Dig listeners can join 50 thousand jacobin subscribers developing socialist political thought an debate for just 15 dollars a year. Aldo argues that nea liberalism's crisis doesn't necessarily mean that neo liberal is in its death throes, but rather that it's moving in an even more dangerous direction. The triumph of the anti neo liberal left stands in contrast to the lefts fragmentation and limited capacity to guide the social movement,. both within and outside of the assembly.
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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