Indigenous Peoples

The Eighteenth Brumaire of Macho Camacho: Jeffery R. Webber (with Forrest Hylton) on the Coup in Bolivia

18/11/19

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Jeffery R. Webber & Forrest Hylton

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“Instead of society conquering a new content for itself, it only seems that the state has returned to its most ancient form, the unashamedly simple rule of the military sabre and the clerical cowl.” Karl Marx, The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte

In office since 2006, Evo Morales, Bolivia’s first indigenous president, has been overthrown in a coup d’état. Debate on how this happened and what it all means has been proliferating on the international left. Ashley Smith talked with Jeffery R. Webber and Forrest Hylton, two long-time observers of Bolivia, to get a better sense of the issues at stake.

15 November 2019

What kind of coup has taken place in Bolivia, and what are the stakes in labelling it a coup?

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The Far-Right Coup in Bolivia

15/11/19

Author:

Matt Wilgress

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Jacobin Magazine

Interim president of Bolivia Jeanine Áñez talks during a conference at the presidential palace on November 13, 2019 in La Paz, Bolivia. Javier Mamani / Getty Images

In Bolivia, the military, police, and right-wing extremists have carried out a coup against the elected government. They intend to remain in power by violently suppressing the country's indigenous and poor.

November 14, 2019

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Dead Pipeline Walking

12/11/19

Author:

Virginia Monk and Dave Ages

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After Morales Ousted in Coup, the Lithium Question Looms Large in Bolivia

12/11/19

Author:

Vijay Prashad

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Common Dreams

Supporters of Bolivian ex-President Evo Morales, take part in a march in downtown La Paz on November 12, 2019, after he left in exile to Mexico. - Bolivia's Evo Morales was en route to exile in Mexico on Tuesday, leaving behind a country in turmoil after his abrupt resignation as president. The senator set to succeed Morales as interim president, Jeanine Anez, pledged to call fresh elections to end the political crisis. (Photo: Aizar Raldes/AFP via Getty Images)

Nov. 12, 2019

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Courts deny most First Nations injunctions

11/11/19

Author:

Stephanie Wood

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National Observer

Indigenous leaders march on Jan. 8, 2019, in Vancouver, B.C. Rallies were held across Canada to show solidarity with Wet'suwet'en. Photo by Michael Ruffolo

Nov. 8, 2019

Shiri Pasternak suspected corporations likely won more injunctions than First Nations did in land disputes.

But she was shocked after she and her fellow researchers began crunching numbers.

The team at Yellowhead Institute, an Indigenous-led think tank, reviewed nearly 100 injunction cases. They found corporations succeeded in 76 per cent of injunctions filed against First Nations, while First Nations were denied in 81 per cent of injunctions against corporations.

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Canada

Indigenous Peoples

Social

Evo Morales didn’t resign; he was overthrown by a coup d’état.

11/11/19

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Verso Books

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Versobooks

. . a very good statement opposing the coup. It is co-authored by seven prominent acadmics, and co-signed by an additional 21 academics and activists. - Tim Kennelly

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We Stand Against the Coup in Bolivia (statement from Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad)

10/11/19

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Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad

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peoples dispatch

Evo Morales and Alvaro García Linera in a mobilization on October 28 in La Paz. Photo: Evo Morales twitter

[Editor: At our meeting we, (those attending the Vancouver Ecosocialist Group meeting of Nov. 10, 2019), agreed to endorse and post to our website and social media the denunciation below of the coup attempt against Evo Morales.

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This minority Parliament must get started on the Green New Deal we need

09/11/19

Author:

Cameron Fenton

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ricochet.media

The history of Petro-Canada’s creation in the 1970s offers inspiration for our current political moment

After the votes were counted, Trudeau had fallen from a majority to minority parliament while trouble was brewing in Alberta.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

The RCMP Arrested an Unist'ot'en Camp Supporter this Morning! (Nov. 6, 2019)

07/11/19

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First Nations Leaders

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Green coalition calls on feds to disclose true costs of climate change

07/11/19

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The Canadian Press

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National Observer

People sift through the 2019 budget booklet at a lockup session with experts and reporters in Ottawa on March 19, 2019. File photo by The Canadian Press/Fred Chartrand

November 6th 2019

Almost two dozen Canadian environment groups are urging the federal Liberal government to make sure its next budget acknowledges that climate change is costing the country hundreds of millions of dollars every year.

The groups are releasing their annual Green Budget document today calling for money for green skills training, funds to retrofit transport trucks with fuel-saving devices and a massive increase in spending on global climate mitigation projects.

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Indigenous Peoples

In Bolivia, the military, police, and right-wing extremists have carried out a coup against the elected government. They intend to remain in power by violently suppressing the country's indigenous and poor.

The history of Petro-Canada’s creation in the 1970s offers inspiration for our current political moment

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