By Marisol Esthela Alvarado Flores: Conade calls to return to the roundabouts in Santa Cruz and joins the mobilization of trade unions and transport workers A march of Conade members. Photo: RRSS (referential) The National Defense of Democracy Council (Conade) called on Thursday night to return to the roundabouts in the capital city of Santa…
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MAS Cheap Politicking 101 – Politiquería barata del MAS 101
By Manfredo Kempff, El Deber: Race or Power? From the predominantly indigenous Upper Peru and later independent Bolivia, a progressively more mestizo nation emerged over time, with some cities where an important Criollo patronage of Hispanic lineage existed and dominated. Without statistics at hand, it can be estimated that at the beginning of the last…
Carlos Medinaceli: The Pain of Being Bolivian | El dolor de ser boliviano
By Ignacio Vera de Rada, Los Tiempos: Medinaceli: The Pain of Being Bolivian I finished reading “Let’s Dare to Be Bolivian: Life and Correspondence of Carlos Medinaceli” (Bolivian Popular Library of Last Hour, 1979) by Mariano Baptista Gumucio. I read Medinaceli at La Salle, when Prof. Nigma gave us “La Chaskañawi”, but it’s certainly different…
¿Quo vadis Bolivia?
By Antonio Saravia, Brujula Digital: To the precipice. Yes, for our infinite misfortune, the country is walking, almost running, towards a deep abyss. At this point, there are no doubts about Arce and his cronies’ objective. It is clear that they are not interested in democracy, the economy, or the ordinary people suffering the crisis…
Let our forests not burn again | Que nuestros bosques no vuelvan a arder
Editorial, El Deber: Between the months of June and October, climatic conditions associated with winds and drought, combined with human activities, trigger forest fires that affect Bolivia almost every year, resulting in severe and immeasurable damage to the environment and its rich biodiversity. A recent report from the Ministry of Environment and Water warns of…
The TSE announces that it will call on parties to decide whether to prioritize primaries or judicial elections | El TSE anuncia que convocará a partidos para definir si se prioriza las primarias o las judiciales
By Juan Carlos Véliz, Cadena A, Eju.tv: The members of the electoral body will also propose the modification of the law for judging high state officials so that they are tried in a trial of responsibilities for their actions during the exercise of their duties. Video: Electoral Tribunal (TSE) official, Tahuichi Tahuichi, announced that this…
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