Bolivian President Calls Israel a ‘Terrorist State’

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jul 31, 2014 The South American country hasn't had diplomatic ties with Israel since 2009, and announced Wednesday that Israeli citizens would need to obtain permission before crossing its borders. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Has Thomas Piketty Really Never Gotten Around to Reading Marx?

Staff / Truthdig May 7, 2014 The best-selling author whose "Capital in the Twenty-First Century" has been shaking up the world says Karl Marx did not influence his research, but his statement may be tongue in cheek; the true Crimean referendum results were accidentally revealed, showing only 15 percent of voters backed annexation; meanwhile, the mayor of Seattle has proposed a plan to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Kony 2012’ Snuck Into the Debt Ceiling Adjustment Bill

Staff / Truthdig Oct 22, 2013 The deceiving viral video that helped America justify fighting proxy wars in Africa has left its mark; Obamacare critics rant against Canadian style health care, but there are key differences between our system and that of our neighbor to the north; meanwhile, France is belatedly outraged about the NSA leaks. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Venezuela, Nicaragua Offer Snowden Asylum

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jul 6, 2013 After spending almost two weeks in the no man's land transit area of Moscow's international airport, whistle-blower Edward Snowden may finally have a destination. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bolivia Nationalizes Electrical Grid

Staff / Truthdig May 7, 2012 As neighboring Argentina brings its oil supply under state control, Bolivian President Evo Morales announced last week that his government has placed the country's electricity sector under public ownership by seizing the main power grid from a Spanish company. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bolivia Set to Pass ‘Law of Mother Earth’

Staff / Truthdig Apr 11, 2011 In a political move that would make John Locke’s head explode, Bolivia is poised to pass a law that would grant nature equal rights with those afforded humans. The Law of Mother Earth is expected to usher in a radical new conservation policy against pollution and exploitation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Nationalization Becomes Electric

Staff / Truthdig May 1, 2010 President Evo Morales is pressing forward with his nationalization program in Bolivia, seizing four private electric companies Saturday morning. The government now controls 80 percent of the country's power generation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bolivian President Says Frankenfood Threatens Men’s Manhood

Staff / Truthdig Apr 22, 2010 Bolivian President Evo Morales sure has some fanciful notions about nutrition While it's certainly possible that, say, hormone-laced chicken might cause certain side effects, Morales declared with scientific certainty (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cochabamba, the Water Wars and Climate Change

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Apr 21, 2010 Instead of taking U.S. aid money for climate change, Bolivia is taking a leadership role in helping organize civil society and governments, globally, to alter the course of the next major U.N. climate summit. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

An OAS Without Empire

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2010 In a press conference before a meeting of Latin and Caribbean countries in Cancun, Mexico, Evo Morales proposed a new Organization of American States "without empire" that would remove Canada and the U.S. from the organization's roster. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Morales Closes In on 2nd Term

Staff / Truthdig Dec 6, 2009 Bolivia's President Evo Morales, opinion polls running heavily in his favor, appeared headed for a second five-year stint as president as voting wrapped up Sunday. The "peasant president" commands wide support among the country's poor indigenous people -- 65 percent of the population. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bolivia’s Indigenous Majority Catches a Break

Staff / Truthdig Jan 26, 2009 Bolivian President Evo Morales, himself an Aymara Indian, has won a referendum on a new constitution granting special privileges to Bolivia's indigenous people. The electorate split along racial lines, with the country's elite white and mixed-race minorities largely opposing the measure. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )