Jaime Dunn, El Deber: Popular Capitalism: A call for a Bolivia of owners, not proletarians There is a powerful bond that unites us as Bolivians, a common interest that arises spontaneously, without coordination or obligation. It is as if an invisible force organized us and prompted us to act individually and collectively. This common interest…
Category: Crime and Violence
The taking of Santa Cruz | La toma de Santa Cruz
Humberto Vacaflor Ganam, El Diario: Just as Russia views the Ukraine as part of its territory, Chapare strategists see Santa Cruz as their land of expansion, or their backyard. The strategy includes attitudes typical of the most aggressive imperialisms, although the details of this operation are known only to a few people from Santa Cruz….
Poverty and politics | Pobreza y política
Editorial, El Dia: The cocalero [coca grower] Morales has just made a criminal confession in Argentina. In a forum for leftist activists, he said that the rich do not need to do politics because they already have money and that it is the poor who should take power because they need resources to improve their…
Crime and impunity | Crimen e impunidad
Editorial, Los Tiempos: The direct threat made against a journalist from Santa Cruz by a person who identified himself as a member of a family linked to drug trafficking is a serious warning of the risk that hangs over the entire country —and not only for information workers— as result of the incessant expansion of…
The killer instinct of MAS – El instinto asesino del MAS
Editorial, El Dia: In the last seven months, Bolivia has witnessed the relentless and authoritarian hand of the State, directed against opposition leaders and human rights activists. It is alarming to see how democracy and respect for fundamental rights are being overwhelmed by the Movement for Socialism (MAS), which seeks to annihilate its opponents to…
La Amazonía boliviana está ardiendo | Bolivia’s Amazon is burning
Boston Globe: Una vez fue sumidero de gases de efecto invernadero, la selva tropical, convertida en tierras de cultivo por la agricultura de tala y quema, se está convirtiendo rápidamente en una fuente para ellos. Por Maja Prijatelj Videmšek y Matjaž Krivic Los bosques tropicales de Bolivia están siendo destruidos a un ritmo superado solo…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 