Though it took more weeks than I had anticipated, I have given a general portrayal of the history of silver mining in the Bolivian town of Potosi. The Cerro Rico was undoubtedly one of the largest and wealthiest mineral deposits in the history of the world. Today, Potosi is [...]

Jorge Quiroga, known in Bolivia simply as Tuto, was Evo Morales' primary opponent in the December elections. As I have mentioned before, a vote for Evo Morales was in many cases a vote against Jorge Quiroga. Why would citizens vote against Tuto instead of voting for Evo? [...]

On Wednesday I will be traveling to the South American nation of Bolivia. In the years 2000-2003 I lived in a small village in the province of Mizque, four hours from the city of Cochabamba. Now, after 3 years in the US, I will return to Bolivia for three months, in [...]

Since the election of Evo Morales in Bolivia's December election, pundits the world over have been trying to put a label on the new face of Latin American populism. Is he a socialist, a communist, an extremist, a Bolivarian, a drug trafficker, what? [...]

After an unprecedented victory in Sunday's Bolivian elections, the triumphant cocalero Evo Morales has left many observers wondering: What's next? Evo has promised an inclusive, socialist government that will break the back of the neo-liberal model and change the course of exploitation and elitism that has dominated Bolivian history since [...]