president rafael correa has been concentrating power around his government after being reelected to ard term. now correa's leadership and popularity is threatened by grassroots and indian movements that oppose his drive to make mining a main source of revenue for ecuador. >> [speaking spanish] >> ecuador faces a tough dilemma. should its natural resources be exploited on a large industrial scale? or should they be preserved for the sake of the environmental protection? according to this analyst, mineral riches are the only means to finance health, education, and public works, so necessary for the development of the country. >> [speaking spanish] >> [speaking spanish] 06/05/23 06/05/23 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] amy: from new york, this is democracy now! pres. biden: the only way american democracy can function is through compromise and consensus. that is what i work to do as your president. to forge five person agreement where possible and where it is needed. amy: president biden addresses the nation just before setting a bipartisan bill to suspend the debt ceiling t