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Evo Morales Looks Poised to Win Bolivia Elections
Kathryn Ledebur, Director of the Andean Information Network, Nick Buxton, writer and activist in La Paz

On Sunday, December 18th, Bolivians will go to the polls to elect a new President. History could be made as indigenous activist, Evo Morales is the leading candidate with roughly 34% of the vote. Ex-President Jorge Quiroga is his closest opponent polling at 29%. Morales will likely fail in obtaining an absolute majority this Sunday. The top two candidates will then face Bolivia’s Congress, which will decide who is President. Evo Morales founded the Movement Towards Socialism or MAS in 1995 and campaigned on a platform of nationalization of hydrocarbon resources and legalization of coca. He recently said that his movement “represents a nightmare for the government of the United States.” Morales could become the first indigenous president of the Andean nation.

Pacifica/FSRN Reports from WTO in Hong Kong
PRODUCED BY: Independent Reporter, Carolyn Crane

On day 5 of the 6th World Trade Organization Ministerial in Hong Kong, developing countries joined forces to continue to call upon rich nations to agree to the complete elimination of export support measures by 2010. This morning leading activists from around the world launched the “WTO Out of Water” campaign in Hong Kong. Independent reporter Carolyn Crane interview water activists, Maude Barlow, Tony Clarke, Anil Naidoo, and Vandana Shiva in Hong Kong.

For more information, visit www.waternotforsale.org.

Black Commentator
GUEST: Glen Ford, co-publisher of The Black Commentator

The Black Commentator is an online political magazine bringing you commentary, analysis and investigation from a black perspective. Today’s commentary is about the two war parties

The Black Commentator is online at www.blackcommentator.com.

Guiltless Shopping at the Anti-Mall
GUEST: Laura Palomares, one of the organizers of Anti-Mall

Last Friday we told you about some alternatives to commercial holiday shopping happening over the weekend. In case you missed those events, don’t fret – you can still get your conscientious guilt-free holiday shopping done at the Anti-Mall on Sunday. It’s presented by El Puente, and takes place at the South Central Farm from 11 am to 3 pm and will features a large array of local artists, cooperatives, non-profit groups, fair trade, sweat-shop free and other conscious alternatives to the mall.

Anti-Mall will be at the South Central Farm, located at 41st Street and Alameda (Entrance on Long Beach), on Sunday December 18th from 11 am to 3 pm. For more information, visit www.southcentralfarmers.com.

Download the flyer for the Anti-Mall.

To join El Puente’s mailing list, send an email to elpuente52@yahoo.com.

Sonali’s Subversive Thought for the Day:

“The phenomenon of sweatshops would quickly crumble if purchasers of goods produced there were forced to actually work there. Buy a baby GAP shirt and your child wins 12 hours of work without pay in an oppressive Chinese or Indonesian sweatshop. GAP sales would plummet. ” — Todd Rhodes