Evo Morales

The Pink Tide Surges in Latin America

July 19, 2022 UNAC Editor Latin America, Regional Solutions, Socialism, South America

by Roger D. Harris, published on Resumen English, July 13, 2022 While the political balance between progressive and reactionary states south of the Rio Grande continues to tip to the left, even the corporate press pronounced Biden’s June Summit of the Americas meeting in Los Angeles a flop. Most recently, Colombia elected its first left-leaning president, following similar victories in[…]

Interview With Evo Morales; UK Role in Coup That Ousted Him;

July 16, 2022 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Bolivia, Interview, New Pink Tide, Peoples' Movements

by Matt Kennard, published on DeclassifiedUK, July 14, 2022 Matt Kennard interviews the former president of Bolivia about a range of subjects — including the British-backed coup of 2019, Julian Assange, NATO and transnational corporations — at Morales’ house deep in the Amazon rainforest. THE COUP: ‘The UK participated in it – all for lithium’ THE BRITISH: ‘Superiority is so important to them,[…]

Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Signifies the End of an Era of Unipolar American Power

March 30, 2022 UNAC Editor American Exceptionalism, Anti-Imperialism, BioWeapons, Russia, U.S. Aggression, Ukraine, United Nations

by Daniel Kovalik, published on Covert Action Magazine, March 24, 2022 Russia had drawn a line in the sand and, once violated, defied Washington by acting to defend its interests. A lot of countries support Russia, and Washington is powerless to stop it. If you are like me, you have been glued to the news about the Russian military operation[…]

Bolivia: Evo Morales Warns of Right-Wing Maneuvers

August 16, 2021 UNAC Editor Bolivia, Hybrid Warfare, Resistance

Translated by Walter Lippmann for CubaNews and edited by Workers World, August 13, 2021 Former president Evo Morales, leader of the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) party, denounced, this Aug. 4, the Bolivian political right for promoting destabilizing maneuvers disguised as political activism. “Once again, the coup plotters announce antidemocratic mobilizations against the legitimate, legal and constitutional government of our brother[…]

Evo Morales returns to Bolivia in triumph

November 18, 2020 UNAC Editor Bolivia, Paths to Emancipation

By Marco Terrugi posted on Workers World, November 16, 2020 Chimoré airport, Bolivia First published Nov. 13 in revistacrisis.com.ar, Teruggi’s article describes Evo Morales’ triumphant return to Bolivia after a year in exile. Translation: John Catalinotto. [Former President] Evo Morales and [Vice President] Alvaro Garcia Linera stood before a crowd at the Chimoré airport in the heart of the Chapare.[…]

The Bolivian People Said Yes to Democracy and No to U.S. Imperialism

October 26, 2020 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Bolivia, Featured, Statement

The Alliance for Global Justice Congratulates the Bolivian People October 18, 2020, marked the end of the US-backed coup against Evo Morales and the theft of democracy in Bolivia. Today, the victory of Luis Arce, the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS in Spanish) presidential candidate, marks the strong determination of the Bolivian people to return to democracy. From the Alliance for[…]

Bolivia’s Corrupt Coup Makers Fear Electoral Rebuff

October 17, 2020 UNAC Editor Bolivia, Hybrid Warfare, Rights of Opressed Peoples

by John Catalinotto, published on Workers World, October 15, 2020 National elections are scheduled to take place in Bolivia on Oct. 18. They are the first to be held since November 2019, when a Washington-backed coup overthrew the legal government of President Evo Morales. The coup regime, guilty of repression, massive corruption and a mangled response to COVID-19, is facing[…]

The Aftermath Of 2019 Bolivian Coup

July 25, 2020 UNAC Editor Bolivia

by Yanis Iqbal, published on Countercurrents, June 10, 2020 Ever since the racist right-wing government of Jeanine Anez has assumed power, Bolivia is continuously experiencing politico-economic tumult. Recently, seven legislators of the Movement towards Socialism (MAS) filed a complaint against the Ministers of Government and Defense, Arturo Murillo and Luis Fernando López, for misconduct in the purchase of riot gear equipments. As[…]

‘Tired of Holding Other Worlds in My Fist’

February 24, 2020 UNAC Editor Bolivia, Imperialism, Latin America, War on the Poor

by Vijay Prashad, published on Consorteum News, February 17, 2020 originally published on Tricontinental Institute, February 7, 2020 In November 2019, the Bolivian army – with a nudge from the shadows – told its President Evo Morales Ayma to resign. Morales would eventually go to Mexico and then seek asylum in Argentina. Jeanine Áñez, a far-right politician who was not[…]

Bolivia’s New US-Backed Interim Gov’t Wastes No Time Privatizing Economy

December 19, 2019 UNAC Editor Bolivia, Neocolonialism, War on the Poor

by Alan McLeod, published on MintPress News, December 16, 2019 It has been barely one month since the administration of Jeanine Añez seized power in a military coup in Bolivia, but it has wasted no time in attempting to transform the economy and society. Its latest move is aimed at privatizing the country’s economy. A government spokesperson confirmed the fears[…]