By Erbol: THE CURRENT ONE HARMS THEM Microentrepreneurs prepare labor law proposal based on the premise that payment should be tied to production Leader Guillermo Chávez explains the characteristics of the proposal. The microenterprise sector is drafting a new Labor Law that adapts to modern times and production methods, because it believes the current regulation…
Category: Politics
Bolivia’s Long Socialist Decline | Setenta años de socialismo y decadencia boliviana
Editorial, Bolivian Thoughts: Broken by Statism Bolivia’s economic collapse did not begin with Evo Morales or the MAS. The roots go much deeper. Since the 1952 National Revolution, generations of Bolivian politicians have embraced different versions of socialism, state control, and economic populism. The promise was always the same: more equality, more justice, more prosperity…
The Other Side of the Anger Over Law 1720 | La otra cara del enojo con la Ley 1720
By German Huanca, Urgente.bo: The repeal of Law 1720 is not an act of justice toward peasants or indigenous people: it is a political operation. Behind the chorus of voices clamoring against this law hide three interests that have little to do with the well-being of the rural sector — leaders of the CSUTCB and…
Cheap Power, Low Wages | Energía Barata, Salarios Bajos
By ElPais.bo: “Borrowed Light: Bolivia’s Energy Crossroads,” Part 2 Cheap Energy, Low Wages: The Hidden Cost of Electricity Subsidies While Bolivia maintains the lowest electricity rates in South America, average wages are up to three times lower than in Chile or Uruguay. Energy subsidies do not reduce poverty: they reproduce it by concealing the real…
Rodrigo Paz: Nothing Changes After Six Months | Va un semestre y no pasa nada relevante
By Brújula Digital: The Good, the Bad and What Remains Pending: Five Analysts Break Down the Government’s First Six Months According to specialists, the positive lies in stability and hope for change; the negative in the lack of real solutions and poor political management. What remains pending is tackling structural changes. Edmand Lara and Rodrigo Paz at their…
Protecting the Narcos | Protegiendo a los Narcos
By Carlos Corz, Vision 360: In Chapare, roadblocks set up to prevent transfer of seized drugs and detainees; Vice Minister Justiniano sees “protection for crime” Two police officers were injured. Drug-processing facilities were destroyed, and vehicles along with a considerable quantity of controlled substances were seized. One of the drug factories raided during Operation Chameleon….
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 