Tag: Evo Morales
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Racism and Human Rights
06.06.2008 The series of events that unfolded in Sucre, Bolivia, since May 24 have not received much attention by the international press; and in some cases, the report contributed to obscure the facts. The events invite us, all of us, to think about racism and human rights; who are the perpetrators, who are the victims,…
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Rafael Correa: It is “Change of Epoch” Rather Than “An Epoch of Changes” [03.30.2007]
In January of 2006 Evo Morales became the president of Bolivia; in November of 2006 Hugo Chávez was elected by a significant majority of votes for a second term in Venezuela; and in January of 2007, one year after Morales, Rafael Correa became the president of Ecuador. Rafael Correa’s expression in his presidential discourse “it…
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Beyond Populism: Decolonizing the Economy, 05.09.2006
[Counterpunch] Evo Morales recently read the “Supreme Decree” in which the nationalization of natural gas was announced. The rumor that this was about to happen had already spread in Bolivia. The decree starts by considering that “in historical struggles, the people have conquered and paid with their blood, the right to return our natural resources…