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The Politics of Pachamama: Natural Resource Extraction vs. Indigenous Rights and the Environment in Latin America

By Administrator | August 13, 2014

Originally published on April 2, 2014 at TowardFreedom.com En Español: La política de Pachamama: Extracción de recursos naturales contra derechos de los indígenas y el medioambiente en América Latina When I sat down to an early morning interview with Evo Morales over a decade ago in Cochabamba, Bolivia, the then-coca farmer leader and dissident congressman…

Ecuador’s Challenge: Rafael Correa and the Indigenous Movements

By Administrator | August 13, 2014

By Ben Dangl Originally published on October 21, 2010 in TowardFreedom.com The recent right-wing coup attempt in Ecuador shed light on the rupture between President Rafael Correa and the country’s indigenous movements. This rocky relationship demonstrates the challenges of protesting against a leftist leader without empowering the right. When Correa took office in January of…