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SOCIAL MOVEMENTS FEATURED

Venezuela | Brazil | Bolivia | Kenya | Tanzania

Bolivia

When union organizer Evo Morales was elected President of Bolivia in 2005, it was the first time in the country's history that the indigenous people, who make up roughly 60% of the population, had one of their own as President. He moved quickly away from the neoliberal policies of his predecessors to try to help his community, the vast majority of whom live below the poverty line. (Joseph Stiglitz wrote for TIME Magazine)

Privatization and the Water & Gas Warriors:

In 1999, the people of Cochambamba, Bolivia took on the multi-national corporation, Bechtel, and won.

Bolivia's natural gas reserves and the prospect for their future sale mobilized the citizens of La Paz to protest, effectively shutting down the city and leading to the resignation of then president, Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada (aka "Goni").

Potosi & Bolivia's Stolen Wealth

We also spoke with leaders of ongoing social movements as well as media outlets dedicated providing the stories masked by corporate media:

Oscar Olivera & Marcela Olivera

Jim Shultz and the Democracy Center

Narco News (multi-lingual reporting from South America)