Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio.

I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

Today, Americans will celebrate Veterans Day.

Our correspondent speaks to disabled soldiers at one of the country's most advanced military hospitals,

and ends up wondering why so many Americans feel disengaged from the country's wars and its veterans.

And there's a simple, cheap, pollution-free way to get around Dhaka, Bangladesh's capital, the cycle

rickshaw. There could be as many as a million of them plying Dhaka's streets. So why is the

government trying to phase them out?

But first... Bolivia doesn't have a leader.

Yesterday, Evo Morales, who's been in power for 14 years, resigned as president.

There have been weeks of progress power for 14 years resigned as president.

There have been weeks of protests throughout the country.

In Santa Cruz, Bolivia's biggest city, citizens have barricaded hundreds of intersections,

hoping to paralyze the city and starve the government of revenue. Mr. Morales claimed victory in a tight

election last month amid claims of electoral fiddling. After the vote count was unexpectedly paused

for a day, Mr. Morales emerged curiously as the outright winner. On Saturday, observers from the

Organization of American States

confirmed irregularities in the poll,

including doctored tally sheets and computer breaches.

Mr. Morales bowed to the OAS recommendation

of calling new elections,

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