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World Forum for AlternativesRecent articles
 Latin America Pushes Forward with Regional Body to Rival the OAS
Alex Main | UpsideDownWorld
A high-level meeting in Venezuela earlier this month, in which senior Latin American and Caribbean diplomats from 32 countries discussed the creation of a new forum for regional concertation, slipped under the radar of the entire U.S. media.
Indigenous Liberation and Class Struggle in Ecuador: A Conversation...
Jeffery R. Webber | UpsideDownWorld
I met up with Luis Macas in his office at the Instituto Científico de Culturas Indígenas (Scientific Institute of Indigenous Cultures, ICCI) in Quito, on July 14, 2010. Macas, arguably the most renowned indigenous leader in Ecuador, was born in 1951 in Saraguro, in the Province of Loja.
Reflections From Bolivia: Water Wars, Climate Wars and Change From ...
David Solnit | UpsideDownWorld
In spring 2000, the people of Cochabamba, Bolivia rose up against the privatization of their water, forcing out the US based corporation, Bechtel, and Bolivia’s neo-liberal government to back down.
Bolivia and Ecuador: The State against the Indigenous People
Raúl Zibechi | UpsideDownWorld
“These people are gringos who are coming here with NGOs. Take it somewhere else. These people’s stomachs are full enough”, said the president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, in reference to the protesters who belong to the National Confederation of the Indigenous in Ecuador (CONAIE).
Dubious Progress in Bolivia-U.S. Reconciliation
Lisa Skeen | Boliviarising
At a June 5 meeting of coca farmers in Cochabamba, Bolivian president Evo Morales threatened to expel the U.S. government's primary foreign assistance organization, USAID, from Bolivia.
Mayors in the Bolivian Amazon to Expel USAID from Their Municipalities
Wilson García Mérida, Bolpress | Boliviarising
A transcendent fact has happened in the multicultural State of Bolivia.
The Soon-to-be Life and Death Story of the Mexican Electricians&39;...
Daniel McCool | UpsideDownWorld
As of this writing, the hunger strikers camped out in Mexico City’s main plaza are up to Day 86 of their protest, and deteriorating health has led many of them to abandon the encampment.
International and Local Support as Venezuela Severes Diplomatic Rel...
Tamara Pearson | Venezuelanalysis.com
Following Colombian accusations before the Organisation of American States (OAS) yesterday that Venezuela is “protecting” its guerrillas, Chavez announced that Venezuela would break off diplomatic relations with Colombia and withdraw its ambassador.
Venezuela Breaks Relations with Colombia
Eva Golinger- Postcards from the Revolution | Venezuelanalysis.com
President Chavez ordered maximum alert on Venezuela’s border with Colombia after the Uribe administration made grave accusations against Venezuela claiming the Chavez government harbors terrorists and terrorist training camps.
Venezuela&39;s process of struggle
Jason Netek - Socialist Worker | Venezuelanalysis.com
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is the focal point of a political shift to the left that has affected most of the Latin American continent for just over a decade.
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