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“For now, we are discussing a problem left to us by capitalism – climate change.” This was the conclusion of Bolivian President Evo Morales in his closing remarks to the October 10-12 World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Defence of Life in Cochabamba. More than 5000 people from more than 40 countries took … Continue reading
CONVINCED that as children of Mother Earth, our mission is the responsibility with Life according to what our parents and grandparents taught us. FEELING that the codes, understanding, knowledge and arts of the ancient peoples from the world were ignored by Western civilization and that now the world needs to rescue all the ancient … Continue reading
by Federico Fuentes Telesur, August 9, 2014 Some left critics of progressive governments in South America point to differences between ‘pro-extractivists’ and ‘anti-extractivists.’ Federico Fuentes says that framework hinders real understanding of the issues. A central challenge facing progressive governments and social movements in South America today is breaking the region’s dependency on raw material … Continue reading
from the they-said-it-couldn’t-be-done dept by Glyn Moody Source: Techdirty As Techdirt has reported, corporate sovereignty chapters in TAFTA/TTIP and TPP have emerged as some of the most controversial elements in those agreements. Meanwhile, countries that already have bilateral investment treaties (BITs) with investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanisms are looking for ways to get rid of … Continue reading
Evo Morales’ message of global solidarity Address at the opening of the Group of 77 Special Summit Source: Life on the Left Introduction The Summit of the Group of 77 plus China, marking the alliance’s 50th anniversary, closed in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, on June 15 with the adoption of a Declaration containing 242 articles, entitled “For … Continue reading
By Cecilia Jamasmie Source: Bolivia Rising After three years of negotiations, followed by six weeks of at times violent debate, Bolivia approved last week a new mining law, which denies cooperatives the right to partner with private companies, whether domestic or foreign. The law, the first major overhaul of the country’s mining sector since 1997, also … Continue reading
Bolivia is the first country in the hemisphere governed by a progressive indigenous. Learn about indigenous struggles for sovereignty over food, land, and water. Meet with farmers, community leaders, government leaders, and others. Experience the rich culture of the Andes and soak in the sights, sounds, people, and politics in this historic moment in Bolivia. … Continue reading
“What we need is not a Europe that watches from a distance what is happening in far off places of the world but a Europe that lights up again the destiny of the continent and of the world.” Álvaro García Linera, Vice President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, spoke at the Congress of the European … Continue reading
Evo Morales, Indigenous Current President of Bolivia (Photo Credit: Joel Alvarez) By Courtney Parker Evo Morales’s very name seems to suggest his destiny of leading Bolivia in a valiant attempt at ‘moral evolution’ with all other Nation States in tow. Tasked with the difficult role of representing his Indigenous roots at the national and international levels … Continue reading
The government of Latin America’s poorest country is taking natural resources out of the hands of multinationals, and using that wealth to fight poverty by Federico Fuentes Green Left Weekly Federico Fuentes is co-author, with Roger Burbach and Michael Fox, of Latin America’s Turbulent Transitions: The Future of Twenty-First-Century Socialism (Zed Books 2013). Bolivia is demonstrating to the … Continue reading
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