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Znet Article Dangl: Bolivia Looking Forward: New Constitution Passed, Celebrations Hit the Streets

Znet Article, January, 26 2009 Ben Dangl
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After Bolivia's new constitution was passed in a national referendum on Sunday, thousands gathered in La Paz to celebrate. Standing on the balcony of the presidential palace, President Evo Morales addressed a raucous crowd: "Here begins a new Boli...

Znet Article Dangl: Spilling Ink Instead of Blood: Bolivia Poised to Vote on New Constitution

Znet Article, January, 22 2009 Ben Dangl
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Dozens of marches and rallies in support of Bolivia's new constitution, to be voted on this Sunday, have filled the streets of the La Paz in recent days. On Tuesday, at a rally for the constitution and to celebrate Venezuela's donation of 300 tons...

Znet Article Morales: Save the planet from capitalism

Znet Article, December, 10 2008 Evo Morales
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President of Bolivia addressing climate change...

Znet Article Burbach: The United States: Orchestrating a Civic Coup in Bolivia

Znet Article, November, 19 2008 Roger Burbach
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livian President Evo Morales is visiting the United Nations and the Organization of American States this week to report on the recent US coup attempt against his government. He will also meet with members of Congress to deal with “the worst diplom...

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 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 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 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...

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

Znet Article, August, 15 2008 Mark Weisbrot
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Evo Morales changed the history of Bolivia when he was elected in December 2005 as the country's first indigenous president, and the first to get a majority of 54 percent. On Sunday he expanded his mandate considerably in a referendum, with 68 per...

Znet Article Shultz: Bolivian President Evo Morales Wins Critical Referendum on His Presidency

Znet Article, August, 14 2008 Jim Shultz
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More than 63 percent voted to back Morales' government - nearly ten points more than the 54 percent that elected him in December 2005. The recall pitted Morales against governors who have pushed for autonomy for their resource-rich provinces...

Znet Article Lyubarsky: Bolivian Referendum Analysis

Znet Article, August, 13 2008 Andrew Lyubarsky
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For the Movimiento a Socialismo and Evo Morales, Sunday was indubitably a good day. After having won the Bolivian presidency in 2005 with approximately 54% of the popular vote, Evo surprised everyone by not only winning the recall referendum convo...

Znet Article Morales: On the WTO's Round of Negotiations

Znet Article, July, 22 2008 Evo Morales
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First I must say that if it were so, all 153 member countries and in particular, the wide majority of developing countries should be the main actors in the WTO negotiations. But what we are seeing is that a handful of 35 countries are invited by ...

Znet Article Lyubarsky: The Revolution on Hold – Departmental Autonomy and the Crisis of the Left in Bolivia

Znet Article, June, 30 2008 Andrew Lyubarsky
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When Evo Morales was elected the first indigenous president of Bolivia in 2005, he swept to power with a huge and unprecedented popular mandate, crushing his nearest opponent by a 25-point margin. The country’s traditional political classes were d...

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