17 October 2019 (teleSUR)* — Bolivia faced a political and humanitarian crisis when leftist President Evo Morales was first elected in 2005. Since then, the country has [20 October 2019]undergone profound changes, but what faces the country if Morales loses Sunday’s elections, and the country returns to those who governed during the neoliberal period?
A look at Bolivia’s opposition candidates provide insight into that question, so too does examining the current fates of countries like Ecuador and Argentina that threw out progressive governments to elect neoliberals, which is what Bolivia’s right-wing is offering today.
The two main opposition candidates, Carlos Mesa and Oscar Ortiz represent two traditions within Bolivia’s right.
On the one hand, Mesa, a former head of state himself who presided during the country’s neoliberal past, invited in the United States military to establish bases in Bolivia during his term.
18 October 2019 (teleSUR)* — Chilean President Sebastian Piñera announces Friday [18 October 2019] night a state of emergency for the provinces of Santiago and Chacabuco.
The corporate building of the multinational energy company ENEL set on fire during protests against the increase in the Metro price in Santiago | Photo: Reuters | Image fromteleSUR.
The measure was taken to control protesters who have been demonstrating all this week against the increased Metro fare.
Kyiv, 18 October 2019 (IOM)* – On EU Anti-Trafficking Day, 18 October, the Ministry of Social Policy and the National Police of Ukraine revealed the details of a shocking case of mass trafficking during a press conference in the capital Kyiv. The International Organization for Migration is helping the Government to provide immediate assistance to the victims.
Vulnerable resident of Odesa looking at IOM counter-trafficking installation. File Photo: IOM
18 October 2019 (Wall Street International)* — As its very name suggests, Ecuador is geographically located in the middle of the world. And now, from all appearances, neoliberalism has decided to carry out its end-of- the-world maneuvers in this country. That is perhaps the reason it is coming to the realization that the Ecuadorean people is a tough, if not impossible obstacle to overcome.
As everyone knows these days, neoliberalism’s deep interconnectedness with the interests of finance capital makes it the most antisocial version of global capitalism.
Two Italian restaurants in Brindisi proudly serve fish caught daily by local fishers. Guess why they have FAO in their names.
18 October 2019 (FAO)* — In the province of Brindisi, in the Southern Italian peninsula called Salento, two restaurants have FAO as their namesake. Why? Because their owners decided to name these restaurants after the FAO fishing zone they belong to.
BAMAKO, Mali/COTONOU, Benin , Oct 18 2019 (IPS)* – Abdoulaye Maiga proudly displays an album showing photos of him and his family during happier times when they all lived together in their home in northern Mali. Today, these memories seem distant and painful.
An aerial view of settlements in the middle of the desert in the surrounding area of Timbuktu, North of Mali. Courtesy: UN Photo/Marco Domino
