So, what Bolivia ejecting McDonalds a blow against capitalism,
or was it capitalism in action?
Stephanie Garlow wrote for Global Post 1 November 2011,
McDonald’s failure in Bolivia:
The country closed its stores and left Bolivia in 2002.
Why couldn’t it succeed there?
It’s the country that turned its back on McDonald’s.
The fast food giant added the traditional llajwa sauce to its
classic patties, but still Bolivians weren’t conviced.
So after five years, McDonald’s closed its eight branches and left
the country in 2002.
Now a new documentary, “¿Por qué quebró McDonald’s en Bolivia?”,
explores why McDonald’s failed. Filmmaker Fernando Martinez focuses
on social and cultural aspects to explain the company’s lack of
success. “Culture beat a transnational, globalized world,” he said.
Here’s
the movie trailer.
Yes, it’s in Spanish, but I think you’ll get the general idea
from the pictures without needing to follow the dialog.
Or here’s
another version with even less dialog and some English subtitles.
Continue reading → 
Back at the end of March at
a river conference in Roswell, Georgia,
I was interviewed for a podcast.
Here’s
the audio,
and here’s the blurb they included:
John S. Quarterman was born and raised in Lowndes County, where he married his wife Gretchen. They live on the same land where he grew up, and participate in local community and government.
NPS talks with Quarterman and his observations on starting and strengthening a Withlachoochee Riverkeeper organization at Georgia River Network‘s 2012 Weekend for Rivers.
WWALS is an advocacy organization working for watershed conservation of the Willacoochee, Withlacoochee, Alapaha, and Little River Systems watershed in south Georgia and north Florida through awareness, environmental monitoring, and citizen advocacy.