NACLA on the Coup in Bolivia: Against Revanchist Violence and State Repression

Editorial Board: North American Congress on Latin America NACLA
Evo Morales, Bolivia's former president and leader of the Movement for Socialism party.
While many factors contributed to Bolivia’s current upheaval, the pattern of rightist revanchism, the role of oligarchic forces, external actors, and the military suggests we are witnessing a coup. And those resisting the coup are under great threat.

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The Long History of Debt Cancellation

Olivia Schwob Boston Review
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Redlining

Ashley M. Jones Steel Toe Review
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