Bolivia: The Complex Path to the Present Catastrophe
Electoral fraud and years of anti-communitarian aggressions cannot be minimized if the future of the Bolivian political process is to be understood.
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“We want justice”: Chilean protesters with police-caused eye injuries organize
“They continue with their unbridled capitalism. We need to continue the struggle.”
Colombia on strike: “This government has to fall”
Colombia’s national civic strike is paving the way for a rural-urban coalition of protesters and movements that together can take on President Duque’s right-wing government.
Bolivia: Report from the Funeral Procession from Senkata to La Paz
“We are not from the MAS, we are not terrorists, we are from El Alto and El Alto must be respected!”
Chile: Mapuche and Feminist Organizations Call for Continued Struggle
Mapuche and feminist organizations are leading resistance to President Sebastián Piñeda's plan for "social peace" and a new Constitution in Chile.
History at the Barricades: Evo Morales and the Power of the Past in Bolivian Politics
The following excerpt from my new book, The Five Hundred Year Rebellion: Indigenous Movements and the Decolonization of History in Bolivia, looks at the roots, rise and presidency of Evo Morales, who was overthrown in what is widely understood as a coup on November 10th. The book excerpt, written before this month of violence and state repression, describes how histories and symbols of indigenous resistance have been wielded as tools for liberation and political power in Bolivia, from the government palace to the street barricades.