Bolivia

November 13, 2019
Editorial Board

Statement by the NACLA editorial board on Bolivia

October 24, 2019
Linda Farthing

Despite Evo Morales declaring victory, the election in Bolivia reflects growing discomfort with his hold on power. 

October 16, 2019

Devastating wildfires in Bolivia may affect Evo Morales's prospects for a fourth presidential term, or curb his governing mandate.   

October 8, 2019
Benjamin Dangl

The following excerpt from the new book, The Five Hundred Year Rebellion: Indigenous Movements and the Decolonization of History in Bolivia, looks at the roots, rise, and presidency of Evo Morales, who is likely to win a fourth term in office in Bolivia’s October 20 general election. 

September 23, 2019
Jeffery R. Webber

Political theorist Mabel Thwaites Rey discusses the rise and decline of progressive governments in Latin America, dynamics that spurred the “end of the cycle,” and characteristics of the new Right.

August 30, 2019
Laurence Blair

Extractivist governments are stoking destruction in the Amazon and beyond. International alliances and Indigenous technologies can help protect the biome and support its 30 million inhabitants.

December 27, 2018

The Electoral Court's recent decision to uphold Evo Morales's fourth presidential bid has further polarized Bolivia, with the outcome of the electoral contest now far from certain. 

November 19, 2018
Alice Campaignolle, Irene Escudero, and Carlos Heras

Bolivia cuenta con uno de los índices más altos de participación política por parte de mujeres en el mundo. Pero para las mujeres en poder, como Bertha Quispe, alcaldesa de Collana, a menudo sufren acoso y violencia política.

November 19, 2018
Alice Campaignolle, Irene Escudero, and Carlos Heras

In Bolivia, women in power, such as Indigenous mayor Bertha Quispe, often suffer political harassment and violence.

October 26, 2018
Greg Grandin

By 1979, much of the southern cone had fallen to right-wing military dictatorships in an era defined by militarist anti-communism, the defeat of the working class movement, and the emergence of neoliberalism. From our 50th anniversary issue, available open access for a limited time.

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