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UNODC reports slight increase in coca cultivation

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Plurinational State of Bolivia released their 2016 coca crop monitoring survey, revealing a 14 per cent increase in coca cultivation,…

Distortion on the Andes: Right-wing foreign policy advocates showcase non-representative Indigenous “leaders” from Bolivia

In 2011, the newly elected House of Representatives will likely move U.S. foreign policy in Latin America toward intervention. Right-wing politicians in the U.S. maintain close ties with Latin American…

Wright on Bolivian Lithium: Interesting, but Not Quite Right

It’s not the first time a respected, established journalist has presented a selective view of events in Bolivia.  In general, Lawrence Wright’s New Yorker article “Lithium Dreams” covers a great…

Social Housing in Bolivia: Challenges & Contradictions

The Social Housing Program: PVSS The MAS' ambitious $90M Program for Social & Solidarity Housing (PVSS) was launched with significant fanfare in April 2007, promising to provide at least 14,500…