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As A Dark Year Ends, Remember the Inspirational People of 2009

Johann Hari | Posted 12.30.2009 | World

Read More: Liu Xiaobo, Malalai Joya, Hope, Evo Morales, Denis Mukwege, Amy Goodman, Peter Tatchell, Hu Jia, World News
Johann Hari

A celebration of the men and women who didn't slump, but realised that the worse the world gets, the harder people of goodwill have to work to put it right.

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We Must Support a Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth

Pablo Erick Solón Romero Oroza | Posted 12.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Climate Change, Evo Morales, Bolivia, Copenhagen 2009, Global Warming, Green News
Pablo Erick Solón Romero Oroza

The Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth could do for our planet what the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has done to integrate human decency into countries' legal systems around the globe.

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Bolivian President Morales Easily Wins Re-Election

AP | FRANK BAJAK | Posted 12.07.2009 | World

Read More: Bolivia, Evo Morales Election, Bolivia Elections, Evo Morales, World News

LA PAZ, Bolivia — President Evo Morales easily won re-election, according to unofficial results, getting an overwhelming mandate for further rev...

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Holding the Global North Responsible for Climate Change: What Would Lord Russell Do?

Nikolas Kozloff | Posted 11.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Bertrand Russell, Evo Morales, Climate Change, Vietnam War, Green News
Nikolas Kozloff

To truly be effective, climate change activists will have to gain support from more important geopolitical players in the region such as Brazil. If they fail to do so, critics may dismiss the tribunal as a partisan hatchet job on the United States, just like in Bertrand Russell's day.

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What Kind of "Hope" Is Obama Offering Honduras and Latin America?

Roberto Lovato | Posted 08.10.2009 | World

Read More: Michelle Bachele, u.s. And Latin American Relations, Romeo Vasquez and School of the Americas, Barack Obama and Latin America, School of the Americas and Honduras, Evo Morales, Honduras Coup and Obama, Lula, Cristina Fernandez and Honduras, Honduras and Killing Protestors, Obama and Honduras, Honduras and School of the Americas, Obama Foreign Policy, Zelaya and Honduras, Hugo Llorens and Venezuela, World Condemnation of Honduras Coup, Clinton and Honduras, Obama and Uribe, Miguel D'escoto and Honduras, Honduras and Whinsec, Barack Obama and Hope, Obama and Latin America, Venezuela and Honduras, Hugo Llorens and Honduras, u.s. Support for Honduran Military, Nacla, Uribe and Honduras, Us Military Aid to Honduras, World News
Roberto Lovato

In the land of esperanza, Obama must recognize that talk of "hope" that is accompanied by continued military funding for governments like those of Honduras or Colombia rings hollow.

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Bolivia's Biggest Cocaine Lab Raided (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 08.07.2009 | World

Read More: Bolivia Cocaine, Latin America, Evo Morales, Bolivia Cocaine Lab, Bolivia, Drug War, Bolivia Drugs, Drug War Bolivia, World News

Bolivian drug enforcement agents have raided the biggest cocaine lab ever found in the country, BBC reports. The lab was able to produce up to 220 pou...

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Evo Morales: Obama 'Lied' About Cooperation

AP | CARLOS VALDEZ | Posted 08.01.2009 | World

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LA PAZ, Bolivia — President Evo Morales on Wednesday accused Barack Obama of lying by pledging to change America's historically heavy-handed rel...

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Morales: Relations Can Improve If US Stops Meddling

AP | CARLOS VALDEZ | Posted 06.21.2009 | World

Read More: Obama Morales, Morales Obama, Latin America, Obama Bolivia, Evo Morales, Bolivia, Foreign Affairs, La Paz, Evo Morales Us Relations, World News

LA PAZ, Bolivia — President Evo Morales called for an about-face in relations with Washington on Thursday, saying past diplomatic spats can be o...

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Drug War Hurts Many Bolivian Farmers Who Rely On The Coca Plant

WorldFocus.org | Posted 06.11.2009 | World

Read More: Bolivia Cocaine, Coca Plant, Latin America, Foreign Affairs, Bolivian Farmers, Evo Morales, Drug War, Bolivia, Drugs, War on Drugs, Advocacy, Cocaine, World News
WorldFocus.org

For more than 30 years, a drug war was waged in Bolivia with the help of the U.S. drug enforcement administration. Bolivia's Yungas region is one o...

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Hillary Clinton Recognizes Multi-Polar World, Failures of U.S. Latin America Policy

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 06.06.2009 | World

Read More: Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, Latin America, Latin America Policy, Ecuador, Argentina, US Foreign Policy, Hillary Clinton, Evo Morales, Bolivia, World News
Mark Weisbrot

For the first time we have an acknowledgment of our failure in Venezuela.

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Is President Obama Serious About a New Relationship with the Americas?

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 05.21.2009 | World

Read More: Obama NAFTA, Empire, Hugo Chavez, Latin America, Obama Summit of the Americas, Summit of the Americas, Latin America Policy, Superpower, President Obama, Evo Morales, Nestor Kirchner, Cuban Doctors, Daniel Ortega, Mexico Drug Wars, Cuba, World News
Sarah van Gelder

Will Obama rebuild our relationship with the south on a foundation of respect for democracy? Or will it be more of the same superpower policies cloaked in collaborative and intelligent rhetoric?

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A New Day in South America

Eyck Freymann | Posted 05.20.2009 | World

Read More: South America, Nationalize, Colonialism, Hugo Chavez, Eyck Freymann, Lithium, Economy, Brazil, Evo Morales, Lula, Socialism, World News
Eyck Freymann

Evo Morales' charisma and resonant populist message have revolutionary potential throughout the South American continent. The question is only whether he will be thwarted by foreign governments and corporations.

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Morales Assassination Plot Foiled, 3 Killed: Police

AP | CARLOS VALDEZ | Posted 05.17.2009 | World

Read More: Latin America, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Bolivia, Evo Morales, Evo Morales Assassination Plot, Evo Morales Plot, Evo Morales Assassination, World News

LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivian police foiled an alleged plot to assassinate President Evo Morales, killing three men in a 30-minute gunbattle with a...

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Morales Ends Hunger Strike

News24 | Posted 05.15.2009 | World

Read More: Evo Morales, Bolivia, Latin America, Evo Morales Hunger Strike, Morales, World News

President Evo Morales has ended a five-day hunger strike after Bolivia's congress approved a law that sets a December date for general elections....

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Bolivian President Evo Morales Using Hunger Strike To Move Congress

Thaindian News | Posted 05.10.2009 | World

Read More: Un Drug Conference, Latin America, Un Drug Summit, Evo Morales Hunger Strike, Foreign Affairs, Evo Morales, Advocacy, Bolivia, World News

Bolivia's President Evo Morales is on a hunger strike to force the National Congress to pass a law. The law would provide for new elections in Decemb...

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More Natural Resource Conflicts To Come (AUDIO)

WorldFocus | Posted 05.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Bolivia, Drc, Lithium, Coltan, Resource Conflict, Evo Morales, Green Politics, Electronics, Congo, Green News

Competition for natural resoures often lies at the heart of human conflict, from oil and water in the Middle East to contested coltan in the Democ...

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Evo Morales: US Conspiracy To Force Bolivia Onto Daylight Savings Time (April Fools!)

democracyctr.org | Posted 05.02.2009 | World

Read More: Us Embassy Bolivia, Latin America, Morales, Daylight Savings Bolivia, Evo Morales Dalight Savings Time, Evo Morales, Bolivia, Foreign Affairs, Morales and Daylight Savings Time, Evo Morales, Daylights Savings, Evo Morales Daylight Savings, Evo Morales Huffington Post, World News

An April Fools joke by the Democracy Center: President Evo Morales, equipped with a wall clock as a prop, charged Tuesday that the U.S. Embassy in L...

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Ryan Grim

Bolivian President Chews Coca During Speech At UN

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Students for Sensible Drug Policy, Evo Morales Recall, Drug Enforcement Administration, United Nations, Kris Krane, Evo Morales, Bolivia, Coca, Cocaine, Politics News

Evo Morales isn't afraid to practice what he preaches. The Bolivian president, an outspoken proponent of coca, the leaf used to make cocaine, brought ...

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Bolivia expels US diplomat, alleging conspiracy

AP | PAOLA FLORES | Posted 04.09.2009 | World

Read More: Bolivia Diplomat, Bolivia Us Ambassador, Latin America, Evo Morales, Bolivia Us Diplomat, Bolivia Kicks Out Us Diplomat, Francisco Martinez, Bolivia, World News

LA PAZ, Bolivia — President Evo Morales on Monday ordered a U.S. diplomat to leave Bolivia for allegedly conspiring with opposition groups, furt...

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The United States and Bolivia: A New Beginning?

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 03.28.2009 | World

Read More: Venezuela, Latin America Policy, Us-Latin-America-Policy, Latin America, Evo Morales, Bolivia, US Foreign Policy, Barack Obama, Obama Foreign Policy, World News
Mark Weisbrot

With Obama's policy towards Venezuela and Cuba pretty much decided, Bolivia is left as a government in the region where the hostility of the Bush administration could be quickly reversed.

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In Bolivia, Lithium Is A Tightly Controlled Commodity

Nytimes.com | SIMON ROMERO | Posted 03.05.2009 | World

Read More: Bolivia Indian Rights, Bolivia Lithium, Latin America, Lithium, Morales, Evo Morales, Bolivia, Bolivia Resources, World News

UYUNI, Bolivia -- In the rush to build the next generation of hybrid or electric cars, a sobering fact confronts both automakers and governments seeki...

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Bolivia's Evo Morales Wins Referendum Designed To Enhance His Powers

Telegraph | Gareth Rubin in La Paz | Posted 02.27.2009 | World

Read More: Bolivia Constitution, Latin America, Morales Referendum, Bolivia Referendum, Evo Morales, Bolivia, Bolivia Vote, World News

Bolivia is facing a political crisis after President Evo Morales won a decisive victory in a referendum designed to enhance his own powers and turn th...

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The Contradictions Facing a Black President of the American Empire

Johann Hari | Posted 02.23.2009 | World

Read More: Bush Administration, Latin America, Latin America Policy, Obama Administration, Bolivia, Evo Morales, Allende, Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, World News
Johann Hari

If you want to know if Obama is really altering the tectonic forces that drive American power, keep an eye on the rooftop of the world.

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One Problem With Talking About "Energy Independence"

Clusterstock | Jay Yarow | Posted 02.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Bolivia, Electric Cars, Energy Independence, Evo Morales, Lithium Batteries, Green News

More than half the world's supply of lithium--73 million tons--is in Bolivia, a nation run by populist Evo Morales. In anticipation of a growing need ...

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Competing Meetings On Gaza In Kuwait, Qatar Highlight Divisions In Arab World (VIDEO)

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin | Posted 02.17.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Abbas, Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, Jordan, Gaza, United Nations, Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas, Qatar, Barack Obama, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Protest, Evo Morales, Israel, Kuwait, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Video, Middle East, World News
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin

The visceral response seen across the world to Israel's attacks on Gaza has been described by many as an unprecedented outpouring of support for Pales...

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