RSSEvo Morales Ayma, Bolivia’s first indigenous president, has many promises and expectations to fulfill as viewed by his fellow indigenous. During his two terms in office, he has created many new opportunities for Bolivia’s native people, by enforcing the government’s new constitution and promo[...]
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June 23rd, 2010 - 11:50 am § in Bolivia, Front Page
A Belated Happy World Environment Day, President Morales
The Struggle Between Indigenous Folkways and National Law: Resolving the Past and the Present
Over the last twenty years, almost all applicable Latin American countries have been moving toward full recognition of their multiethnic citizenship. Peru codified indigenous rights in 1993, Ecuador legalized them in 1998, and Bolivia passed a new constitution including embedded indigenous rights [...]
Are Hugo Chávez and Evo Morales Enemies of the United States?
Adversaries, yes. Enemies, no (at least not yet). However, they are enemies of global capitalism which, in the eyes of some Americans, makes Chávez and Morales enemies of the American people. But this is one of many misleading impressions which inadequate Latin America coverage by U.S. media help[...]
April 1st, 2010 - 11:08 am § in Bolivia, Front Page
Sunday’s Bolivian Regional Election Primer: MAS Solidifies its Ruling Status as the Political Opposition Falters
• Morales could become too powerful for his own good as divisiveness in his nation thrives Four months have passed since the re-election of President Evo Morales in December 2009. Bolivia is gearing up for yet another round of balloting. On April 4 (Easter Sunday), the ostensibly 95% Catholic popu[...]
December 3rd, 2009 - 12:40 pm § in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, In the News, Obama, Venezuela
COHA In The News: América Latina, la materia pendiente para Barack Obama
Published by Panorama November 28, 2009 Brasil, México y Colombia seguirán siendo las prioridades de Washington en una Latinoamérica de poca importancia para la Casa Blanca. Texto: Juan Pablo Crespo Una nueva cara, de orígen hispanoparlante, no se traduce necesariamente en un cambio profundo e[...]
A Grey Goldmine: Recent Developments in Lithium Extraction in Bolivia and Alternative Energy Projects
According to Bolivian President Evo Morales, lithium is not only important to his country’s economic future but is “the hope of humanity,” as the lightweight metal efficiently stores energy capable of powering the eco-friendly cars of the future. Bolivia’s lithium reserves have made headline[...]
Bolivia: The myth of the Saudi Arabia of lithium
Published by Reve October 28, 2009 Bolivia produces no lithium, though it is sometimes called “the Saudi Arabia of lithium” because its still-untapped salares are thought to contain nearly 50 percent of the world’s estimated lithium reserves. Lithium can be obtained in small quantities in the [...]
Bolivian Indians in historic step
August 3, 2009 By Parker Moore Austrian State Radio News The Bolivian government has begun implementing provisions outlined in the new constitution that give indigenous people the chance to govern themselves. President Evo Morales, Bolivia’s first indigenous leader, enacted a decree setting ou[...]
June 19th, 2009 - 10:18 am § in Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Environment, Free Trade, Front Page, In the News-Front Page, Press Releases, Venezuela
Water for Sale
Thirst for Profit: Corporate Control of Water in Latin America -What is called for is an international code for the public’s access to a guaranteed supply of water as a basic human right. The Corporate Crusade to Commodify Water Water has been characterized as the oil of the 21st century. Blue[...]
June 17th, 2009 - 7:45 am § in Bolivia, In the News
Bolivia Becoming a Hotbed of Islamic Extremism, Report Concludes
June 16, 2009 By Nora Zimmett Fox News A poor, agrarian, landlocked country in South America with a nearly 100 percent Christian population is hardly the place one would expect to become a hotbed of Islamic extremism in the Western Hemisphere. But a recent report by the Open Source Center (OSC) of t[...]