Evo Morales
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U.S. reaps what it sows in Bolivia
While it appears too late for this White House to roll back the present tide of anti-U.S. sentiment in the region, the next U.S. president must embrace the irreversible changes that have taken hold among our neighbors to the south. Continue reading
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The United States and Bolivia By Stephen Zunes
With much of Bolivia’s natural gas wealth located in the east, and taking advantage of the endemic racism of its largely white and mestizo population against the country’s indigenous majority, now in positions of political power for the first time, these right-wing forces appear ready to either bring down Morales or secede from the country.… Continue reading
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Benjamin Dangl, “The Machine Gun and the Meeting Table: Bolivian Crisis in a New South America”
Source: MRzine On Monday, September 15, Bolivian President Evo Morales arrived in Santiago, Chile for an emergency meeting of Latin American leaders that convened to seek a resolution to the recent conflict in Bolivia. Upon his arrival, Morales said, ‘I have come here to explain to the presidents of South America the civic coup d’etat Continue reading
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Bolivia: Fascism Seizes Power – Morales Complains By James Petras
Ever since Evo Morales was elected President over 33 months ago, the Bolivian far-right has taken advantage of every concession, compromise and conciliatory gesture by the Morales regime to expand their political power, block even the mildest social reforms and paralyze the functioning of the government, through legal maneuvers and gangs of violent street thugs. Continue reading
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Bolivia's elites seek a media coup By Justin Podur
The opponents of the Morales government, led by several governors of the wealthier provinces in a part of the country called the ‘media luna,’ are trying to use violence and sabotage to stop that agenda by provoking a civil war and chaos. Continue reading
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Bolivia Rising: The Battle in Bolivia: 'New Left' President Evo Morales Faces Opposition to New Constitution
Source: Bolivia Rising: The Battle in Bolivia: ‘New Left’ President Evo Morales Faces Opposition to New Constitution Roger Burbach, Dec 01, 2007 While international attention is focusing on President Hugo Chavez and the Sunday referendum on the Venezuelan constitution, a conflict that is just as profound is shaking Bolivia. Evo Morales, the first Indian president Continue reading
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Is the “New Left” Simply More of the Same, or a New Political Force in Latin America? – Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Is the “New Left” Simply More of the Same, or a New Political Force in Latin America? – Council on Hemispheric Affairs • South American leftward shift here to stay? • Latin Business Chronicle’s malpracticing prescription • Chávez is very different from Morales and Correa, though they all may face similar challenges. • What does Continue reading
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Bolivia’s “Agrarian Revolution” Hanging In – Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Bolivia’s “Agrarian Revolution” Hanging In – Council on Hemispheric Affairs • Constituent Assembly’s partisanship holds back constitutional reform process • President Morales’ land reform proposal is being challenged, as his strategy to get through other issues, seems to be flagging • Bolivia’s experience could set the stage for land reform initiatives elsewhere in the region Continue reading
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Media Lens: Lining Up the Next Victims
The British media is moving up a gear in support of Washington and London’s agenda of demonising the next potential victims of western power, whether in Iran or Latin America. Consider ‘The Big Question’ posed last Thursday by the avowedly critical ‘Independent’ newspaper in London: Continue reading
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Crunch time for capitalism or how the past returns to haunt the present By William Bowles
Computers are wonderful tools—sometimes. A couple of days ago I almost got through writing this piece and inadvertently tossed the damn thing away, back-ups and all! Not having a photographic memory, I was forced to try and reconstruct my original essay which is frankly an impossibility and in any case, it seemed pointless trying to… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 