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 …
by Brian Garvey
The right-wing coup in Bolivia that ousted indigenous President Evo Morales in November is threatening to roll back “one of the most successful social projects in modern Latin American history,” according to Stephen Kinzer, award-winning foreign correspondent and author. It is an attack on a country that is attempting to control its own resources, determine its own destiny and build a more egalitarian society. Kinzer and UMass, Boston Prof. Steve Striffler, an expert on US-Latin American solidarity, spoke to more than 50 people at a forum organized by Mass. Peace Action and other groups at the Community Church of Boston December 8th.
We will hold a rally outside of Senator Warren and Markey’s offices to ask both Senators to condemn the coup in Bolivia and the sanctions in Venezuela. We have previously met with both of their offices; Warren’s office has been unwilling to condemn the coup …
Crisis in Bolivia: Understanding and Responding to the Coup Sunday, December 8th 7 PM – 9 PM Community Church of Boston 565 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116 Bolivian President Evo Morales was removed from office on November 10th in an apparent coup. The new government, …
Originally published in Truthout Latin America’s groundbreaking experiment in 21st century socialism has suffered another devastating setback with the recent right-wing coup which ousted President Evo Morales of Bolivia, who was democratically elected for a fourth term in October, when he defeated his right-wing challenger 47 percent …
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