Bolivia

Alvaro Garcia Linera

Álvaro García Linera: ‘In turbulent times, moderation means defeat for the left’

Álvaro García Linera discusses the current deadlock in the struggle for hegemony, the failures and horizons of progressive politics in Latin America, and the growth and limitations of the right.
Bolivian press conference

Biden bungles Bolivia

By Bret Gustafson and Kathryn Ledebur

Bolivia VP Alvaro Garcia Linera on the ebbing Latin American tide

Extracts of vive-president Garcia Linera's

Bolivia’s ‘process of change’ needs a change in course – Pablo Solón

Introduction and translation by Richard Fidler September 8, 2016 — Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal reposted from Life on the Left with permission — The global drop in commodity prices has been detrimental to the development strategy of many Latin American governments, some of which had used the new income from increased exports of largely unprocessed resources, accompanied by higher royalties and taxes, during the last decade to reduce poverty levels and reinforce and institute new social programs, while attempting to create new industries oriented to the domestic market or adding value to their exports.