By Carlos Toranzo, Brujula Digital: When Rodrigo Paz came to power, the COB, the social movements, and the “moral reserve” of society were in ruins, carrying on their shoulders the stigma of corruption and the collapse of values. By repealing Supreme Decree 5503, the government reinvented the COB; it brought a dead organization back to…
Category: Social Unrest
Democracy vs Narco-Terrorism | Democracia vs Narcoterrorismo
By Antonio Saravia, Vision 360: The Battle of Good Against Evil The government of Rodrigo Paz is probably the worst option we could have chosen after MAS. Rodrigo Paz has more than proven himself to be the worst president we could have elected after MAS. He never had the capacity to carry out the deep…
Banana Crisis Deepens | Se agrava la crisis bananera
By Eju.tv: Banana Grower Reports Bs 500 Daily Fine for Not Attending Blockades and Reports Million-Dollar Losses in Chapare Road restrictions have already forced the disposal of more than 100,000 banana bunches, equivalent to about 80 truckloads, due to the inability to ship them to their main export market, Argentina. While the social conflict and…
New Social Contract | Nuevo contrato social
By El Dia: Faced with the collapse of the institutional order in Bolivia, some Bolivians will begin asking themselves: with whom is it worth signing the new social contract? An entrepreneur, for example, may rightly conclude that the taxes paid to the State—which are supposed to guarantee the production, transportation, and trade of goods—are being poorly spent,…
Road Blockaders: “They Must Go to Jail” | Bloqueadores: “Deben ir presos”
By El Deber: “They Must Go to Jail”: Productive Sector Demands Prison Sentences for Those Responsible for the Road Blockades Photo: APG Exporters, agricultural producers, and transport operators warn that the country is facing economic losses, unemployment, and risks to food security. They are demanding prison sentences for those responsible for the blockades that left…
No a la Impunidad por Muertes en Bloqueos | No Impunity for Blockade Deaths
By ANF, Eju.tv: Heavy Transport Sector Rejects COB’s Bid for Immunity and Demands Accountability for Deaths of Three Drivers During Road Blockades The executive secretary of the Heavy Transport Sector of Potosí, Nelson Valle, rejected the idea that the Bolivian Workers’ Central (COB) should make dialogue conditional on receiving guarantees against criminal prosecution for offenses…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 