Popular Protests in Lebanon and Chile, and Bolivia’s Contested Election
Trend Lines
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In this week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein, Frederick Deknatel and Laura Weiss talk about the social protest movements in Lebanon and Chile, and the challenges they face in trying to bring down entrenched elites. They also discuss the implications of Bolivia’s contested presidential election.
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