Analysis

• John Crabtree on Opendemocracy says Morales' decision to nationalise hydrocarbons is a firing shot in the campaign to win MAS control of the constituent assembly that will have reverberations across the continent
• Ben Dangl on Upsidedownworld points to the historical roots of Morales' decree and provides evidence to the failure of hydrocarbons' privatisation of hydrocarbons failed
• Justin Vogler on Upsidedownworld argues that Morales' diplomatic tour to win over Brazil and Argentina shows that South American unity is stronger than many predict
• Roger Burbach in the Guardian argues that Morales decision together with his signing of a trade deal with Venezuela and Cuba is a decisive act taking him out of the orbit of the US