Evo Morales
The Man With the Plan in the Altiplano: Review of Kepa Artaraz’s Bolivia: Refounding The Nation
Bolivia: Refounding The Nation by Kepa Artaraz is a thorough account of the democratic rise of MAS – Movimento al... Read Article
The New El Dorado or a Commodity Bubble
Hal Weitzman’s Latin Lessons – How South America Stopped Listening to the United States and Started Prospering is a sane,... Read Article
Bolivia’s Mother Earth law gives nature equal rights to humans
Bolivia is set to pass the Law of Mother Earth, (La Ley de Derechos de la Madre Tierra in Spanish... Read Article
2011: The Year of the Green War in Latin America
In Latin America mass demonstrations are putting at risk huge energy, mining and infrastructure projects. Thousands of peasants occupied the... Read Article
REVIEW Pachamama
I’m not convinced Pachamama – meaning Mother Earth – is an apt title for this film. There are certainly many... Read Article
Ollanta Humala’s Path to Peruvian President
In 2000, Ollanta Humala led an unsuccessful military rebellion against Peru’s then-President Alberto Fujimori. Six years later, the left-wing nationalist entered... Read Article
Socialism is alive and kicking in South America
South America has one of the largest concentration of States in the world that would call themselves socialists. Although there... Read Article