Beyond Evo Morales’ Electoral Victory: A View from La Paz, Bolivia
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- Written by Benjamin Dangl
The sun shone brightly in La Paz, Bolivia on election day this past Sunday. The cars and buses that usually fill the winding streets were prohibited for the day in order to prevent people from voting more than once in different locations.
On World Day of Food Sovereignty: Struggling for Land in Brazil
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- Written by Beverly Bell
October 16 is World Food Day. To ensure that there is food for the world, and that it is not controlled by corporations, small farmers and allies across the globe have also named October 16 the Day of Action for Food Sovereignty and against Transnational Organizations.
Nothing about Us without Us: The Token Palestinian and Authentic Narrative
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- Written by Ramzy Baroud
I recall, with particular awkwardness, my first talk at a socialist student gathering at the University of Washington in Seattle nearly two decades ago. When I tried to offer an authentic view of the situation in Palestine from the viewpoint of a refugee, my hosts were hardly impressed.
Elections in Bolivia: Interviews with Voters in the Streets and at the Polls
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- Written by Benjamin Dangl
Yesterday Bolivia went to the polls for a general election which granted victories to President Evo Morales and many other politicians in his Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) political party. Below is a collection of interviews conducted on election day with voters from middle and working class neighborhoods in La Paz, Bolivia on how they voted and what they think of the MAS government.
Why Evo Morales Will Likely Win Upcoming Elections in Bolivia
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- Written by Benjamin Dangl
Evo Morales’ victory at the polls this Sunday is likely because of the progressive changes his government has brought about, as well as its ability to co-opt certain social movements and expand controversial but lucrative extractivist industries. This victory is all but assured in spite of these contradictions and tensions, but also because of them.
John Holt: Homeschooling Pioneer and Visionary Progressive
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- Written by Jeffrey Nall
One of the homeschooling movement’s foremost pioneers, John Holt, was an egalitarian atheist who explicitly opposed patriarchy, corresponded with progressive thinkers and helped initiate the still emerging children’s rights movement.
Beyond the CSA: Four Ways Communities Support Everything From Books to Beer
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- Written by Dana Drugmand
You know the model: Consumers purchase a share of the season’s harvest upfront and get a box of fresh produce each week from the farm. Now you can get your medicine that way too.
What if ‘Islamic State’ Didn’t Exist?
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- Written by Ramzy Baroud
What if the so-called Islamic State (IS) didn’t exist? In order to answer this question, one has to liberate the argument from its geopolitical and ideological confines.
