Former Chilean congressman José Antonio Kast is such an enormous fan of Gen. Augusto Pinochet, the brutal right-wing dictator who ruled the country from 1973 to 1990, that he abandoned his far-right political party four years ago because, in his eyes, it wasn’t devoted enough to the advancement of the late tyrant’s legacy. This weekend, […]
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A Pro-Pinochet Presidential Candidate Threatens To Swing Chile To The Far Right


Trump Administration Planning Pinochet-type Coup in Venezuela


Trump Administration Planning Pinochet-type Coup in Venezuela The retrograde Donald Trump administration is planning a military coup in Venezuela to oust the socialist government of President Nicolas Maduro. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, speaking at the University of Texas prior to embarking on a multi-nation tour throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, said the […]
Chile and Palestine: remembering the 44th anniversary of Pinochet’s dictatorship


The long history of Arab immigration generally, and of Palestinian immigration in particular, to countries in Latin America is well known. Amongst numerous others, aspects of this immigration can be noticed through the various communities established by these immigrants; the Arab family names of many members of these communities; names of streets; and the political […]
Going Underground – BUT FIRST: 44 years ago US backed Pinochet overthrows President of Chile


Going Underground – BUT FIRST: 44 years ago US backed Pinochet overthrows President of Chile Going Underground with Afshin Rattansiyoutube.com Afshin Rattansi on the Washington backed coup to oust the social democrat President of Chile, Salvador Allende. LIKE Going Underground http://fb.me/GoingUndergroundRTFOLLOW Going Underground http://twitter.com/Underground_RTFOLLOW Afshin Rattansi http://twitter.com/AfshinRattansiFOLLOW on Instagram http://instagram.com/officialgoingund… View the original video for […]
Irwin Schiff Dies A Political Prisoner


As a tribute, Peter shared the above video of his father speaking at the Libertarian Convention 1996. Irwin was an inspiration to millions of us, myself included, his brilliant comic-style book “How an Economy Grows & Why it Doesn’t” explained economics to me in a way I never understood and changed my life forever as […]