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…
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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…
Saving Bolivia Before Collapse | Salvar a Bolivia Antes del Colapso
Editorial, El Dia: There Is a Need to Save the Country Bolivia is on the brink, and the worst part is that it continues moving toward the abyss. This is neither rhetoric nor catastrophism: it is a diagnosis confirmed by the numbers, the conflicts, and recent history. The current government inherited a country in ruins—hollowed…
CHIPPED APART | ASTILLADOS
By Oscar Antezana: The conclusion of the gubernatorial elections, in which ruling-party leaders won in two of the country’s nine governorships, in some way reflects the discontent after six months of Paz Pereira’s administration. The delayed reforms that have been announced for months also create discouragement. Or the fact that commitments are signed with international organizations…
COB: Organized Parasitism | Parasitismo Organizado
Editorial, Bolivian Thoughts: BOLIVIA’S LABOR DAY: A CELEBRATION OF PARASITISM Every May 1, Bolivia is subjected to the same tired spectacle: marches, firecrackers, threats, anti-American slogans, and a fresh round of wage demands from the Bolivian Workers’ Central, the COB. This year has been no different. Once again, the COB has taken to the streets…
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