By Guido Añez, Eju.tv: I just watched the debate among five presidential candidates, and I’m glad that after so many years, there’s finally a discussion of ideas. I believe some aspects need to be refined to make the debate less tedious and unproductive. You can’t group together candidates who, according to the same network’s own…
Month: July 2025
Bolivia has remained a lower-middle-income country for 37 years, despite the gas boom | Bolivia lleva 37 años estancada como país de ingreso medio bajo, pese al boom del gas
By Ernesto Estremadoiro, El Deber: The country remains stuck in the World Bank ranking / Photo: Ricardo Montero Since 1987, Bolivia has remained in the lower-middle-income category, according to the World Bank. While neighbors like Peru and Paraguay climb positions, the country still hasn’t broken through the development ceiling. In 1987, Bolivia was classified as…
Motorless Carts: A Beloved Tradition Among the People of La Paz | Cochecitos sin motor: tradición adorada por los paceños
By El Diario: A truly local activity that brings families together through the handcrafted creation of vehicles and promotes healthy competition. In La Paz, “motorless carts” refers to a local tradition of racing gravity-powered vehicles, relying on the participants’ skill rather than motors. These races are a popular and cherished event among the people of…
The expensive banquet of Artificial Intelligence | El costoso banquete de la Inteligencia Artificial
By Francesco Zaratti: There is no free lunch, says an old adage of economists. And in the case of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the menu is not only salty, but astronomically expensive. Every economic enterprise consumes energy, but technological megaprojects devour enormous amounts of it, measured in “Terawatt hours” (1 “Tera” means 10 to the power…
UNIVERSAL VALUES: FREEDOM? | VALORES UNIVERSALES: ¿LA LIBERTAD?
By Oscar Antezana: It seems the world—cultures and societies—is changing faster and faster. Definitions or degrees of acceptance of freedom, solidarity, democracy, respect, equity, and security, among others, are not the same as they were, at least, 40–50 years ago. For Western countries, in general, freedom is a universal right—if not the primary one; but…
Two Flags, One Heart: A Life Between Bolivia and the United States | Dos Banderas, Un Solo Corazón: Una Vida entre Bolivia y Estados Unidos
A Personal Tribute: Bolivia and the U.S. on the Fourth of July The Fourth of July has always held special meaning for me. Not only for what it represents to the United States—its independence, its founding ideals—but because it reminds me how deeply my life has been shaped by both that nation and my own,…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 