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‘The victims of the result of the plebiscite are the people of Chile’
Hugo Guzman speaks to former member of the constitutional commission MARCOS BARRAZA, who warns that after the failure of the left to win this month’s referendum, the right wing will try to rubber stamp the status quo
MAJOR SETBACK: The right has celebrated the defeat of President Gabriel Boric’s proposed progressive new constitution
A nationwide mobilisation signals growing resistance to the far right, but lasting change will depend on deep organising in every corner of society, writes GAWAIN LITTLE
Art matters because stories, herstories, histories, and even flights of fancy matter, posits MATT KERR
As the far right gains ground, Fire Brigades Union members are organising in workplaces and on the streets to defend public services and workers’ rights, says STEVE WRIGHT
As far-right rhetoric rises and political tensions deepen, an unprecedented alliance of organisations marches to assert that inclusivity, not exclusion, defines the majority, says STEVE GILLAN
As extremist movements grow on the streets and at the ballot box, the emergence of the Together Alliance points to a vital strategy: unity across trade unions, campaigners and communities, says TONY CONWAY
Hugo Guzman: How do you respond to the questioning of the work of the constitutional commission members to the point of blaming them for the victory of the vote to reject the proposed new constitution?
Marcos Barraza: The defeat of the “Apruebo” campaign — the “approve” vote — does not have just one single explanation. It requires a rigorous analysis, bearing in mind that this is a struggle that neither ends nor concludes with this defeat.
I believe that because the social impetus and the expectation of a new constitution to replace the one foisted by the dictatorship is still in force that the reasons for the defeat are important to grasp.
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