For today, links to three reports from National Public Radio; others are accessible  by clicking on its initials below. —  MCM

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Decades after Pinochet’s dictatorship in Chile, the fight for justice continues. Reported by Carrie Kahn | NPR  It’s been 50 years since a U.S. backed coup toppled the democratically elected president of Chile and installed a dictatorship. After five decades many victims say they still haven’t seen justice. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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The U.S. set the stage for a coup in Chile. It had unintended consequences at home, by James Doubek | NPR  Fifty years ago in Chile, the United States worked to end the presidency of an elected Marxist and, in turn, helped usher in an authoritarian right-wing dictatorship. During the ensuing 17-year rule of Gen. Augusto Pinochet, more than 3,000 people would be disappeared or killed and some 38,000 would become political prisoners — most of them victims of torture. The . . . READ MORE . . .

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A rare chance to look into Nicaragua, a country that shuts itself off to journalists. Reported by Michel Martin and Eyder Peralta  | NPR  For more than a yeae, Nicaragua has kept foreign journalists out. NPR’s Eyder Peralta managed to get in, and he brings us some exclusive on-the-ground reporting. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.