“We Refuse to be Burned”:  500 Years of Resistance, Colonization, and Coups in Bolivia
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“We Refuse to be Burned”: 500 Years of Resistance, Colonization, and Coups in Bolivia

Maya Ajchura Chipana   I am writing this because I don’t see many Bolivian voices represented in the media. Here is my story.   I saw Evo Morales speak once in La Paz. So many people came out. The boys climbed trees to trying to get a glimpse of him. After each speech, there was…

The clear US role in Bolivia’s tragic hard-right coup
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The clear US role in Bolivia’s tragic hard-right coup

Fiona Edwards   With the backing of the U.S. government, a highly sophisticated and well-resourced coup has succeeded in overthrowing Bolivia’s legitimate and democratically elected president Evo Morales. This massive blow against democracy and social progress comes after more than a decade of U.S. intervention aimed at destabilising Bolivia and overthrowing its successful socialist government….

Evo Morales Overthrown, But Bolivian Socialism Will Be Victorious!
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Evo Morales Overthrown, But Bolivian Socialism Will Be Victorious!

Andre Vltchek   They pledged to do it, and they did—Bolivian feudal lords, mass media magnates and other treasonous “elites”—they overthrew the government, broke hope and interrupted an extremely successful socialist process in what was once one of the poorest countries in South America.   One day, they will be cursed by their own nation….

The Coup in Bolivia and Your Computer / TV Screen
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The Coup in Bolivia and Your Computer / TV Screen

Vijay Prashad When you look at your computer screen, or the screen on your smartphone or the screen of your television set, it is a liquid crystal display (LCD). An important component of the LCD screen is indium, a rare metallic element that is processed out of zinc concentrate.   The two largest sources of…

Bolivia and Venezuela: Two Countries, But Same Hybrid War
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Bolivia and Venezuela: Two Countries, But Same Hybrid War

    Nino Pagliccia   A coup took place in Bolivia on November 10. The fact that the president of the country, Evo Morales, resigned does not contradict the fact that a coup has taken place. Morales was forced by the military to resign. The perpetrators of the Hybrid War were envisioning this same scenario…

Bolivians Bravely Fight Back Against Coup: “We Are Going to Resist Until the Last”
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Bolivians Bravely Fight Back Against Coup: “We Are Going to Resist Until the Last”

Zoe PC   It has been five days since the violent, racist coup d’état forced the resignation of President Evo Morales and Vice-president Álvaro García Linera. Since then, the people of Bolivia and the world have remained firm in their resistance against the coup and in defense of Morales and the process of change in…

After Evo, the Lithium Question Looms Large in Bolivia
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After Evo, the Lithium Question Looms Large in Bolivia

Vijay Prashad Bolivia’s President Evo Morales was overthrown in a military coup on November 10. He is now in Mexico. Before he left office, Morales had been involved in a long project to bring economic and social democracy to his long-exploited country. It is important to recall that Bolivia has suffered a series of coups,…

The Coup in Bolivia: Five Lessons
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The Coup in Bolivia: Five Lessons

Atilio Borón The Bolivian tragedy eloquently teaches several lessons that our peoples and popular social and political forces must learn and record in their consciences forever. Here, a brief enumeration. First, no matter how much the economy is managed in an exemplary way as the Evo government did, growth, redistribution, flow of investments are guaranteed…