Reading Room

Democracy Is What We Construct
The U.S. Embassy will try to impose a "democratic" regime in Bolivia defined by its concept of "democracy," that which ironically kills, represses, obliges, starves, and imprisons

By Andrea Arenas Alípaz

Talk Radio Manifesto
Free Advice to a Project that Is Dying to Be Born

By Al Giordano

Hear the Manifesto, read by Al Giordano and Friends
Running Time: 32:00   Format: MP3
Size: 11mb    Download | Play

Evo Morales: "I Believe Only in the Power of the People"
The Bolivian indigenous leader's speech at "In Defense of Humanity" forum in Mexico City

Recorded by Adam Saytanides
Translated by Ricardo Sala

Read a transcript of the speech in English
Read the speech in Spanish (from La Jornada)

Hear Morales's speech (Spanish)
Running Time: 12:26   Format: MP3
Size: 4.2mb    Download | Play

Read Saytanides' article "Bolivia Offers Cautionary Tale for FTAA Negotiators" in In These Times, and hear his recent radio piece on Morales for NPR's "Latino USA"