Salvador Allende

Until this past week, no one has been charged with the death of Chilean singer Victor Jara. Marco Werman speaks to American folk singer Pete Seeger about the death and legacy of Victor Jara.

Today, no one would say that a woman can’t be a writer. But when the Chilean-born novelist Isabel Allende was growing up, “writer” was not on the career menu. Kurt asks Allende about the path that led her to write fiction. Her newest novel, Island Beneath the Sea, is out now.

Two and a half years ago, newly elected Chilean President Michelle Bachelet vowed to rid Chile of the divisions and mistrust that had captured the nation. These problems come from a decades-old dark past that involved the U.S. government.