Rather than turning this debate into a competition of national flags, it would be more enriching to acknowledge that the marraqueta is a part of the culinary heritage of the Andean region. This does not diminish its importance to Chile nor invalidate the connection it may have with Bolivia. On the contrary, it demonstrates that culture is much more powerful when it unites rather than divides.

One of the greatest functions of the dictatorship was to erase us as a collective," says Verónica de Negri during an intense week of commemoration for the 40th anniversary of her son Rodrigo Rojas's murder. The woman who mobilized international support and rejected Hollywood's efforts to use her life to whitewash the U.S. role in the dictatorship spoke with Jean Flores Quintana about the current situation in the country, urging to "avoid at all costs repeating the mistakes of the past."

In 2026, the UK introduced Respect Orders, a design that moves in the opposite direction of the Chilean project: it is only applicable to those over 18 (excluding teenagers); has a maximum duration of two years; involves prior risk assessment; issued individually by a court; with rehabilitation requirements, not only prohibitions.

The unions expressed that "this explicit contempt only resonates with the most retrograde factions of society, conservative sectors yearning to reverse history to eradicate social achievements that took decades of civilizational struggle."

Statistics demonstrate that this discussion goes beyond individual perception. The II National Survey on Time Use (ENUT 2023) from the National Institute of Statistics indicated that, in Chile, women spend an average of 2 hours and 5 minutes more per day than men on unpaid labor. When they also engage in the labor market, their overall workload exceeds 10.5 hours daily, significantly greater than that of men.

Over a hundred economists and scholars urge the U.S. to immediately lift economic sanctions on Venezuela following devastating earthquakes, asserting that humanitarian needs should take precedence over political concerns.

The latest Consumer Price Index report for June 2026 shows a seemingly stable overall rate of 0.0%, yet hidden beneath this figure are significant price hikes in essential goods such as food, with bread prices soaring by 4.5%, revealing the ongoing strain on Chilean households.

In a landmark ruling underscoring that memory cannot fade, Paola Plaza González, the minister overseeing human rights cases at the Santiago Court of Appeals, has convicted two former agents of the notorious National Intelligence Directorate (DINA) for the kidnappings of a photographer and a professor who were last seen in the clandestine facility of Villa Grimaldi in December 1974, during the height of Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship.

The Environment Commission of the Senate has approved a contentious economic megareform despite allegations of environmental deception, prompting accusations of legislative manipulation by the government to benefit corporate interests.

Iran has declared U.S. military bases in the Middle East as "legitimate targets" and launched a military response with drones and missiles following bombings by Washington, in what marks a significant escalation in tensions.