Benjamin Dangl, The Progressive. February 3, 2009. A group of left-leaning South American leaders is effectively replacing Washington's presence in the region.
Jeff Conant, AlterNet. January 9, 2009. Bolivia ignited anti-globalization supporters by ousting the company that controlled its water. But that was just the beginning of its problems.
Benjamin Dangl, AlterNet. September 23, 2008. Bolivian President Evo Morales announces that a coup d'etat by right-wing regional governors is under way.
Olivia Burlingame Goumbri, AlterNet. September 13, 2008. Yet again, the United States appears to be siding with violent right-wing elements to undermine a Latin American democracy.
Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. August 27, 2008. A wealthy minority in Bolivia seems determined to thwart the changes demanded by a majority of the population.
Benjamin Dangl, AlterNet. July 30, 2008. Bolivia's president, vice president and eight of nine departmental governors are the subject of an upcoming recall vote.
Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake AlterNet: Video. December 26, 2007. They aren't just parasites on the American political process, they're willing to spread their services around the globe.
Roberto Lovato, New America Media. October 3, 2007. It's not just that President Evo Morales is indigenous, but that he refuses to sell out the rights of indigenous people.
Benjamin Dangl, AKPress. April 12, 2007. Cocaine may be considered a scourge in America's cities, but in the Andes, the plant from which it's derived is a way of life that provides food, shelter, healthcare and education.
Joshua Holland, AlterNet: The Mix. October 12, 2006. Plus: Latin America round-up! A bloody battle in Bolivia, elections in Ecuador and Brazil and Argentina's version of Bill and Hil.
