Pinochet's Ghost: Surging Far Right vs Rising Left, as Chile’s Elections Loom
Nov 11, 2021•1 hr 31 min
Episode description
Chile is set to have its first elections following the 2019 uprising, which was provoked by growing inequality and fueled by a violent and deadly police response. But as the left has made gains, so too has the far right in Chile.
Here to break it all down and discuss how it fits into the broader Latin American scene, including Peru and Argentina, is Renato Vélez, a left-wing Chilean activist and researcher currently completing a PhD in Latin American studies.
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