Story by The Real News Network, picture at the end from the internet: August 13, 2019 The race for Bolivia’s presidency has begun and Evo Morales, has a good chance of winning, if voters forgive him for the term limits controversy. Linda Farthing discusses the situation in Bolivia Story Transcript GREG WILPERT: Welcome to The Real…
Category: Social Unrest
The slow agony of Bolivian natural gas
Humberto Vacaflor writes in El Diario, graph from the internet: Memories of the present Slow agony of gas It is sad to attend a funeral when some of the relatives are partying. Some cultures usually do the party, but after the burial. Before the death nobody does parties. What would the dying say. And that…
Bolivian Sociopolitical/Economics 101 – Miraculous populism: discourse and reality
Eric Cardenas writes in El Diario, picture from the internet: In these months the permanent electoral campaign of more than thirteen years of the government of “masista populism” has been increased, around the president who governs us three continuous periods, against what is provided by the Political Constitution of the State (written by and for…
Preventing violence
Britta Wiemers and Henry Cervantes report for Development and Cooperation: Socialization Violent behaviour is learned. It is reinforced by patriarchal structures and a belief in male superiority. A civil-society organisation in Bolivia is taking preventive action by making young people reconsider gender roles. Violence is not an innate biological characteristic; it is learned – like…
Five cases show that drug traffickers rule in Bolivia
Nelson Peredo reports for La Prensa: Until August, at least five cases of drug trafficking showed that this illicit business continues to rule in Bolivia. The investigation about Pedro Montenegro, the Candia-Castedo clans (in Beni) and Copa (in El Alto), the Paolo Lumia case, the police officers detained with cocaine in Oruro and the narco…
American Airlines dropping flights to Bolivia.
AP reports for Yahoo news, picture from the internet: LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — American Airlines says it’s dropping service to Bolivia, joining several other international carriers that have recently left. The airline says the three daily flights to Miami will halt on Nov. 27. Airline spokesperson Luren Ruotolo says the step was taken for…
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