Evo Morales

Live Blogging from the UN General Assembly Debate

Joe Lauria | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics


Joe Lauria

Sarkozy is talking about markets and freedom with responsibility. He says markets instead of dealing with production had been captured by speculators. He says it began with hedge funds, not sub-prime mortgages.

U.S. Intervention in Bolivia

Stephen Zunes | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics


Stephen Zunes

The alleged support by the United States... of the violent uprising in eastern Bolivia has led U.S. Ambassador Philip Goldberg's expulsion from La Paz.

Bolivia: Can The Majority of People Vote for Change and Actually Get It?

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 08.15.2008 | Politics


Mark Weisbrot

The referendum this past Sunday shows that the Morales government has delivered on some of the changes that the electorate had voted for, and has offered Bolivians a realistic hope for a better future.

Bolivia Racked by Political Divisions on the Eve of a Recall Vote

Medea Benjamin | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics


Medea Benjamin

A win at the polls is crucial for Morales, but it is not likely to stop the growing tensions that have polarized the country and led to increasingly violent clashes between supporters on both sides.

Is Washington Undermining Democracy in Bolivia?

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 02.19.2008 | Politics


Mark Weisbrot

This week's news that the U.S. Embassy in Bolivia has repeatedly asked to spy on people there is much more serious than it has so far been treated.

US Caught Trying to Spy in Bolivia

Robert Naiman | Posted 02.13.2008 | Politics


Robert Naiman

Who needs reality TV? My favorite show is called, "Third World Nationalist Leader Makes Outrageous Charges Against the U.S." Like all such shows, ther...

Conflict over fundamental change in Bolivia

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 01.29.2008 | Home


Matthew Palevsky

Internal conflict continues in Bolivia between the government and the country's southern province. The oil rich South has demanded autonomy in respons...

The Importance of Being Evo Morales

Roberto Lovato | Posted 09.28.2007 | Politics


Roberto Lovato

Morales strikes a 180 degree difference from other indigenous South American heads of state.