We have been experiencing blockades, strikes, riots. University students against police; community people in Potosi fighting against each other (Mallku Khota). In sum, a total anarchical chaos. The following cartoons serve to deflate stress and bring humor to our reality: This is from El Diario, May 9, 2012: At a crossroad that signals chaos and…
Category: Environment
Bolivian Macroeconomics 101: Foreign debt continues to rise and fewer investments arrive
Despite disdaining remarks on economic reality and ‘appearance’ of success, current government’s failures are becoming increasingly harder to hide. Yandira Toledo writes for El Dia: The debt continues rising, offsetting the investment in the country. According to the report in the monthly State of the external debt of the Central Bank of Bolivia from January 1…
Bolivia to repeat the failures of Venezuela…
This news is written by Roberto Mendez and appears in El Dia, it reports the reaction of one of the so-recent-opposition-and-former-ally of current government. I believe that its a dangerous political move of MSM if they really want to amend their former mistakes when they were part of current government. We have witnessed Venezuelan failures…
La Paz citizens may be coming back to their senses… at last!!!
La Paz was the melting pot of Bolivia and economic center for many, many years. Its beautiful, despite the chaos that their citizens have to endure, mainly because of the political protests, strikes and blockades as it is the political center of our beloved country. In the turmoil of 2003 and 2005, La Paz consolidated…
Great international news for our natural resources and sustainable development!
Countries adopt global guidelines on tenure of land, forests, fisheries Historic international agreement on how tenure and access rights to natural resources key to food production should be handled A female farmer in Uganda. Women face particular hurdles in securing land rights. 11 May 2012, Rome – In a landmark decision the Committee on World Food…
TIPNIS facing “dirty war” lets show our support!!
Current government continues to put pressure against the 9th protest-walk in defense of the TIPNIS, this cartoon is from El Dia, May 10, 2012: Title “how it costs to defend nature…” As you see the TIPNIS’ defenders uphill struggle (literally) while the police is restraining them; right behind them the coca growers with their relentless…
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