a Way Out for Venezuela’s Maduro Salvador Allende Offers a Way Out for Venezuela’s Maduro

Chile’s dead president has some advice from beyond the grave.

Feb 11, 2019 / Editorial / Ariel Dorfman

Children Detention Center

How Will History Judge Donald Trump’s ‘Human Zoos’? How Will History Judge Donald Trump’s ‘Human Zoos’?

If the past is any indication: not well.

Jul 10, 2018 / Ariel Dorfman

Donald Duck Trump

What a 1970s Chilean Satire Can Tell Us About Donald Trump What a 1970s Chilean Satire Can Tell Us About Donald Trump

How to Read Donald Duck has some surprising insights to reveal in 2017.

Sep 14, 2017 / Ariel Dorfman

Portrait of Herman Melville

What Herman Melville Can Teach Us About the Trump Era What Herman Melville Can Teach Us About the Trump Era

He would point out that what plagues us are the sins of the past coming home to roost: America’s tolerance of bigotry and blindness to its own faults.

May 10, 2017 / Ariel Dorfman

Remembering Günter Grass

Remembering Günter Grass Remembering Günter Grass

Ariel Dorfman talks morality and the legacy of a literary giant

Apr 16, 2015 / Lived History / Ariel Dorfman

Separated at Birth

Separated at Birth Separated at Birth

The Nation and Alice in Wonderland were born within days of each other. In this seditious reading, they rejoin the dance.

Mar 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Ariel Dorfman

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