/tags/augusto-pinochet Augusto Pinochet en-US WLRN Wed, 11 Oct 2023 21:12:04 GMT /americas/2023-10-11/jara-barrientos-chile-coup-pinochet-arrest-allende The apprehension of Pedro Paulo Barrientos Nunez in Deltona, Fla., comes seven years after a federal jury in Florida found the former Chilean military lieutenant liable for the torture and murder of revered Chilean folk singer Victor Jara in the early 1970s. Wed, 11 Oct 2023 21:12:04 GMT /americas/2023-10-11/jara-barrientos-chile-coup-pinochet-arrest-allende Sergio R. Bustos /americas/2023-09-11/chile-coup-pinochet-50-years-anniversary George Platt of Fort Lauderdale witnessed the bloody coup that started Augusto Pinochet's long, brutal dictatorship in Chile 50 years ago, on Sept. 11, 1973. Mon, 11 Sep 2023 13:33:02 GMT /americas/2023-09-11/chile-coup-pinochet-50-years-anniversary Tim Padgett /commentary/2023-09-07/pinochet-right-wing-death-squad-proud-boys COMMENTARY It's fitting that the Proud Boys leader has been sentenced for sedition just as the 50th anniversary of Pinochet's right-wing death squad coup approaches. Thu, 07 Sep 2023 10:00:00 GMT /commentary/2023-09-07/pinochet-right-wing-death-squad-proud-boys Tim Padgett /politics/2022-11-08/as-florida-debuts-its-communist-victims-day-some-ask-what-about-victims-of-right-wing-despots Florida students should learn about communist tyranny — but many fear "Victims of Communism Day" is also meant to demonize the left and ignore the brutal right. Tue, 08 Nov 2022 11:04:08 GMT /politics/2022-11-08/as-florida-debuts-its-communist-victims-day-some-ask-what-about-victims-of-right-wing-despots Tim Padgett /commentary/2022-09-07/chileans-did-not-revive-pinochet-in-2022-they-killed-what-helped-trigger-him-in-1973 COMMENTARY The vote to retain Chile's Pinochet-era constitution wasn't a vote to retain Pinochet. It was a vote to block the leftist overreach Pinochet exploited. Thu, 08 Sep 2022 10:00:20 GMT /commentary/2022-09-07/chileans-did-not-revive-pinochet-in-2022-they-killed-what-helped-trigger-him-in-1973 Tim Padgett /news/2022-01-11/chileans-miami-expats-turn-pinochets-outpost-into-progressive-stronghold Latin America's most prosperous country was long considered one of its most conservative. But is Chile now becoming one of the region's most progressive? Tue, 11 Jan 2022 11:00:00 GMT /news/2022-01-11/chileans-miami-expats-turn-pinochets-outpost-into-progressive-stronghold Tim Padgett /commentary/2021-12-02/when-should-journalists-unpack-the-d-word-and-call-the-dictators-what-they-are COMMENTARY On the eve of the Summit for Democracy, calling leaders like Nicolás Maduro "president" feels like complicity in their dark charade. Thu, 02 Dec 2021 12:00:00 GMT /commentary/2021-12-02/when-should-journalists-unpack-the-d-word-and-call-the-dictators-what-they-are Tim Padgett /news/2020-02-27/bernie-sanders-take-on-castro-as-clueless-as-right-wingers-take-on-pinochet COMMENTARYAs Bernie Sanders doubles down on his controversial praise for Fidel Castro, I’m thinking instead of another deceased Latin American dictator:… Thu, 27 Feb 2020 12:34:15 GMT /news/2020-02-27/bernie-sanders-take-on-castro-as-clueless-as-right-wingers-take-on-pinochet Tim Padgett /show/latin-america-report/2020-02-24/florida-caudilloday-creator-defends-trump-dictator-comparisons-but-quiet-on-sanders Last week, the Democratic Super PAC Priorities U.S.A. launched a social media ad campaign that's created a lot of buzz in South Florida.It's called… Tue, 25 Feb 2020 02:29:45 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2020-02-24/florida-caudilloday-creator-defends-trump-dictator-comparisons-but-quiet-on-sanders Tim Padgett /news/2020-02-19/maga-thugs-bernie-bros-trump-sanders-invite-latam-strongmen-comparisons COMMENTARYIt took forever. But Democrats finally seem to have found an answer to President Trump’s claim – directed for years now at Latino voters in… Wed, 19 Feb 2020 23:33:52 GMT /news/2020-02-19/maga-thugs-bernie-bros-trump-sanders-invite-latam-strongmen-comparisons Tim Padgett