Category Archives: All About Evo

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Caption time!

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Sabina Becker

I call this one “When Evo met Bev”, but I’m sure you have something better:BTW, by way of backgrounder, that’s Canada’s minister of international co-operation, Bev Oda…who used to be on the Status of Women portfolio before she bobbled it … Continue reading →

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Avatar–WTF?

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Sabina Becker

While everyone else is all agog over how Evo went to see Avatar with his daughter (and loved it), I found something very different regarding that film in Russia: Soviet sci-fi writer, 76-year-old Boris Strugatsky, has accused Oscar-winning director James … Continue reading →

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Of coca, cola, and “collas”

Posted on January 1, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Aymara women with a pile of dried coca leaves. If these women are farmers, odds are that they chew them while they work, to stave off hunger, thirst and altitude sickness.Who knew coca was so versatile? The indigenous, or “collas”, … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Feliz Año NuEVO!!!

Posted on January 1, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Happy New Year! And because you can’t say “Feliz Año Nuevo” without saying “Evo”…well…Ladies and gentlemen, may I present to you the King of the Andes?And not only does he look good in shorts, he can also really keep his … Continue reading →

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Goodbye, Blue Monday…

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Excuse me, the Internets have an announcement to make:Damn. I never even knew there WAS such a thing, and now it’s been cancelled on me! I think I need a drink.Oh, and speaking of “need a drink”, read this and … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, Canadian Counterpunch, Huguito Chavecito, If You REALLY Care, Isn't It Ironic?, Obamarama!, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, The WTF? Files | 3 Comments

Copenhagen flops, Evo is tops

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Hey Barack, how’s it feel to get pwned by the Little Injun That Could? Bolivian President Evo Morales announced today that a world conference of social movements is to take place in Bolivia, as a response to the failure of … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, Environmentally Ill, If You REALLY Care, Obamarama! | 6 Comments

Festive Left Friday Blogging: Heating up Copenhagen

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Denmark has come down in the world a bit since it stood up to protect the Jews during Nazi times. Now it’s become more than a little Nazified itself, thanks to its happy joining in the War on Terra (and … Continue reading →

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Bolivia terror plot: Another Irish connection comes to light

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Sabina Becker

A heavily armed Michael Dwyer poses with some of his stash in a hotel in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Looks like this Irish cowboy wasn’t the only one from his country involved in this…Via Bolivia’s Erbol news service, the latest installment … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: A beautiful song for Bolivia

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Sabina Becker

I thought this was only fitting, since today’s election day down thataway. This should capture the festive spirit nicely, no?Viva Bolivia, viva Evo, viva Alvaro.

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