Editorial, El Dia: There Is a Need to Save the Country Bolivia is on the brink, and the worst part is that it continues moving toward the abyss. This is neither rhetoric nor catastrophism: it is a diagnosis confirmed by the numbers, the conflicts, and recent history. The current government inherited a country in ruins—hollowed…
Category: Social Unrest
A Crash, A Mob, A Collapse | Un accidente, una turba y un colapso
Pensamientos Bolivianos: Hércules FAB-81: el accidente que expuso una cadena de negligencias y el derrumbe de todas las defensas La tragedia del 27 de febrero en El Alto dejó 24 muertos, más de 40 heridos y un cargamento de 17,1 millones de billetes nuevos disperso entre cadáveres y turbas; dos meses después, las investigaciones confirman…
CHIPPED APART | ASTILLADOS
By Oscar Antezana: The conclusion of the gubernatorial elections, in which ruling-party leaders won in two of the country’s nine governorships, in some way reflects the discontent after six months of Paz Pereira’s administration. The delayed reforms that have been announced for months also create discouragement. Or the fact that commitments are signed with international organizations…
COB: Organized Parasitism | Parasitismo Organizado
Editorial, Bolivian Thoughts: BOLIVIA’S LABOR DAY: A CELEBRATION OF PARASITISM Every May 1, Bolivia is subjected to the same tired spectacle: marches, firecrackers, threats, anti-American slogans, and a fresh round of wage demands from the Bolivian Workers’ Central, the COB. This year has been no different. Once again, the COB has taken to the streets…
Unrest Tests Paz’s Fragile Start | La conflictividad pone a prueba el frágil inicio de Paz
By Germaine Barriga, Vision 360: Laserna: Social unrest may be due to expectations surrounding Paz’s arrival in government, the heavy burden inherited, and the economic crisis However, he does not rule out that behind the conflicts taking place in the country there may be actors interested in weakening him and, in that way, aspiring to…
Anti-Blockade Law, a Must | Ley antibloqueos, una necesidad
By Unitel: The Eastern Transport Chamber asks the Government for an anti-blockade law The Eastern Transport Chamber is asking the central government for an anti-blockade law in light of the multimillion-dollar losses generated by this form of pressure [Reference image] / Road blockade on the Santa Cruz–Trinidad highway The president of the Eastern Transport Chamber,…
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