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On November 10, 2019 Evo Morales, the first indigenous president of Bolivia, was forced to resign in a U.S. backed, far-right coup. What's followed has been waves of murder and violence against indigenous protesters.
Additionally, we look back at the anti-WTO demonstrations commonly known as "The Battle of Seattle".
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Articles:
* What the coup against Evo Morales means to indigenous people like me
* Top Bolivian coup plotters trained by US military’s School of the Americas, served as attachés in FBI police programs
Western Media Whitewash Bolivia’s Far-Right Coup
A Week After the Coup in Bolivia, There’s Still No Proof of Electoral Fraud
Films:
* Showdown In Seattle (1999)
* This Is What Democracy Looks Like
Noam Chomsky- What's the WTO?
Podcasts:
* No US Coup in Bolivia! (Roots Media Radio)
* Bolivia's Christo-Fascist Racist President with Ben Norton (Katie Halper Show)
* Bolivia and Brazil at the Crossroads (The Intercept)
* Alex Main on Bolivia Coup (Counterspin/FAIR)
* Inside Bolivia's murderous post-coup regime - with Wyatt Reed (Moderate Rebels)
Report:
What Happened in Bolivia’s 2019 Vote Count? (Center for Economic and Policy Research)
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