Since Luis Arce became president on November 2020 the country is faced with a “double crisis” of COVID-19 and economic recession, exacerbated by the failed and, what some local activists call, the “genocidal” policies of the coup government. The economy is expected to contract by […]
by Yoav Elinevsky In a stunning political victory, socialist candidate Luis Arce won Bolivia’s presidential election Oct. 18 when he captured an outright majority (55%) of the vote and beat the second-place finisher by more than 25 points. Those numbers negated the need for a […]
The Movement for Socialism, MAS, Victory in Bolivia On October 18, Luis Arce, the candidate of former President Evo Morales’s political party, the MAS, appears to have won a decisive victory in Bolivia’s presidential elections. The results of the twice-postponed election were confirmed today. Carlos […]
On October 15 and 16, days ahead of Bolivia’s general elections today, Senator Ed Markey and Congressman Jim McGovern demanded fair elections free from outside interference, in particular by the coup government, OAS, and the United States. Their statements come after the elections have been […]
A discussion with Mark Weisbrot With elections scheduled in Bolivia for Oct. 18, we will look at how the Organization of American States (OAS) and U.S. government helped the Bolivian right to overturn the results of last year’s election and install a right wing government. […]
This article is the third in a three part series on the challenges faced by Indigenous peoples across the Americas during the COVID-19 era. Read the first part here, and the second part here. Response With around 40% of the population being Indigenous, Guatemala has […]
Tuesday, August 4, 2020 @ 7PM The right-wing government of Bolivia that usurped power in a coup last November, announced the postponement of the general elections from September to October 2020. These announcements take place at a time when the candidate of the Towards Socialism […]
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