AS I SEE IT Sorry, capitalism is not about to die 02-01-2021 09:07 Capitalism of one kind or another has been with us for millennia. It was there in ancient Greece and China. All attempts to stamp it out have had disastrous consequences. by James Neilson
A DISASTROUS YEAR 2020 is coming to an end, luckily 26-12-2020 09:24 The spotlight on justice is irreversible and its consequences have defined the year, along with the coronavirus. by Beatriz Sarlo
OBITUARY Region mourns loss of former Uruguay president Tabaré Vázquez 12-12-2020 09:56 Tributes pour in for two-time former president, who died last weekend from lung cancer at age of 80. Vázquez was the first candidate of leftist Frente Amplio coalition to win Uruguayan presidency, breaking traditional hegemony of Colorado and Nacional parties.
Bolivia Bolivia's Evo Morales says he has taken back control of his party 18-11-2020 00:05 Former Bolivia president Evo Morales announced Tuesday he had re-taken the leadership of the ruling Movement for Socialism (MAS) party he founded, a week after returning from exile.
PRESIDENT SWORN-IN Luis Arce takes power in Bolivia facing deep challenges 09-11-2020 14:46 Luis Arce assumed the Bolivian presidency on Sunday in a ceremony attended by foreign leaders including President Alberto Fernández.
US ELECTION 2020 Win or lose, Trump's movement stronger and bigger than ever 04-11-2020 22:47 The election is still up in the air, but one thing is for certain: the movement created by Donald Trump is alive and well, and more solid than pundits expected.
BOLIVIAN ELECTION Bolivia's Morales calls for calm after protesters demand junta 27-10-2020 17:33 Exiled former Bolivian president calls for calm after right-wing protesters in Santa Cruz demand a "military junta" to replace socialist president-elect Luis Arce.
Ex-Bolivia president Evo Morales says his return to Bolivia doesn't depend on him 26-10-2020 17:25 Former Bolivia president admitted on Monday that his return to his homeland is out of his hands, as a judge lifted a preventative detention order against him over alleged "terrorism."
BOLIVIAN ELECTION Electoral authorities confirm Arce's landslide win in Bolivian election 23-10-2020 14:22 Bolivia's electoral tribunal on Friday published official results from last weekend's presidential election, confirming leftist Luis Arce's landslide victory.
BLOOMBERG - OPINION Bolivia’s new president can’t ride Latin America’s ‘pink tide’ 22-10-2020 14:49 The Bolivia that Luis Arce will govern is far from the economic juggernaut Morales commanded during the commodities boom. Coronavirus has clobbered the country. Set to shrink by 7.9 percent this year, its economy is hurtling toward a balance of payments crisis. by Mac Margolis
BOLIVIAN ELECTION Hundreds protest in Bolivia with Arce set for presidential poll win 21-10-2020 15:50 Authoritative exit polls suggest Luis Arce, 57-year-old economist from the Movement for Socialism (MAS) and heir to former president Evo Morales, has beaten centrist former leader Carlos Mesa by a wide enough margin to avoid a run-off.
EVO TO EXIT ARGENTINA Evo Morales says he will return to Bolivia after ally's election victory 19-10-2020 15:34 "Sooner or later we are going to return to Bolivia, that is not up for debate," exiled Bolivian leader tells a press conference in Buenos Aires.
PROTESTS IN CHILE Chile's wounded look to referendum, a year on from start of protests 14-10-2020 23:37 A year after the start of Chile's tumultuous social protests and as the country prepares for a landmark referendum, several protesters who suffered eye injuries believe their loss will not be in vain.
Global pandemic Latin America's cities bustle like Covid is gone – but it’s not 20-09-2020 21:57 In Latin America’s big cities, as in other places around the globe, it almost feels like the virus never happened.
INTERVIEW WITH PERFIL Evo Morales discusses MAS, future plans, potential return to Bolivia 09-01-2020 21:28 Former Bolivia president sticks to his guns in an exclusive interview with Perfil journalist Leandro Dario, insisting that his exit last spring was the result of a coup d’état engineered by the opposition and Washington
BOLIVIAN POLITICAL CRISIS Trump sending aid mission to Bolivia ahead of election 08-01-2020 09:06 US government considering possible resumption of foreign aid to the Andean nation following the ouster of leftist leader Evo Morales.
BOLIVIAN POLITICAL CRISIS Evo Morales: Washington orchestrated 'coup' to tap Bolivia's lithium 26-12-2019 11:08 Ex-Bolivian leader said Washington had not "forgiven" his country for choosing to seek lithium extraction partnerships with Russia and China, rather than the United States.
BOLIVIAN POLITICAL CRISIS Evo Morales summons party leaders for talks on Argentine-Bolivia border event 23-12-2019 00:06 Exiled former Bolivian president says his Movement for Socialism (MAS) party will hold event on border with Bolivia – most likely in Salta Province – to decide candidates for next election.
ABORTION DEBATE Activists: Macri’s revoking of abortion protocol is ‘arbitrary and shameful’ 23-11-2019 10:48 Frustration boils over on both sides of the aisle after president revokes health secretary’s new protocol for non-punishable abortions. by Carly Graf
ABORTION DEBATE Abortion-rights activists renew battle in Argentina 01-06-2019 09:38 Lawmakers launch fresh bid to legalise abortion, presenting a new bill to Congress and resuming a battle that has divided the nation, ahead of October’s general election.