By Manfredo Kempff, El Diario: It would be the height of absurdity if, under the government of Rodrigo Paz, the same thing happened as what occurred during Jeanine Añez’s administration. Even more so because this time the MAS, as a party, was wiped off Bolivia’s political map. Unless, of course, we were mistaken and the…
Category: Drug war – narcotraffick
Rodrigo Paz approval falls | Caída de aprobación de Rodrigo Paz
By Aldo Aguilera, El Dia: Rodrigo Paz approval drops 13 points in six months and 56% believe the country is heading in the wrong direction Ipsos Ciesmori confirms a deterioration over six months, with rising disapproval and falling support. El Alto becomes the most critical focus for the president, with rejection exceeding citizen support. Approval…
Bolivia entre ruinas | Bolivia Among the Ruins
Editorial Pensamientos Bolivianos: Bolivia ya no enfrenta solo una crisis económica. Enfrenta algo más inquietante: un país donde la violencia, la impunidad y el crimen comienzan a sentirse normales. En apenas los últimos meses se han multiplicado asesinatos, ajustes de cuentas ligados al narcotráfico, sicariato, zonas tomadas por economías ilegales y una creciente sensación de…
Bolivia Is Not Held Back by a Lack of Work, but by a System That Lives Off Disorder | Bolivia no está frenada por falta de trabajo, sino por un sistema que vive del desorden
Editorial Pensamientos Bolivianos: Hay una escena demasiado común en Bolivia: un ciudadano entra a una oficina pública para resolver un trámite sencillo y termina atrapado entre sellos, formularios, fotocopias, observaciones, filas y ventanillas. Lo mandan a otra institución, luego a otra, luego a volver mañana. Cuando finalmente cree haber reunido todo, descubre que falta un…
COB’s Strike Fizzles Before It Starts | El paro de la COB se desinfla antes de arrancar
By El Diario: Agreement Lifts Yungas Road Blockade COB Strike Rejected as Bolivia Demands Stability The call by the Bolivian Workers’ Center (COB) for an indefinite nationwide general strike with mobilizations was rejected by strategic sectors across the country. Truckers, informal merchants, civic platforms, and the Pro Santa Cruz Committee all publicly refused to join…
Bolivia Held Hostage by Blockades | Bolivia rehén de los bloqueos
By Diego Ayo, Brujula Digital: Why Do the COB and Other Actors Keep Blockading? The media speaks of social actors on the move—miners, peasants, teachers, COB leaders—with the same revolutionary tone heard at the beginning of the millennium. It would seem we are talking about the same actors. They are not. Those earlier marchers moved with an…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 