tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34745812Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:24:13 +0000http://democracyctr.org/newsletter/noreply@blogger.com (The Democracy Center)Blogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34745812.post-3421132332725899193Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:08:00 +00002009-10-23T07:16:39.306-07:00The Democracy Center On-LineVolume 86 - October 22, 2009Two Big Announcements from the Democracy Center!Dear Friends,Okay, it has been a long while since our last newsletter, and I apologize. I could name a long list of excuses, ranging from work to family to moving our Internet server, but let's leave it at – The Newsletter is Back!!In this issue we have two big announcements to make.The first http://democracyctr.org/newsletter/2009/10/democracy-center-named-in-top-10-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Democracy Center)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34745812.post-178746524414935572Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:40:00 +00002009-04-07T20:45:52.278-07:00The Democracy Center On-LineVolume 85 - April 7, 2009The Democracy Center Book Tour, U.S. Bolivia Relations, and MoreDear Readers,In this issue of our newsletter we bring you three topics of interest:A report from our U.S. book tour Our inadvertent April Fools Day hoax Some recent writings on the state of US/Bolivia relationsWe also know that some of our readers are interested in receiving more http://democracyctr.org/newsletter/2009/04/democracy-center-book-tour-us-bolivia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Democracy Center)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34745812.post-3902246623556284672Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:30:00 +00002009-01-26T20:42:48.935-08:00Dear Friends,The Democracy Center’s new book, Dignity and Defiance, Stories from Bolivia’s Challenge to Globalization (University of California Press) is now for sale. We hope that you will buy it and read it! And the Democracy Center’s U.S. tour for the book – more than 25 events in a dozen cities – begins next week. Please come and join us! Details about how to order the book and where to find http://democracyctr.org/newsletter/2009/01/democracy-center-book-tour-is-coming-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Democracy Center)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34745812.post-4049417669943646108Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:19:00 +00002008-09-14T20:23:12.339-07:00The Democracy Center On-LineVolume 82 - September 15, 2008Bolivia at the Abyss: A Special ReportDear Readers:As you may know from news headlines, Bolivia is in the midst of a violent political crisis that has more than two dozen people dead in the last five days. This issue of our newsletter offers a summary of the crisis and what led to it. It also includes embedded links to more in-depth http://democracyctr.org/newsletter/2008/09/bolivia-at-abyss-special-report.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Democracy Center)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34745812.post-8422961358099445333Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:49:00 +00002008-04-17T11:54:43.726-07:00The Democracy Center On-LineVolume 81 - April 17, 2008My Bolivian CommuteDear Readers:In a few months time it will be ten years since my family and I returned here to live in Bolivia – a fact my mother complains about with some regularity. During this decade I have written a good deal about Bolivia, almost all of it about politics, conflict, and that aspect of the country’s life.The fact is that http://democracyctr.org/newsletter/2008/04/my-bolivian-commute.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Democracy Center)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34745812.post-4283284322641524096Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:54:00 +00002008-03-11T15:57:55.949-07:00The Democracy Center On-LineVolume 80 - March 11, 2008The UN Wants to Put me in Jail for my Morning Cup of TeaDear Readers:Over the course of the coming year I'll be writing about some of the issues we cover in our forthcoming book: Dignity and Defiance: Stories from Bolivia's Challenge to Globalization (University of California Press). I'll be doing this for two reasons. First, these are all http://democracyctr.org/newsletter/2008/03/un-wants-to-put-me-in-jail-for-my.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Democracy Center)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34745812.post-3972493432189166154Sun, 03 Feb 2008 22:00:00 +00002008-02-08T17:04:26.741-08:00The Democracy Center On-LineVolume 79 - February 3, 2008NEWSLETTER FROM KOSOVODear Readers:I am in the middle of a two-week work visit to the Balkans, asked here by two agencies of the United Nations to provide advocacy training to the local members of their staff dealing with children's rights and environmental issues. Over the course of the next few weeks this region of the world will reclaim http://democracyctr.org/newsletter/2008/02/democracy-center-on-line-volume-79.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Democracy Center)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34745812.post-5006300579819385521Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:06:00 +00002008-02-07T09:58:17.750-08:00The Democracy Center On-LineVolume 78 - January 24, 2008THE NEW ISSUE OF THE DEMOCRACY CENTER’S ANNUAL MAGAZINEDear Readers:Happy New Year to one and all! I hope that each one of you has had a great start to 2008. Here at The Democracy Center we begin 2008 by publishing the second annual issue of our magazine, Jallalla! (an indigenous word here in Bolivia for Live!). The full issue – dedicated tohttp://democracyctr.org/newsletter/2008/01/new-issue-of-democracy-centers-annual_30.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Democracy Center)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34745812.post-5562837845189670706Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:38:00 +00002008-01-28T08:15:22.945-08:00The Democracy Center On-LineVolume 78 - January 24, 2008Dear Readers:Happy New Year to one and all! I hope that each one of you has had a great start to 2008. Here at The Democracy Center we begin 2008 by publishing the second annual issue of our magazine, Jallalla! (an indigenous word here in Bolivia for Live!). The full issue – dedicated to ‘citizen power’ around the world – is freshly http://democracyctr.org/newsletter/2008/01/democracy-center-on-line-volume-78_27.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Democracy Center)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34745812.post-3828958358194770521Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:38:00 +00002008-01-27T12:40:47.867-08:00The Democracy Center On-LineVolume 78 - January 24, 2008THE NEW ISSUE OF THE DEMOCRACY CENTER’S ANNUAL MAGAZINEDear Readers:Happy New Year to one and all! I hope that each one of you has had a great start to 2008. Here at The Democracy Center we begin 2008 by publishing the second annual issue of our magazine, Jallalla! (an indigenous word here in Bolivia for Live!). The full issue – dedicatedhttp://democracyctr.org/newsletter/2008/01/democracy-center-on-line-volume-78.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Democracy Center)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34745812.post-8360110626720576791Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:22:00 +00002008-01-27T09:23:02.237-08:00The Democracy Center On-LineVolume 78 - January 24, 2008THE NEW ISSUE OF THE DEMOCRACY CENTER’S ANNUAL MAGAZINEDear Readers:Happy New Year to one and all! I hope that each one of you has had a great start to 2008. Here at The Democracy Center we begin 2008 by publishing the second annual issue of our magazine, Jallalla! (an indigenous word here in Bolivia for Live!). The full issue – dedicatedhttp://democracyctr.org/newsletter/2008/01/new-issue-of-democracy-centers-annual.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Democracy Center)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34745812.post-1390241495389477583Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:30:00 +00002008-01-25T08:46:08.587-08:00The Democracy Center On-LineVolume 77 - November 5, 2007Dear Readers:I apologize for the long delay since our last issue. The past few months have been eaten up by a few things, including putting the final touches on our new book, Dignity and Defiance: Stories from Bolivia's Challenge to Globalization (coming in 2008 from University of California Press)!These have also been busy months in http://democracyctr.org/newsletter/2007/11/updates-from-bolivia-and-three-new.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Democracy Center)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34745812.post-4582230643559409409Mon, 02 Jul 2007 20:04:00 +00002007-07-02T13:10:20.534-07:00The Democracy Center On-LineVolume 76 - July 2, 2007 A BOOK EVERY AMERICAN SHOULD READDear Readers: In this newsletter, on the eve of the U.S. Fourth of July, we turn our attention to the topic with which the U.S. is most identified in the world today – the War in Iraq. We offer readers a short review of a book on the War, written largely from the U.S. military's point of view. All of us, http://democracyctr.org/newsletter/2007/07/book-every-american-should-read.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Democracy Center)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34745812.post-3337580470989350224Mon, 07 May 2007 17:16:00 +00002007-05-07T10:20:29.492-07:00The Democracy Center On-Line Volume 75 - May 7, 2007 ANNOUNCEMENTS: A NEW WEB SITE AND A NEW REPORT ON BOLIVIA!Dear Readers:This newsletter is a short one dedicated to two important announcements from The Democracy Center. The first is, that after months of design work by our team in Bolivia and the U.S., we are proud to unveil our brand new Web site. http://democracyctr.org/newsletter/2007/05/announcements-new-web-site-and-new.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Democracy Center)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34745812.post-2797382811651157228Fri, 09 Mar 2007 01:32:00 +00002007-03-08T17:42:27.040-08:00The Democracy Center On-LineVolume 74 - March 8, 2007Dear Readers:Today US President George W. Bush heads off for a six day visit to a region of the world where his public popularity is even worse than it is at home in the US – Latin America. Alongside the expected red carpets and state parties, the Bush trip will be flanked from start to end with mass public protests and strategically placed http://democracyctr.org/newsletter/2007/03/president-bush-takes-his-unpopularity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Democracy Center)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34745812.post-116984855344097691Fri, 26 Jan 2007 21:48:00 +00002007-01-26T13:55:53.453-08:00The Democracy Center On-LineVolume 73 - January 26, 2007Dear Readers:The Democracy Center is now fifteen years old!This new year, 2007, marks our anniversary, and so as we start I want to dedicate this issue of our newsletter to remember how we began, where we've been, and to acknowledge some of the many great organizations that have worked by our side – from California to Bolivia and beyond. http://democracyctr.org/newsletter/2007/01/democracy-center-turns-15.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Democracy Center)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34745812.post-116092885295213523Sun, 15 Oct 2006 16:09:00 +00002006-10-15T09:14:12.966-07:00I have only seen Bolivia's deposed ex-President, Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, in person once. It was about a year ago and he was alone in the Miami airport, waiting for the same flight as me to Washington. He seemed like any other business traveler – a tired looking man who attracted no special public attention.Three years ago this week, on October 17, 2003, Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada was boardinghttp://democracyctr.org/newsletter/2006/10/exile-in-maryland-bolivias-deposed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Democracy Center)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34745812.post-115876174710311809Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:15:00 +00002006-09-21T11:07:46.186-07:00The Democracy Center On-LineVolume 71 - September 18, 2006Dear Readers:This week Bolivia's president, Evo Morales, will make his first trip to the United States. Since his election last December, the former coca grower and first indigenous president in the nation's history, has made headlines abroad over and over again – from "nationalizing" Bolivia's gas to hobnobbing with Hugo Chavez and Fidel http://democracyctr.org/newsletter/2006/09/bolivias-political-revolution-nine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (The Democracy Center)