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Work, Water and Revolution
CORNELL GLOBAL LABOR INSTITUTE HONORS OSCAR OLIVERA On October 5, 2006, the Cornell Global Labor Institute held a reception to celebrate their second anniversary. The guest of honor was Oscar Olivera, the Executive Secretary of the […]
Lessons from Bolivia’s “Black October” 2003
Source: The Andean Information Network Three years have passed since the resignation of Boliva President Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada after security forces killed at least 59 civilians during protests. The violence and his resignation highlighted […]
What Future for Haiti? An Interview with Patrick Elie
This article was originally published on NACLA News, a new source of news and analysis on Latin America and the Caribbean produced by the North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA). In February 2004, U.S. […]
Bolivia: Waiting for Nationalization
On May 1st, the day the Bolivian government announced the “nationalization” of the country’s vast oil and gas reserves, I went out to witness the symbolic takeover of a former Bolivian refinery that was privatized […]