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Znet Article Fuentes: Bolivia: US intervention exposed

Znet Article, November, 04 2008 Federico Fuentes
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Tensions continue to grow between the US and Bolivia as more evidence comes to light of the former's role in stoking right-wing opposition to the government of President Evo Morales.

Znet Article Fuentes: Bolivia: 'The people will decide'

Znet Article, October, 30 2008 Federico Fuentes
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Sitting in his office, covered with posters of Bolivian President Evo Morales, who also presides over the six federations, Salazar explained "no matter what happens, no matter what they say, no matter what it costs, the new constitution has to be ...

BookReview McGehee: Today's Fiction, Tomorrow's Real Utopia

BookReview, October, 25 2008 Michael McGehee
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Few books inspire not only imagination but also the desire for a new and better world. The compilation of essays Chris Spannos edited in Real Utopia achieves just that.

Znet Article Dangl: Bolivia: Congress Approves Referendum on Constitution

Znet Article, October, 23 2008 Ben Dangl
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After months of street battles and political meetings, a new draft of the Bolivian constitution was ratified by Congress on October 21. A national referendum on whether or not to make the document official is scheduled for January 25, 2009.

Znet Article Fletcher jr.: Respect Bolivia's Democracy

Znet Article, October, 03 2008 Bill Fletcher jr.
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There is a struggle underway in Bolivia which has been largely overlooked or misrepresented in the mainstream circles in the USA. For the first time ever in Bolivia, the majority of the population exercises its rights as fully recognized citizens ...

Znet Article Chomsky: VII Social Summit for the Latin American and Caribbean Unity

Znet Article, September, 29 2008 Noam Chomsky
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During the past decade, Latin America has become the most exciting region of the world. The dynamic has very largely flowed from right where you are meeting, in Caracas, with the election of a leftist president dedicated to using Venezuela’s rich ...

Znet Article Fuentes: Bolivia: Indigenous Government Defies US-Backed Fascists

Znet Article, September, 22 2008 Federico Fuentes
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Relative calm has returned to Bolivia following a three-week offensive of violence and terrorism launched by the US-backed right-wing opposition denounced by Bolivian President Evo Morales as a "civil coup".

Znet Article Many: An Open Letter to the U.S. State Department Regarding Recent Violence in Bolivia

Znet Article, September, 20 2008 Authors Many
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An Open Letter to the U.S. State Department Regarding Recent Violence in Bolivia...

Znet Article Zunes: The United States and Bolivia

Znet Article, September, 20 2008 Stephen Zunes
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Background to recent events in Bolivia.

Znet Article Rizvi: U.S. Ties to Bolivian Opposition 'Shrouded in Secrecy'

Znet Article, September, 19 2008 Haider Rizvi
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The opposition in five out of Bolivia's nine provinces is up in arms against the first-ever indigenous government's attempt to rewrite the country's constitution and bring about economic and social reforms in favour of the majority native population.

Znet Article Suggett: South American Presidents Unite to Defend Bolivia Against Destabilization

Znet Article, September, 17 2008 James Suggett
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Mérida, September 16, 2008 (venezuelanalysis.com)-- Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez and the leaders of 11 other South American nations held an emergency meeting of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) in Santiago, Chile, Monday to form a ...

Znet Article Burbach: Bolivia and the Echoes of Allende Morales Confronts the Insurrection

Znet Article, September, 17 2008 Roger Burbach
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As Bolivia teeters on the brink of civil war, President Evo Morales staunchly maintains his commitment to constructing a popular democracy by working within the state institutions that brought him to power. The show down with the right wing is tak...

Znet Article Weisbrot: "Revolt of the Rich"

Znet Article, September, 17 2008 Mark Weisbrot
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Newsweek's Michael Miller recently interviewed CEPR Co-Director Mark Weisbrot regarding the situation in Bolivia, where violence by right-wing groups, in conjunction with opposition prefects and politicians, claimed the lives of dozens of people a...

Znet Article Kozloff: “Macaca,” Gaffe Rears Ugly Head in Bolivia

Znet Article, September, 16 2008 Nikolas Kozloff
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In a careless slip of the tongue in August, 2006 Virginia Senator George Allen shot himself in the foot and ended his political career. During a campaign rally Allen pointed to a man of Indian descent and remarked “This fellow here, over here wit...

Znet Article Dangl: The Machine Gun and The Meeting Table: Bolivian Crisis in a New South America

Znet Article, September, 16 2008 Ben Dangl
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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 com...

Video Hylton: Bolivia Expels US Ambassador

Video, September, 15 2008 Forrest Hylton
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Bolivian President Evo Morales stated that he was expelling US ambassador Philip Goldberg for allegedly inciting violent opposition protests. The Bolivian leader did not offer specific evidence against Goldberg, but he has long accused the diploma...

Znet Article Schultz: Bolivia at the Abyss

Znet Article, September, 15 2008 Jim Schultz
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The meeting was called by Argentina's President, Cristina Fernandez. A Buenos Aires daily quoted her linking the attacks against Morales with one of the bloodiest memories in the region's recent history. "If we don’t act now, in thirty years we...

Znet Article Podur: Bolivia’s elites seek a media coup

Znet Article, September, 15 2008 Justin Podur
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Bolivia's popular movements are attempting to use democracy and a legitimate government to advance an agenda of sovereignty, greater equality, and development. Their opponents, led by several governors of the wealthier provinces in a part of the c...

Znet Article Dieterich: Magisterial counterattack of the new Latin-American political class in Venezuela and Bolivia

Znet Article, September, 13 2008 Heinz Dieterich
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In a masterful counterattack to the destabilizing policies of Washington in Latin America, Hugo Chávez expelled in humiliating form the imperial ambassador Patrick Duddy. His action was supported by Honduras, Nicaragua, Ecuador and most important...

Znet Article Fuentes: Bolivia: 'No going back'

Znet Article, September, 09 2008 Federico Fuentes
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On September 1, Bolivia's National Electoral Court (CNE) ruled that it would not allow the proposed December 7 referendum on a new constitution to go ahead.

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