Chileans are trying to change the rules of the game, says Pablo Escalona. They want a more popular system in which people have power to stop extractiism and push for universal rights. The protests started because they thought that they needed to change the system, not only this. And then basically all the other demands started to gather as well.
Dan interviews scholars Aldo Madariaga and Camila Vergara about how Chilean politics have been playing out since the massive popular uprisings that began in October 2019.
Further reading:
jacobinlat.com/2021/06/19/el-neoliberalismo-atenta-contra-la-democracia-2
newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/burying-pinochet
jacobinmag.com/2021/06/rene-rojas-interview-democracy-new-constitution-constituent-assembly-plebiscite-left-chile
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