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,
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
Perus Cocaleros on the March
Farmers and local organizers from Perus prominent coca-cultivating regions staged a mass demonstration last April. Led in large part by
Bolivia’s New Wave of Protest
"For the first time in 15 years, this struggle has given people confidence in themselves," says Oscar Olivera, leader of
Peru’s Cocaleros on the March
Farmers and local organizers from Peru’s prominent coca-cultivating regions staged a mass demonstration last April. Led in large part by