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The Fragility of Progress
Across South America, 2019 was a year of unrest. Protests erupted in Ecuador, Chile, Colombia, Brazil, and Peru as citizens became...
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May 29, 20205 min read


Evo’s Choice: Bolivia’s Path to the Sea at a Crossroads
October 1, 2018. Bolivian President Evo Morales is not having a good day. The verdict is slow and painful. After a painfully long 80...
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Aug 26, 20194 min read


Can Bolivia Achieve Equitable, Sustainable Extractivism?
Evo Morales has been the President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia since 2006. The term “Plurinational State,” adopted by the 2009...
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Nov 13, 20177 min read


Evoism after Evo: Prospects for Transcending Personalistic Politics in Bolivia
Since first being elected in 2005, Evo Morales, Bolivia’s famously football-loving president, has been scoring goal after goal. Morales’...
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Mar 24, 20166 min read


Evolution: How Evo Morales made an Andean Country an Asset
The recent protests by Argentina’s unions against inflation and crime barely scratch the surface of public discontent with Latin...
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Apr 30, 20146 min read


Lynching in Latin America: Crime or Popular Justice?
The history of targeted mob violence in this country is not pretty. The act of lynching – heavily racialized in the American context –...
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Apr 15, 20145 min read


Say ‘Uncle’ to Uncle Sam
“Gentlemen do not read others’ mail.” –Henry L. Stimson. “One might expect Europeans to protest loudly — if only to appease their...
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Jul 5, 20133 min read
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