Bolivia Rising
Bolivia's deepening crisis Tom Lewis, January 11, 2008
THE LAST year has been a time of dramatically increased social polarization in Bolivia, setting the stage for decisive confrontations in 2008.

Why Bolivia Matters
Lauren Carlson, January 7 2008
Bolivia's National Palace is a classic colonial building that sits on the pigeon-filled Plaza Murillo in downtown La Paz. It's more often called the "Palacio Quemado" or "Burned Palace" because it's been set on fire repeatedly by dissidents of one stripe or another over the centuries since Bolivia gained its fragile independence.

Bolivia Rising 7/1/08

International sign-on statement to World Bank on Bolivia Investment Case
We are seeking organizational signatures for the letter below to the World Bank President.

The Emergence of Bolivia's Indigenous Movement (view video)

4/1/08

Bolivia To Reduce Gas Flows To Argentina, Brazil In 2008 -ABI
CNNMoney.com – USA
Bolivia this year won’t be able to fulfill all its gas supply commitments to Brazil and Argentina , the country’s hydrocarbons minister is quoted as saying …
money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djhighl
ights/200801040726DOWJONESDJONLINE000479.htm

Bolivia Police Probe New Racism
Prensa Latina – Havana,Cuba
Sucre, Bolivia, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian police are investigating new outbreaks of racism and intolerance in this city, after Justice Minister Celima …
www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID=%7B4
8A811BB-A6E9-4902-BB7E-071869AA9431%7D

New Constitution Splits Views in Bolivia
Angus Reid Global Monitor – Vancouver,BC,Canada
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Bolivian adults are divided in their assessment of the country’s proposed body of law, according to a poll by Ipsos Apoyo, …
www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/295
34/new_constitution_splits_views_in_bolivia

3/1/08

Bolivia: Foreign investment – Morales looks to “all-time record”
By Mike Hitchen(Mike Hitchen)
Bolivia already has around $875 million in confirmed foreign investment, and expects an additional $200 million from Brazilian state energy giant Petrobras and an unspecified amount from Iran and Venezuela in the coming months, …
ionglobaltrends.blogspot.com/2008/01/
bolivia-foreign-investment-morales.html

Bolivia: Constitutional Crisis Deepens
By Bill J
After 15 months of deadlock, the Bolivian Constituent Assembly (CA) finally passed the draft of a new constitution. It was only done by moving within the walls of an army base while right-wing protesters clashed with police …
www.permanentrevolution.net/?view=entry&entry=1858

Bolivian discord
Oxford Analytica (subscription) – Oxford,England,UK
Bolivia’s President Evo Morales meets with opposition governors on Monday to seek a way out of a political crisis that threatens to split the country. …
www.oxan.com/worldnextweek/2008
-01-03/Boliviaonecountryormany.aspx

Fear and Loathing in Bolivia: New Constitution, Polarization
By Bolivia Rising(Bolivia Rising)
This group of students and union activists are mobilizing against a civic strike led by middle class foot soldiers of the Bolivian right. These actions in the street are part of a political roller coaster which is dramatically changing …
boliviarising.blogspot.com/2008/01/
fear-and-loathing-in-bolivia-new.html

Bolivia seizes 431 tons of drugs in 2007
Xinhua – China
1 (Xinhua) — The Bolivian anti-drug task forces seized some 431 tons of drugs in 10400 operations throughout 2007,arresting 4178 suspects, according to …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/02/content_7351873.htm

Support for Morales Reaches 56% in Bolivia
Angus Reid Global Monitor – Vancouver,BC,Canada
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Public backing for Bolivia’s president increased last month, according to a poll by Ipsos Apoyo, Opinión y Mercado. …
www.angus-reid.com/polls/view/29521/
support_for_morales_reaches_56_in_bolivia

1/1/08

Cracking constitutional change
Aljazeera.net – Qatar
In Bolivia, Evo Morales, the president, has pushed constitutional change which indigenous Aymara and Quecha Indians believe will give them back the rights …
english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/3C81A
856-5B53-43C9-BBA6-10D16613FAA1.htm

Bullet #78: Canadian Workers in Support of Bolivia and Morales
In recent months, the process of democratic renewal and indigenous liberation in Bolivia, headed by president Evo Morales, has come under violent assault from rightist forces aligned with the US government.
www.socialistproject.ca/bullet/bullet078.html

Why Bolivia Matters
Foreign Policy In Focus – USA
Bolivia’s National Palace is a classic colonial building that sits on the pigeon-filled Plaza Murillo in downtown La Paz. It’s more often called the …
fpif.org/fpiftxt/4859

New Bloggers Use Poetry to Describe Their Communities, Feelings …
Global Voices Online – Cambridge,MA,USA
by David Sasaki The new bloggers of Rising Voices outreach projects in Colombia, Bolivia, and Bangladesh are more than just up-and-coming citizen…
www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/12/31/new-bloggers
-use-poetry-to-describe-their-communities-feelings-friends/