She showed the character of her politics when she signed a presidential decree on November 15, 2019, that gave the military the right to do whatever it wanted; even her allies found this to be too far and repealed it on November 28. Musk returns to our story. It mostly sourced lithium out of Australia, as the sympathetic site Electrek was quick to point out at the time. This article was produced by Globetrotter, a project of the Independent Media Institute.

Over his 14 years in office, Morales fought to use the wealth of Bolivia for the Bolivian people, who saw—after centuries of oppression—remarkable advances in their basic needs. Elon said the same: Still, something about it stuck. Vijay Prashad is an Indian historian, editor and journalist. Instead, the government bought ventilators from a Spanish supplier for $27,000 for each of the 170 devices; Bolivian producers had said they could supply ventilators for $1,000 per unit. Over his 14 years in office, Morales fought to use the wealth of Bolivia for the Bolivian people, who saw—after centuries of oppression—remarkable advances in their basic needs. The CELAG study shows that 9 out of 10 Bolivians have seen their incomes decline due to the coronavirus recession. The oligarchy, which was angry with Morales' government and its socialism, used every mechanism to undermine the election of 2019. He is a writing fellow and chief correspondent at Globetrotter, a project of the Independent Media Institute.

He is the vice-presidential candidate alongside the "interim president" Jeanine Áñez for the May 3, 2020, Bolivian presidential elections. The news itself is that the left-wing Luis Arce has declared victory in the Bolivian presidential election this weekend. Musk’s admission, however intemperate, is at least honest. Literacy rates rose and hunger rates dropped. The billionaire entrepreneur began by advising the American people against the evils of too much generosity. Paternity Testing: To Be The Father Or Not To Be…. He was supposed to meet Jair Bolsonaro, the president of Brazil, in Miami in early March, but he was too busy; instead, Musk will go to Brazil sometime this year. It was too late for Bolivia, which has been condemned to a dangerous government that has suspended democracy in the country. Morales had just won an election for a term that was to have begun in January 2020. The reference to the massacres is important. Deal with it.” The comment is a clear illustration of the capitalist motivations behind imperialist aggression.. How Biden’s White House Could End the War in Yemen, Trump’s Heedlessness in Afghanistan and Iraq. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. THE STALINIST TRIAL OF JULIAN ASSANGE. and transport them from there as quickly as possible.” No such ventilators came. Deal with it' in July 2020. etc. The number of confirmedcases of COVID-19 in this country of 11 million people is 66,456; since testing is low, the number is likely much higher. Doria Medina is not just an entrepreneur. Luis Arce of MAS recently told Oliver Vargas, “We face persecution, we face surveillance… we are facing a very difficult campaign.” But, he said, “we are sure that we will win these elections.” If elections are permitted. The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in this country of 11 million people is 66,456; since testing is low, the number is likely much higher. Morales' opponent — Carlos Mesa — and other senior leaders of the oligarchy's political parties openly said long before the election that Morales could only win by fraud. the U.S. government organizing a coup against Evo Morales in Bolivia so you could obtain the lithium there.” In a since deleted tweet, Musk fired back, “We will coup whoever we want! Evo Morales read Musk’s tweet about the coup in Bolivia and responded: Elon Musk, the owner of the largest electric car company, says about the coup in Bolivia: ‘We will coup whoever we want.’ Another proof that the coup was about Bolivian lithium; at the cost of two massacres. We will always defend our resources! There’s no need to worry about that, since the government of Áñez seems unwilling to hold an election.

As far as Bloomberg and Áñez are concerned, South America is no longer to follow the resource nationalist project of Evo Morales; this is Elon Musk's South America, a place for the neo-conquistadors to make money and leave behind them social carnage. SALON ® is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a trademark of Salon.com, LLC. But Brazil's lithium will not be sufficient.

Change ). Why? Morales. Which is exactly what Tesla is focused on. Musk went on to delete his tweet. Musk’s admission, however intemperate, is at least honest.

We will always defend our resources!