Unrest in Bolivia

- picture from Reuters.com

In Bolivia, the poor and indigenous are rioting, setting up roadblocks, and shouting they do not fear death.

A minority group of non-indigenous Whites owns the majority of Bolivian natural resources. President Evo Morales, an Aymara Indian and former coca farmer, came into power because of his promise to redistribute natural gas revenues and farming lands to the indigenous poor. As expected, Morales' policies have angered the wealthy White landowners, who have no intentions of parting with their economic status; but the poor indigenous Bolivians support the president’s policies. To get the word out, and to get on a television program, Morales appeared on the Daily Show:
Daily Show interview w/ Jon Stewart & Evo Morales:

http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=103275&title=president-evo-morales

State petroleum revenues have increased and private lands have been reallocated, but peace remains elusive in the poorest country south of the Panama Canal. Bolivia is still an underdeveloped “fringe” nation whose neighbors are always eager to take advantage of Bolivia’s natural resources. What improvements have been made since Evo took power? Change never comes easy, see Bolivia's current situation: http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=91210

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lolCfcPGAqk