Editorial, El Deber: Once again, history repeats itself with the Government and the Bolivian Labor Confederation (COB) agreeing on a 5.85% increase to the national minimum wage and a 3% increase to the basic wage, in a negotiation that excluded the business sector, which had previously requested a salary freeze due to the country’s difficult…
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evo and the Victimhood Ideology | evo y la Ideología de la Victimización
By Diego Ayo, El Deber: To jail with the Camba terrorists! The ideology that Evo Morales staunchly defended is called victimhood. He wasn’t right-wing, he wasn’t left-wing: he was a victim. “They have done to me, they have said to me, they have offended me.” That’s the axis of his discourse. Did you commit fraud,…
Urgent Call to Presidential Candidates | Llamado urgente a los aspirantes a la presidencia
This call is not a desperate plea for opposition unity. On the contrary, it presents presidential hopefuls with a clear and concrete roadmap to achieve a feasible goal: determining which of them has the best chances of defeating the MAS. This call is directed at two groups. It addresses opposition pre-candidates hoping to win the…
Ideological Warfare: Unveiling MAS Tactics | Guerra Ideológica: Revelando las Tácticas del MAS
By Jhonny Vargas, El Diario: The MAS Strategy He who tells us the truth, even if bitter, is sincere and respectful of the individual and the country. He who flatters us, deceives and harms us, is interested in dominating and exploiting us, seeking to do so with a nation. This is serious because the consequences…
The international community and democracy in Bolivia | La comunidad internacional y la democracia en Bolivia
By Andres Gomez, Vision 360: The European Economic Community, the Latin American community, and the democratic countries of the world should take seriously the signals from the Arce government. President Luis Arce greeted, in a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 30, the antidemocratic actions of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro. It wasn’t…
The Politics at the Core of MAS | La política en el eje del MAS
By Ilya Fortún, Brujula Digital: It’s been a year now since we’ve been living in a different country than we were accustomed to for almost three decades, yet the social situation doesn’t reflect the new conditions. Gone is the illusion of an economy shielded with sustained growth, based on emerging middle classes enjoying the fruits…
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