Rebel Currents

Setbacks for the ruling MAS party in Bolivia's subnational elections show that voters want more local democracy and accountability, without necessarily rejecting the MAS political project.

The strategy of "defeating" the political right by incorporating elite sectors into Bolivia's ruling MAS party will be put to the test in Evo Morales's third term.

A new Chilean law bans profits, tuition, and selective admissions in private primary and secondary schools that receive state subsidies--but students say much more is needed to dismantle the most commodified education system in the world.

How a spectacular urban cable car system and a new municipal bus program are revolutionizing mass transit in La Paz and El Alto, with the help of some political competition.

A report from Bolivia's highland provincial capital of Achacachi, on the elections and the continuing contradictions of Bolivia's "process of change."

Bolivian president Evo Morales is expected to win the October 12 national elections by a landslide. But will Morales and the MAS party that emerges from the electoral process have the political will to deepen Bolivia's "process of change?"

As Bolivia’s election campaign moves into full swing ahead of the scheduled October 12 vote, President Evo Morales’s controversial plan to build a highway through the TIPNIS indigenous territory and national park has resurfaced.

As Bolivia's election campaign moves into full swing ahead of the scheduled October 12 vote, President Evo Morales's controversial plan to build a highway through the TIPNIS indigenous territory and national park has resurfaced.

In recent months, Bolivia has witnessed dramatic rebellions by rank-and-file military and police officers. Are these mobilizations a threat to the goverment of President Evo Morales, or an example of pragmatic protest politics at work during an election year?

In recent months, Bolivia has witnessed dramatic rebellions by rank-and-file military and police officers. Are these mobilizations a threat to the goverment of President Evo Morales, or an example of pragmatic protest politics at work during an election year?

Valparaíso civil society responded to April's massive fires with community-led relief and reconstruction initiatives. Can an urban catastrophe become an opportunity for progressive grassroots change?

The conflict over Bolivia's new mining law offers a window into the complexity and contradictions of the country's mining sector, as they play out during the run-up to October's presidential election.