Bolivia
Between Electoral Theater and Revolution: Bolivia Looks Toward Rewriting its Constitution
Before Evo Morales won a landslide victory in the Bolivian presidential election on December 18, 2005, one of his key campaign promises was to organize a constituent assembly to rewrite the constitution.
After Bolivia’s Gas Nationalization—Toward a New Regional Map
In a single sweep of the pen, Bolivian President Evo Morales has rearranged the continent’s entire geopolitical map.
Everyone’s Duty: To Recuperate Our Natural Resources
Here is the speech Evo Morales gave on May 1st when nationalizing Bolivia’s gas reserves:
Cochabamba’s Water War: The Start of Other Struggles
Lopez
In 1985 the Bolivian state, headed by the MNR (Nationalist Revolutionary Movement) proudly pronounced the end of the economic crisis with the Supreme Decree 21060, putting the country on the same neoliberal path that had taken hold in the rest of the world.
MAS at the Crossroads: Reform or Revolution in Bolivia?
La Paz, Bolivia – At this moment, the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS, the political party of President Evo Morales) steers a government that is against the current and has the job of following through with a promised plan.
Media Notes: Coverage of Bolivia’s Gas Re-nationalization
Those who have followed US and European press coverage of Bolivian President Evo Morales haven’t been surprised by mainstream coverage of Morales’ move to re-nationalize Bolivia’s natural gas fields, just disappointed. The Financial Times’ Hal […]
The Wealth Underground: Bolivian Gas in State and Corporate Hands
Years before the arrival of the Spanish,
Bolivia’s Gas Nationalization: A South American Affair
The diplomatic whirlwind following Evo Morales’ takeover of Bolivia’s gas fields has revealed that South American unity is far stronger than critics of the region’s progressive governments like to believe.