Bolivian Healthcare Under Threat, Art and Resistance in Chile, Colombia's National Strike, & More

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	Bolivia’s Plurinational Healthcare Revolution Will Not Be Defeated Chris Hartmann   December 19, 2019 Under the Morales administration, Indigenous healthcare beliefs and practices stepped out from long shadows cast by colonialism and racism. Those achievements are now under threat.
	Statement: In Defense of Professor Keymer Avila’s Research Amid Police Violence in Venezuela   December 16, 2019 Professor Keymer Ávila has recently been the target of a smear campaign in Venezuela.
	The Wide-Angle Lens of Colombia’s National Strike Kate Paarlberg-Kvam and Priscyll Anctil Avoine   December 16, 2019 Peace has become the central axis of political-economic contestation in Colombia, as competing visions of what peace means to different sectors play out in the streets.
	Fighting “Border Madness,” from 1980s Chicano Activism to the Abolish ICE Movement Erin Mysogland   December 11, 2019 The movement against racist immigration policing and the detention of child migrants in San Diego in the 1980s offers important lessons in keeping open borders at the forefront of activism.
	The Highs and Lows of Bolivia’s Rebel City Angus McNelly   December 10, 2019 Known as the epicenter of anti-austerity rebellion during Bolivia’s Gas War, El Alto remains a powerful example of the potential for local movements to leverage their cities to shape national politics.
	Creativity at the Service of Social Mobilization in Chile Iraida H. López   December 9, 2019 Artistic expression is not only central to the protests in Chile—it's part of a long national tradition of resistance.