The Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria (MIR) of Chile: From Insurrection to Fragmentation, 1965–Present

6th July 2026 | SolidarioGB | Essay Abstract The Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria (MIR) remains the most significant extraparliamentary revolutionary organisation in Chilean history. Founded in 1965 as a heterogeneous coalition of Marxists, Trotskyists, anarchists and socialist dissidents, the MIR underwent rapid radicalisation under the leadership of Miguel Enríquez, embracing a strategy of armed insurrectionContinue reading “The Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria (MIR) of Chile: From Insurrection to Fragmentation, 1965–Present”

Marxist Critical Analysis of the Failure of the Chilean Left and the Rise of Kast

Editorial – 14th December 2025 I. Materialist Diagnosis: Class Betrayal as the Origin of the Disaster A. Social Democracy as Agent of the Bourgeoisie (1990-2025) The Concertación/Nueva Mayoría historically fulfilled the Kautskyite role of managing Chilean capitalism with a human face, while deactivating class consciousness: B. Parliamentary Left and Its Institutional Fetishism Frente Amplio andContinue reading “Marxist Critical Analysis of the Failure of the Chilean Left and the Rise of Kast”