Gabriel Boric /tags/gabriel-boric Gabriel Boric en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 01 Jun 2023 10:00:00 GMT Mic drop in Brasília! Boric shames the LatAm left's hoary hypocrites /commentary/2023-06-01/maduro-boric-lula-unasur-venezuela-brazil COMMENTARY Will the welcome rebuke leftist Chilean President Gabriel Boric handed Latin America's older leftists help push their movement into the 21st century? Thu, 01 Jun 2023 10:00:00 GMT /commentary/2023-06-01/maduro-boric-lula-unasur-venezuela-brazil Tim Padgett Why Chileans rejected their new constitution — even after they'd hollered for one /news/2022-09-06/why-chileans-rejected-their-new-constitution-even-after-theyd-hollered-for-one Two years ago, Chileans called — loudly — for a new, more progressive charter. But on Sunday they punted it — and issued Latin America's radical left a warning, too. Tue, 06 Sep 2022 10:00:00 GMT /news/2022-09-06/why-chileans-rejected-their-new-constitution-even-after-theyd-hollered-for-one Tim Padgett, Christine DiMattei Will Colombia's Petro build "reservoirs of credibility" — or pull the rug from his cause? /commentary/2022-04-28/will-colombias-petro-build-reservoirs-of-credibility-or-pull-the-rug-from-his-cause COMMENTARY Even if Gustavo Petro wins Colombia's presidential race, Chile is a reminder that his leftist hubris could derail him — and his country's peace plan. Thu, 28 Apr 2022 10:00:00 GMT /commentary/2022-04-28/will-colombias-petro-build-reservoirs-of-credibility-or-pull-the-rug-from-his-cause Tim Padgett Will Chileans, and Miami expats, turn Pinochet's outpost into a progressive stronghold? /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 New year, new elections in Latin America and the Caribbean. Will the left roll on in 2022? /news/2022-01-04/new-year-new-elections-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-will-the-left-roll-on-in-2022 In 2021, leftists won presidencies in every Latin American election but one, including Peru and Chile. In 2022, they could take Brazil and Colombia too. Why? Tue, 04 Jan 2022 11:00:00 GMT /news/2022-01-04/new-year-new-elections-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-will-the-left-roll-on-in-2022 Tim Padgett, Christine DiMattei