Full Coverage: Bolivia

30.04.2008 The indigenous Ayoreo peoples of Bolivia and Paraguay are increasingly forced out of the wilderness by ecological destruction only to confront a new brand of isolation from their ancestral way of life.

21.04.2008 In 2006 a group of Bolivians who had escaped slave labor in the Argentine fashion industry founded their own clothing co-operative.

04.03.2008 With the help of Kusikuy -- a fair trade business importing hand-knit sweaters, scarves, and other garments made by artisans in South America -- Brattleboro, Vermont became the second Fair Trade Town in America.

08.01.2008 At year's end, Bolivia found itself in the midst of a divisive political crisis that threatened to dismantle the state. Meanwhile, the course of events for 2008 remains unpredictable.

18.12.2007 Two years after Bolivia's first indigenous President, Evo Morales, set out to transform the nation, Benjamin Dangl examines public opinion as the nation's political parties feud over its future.

10.12.2007 César Navarro, political ally of Bolivian President Evo Morales, discusses the struggle to drive through change in the South American country.
From: New Statesman

04.12.2007 Bolivian President Evo Morales' attempt at achieving comprehensive social reform is challenged by a militant opposition movement led by the wealthy in this highly divided and mostly poor country, comments scholar Roger Burbach.

25.10.2007 Although a forest fire burned some of the crops Lorenzo Charupá's cooperative expected to use to feed their cattle, he is not overly concerned because, as of June, he knows that at least his land can no longer be taken away.

14.08.2007 Women in Bolivia, Colombia, and Mexico are forcing the indigenous movements they work with to recognize that they can sometimes be as undemocratic and unjust as the societies they're challenging.

18.07.2007 In a historic move, Bolivia's indigenous Chiquitano group have been granted permanent land titles over their ancestral territory.

25.05.2007 Dramatizing the harsh realities of life in Bolivia, Teatro Trono is trying to "reclaim democracy through art" while sponsoring outreach programs to help keep Bolivia's youth from living on the streets.

08.01.2007 Bolivia's indigenous president has also become the face of those struggling for a more equitable distribution of the world's resources.

01.12.2006 The government of Evo Morales and the indigenous social movements of Bolivia have won an historic victory with the passage of an agrarian reform law that calls for the “expropriation of lands” that “do not serve a just social-economic function.”

21.11.2006 Debt campaigners are pleased about Friday's decision to waive odious debts assigned to five Latin American countries, but are concerned that the relief could still be watered down and subject to unfair conditions.
From: Jubilee USA

07.11.2006 Esta semana os termos dos contratos já começaram a ser discutidos no Congresso Boliviano – que é quem vai aprová-lo - e para os analistas este vai ser o momento de melhor compreender “as letras pequenas”. A novidade é que estes contratos firmados na última segunda-feira não têm cláusulas de confidencialidade como havia nos anteriores.

28.09.2006 Ce qui se passe actuellement en Bolivie est sans précédent dans l’histoire moderne : un gouvernement indigène a pris le pouvoir et tente - avec une certaine dose de succès jusqu’à maintenant - de mettre en place des politiques s’inspirant d’anciennes pratiques et valeurs indigènes.

06.09.2006 The results of Bolivia's elections sealed the right wing's defeat as a powerful political force while demonstrating just how well established the Movement toward Socialism (MAS, for the Spanish initials) has become.

01.08.2006 It's still early days, but the economy--which many detractors said would be his downfall--has been strong over the first six months of Evo Morales' presidency, with production and exports up and poverty down.

31.07.2006 Bolivian bloggers are commenting on government officials' attempts to secure the extension of an agreement in which their country receives preferential trading with the U.S. in exchange for efforts to eradicate drugs and drug trafficking.

13.06.2006 Much attention has focused lately on the Bolivian government's nationalization of the country's hydrocarbon resources. Bolivia's policy change follows up the Venezuelan government's systematic renegotiation of contracts with foreign petroleum companies which dramatically increased revenue available to benefit Venezuela's people.