Carlos Toranzo writes in Pagina Siete: Informality and resilience in the pandemic In Bolivia the development pattern has always been primary exporter and it seems that it will continue to be; all bets on industrialization have failed. The mentality of Bolivians, of the political authorities, of businessmen and of the popular sectors is extractivist, together…
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MAS and the ideology of death – El MAS y la ideología de la muerte
Renzo Abruzzese writes in Pagina Siete: MAS and the ideology of death One of the ideological arguments that the regime of Evo Morales and his front-line ideologue, Álvaro García Linera, deployed most strongly settled in his rejection of modernity, that period of human evolution marked by rationality and scientific reason. For them it was a…
Candidates, what is the plan? – Candidatos, ¿cuál es el plan?
Editorial from El Deber: Candidates, what is the plan? The electoral race has begun. The calendar is underway and, although the campaigns are scheduled for the end of July, they have already started and, for now, are based on the adversary’s discredit rather than on the competition for proposals to be carried out during the…
President’s Áñez dilemma …
Editorial from El Dia (versión español más abajo): Áñez, between the candidacy or the failure of her administration In recent days, questions have arisen regarding the candidacy of Jeanine Áñez to continue presiding over the State, once her transitional government is over, if she wins the general elections scheduled for September 6. Those criticisms arose…
The economy is bad, but not so bad – La economía está mal, pero no tan mal
Rolando Morales writes in Pagina Siete: The economy is bad, but not so bad The economy ended battered in 2019, so it was expected to have a bad year in 2020, in addition to the pandemic that plagues the entire world. However, the evolution in the first quarter was not as bad as feared: according…
The worst time has not yet come – Aún no ha llegado el peor momento
Editorial from El Deber: The worst time has not yet come Covid-19 infections in Bolivia broke a record on Monday, June 22. The official report of the Ministry of Health reported 1,105 across the country and 47 deaths in a single day. In Santa Cruz there are no less than half a thousand in each…
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