Benjamin Swift

"Surubí says women’s responsibilities 'tripled' during the wildfires. 'We don’t just have to cook; we also play the role of doctor, of psychologist for our kids.'" For @guardian , I wrote about the social impacts of Bolivia's wildfires. 📷 Laura Barriga theguardian.com/global-develop…

Oro de carteles colombianos en Estados Unidos. La portada de @nytimes hoy. nytimes.com/2026/04/26/wor…

[How Bolivia’s cacao farmers took on the gold-mining industry – and won | Mining | The Guardian] “As rising gold prices fuel environmental destruction, communities in the country’s biodiverse heartland are passing laws against mining“ theguardian.com/global-develop…

For the @guardian, I wrote about the cacao farmers resisting Bolivia’s gold rush as gold prices surge globally. theguardian.com/global-develop…

Leer en español: nytimes.com/es/2026/03/07/…

For @nytimes , I wrote with @maxbearak about Bolivia’s political u-turn at Trump’s “Shield of the Americas” summit in Miami today. nytimes.com/2026/03/07/wor…

@OliviaArigho Thanks for sharing!!

Piece by @BenjaminRSwift on Bolivia's courting of the US, amid a right-wing turn in the country led by President Paz. It marks the end of two decades of anti-US and anti-imperialist foreign policy in Bolivia. nytimes.com/2026/03/07/wor…

También disponible en castellano: es.mongabay.com/2025/11/bolivi…

Excited to see my story, "In the heart of Bolivia, the mountain that financed an empire risks collapsing," on @MongabayOrg's list of the most-read articles of 2025! In case you missed it, you can read that piece here: news.mongabay.com/2025/10/in-the… news.mongabay.com/2025/12/mongab…

🧐#LoMejorDe2025 Durante este 2025, comunidades y ecosistemas clave de Bolivia enfrentaron graves amenazas. Sin embargo, también encontramos historias que dan esperanza a la conservación de la biodiversidad. es.mongabay.com/2025/12/bolivi…

🚨🇧🇴 Cierran caso de Caza & Safari en Bolivia. Los demandantes acusan a la Fiscalía de Santa Cruz de no revisar las pruebas presentadas contra la empresa argentina que vendía paquetes turísticos para viajar a la región del Pantanal y cazar jaguares. 1/9🧵 es.mongabay.com/2025/12/bolivi…

Para @NACLA, c/ @LCFarthing escribimos sobre el giro a la derecha en Bolivia y la falta de justicia para víctimas 2019. Gracias: María Condori, cuyo hijo fue disparado x policías; @erveltze, expresidente de Bolivia; @mrtommybecker, trabaja c/ víctimas. nacla.org/la-impunidad-y…

Legal Director @mrtommybecker discusses impunity in Bolivia with @NACLA: “Politicized court verdicts will inevitably pave the way for more violence like the massacres Áñez oversaw.” says Becker. @LCFarthing @BenjaminRSwift nacla.org/impunity-and-i…

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Check out this week's newsletter for original reporting on Trump's war on Venezuelans and impunity in Bolivia. Read as well about elections in Honduras, U.S. threats against Colombia, Mexico's minimum wage, Trinidad and Tobago's collaboration, and more. nacla.salsalabs.org/dec_05_25

For @NACLA , @LCFarthing and I wrote about Bolivia's shift to the right as hopes for massacre reparations are lost. Thanks: María Condori Nina, whose son was shot by police; @erveltze, former President of Bolivia; @mrtommybecker, working with victims. nacla.org/impunity-and-i…

@MongabayLatam English version: news.mongabay.com/2025/10/in-the…

Para @MongabayLatam , escribí sobre cómo el Cerro Rico de Potosí, la montaña que financió al Imperio español, puede colapsar tras 500 años de explotación minera. Fotos de Emmanuel Escobar y mías. es.mongabay.com/2025/11/bolivi…

For @mongabay , I wrote about how Cerro Rico, the mountain that financed the Spanish empire, risks collapsing. Photos by Emmanuel Escobar and myself. news.mongabay.com/2025/10/in-the…

Hoy se cumplen 6 años de la masacre de Senkata. Semanas después de la liberación ilegal de la autora principal Áñez, las familias de las víctimas viajaron a EE.UU. para presentarse ante la @CIDH. "Lucharé hasta el final", afirma Gloria Quisbert.

Hace 6 años estuve en Sacaba momentos después de que el ejército masacrara al pueblo. En este aniversario las familias siguen luchando por justicia. ¿Acabará @Rodrigo_PazP con la cultura de impunidad en el país o convertirá a Bolivia en un paria en la comunidad de dd.hh.?