In 2010, I spent some time in Potosi, Bolivia. While there I interviewed mining families and worked as a third-class miner for two days. Potosi's story altered my perception of the world - it should perhaps be for socioeconomics what Easter Island's story is for sustainability. Yet, a survey of the major Australian and international media outlets over the past five years revealed that Potosi was only mentioned in the context of violent strikes, in…
