The Beat Goes on: The U.S. War on Coca
In unguarded moments during the month-long road blockade of September and October 2000, coca growers and Bolivian security forces chatted, ...
CHÁVEZ CONFIRMED, VENEZUELA STILL DIVIDED
On Sunday, September 12, a month after failing to remove President Hugo Chávez from office in a recall referendum, Venezuela’s ...
The Roots of Rebellion, I. Insurgent Bolivia
The great anti-colonial indigenous insurrection of 1781 has haunted republican Bolivia since its founding in 1825. From their military encampment ...
The Roots of Rebellion, II. Reclaiming the Nation
The U.S. government allows the Bolivian government only the minimal amount of wiggle room required to keep the masses at ...
Creeping Militarization in the Americas
The U.S. military relationship with Latin America is evolving rapidly, as the “war on terror” replaces the cold war and ...
Rebellion’s Economic Roots: The Consequences of Neoliberal Reform
The year 2003 marked a dramatic point in Bolivia’s recent history. In January, February, and then again in September and ...
Bolivia Fights Back
When Túpaj Katari, the Aymara leader of an 18th century anti-colonial insurrection, was condemned to death by Spanish colonialists, he ...
¡YA! Youth Activism in the Americas
“I decided I would take to the streets to seek funding for a people’s insurrection in the United States: a ...
