Editor's note: For added perspective, we introduce this article on Evo Morales' re-election victory with words from James Petras' assessment: Latin America’s Twenty-First Century Socialism in Historical Perspective "The 21st Century Socialism of Morales’ political practice is far less innovative and ’socialist’ and far closer in political style to 20th... » read this article

Bolivian President Evo Morales announced today that he is to propose a continental referendum on the installation of U.S. military bases in the region at the upcoming Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) Summit. “It is the people who should decide as to whether uniformed foreigners should be in South... » read this article

It is a strange and unexpected sight in the middle of Bolivia, a country better known for alpaca sweaters and Marxist revolutionaries, but everyday from the curved towers of a mosque in the city of Santa Cruz goes out the call for Muslim prayer. One would not be embarrassed to... » read this article

I generally find the Economist quite interesting and accurate, if you filter out its obvious bias, it is also good to read stuff you disagree with....what I find really dangerous and literally spooky is the fact that 'progressive' media tells so many lies about Latin America, the Guardian is very... » read this article

Within a week after security forces foiled an assassination plot against President Evo Morales inside Bolivia, the United Nations General Assembly approved on April 22 the president’s initiative to create International Mother Earth Day to protect the rights of Mother Earth and of all living beings. Bolivian security forces on... » read this article

The Head of Government, Jacqueline Faria, will manage the public institutions and public servants of the Capital District, as well as its administration, coordination and control over the organizations of government. The Special Regime of the Capital District is a system of government comprised by an executive body managed by a... » read this article

The Venezuelan drill PDV 08, which arrived in Bolivia on July 2008, started drilling operations in the Campo Vibora, located 170 kms from Santa Cruz, Bolivia. According to a press release, the action is included in the agreement endorsed on August 27 between Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA) and Bolivian... » read this article

Bolivia's passing of the new constitution today represents a clear victory for the indigenous people and for the administration of President Evo Morales. Likewise, it represents a defeat for Bolivia's opposition forces who have resorted to fascist tactics to reinforce their oligarchy. Much has been published about their attempt to... » read this article

Editor's Note: The passing of the new constitution today in Bolivia represents a clear victory for the indigenous people and for the administration of President Evo Morales. Likewise, it represents a defeat for the opposition forces there who have resorted to fascist tactics to reinforce their oligarchy, attempting to sever the... » read this article

It is not the coca leaf that is being eradicated; instead, Bolivia is eradicating Washington's interference in their domestic affairs under the guise of the U.S. "war on drugs". A recent series of events have taken place, following mass movements in Bolivia against the US-backed oligarchy that would sever Bolivia's gas-rich... » read this article

31 October 2008 Tensions continue to grow between the US and Bolivia as more evidence comes to light of the former's role in stoking right-wing opposition to the government of President Evo Morales. On September 9, Morales expelled US ambassador Philip Goldberg from Bolivia, due to his direct role in... » read this article

Amalia Pando and Amanda Dávila, two Bolivian journalists on the front lines, explain what is happening in Evo Morales' country.   September 17, 2008 (Datos & Análisis) - The arrest and confinement of still-prefect [governor] of Pando, Leopoldo Fernández, has inspired a systematic campaign of disinformation in some media outlets... » read this article

Relative calm has returned to Bolivia following a three-week offensive of violence and terrorism launched by the US-backed right-wing opposition denounced by Bolivian President Evo Morales as a "civil coup". This campaign of terror, centred on the four resource-rich eastern departments (Santa Cruz, Pando, Beni and Tarija) known as the... » read this article

Mérida, September 16, 2008 (venezuelanalysis.com)-- Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez and the leaders of 11 other South American nations held an emergency meeting of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) in Santiago, Chile, Monday to form a joint strategy to deal with the violent destabilization waged by wealthy right wing... » read this article

Editor's Note: Those of us on the revolutionary left find it to be extremely difficult to criticize Evo Morales, President of Bolivia. He represents for us the first clear example of the spreading of the Bolivarian Revolution beyond the borders of Venezuela. As such, we tend to give him the benefit of the... » read this article

Paramilitary forces occupy government buildings The situation in Bolivia remains one of confrontation between the oligarchy, backed by U.S. imperialism on the one side, and the masses who support the Evo Morales government on the other. Tuesday, September 9th, marked a high point in the reactionary offensive of the oligarchy... » read this article

Editor's Note: This article was orginally written and published in Spanish on Rebelión on January 19, 2007 and it is all the more pertinent today after Bolivian President Evo Morales gave the boot to the subject of the article, U.S. Ambassador Philip Goldberg. Who is Philip Goldberg? Find the answer in... » read this article

Cobija (Pando), 12 Sep (ABI) - A bridge located seven kilometers from the city of Porvenir where one thousand farmers were marching from the city of Cobija in protest against the violence backed by the governor of Pando, Leopoldo Fernández, was the scene of a massacre when paramilitaries, trained and... » read this article

On September 1, Bolivia’s National Electoral Court (CNE) ruled that it would not allow the proposed December 7 referendum on a new constitution to go ahead. In response, President Evo Morales and Bolivia’s powerful social movements made clear their intention to mobilise in defence of the referendum. Both have also... » read this article

  September 12, 2008 BBC Washington expels Bolivian envoy The US says it is expelling Bolivia's envoy in Washington, a day after the US ambassador was told to leave Bolivia. The US move comes after Bolivian President Evo Morales blamed the US envoy for inciting protesters in Bolivia - a... » read this article