By Valentina H. Rubin de Celis, El Pais: Between Caregiving and the Informal Economy Between 70% and 85% of women work in the informal economy, meaning they lack job stability, health insurance, and retirement contributions. The situation becomes even more difficult when motherhood is added to the equation. Care Work Is Essential, Yet Invisible More…
CNI: Blockades = Million Losses => Reactivation Plan | Bloqueos = Pérdidas Millonarias => Plan de Reactivación
By César del Castillo, El Deber: CNI estimates losses of $2.5 billion due to blockades and proposes a reactivation plan CNI proposes emergency plan to overcome the crisis caused by blockades The National Chamber of Industries warned that the 42 days of conflict have hit production, employment, and exports. The sector proposes tax relief, credit,…
How to apply justice to those who despise it | Cómo aplicar la justicia a quienes la desprecian
By Enrique Velazco, Vision 360: Perhaps it is not much for those who earn Bs 45,000 per month, but if instead of 100 lawsuits, 1,000 or more legal cases are initiated against them, it is very likely they would not be very inclined to repeat the attempt in the future. Walter Guevara (“How to End…
La Paz: Day 40 of Suffocation When protest turns into crime | Día 40 de asfixia Cuando la protesta se transforma en crimen
By Francesco Zaratti: La Paz, 06/10/2026. This edition is aimed specifically at our international subscribers seeking to understand the crisis unfolding in Bolivia. La Paz, the seat of government, has been held hostage for 40 days by a protest movement that has crossed the line into violence and ruthlessness. It all began with a general strike…
Lauca Ñ Fuels Blockades | Lauca Ñ alimenta los bloqueos
By Germaine Barriga, Vision 360: Social Conflict While Argollo tries to distance himself from Morales and the road blockades, logistical and financial support continues to arrive from Lauca Ñ Despite efforts by the top leader of the Bolivian Workers’ Central (COB), Mario Argollo, to portray the road blockades as being sustained solely by the resources…
Lies About the Indians: The Invasion | Mentiras sobre los indios: la invasión
By Juan José Toro, Brujula Digital: Like the vast majority of Bolivians, I was taught in school that the Spaniards invaded us around 1532; they enslaved our Indian ancestors, colonized them, and kept them in that condition until the War of Independence, when they were defeated and expelled. That is why it was a shock…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 