Mauricio Ochoa writes in El Diario: The MAS foreign media lobby The Movement to Socialism (MAS) has launched a smear media campaign against the government of Jeanine Áñez in international media linked to the left, such as Page12 in Argentina, Gap in Uruguay, Telesur in Venezuela, La Jornada in Mexico, and others. The task is…
Category: Politics
Dear Bernie, dear Harvard boys
Juan Antonio Morales writes in Pagina Siete: It’s hard to get mad at Senator Bernie Sanders, with his somewhat eccentric uncle figure. Unfortunately, they have abused his nobility, as the Chapulín Colorado would say, by having him sign a letter, along with some of his co-religionists, referring to a country he does not know. Crazy…
Lawmakers push toxic disinfectant as Covid-19 treatment in Bolivia, against Health Ministry’s warnings
Radina Gigova reports for CNN: (CNN) The US and Brazil aren’t the only countries where political leaders have appeared to contradict the advice of medical experts. In Bolivia, several lawmakers are fighting to recognize a toxic cleaning agent as a Covid-19 therapy, even as health officials warn it could be deadly. In the city of…
Bolivia: A pivotal moment for Populism and the pandemic response
Evan Ellis reports for The Global Americans: The landlocked South American nation of Bolivia does not often receive much attention from Washington. But as the region struggles with the health, economic, security, and political impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, however, the possible return of leftist populism in Bolivia–and its implications for the region—has raised alarms. On…
October is better for the elections – Está mejor octubre para las elecciones
Carlos Toranzo writes in Pagina Siete: October is better for the elections The coronavirus is ravaging Bolivia. As of July 27, there are more than 69,429 infected, about 2,583 dead; the recovery rate of the sick is very low, it does not exceed 31%. Months ago we saw heartbreaking scenes in Guayaquil, Bolivia is not…
Strikes must be conscious acts – Huelgas deben ser actos conscientes
Editorial from El Diario: Strikes must be conscious acts The pernicious custom of arranging strikes even for trivial “reasons”, as many labor entities do, seriously damages the country, uselessly paralyzes it and even destroys the little hope of achieving development. However, there is an effort to determine stoppages and strikes without valid reasons or just…
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