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07-19-2022, 04:08 AM
Free-market economists once talked about “the miracle of Chile,” praising its policies as Latin America’s great economic success story. But recently, over a million people have flipped the script, taking to the streets and facing down a violent police response as they demand a reckoning on the promise of prosperity that never came.
Today, we explore how, in Chile, capitalism itself is now on trial.
Guest: Amanda Taub (https://www.nytimes.com/by/amanda-taub), who explores the ideas and context behind major world events as a columnist for The Interpreter (https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-interpreter) at The New York Times, spoke with Annie Brown, a producer for “The Daily.” For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.
Background reading:
“It’s not 30 pesos, it’s 30 years.” Our correspondent went to Santiago (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/03/world/americas/chile-protests.html?smid=pc-thedaily), the Chilean capital, to understand how a small hike in public transportation fares ignited mass protests.
After weeks of demonstrations, Chile’s president said he would support a new Constitution (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/11/world/americas/chile-protests-new-constitution.html?smid=pc-thedaily). But for many, it was too little, too late.
Our correspondent went inside a trauma unit in Chile that’s responding to “an epidemic” of protesters who have been shot in the eye by police pellet guns. Watch the video below.
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)
Today, we explore how, in Chile, capitalism itself is now on trial.
Guest: Amanda Taub (https://www.nytimes.com/by/amanda-taub), who explores the ideas and context behind major world events as a columnist for The Interpreter (https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-interpreter) at The New York Times, spoke with Annie Brown, a producer for “The Daily.” For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.
Background reading:
“It’s not 30 pesos, it’s 30 years.” Our correspondent went to Santiago (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/03/world/americas/chile-protests.html?smid=pc-thedaily), the Chilean capital, to understand how a small hike in public transportation fares ignited mass protests.
After weeks of demonstrations, Chile’s president said he would support a new Constitution (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/11/world/americas/chile-protests-new-constitution.html?smid=pc-thedaily). But for many, it was too little, too late.
Our correspondent went inside a trauma unit in Chile that’s responding to “an epidemic” of protesters who have been shot in the eye by police pellet guns. Watch the video below.
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)