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In South America, the Left and Indigenous Movements Are Searching for a Way to Co-Exist

Benjamin Dangl, AlterNet. September 1, 2010.

At the heart of these conflicts is a question the Latin American left is grappling with: what should this "other world that is possible" look like?

Oliver Stone Tells the Real Story of the Leftist Latin American Leaders Transforming the Continent

Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet. July 12, 2010.

Stone's new film traces the rise of Chávez, Lula, Evo, and others who see participatory democracy and cooperation between Latin American countries as the future.

What Happened in Bolivia This Week Could Save Our Failing Democracies

Naomi Klein, The Nation. April 23, 2010.

When Morales invited "social movements and Mother Earth's defenders" to a new kind of climate summit, it was an attempt to build a base of power behind the right to survive.

GRITtv: Evo Morales on the Economic Crisis, Socialism, and More

Laura Flanders, GRITtv. April 29, 2009.

Laura Flanders sits down with Bolivia's Evo Morales, the country's first indigenous president.

El Salvador is Poised to Break With the Past; Is the U.S. Ready to Change its Policy Toward Latin America?

Mark Engler, Foreign Policy in Focus. March 13, 2009.

Washington's past policies in El Salvador have been deadly. With Salvadorians poised to vote for change, the U.S. should embrace it.

The Monroe Doctrine is Dead, as Latin America Breaks Free

Benjamin Dangl, The Progressive. February 3, 2009.

A group of left-leaning South American leaders is effectively replacing Washington's presence in the region.

Bolivian President Evo Morales: 20 Ways to Save Mother Earth and Prevent Environmental Disaster

Evo Morales, International Journal of Socialist Renewal. December 15, 2008.

Capitalism's glorification of competition and thirst for limitless profit are destroying the planet.

Bolivia: Can the Majority of People Vote for Change and Actually Get It?

Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. August 27, 2008.

A wealthy minority in Bolivia seems determined to thwart the changes demanded by a majority of the population.

Fear and Loathing in Bolivia: New Constitution, Polarization

Benjamin Dangl, AlterNet. January 7, 2008.

Tensions run high as Bolivia's elite refuse to give up power peacefully.

The Real Reason People Fear Evo Morales

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.

Global Consensus, Not Global Conquest

Amy Goodman, Truthdig. September 26, 2007.

Focusing on whether Columbia University should have invited Iran's President Ahmadinejad to speak, Bush's drumbeat for war with Iran goes unchallenged. Let this not be a reprise of the war on Iraq.