“Today, we have a historic opportunity: we will have a new Constitution and there is change ahead,” said Irací Hassler, the mayor-elect of Chilean capital Santiago, during her victory speech. A representative of the Communist Party of Chile, Ms. Hassler’s campaign involved jabs at “neoliberal” values that turn people’s lives into “commodities.” Indeed, the capital’s new mayor is voicing grievances that are common throughout Chile: a macroeconomic success which does not translate into prosperity for millions of people in lower-income households.
For this demographic, the weekend of May 15-16 was one of transformation — which began with protests...
