By Sayuri Loza, Brujula Digital: A few days ago, in light of the Bicentennial, I was invited to give talks about what Bolivia was like at its birth… we were born more or less as we are now, with our main product—silver—in marked decline, a phenomenon that had already been felt since the mid-18th century….
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Mario Vasquez: Kansas City’s new city manager | Nuevo administrador municipal de Kansas City
By Mike Hendricks, The Kansas City Star: Immigrant who ‘worked my ass off’ is chosen to lead Kansas City government Mario Vasquez is Kansas City’s new city manager, overseeing a workforce of more than 4,000 and virtually every city service from the water and fire departments, the city’s convention center, street maintenance and real estate…
Auction of Acronyms | Subasta de siglas
By Alfonso Gumucio Dagron, Brujula Digital: For more than a year now, ink has been spilled over the general elections scheduled for August 17, 2025, while I’ve tried to bite my tongue until the end, certain that this is a country of surprises: every week—and sometimes every day—there’s a new one, usually unpleasant and discouraging….
Lessons from the Blackout | Lecciones del Apagón
By Francesco Zaratti: On April 28, from 12:30 p.m. until after midnight, much of the Iberian Peninsula suffered a power grid Blackout (with B) that had consequences similar to a natural disaster, albeit without casualties. In the absence of a final report, you already have a precise idea of what happened and why it happened. …
$ 1 dollar projected to be at Bs 20 in November | Proyectan que dólar se ubique en Bs 20 en noviembre
By El Diario: Will the dollar reach Bs.20 in Bolivia? This is what the banks are projecting (10:07) [watch the video and select English} Por El Diario: ¿El dólar llegará a Bs.20 en Bolivia? Esto proyecta la banca (10:07) [vea el video] https://www.eldiario.net/portal/2025/05/09/el-dolar-llegara-a-bs-20-en-bolivia-esto-proyecta-la-banca-1007/
Doubts About the Elections | Dudas sobre las elecciones
By Manfredo Kempff Suárez, El Diario: Of course, I’m not the one to save the upcoming elections. In fact, I’ve never been a real politician—the kind who doesn’t sleep because of meetings, who sits for ten hours listening to comrades say the same things with some minor variation. I used to admire Banzer’s patience while…
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