By Melvy Ruiz, El Diario, Eju.tv: Observers warn of desperation within the ‘evismo’ movement to keep their leader relevant and support his aspirations to participate in the general elections as the candidate of the blue party. Rejecting the announcements of social upheaval made by leaders of the ‘evista’ wing within the Movement for Socialism (MAS), national…
Category: Social Unrest
What are we going to live off of? | ¿De qué vamos a vivir?
Editorial, El Dia: This very question was asked several times by the coca grower Morales. Once, when he sought to initiate oil exploration in national parks without the permission of indigenous peoples. Another time, when he justified the slash-and-burn farming that destroyed millions of hectares in Santa Cruz, Beni, and Cochabamba. He also said something…
Gold Mining: A State-Sanctioned Scourge in Bolivia | Minería de oro: un flagelo autorizado por el Estado en Bolivia
By María Fernanda Ramírez, InSight Crime: Bolivia is in the midst of a gold rush caused by record gold prices and growing international demand. This gold rush has been facilitated by permissive mining regulations that blur the line between legal and illegal. The spread of mining throughout the country and the broader Amazon in the last…
MAS is a criminal organization | El MAS es una organización criminal
By Mónica Briançon Messinger, El Potosi: Dirty “suicides” Dirty panorama. Disgusting. Heart-wrenching. There’s no possible explanation for two former national authorities to have “decided” to end their lives, leaving behind a letter declaring themselves not guilty. The first case shook the Bolivian public opinion. It affected, causing intense media tremors, but then, as always, it…
MAS admits to having gone bankrupt! | ¡MAS admite haber quebrado!
El Diario: The gas has run out and the Government “does not have money” The President of the State, Luis Arce Catacora, publicly admitted yesterday that “the gas has run out” and that his government no longer has the resources to meet the demands of the population. He insisted that “the right” and the “evista”…
Economy in bankruptcy | Economía en quiebra
Editorial, El Dia: The Economist is the most prestigious specialized publication in the world. Major billionaires, the most serious governments, and leading global companies make decisions based on its articles and opinions. Luis Arce cannot dismiss them as mere “opinion makers” and “doomsayers,” as he often labels those who have been talking for years about…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 