Andres Kogan Valderrama Archives

Constitutional Recognition of Non-Human Animals in Chile

One of the most innovative and revolutionary issues in Chile’s constitutional draft is related to the incorporation of non-human animals…

The democratic legitimacy of this constituent process is evident, much more so than any past processes of constitutional change in Chile.

The furious nationalist and racist reaction to this shouldn’t come as a surprise, and it’s coming not only from sectors of the right…

I celebrate the approval of an article like this one. It opens us up to great international challenges and cross-border cooperation…

On Earth Day, this April 22, I saw with great concern what happened in the Constitutional Commission on the Environment…

Andres Kogan believes former Chilean president Ricardo Lagos is living in the past unaware of the changes in Chile over the last 11 years.

It will allow a space that raises awareness about stereotypes, discrimination and gender-based violence, opening up a door for society…

We mustn’t forget the importance of the student movement of the last 20 years, especially in the secondary schools.

The slander and rejection campaign against the articles approved by the Constitutional Convention plenary in Chile is growing every day…

Our concept [of development] has always been subordinated to a modern, capitalist delirium, as is the notion of infinite economic growth.