Anti-Austerity Protests Shake Bolivia. Here’s Why. w/ Dr. Rodrigo Acuña (G&R 499)

About this episode

The episode discusses the anti-austerity protests in Bolivia and features an interview with Dr. Rodrigo Acuña on the political situation.

🎉 Our work is only possible through your generous support. Support Green and Red Podcast at https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast. Bolivian social movements [labor, farmers, civil society, indigenous communities] are pressing neo-liberal President Rodrigo Paz' centrist government to roll back austerity measures and address rising living ⁠costs. This has led to thousands in the streets and at road blockades around the country voicing their demands. Paz has responded with state violence targeting movements and former president Evo Morales. In our latest, we do a deep dive into Bolivian politics and recent history with Dr. Rodrigo Acuña Guest Bio//Rodrigo Acuña (@rodrigoac7) works as an independent journalist on Latin America and for the NSW Department of Education. “Newsletter on latin america” He has been writing on Latin American politics for close to twenty years He made the documentary ‘Venezuela: The Cost of Challenging an Empire’ (2024) with journalist Nicolas Ford. ------------------------------------- Outro// "Green and Red Blues" by Moody Links// 🌐Rodrigo's website [sign up for his newsletter here]: https://rodrigoacuna.com/ 💚 Support the Green and Red Podcast 🎉…

People in this episode

Host: Green and Red

Guest: Dr. Rodrigo Acuña

Topics covered

• Bolivia
• anti-austerity protests
• social movements
• political violence
• neoliberalism
• Evo Morales
• Rodrigo Paz

Keywords

• Bolivia
• anti-austerity
• Rodrigo Paz
• Evo Morales
• social movements
• politics
• protests

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NSW Department of Education, Labor Podcast Network

Places: Bolivia, NSW

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