Bolivia

Our Brand Is Impunity: Why is the U.S. Harboring Bolivia’s Most Wanted Fugitive?

New film Our Brand is Crisis doesn’t tell us how a president who authorized the massacre of indigenous Bolivians has lived with impunity in the US for 12 years By Emily Achtenberg – Rebel Currents – 10/29/2015 Our Brand Is Crisis, a new feature film produced by George Clooney and “inspired by true events,” tells […]

Film Review: Olvidados

By José Raúl Guzmán | NACLA | September 17, 2015 Forgotten / Olvidados is one of the most important Bolivian films to emerge recently, marking a high point of technical achievement for the country’s film industry. The film serves as powerful indictment of the military personnel who were responsible for thousands of deaths and disappearances […]

Is Vice President Garcia Cracking Down on Dissent in Bolivia?

By Federico Fuentes – teleSUR – September 11, 2015 Recent statements by Bolivia’s Vice President Alvaro Garcia regarding nongovernmental organisations in Bolivia have triggered a heated debate on the left. At an Aug. 11 media conference, Garcia accused NGOs of acting like political parties seeking to interfere in Bolivia’s domestic affairs. While respecting their right […]

How rejecting neoliberalism rescued Bolivia’s economy

CONALCAM brings Bolivia’s main indigenous and popular organisations together with state representatives to coordinate and debate economic policies. By Fred Fuentes | Green Left | August 10, 2015 The small Andean nation of Bolivia has received praise from many quarters due to the economic transformation it has undergone over the past decade. Curiosity regarding this […]

Argentina Replaces Columbus Statue with Indigenous Heroine

The statue of Juana Azurdy is a gift from Bolivia to Argentina. | Photo: telam teleSUR – July 15 2015 Bolivian President Evo Morales’ visit to his Argentina counterpart Cristina Fernandez Wednesday will focus not only on bilateral agreements between the two nations, but also South America’s independence history, Cuban news agency Prensa Latina reported. […]