The campaign to overturn Peru’s presidential election results is one of “unconventional warfare.”
Continue readingWho’s Behind the Coup in Peru?
Many fear that tensions could escalate with the help of Peru’s loyal right and the newly appointed U.S. ambassador.
Continue readingMeet the Communists Who Now Govern Chile
The recent victories of the left in a number of municipalities and in elections for the Constitutional Convention have set the stage for a categorical rejection of the legacy of the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship and the building of a new Chile.
Continue readingWhy One State in India Is Showing Promising Signs of Democracy as the World Goes More Authoritarian
In Kerala, the re-elected Left government has prioritized making life better for all, even during crises—contrasting sharply with Narendra Modi’s right-wing central government’s devastating mismanagement of the coronavirus pandemic.
Continue readingAs India Gasps to Breathe, Modi Government Abdicates Responsibility
As India gasps to breathe, the Modi government abdicates responsibility.
Continue readingHow India’s Farmers’ Protests Could Upend the Political Landscape
With elections coming up in several Indian states, Vijay Prashad explores the impact that the farmer’s protest and the government’s response to them could have on the correlation of forces.
Continue readingWill Andrés Arauz Be the Next President of Ecuador?
Uncertainty looms over the electoral process in Ecuador as it has still not been made clear who will face off against front-runner Andrés Arauz in the second round and whether the process will go forward as planned.
Continue readingEven the Opposition Believes Venezuela’s Election Was Legitimate
Vijay Prashad spoke to leaders of five major opposition parties in Venezuela that participated in the elections on December 6 and rejected the boycott of the process promoted by US-backed Juan Guaidó.
Continue readingVenezuela Wins Simply by Holding an Election
The upcoming legislative elections in Venezuela are going to be held in a context of great adversity are an important step in the democratic recuperation of the country’s institutions from the US-backed opposition
Continue readingHow Ecuador’s Democracy Is Being Suffocated
Not only was Rafael Correa barred from contesting in the upcoming elections in Ecuador, but now the candidacy of Andrés Arauz is also being threatened
Continue readingWhy U.S. Political Scientists Are Arguing That Evo Morales Should Be the President of Bolivia
A recent study released by U.S.-based researchers disproves allegations made by the Organization of American States that electoral fraud was committed by Evo Morales’ party in the 2019 Bolivian elections.
Continue readingWill There Ever Be Elections Again in Bolivia?
Following a massive national strike organized after elections were postponed for a third time in Bolivia since the coup d’état, Vijay Prashad and Manuel Bertoldi discuss the future of Bolivian democracy.
Continue readingWhat’s Driving Trump’s Political Attacks on China
Trump clearly hopes that China-bashing will get him re-elected in November; so does his rival Joe Biden
Continue readingBolivia: An Election in the Midst of an Ongoing Coup
On May 3, 2020, the Bolivian people will go to the polls once more. They return there because President Evo Morales had been overthrown in a coup in November 2019.
Continue readingAfter Evo, the Lithium Question Looms Large in Bolivia
The overthrow of the elected leader cannot be understood without a glance at the nation’s massive reserves of this crucial mineral.
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