Benjamin Fogel

LONG READ As the world was overtaken by upheaval last year, one photo emerging from the uprisings depicts a protestor bearing a promise: “Neoliberalism was born in Chile and will…

There is no left-wing representation at any level and to start one needs clear thought

As the fallout from Lava Jato shows, we must be wary of factionalism in the fight against graft

Politicians depend on our ability to forget their worst transgressions in order to manipulate the public discourse

Falsehoods spread through media and politicians serve to polarise, destabilise and depoliticise

Blighted by a series of political scandals, the country’s hard-won democracy is on the skids