Clubs and Baseball Bats: Cochabamba Regional Conflict Continues
A day of relative calm followed the most dramatic clashes yet between protestors and police in Cochabamba on Monday, January 8. Social groups supporting MAS have blockaded all the major…
Protestors Burn Cochabamba Governor’s Office and Demand His Resignation
Things came to a head on January 8th. Over 20 people were injured, including several journalists. The police eventually tear-gassed the crowd as the conflict increased. In retaliation the group…
Regional and Partisan Tensions Explode on Eve of Summit
As Cochabamba prepares for the Second Summit of the Community of South American Nations on December 8 and 9, the debate over the how to draft the Bolivia’s new constitution…
A New Constitution for Bolivia
Although some U.S. officials have expressed concern that the Morales government has "demonstrated inclinations to consolidate executive power and promote potentially anti-democratic reforms through the Constituent Assembly and other…