Bolivia Held Hostage: The Tyrant’s Return

Bolivia Held Hostage: The Tyrant’s Return

When socialist Evo Morales was elected president of Bolivia, he received favorable press from the western media. Like most socialists, however, his government turned tyrannical. Disqualified from office, he and his followers now seek to stage a coup to return him to power.

Evo Morales Tells Jacobin: We’re Still Fighting the Multinationals Who Drove the Coup

Ousted Bolivian president Evo Morales tells Jacobin about his experience of last November’s military coup — and why his MAS party is poised to win this month’s presidential elections.

‘We are fighting second coup,’ Evo Morales tells The Grayzone - The Grayzone

In an exclusive interview with The Grayzone’s Oscar Leon, former Bolivian President Evo Morales details a trove of leaked chats and documents which show how an electoral council member took money in exchange for disqualifying him from running for president again. As his country’s first indigenous president and the leader of powerful social movements, Evo remains popular among his base. Here, Morales addresses the attacks he has weathered from th…

Bolivia's Coca Heartland Becomes a Fortress as Morales Defies Capture

Deep in the coca fields of central Bolivia, Evo Morales has turned his village into a spear-ringed fortress. Declared ineligible to run for president, charged with trafficking, and abandoned by the state, he's preparing for a political comeback—or a siege. The post Bolivia’s Coca Heartland Becomes a Fortress as Morales Defies Capture appeared first on LatinAmerican Post.