By Peter Millard – Sergio Mendoza, Bloomberg, Eju.tv: How a series of mistakes ruined a socialist success story in Latin America Bolivia, once a natural gas powerhouse, now faces an economic crisis after years of miscalculations and unsustainable policies. For years, Bolivia was considered the Latin American socialist country that achieved a rare combination of…
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Pulgarcito, the anteater who burned all four of his paws, is successfully recovering | Pulgarcito, el oso hormiguero que se quemó las cuatro patas, se recupera con éxito
By Fernando Chavez, Vision 360: This “young honey bear” was rescued by the Santa Cruz Governor’s Office amidst the forest fires. Pulgarcito, with his bandaged paws during the recovery process. Photo: Video screenshot The anteater Pulgarcito, who was rescued from the forest fires in the Candelaria area, San Matías Municipality of Santa Cruz, with all…
evo: The Fall of a Myth | La caída de un mito
Editorial, El Dia: The cocalero Morales always prioritized his external image over the support of Bolivians themselves. He was right to do so, as it was the OAS that, after many years of complicity, withdrew its support in 2019, “trapped” him with an audit, and exposed the massive fraud that sparked popular outrage. The rest…
Pititas 101: Political persecution and a collapsing MAS | Persecución política y un masismo que se desploma
By Juan Carlos Veliz, Eju.tv: How did Bolivia’s so-called “Revolution of the Pititas” end up in a terrorism trial? The oral trial that was to begin today in a court in the city of La Paz was postponed until October 17 because the Penitentiary Regime did not transfer the main defendants in the case. The…
Laws in the country must be followed unconditionally | Leyes en el país deben ser cumplidas sin condiciones
By Erbol, El Diario: “Masistas” threaten new blockades Former president Evo Morales’ failure to attend the hearings related to allegations against him for statutory rape and human trafficking, coupled with threats of unrest from his supporters if he is detained, led to criticism from Jerges Mercado, a “Arcista” faction deputy within the Movimiento al Socialismo…
What MAS Didn’t Take Care Of | Lo que el MAS no cuidó
By Francesco Zaratti, Brujula Digital: According to President Luis Arce, the disaster of MAS’s energy policy is due to “not taking care of the nationalization.” In fact, the president criticized the preceding governments (omitting that he was the “super minister” of the economic sector), which were focused on monetizing the gas reserves inherited from liberal…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 