Jacobin Radio: The Chilean Coup, 50 Years Lat...

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With the midterms approaching, Suzi talks to Angela Gonzales-Torres, the democratic socialist running against ethics-challenged incumbent Jimmy Gomez in LA’s 34th Congressional District. They discuss her family’s experience with deportation, organizing against ICE raids, and the ...  Show more

On September 11th 1973, president Salvador Allende shot himself in the head after being overthrown in a <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2023/08/31/chile-is-still-haunted-by-the-coup-in-september-1973?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=thei ...

On September 11th 1973, president Salvador Allende shot himself in the head after being overthrown in a <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2023/08/31/chile-is-still-haunted-by-the-coup-in-september-1973?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=thei ...

In the midst of the Cold War, the 1973 coup against the socialist Chilean president Salvador Allende, led by General Pinochet with the support of Richard Nixon, remains a seismic episode in Latin American history. A story imbued in American Imperialism, Allende sees off waves of ...  Show more