List of South America articles
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Workers fill sacks with lithium carbonate at the state-owned lithium extraction complex in the southern zone of the Uyuni Salt Flat, Bolivia. Bolivia’s Lithium Isn’t The New Oil
A popular theory around Evo Morales’s removal is completely mistaken.
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Former Bolivian President Evo Morales speaks during a press conference after being granted asylum in Mexico City on Nov. 13. Who Wants to Be the Next Former President of Bolivia?
Evo Morales’s successor faces an unenviable set of challenges to stabilize the country.
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A technician extracts blood from a patient for an HIV test in Mexico City on July 18. Mexico Is Setting a Global Example on HIV Treatment
But the president’s recent funding cuts to civil society organizations threaten to imperil their progress.
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Then-Bolivian President Evo Morales speaks at a press conference in La Paz, Bolivia, on Oct. 24. Why Is Evo Morales Suddenly No Longer President of Bolivia?
The ousted leader is calling it a “coup,” but he entered dangerous legal territory in pushing for an unprecedented fourth term.
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West German schoolchildren on the way to school peer at East German border guards at a new opening in the Berlin Wall Our Top Weekend Reads
The world marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Hezbollah is stuck between the establishment and the protesters, and Palestinian Israelis wield newfound political power.
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A demonstrator waves a Chilean flag at a barricade during a protest against the government's economic policies in Santiago on Oct. 29. Latin America’s Protests Are Likely to Fail
The popular uprisings in Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Haiti have many different causes and one thing in common: If history is any indicator, the outlook for genuine, lasting change is grim.
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Demonstrators protest against President Sebastián Piñera’s economic policies in Santiago, Chile, on Oct. 21. Pinochet Still Looms Large in Chilean Politics
And the ongoing protests prove it.
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Women chant slogans during the commemoration of the International Women's Day in Medellín, Colombia Colombian Women Are Saying ‘Yes, We Can’
Colombia’s culture of machismo has created a backlash in the form of a new women’s political movement.
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Venezuelans line up to cross into Cúcuta, Colombia, on June 8. Don’t Let Venezuela’s Crisis Take Down Colombia Too
Washington should do more to address the worsening humanitarian situation in the region.
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Argentine President Mauricio Macri speaks during the second debate for presidential candidates in Buenos Aires on Oct. 20. Mauricio Macri Was Bound for Disaster
Argentina’s president, who is widely expected to lose Sunday’s election, had no options to save the country’s economy that would have let him stay in power.
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Demonstrators march in Santiago, Chile, on Oct. 23. Why Chileans Are Still Protesting Despite Reform Promises
In Santiago, demonstrations over economic inequality are expected to continue after President Sebastián Piñera promised reforms.
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Women dressed like the former actress and first lady Eva Perón march to celebrate the anniversary of women’s suffrage and denounce the policies of Mauricio Macri’s government in Buenos Aires on Sept. 23. Feminism Is Uniting Argentina’s Left and Right
Ahead of elections, politicians on both sides are acknowledging the need to empower women.
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The United Nations emblem is seen in front of the United Nations Office in Geneva on June 8, 2008. The End of Latin American Solidarity
The region once acted as a bloc in world affairs. But as Costa Rica’s bid to join the U.N. Human Rights Council shows, Venezuela’s ongoing disintegration is ripping it apart.
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The Citgo gas station logo in Middletown, Delaware, on July 26. If Citgo Is Lost, Maduro Will Win
If Maduro hands the refining company over to his creditors, it would be bad news for the opposition—and the United States.
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Venezuelan migrants walk along the border of Peru and Ecuador. Don’t Let Venezuela Join the United Nations Human Rights Council
Costa Rica has announced its candidacy to stop Nicolás Maduro’s tyrannical government from winning a coveted seat at the U.N.
