By René Martínez / Fundación Jubileo, Erbol: Economic indicators show a very complicated outlook, the result of a crisis that began to take shape more than a decade ago. Solutions will not be immediate, and the population must be prepared to endure tough adjustment measures that will help stabilize the economy while seeking to reduce the…
Category: Social Unrest
From the “Dunn bloc” and Chi’s farewell, to the “fusion or legal trick” plan | Del “bloque Dunn” y el adiós de Chi, al plan “fusión o chicana”
By Miguel V. de Torres, El Pais: Political Chronicle of the Week While the opposition takes irreversible positions, in the popular bloc the possibility of Andrónico’s sole candidacy remains open, but so does a legal purge that would leave only Arce’s MAS standing. A week of many definitions comes to a close, paving the way…
Auction of Acronyms | Subasta de siglas
By Alfonso Gumucio Dagron, Brujula Digital: For more than a year now, ink has been spilled over the general elections scheduled for August 17, 2025, while I’ve tried to bite my tongue until the end, certain that this is a country of surprises: every week—and sometimes every day—there’s a new one, usually unpleasant and discouraging….
Doubts About the Elections | Dudas sobre las elecciones
By Manfredo Kempff Suárez, El Diario: Of course, I’m not the one to save the upcoming elections. In fact, I’ve never been a real politician—the kind who doesn’t sleep because of meetings, who sits for ten hours listening to comrades say the same things with some minor variation. I used to admire Banzer’s patience while…
Candidates focus more on campaigning than on proposals | Candidatos se enfocan más en campañas que en propuestas
By El Diario: Population demands debates Questioning the fact that none of the current presidential candidates are considering the urgent economic measures that must be taken if they assume government, national assemblyman for La Paz, Miguel Roca, pointed out that opposition political leaders are focused on their campaigns, while debate and the presentation of programs…
Indigenous Territory is crossed by 180 illegal gold mining rafts | Territorio Indígena está atravesado por 180 balsas auríferas ilegales
By Cejis, Erbol: MADRE DE DIOS RIVER CEJIS: Multiethnic Indigenous Territory II is crossed by 180 illegal gold mining rafts Along the 183 kilometers of the Madre de Dios River that cross the Multiethnic Indigenous Territory II (TIM II), 180 out of 203 active gold mining rafts operate illegally in unauthorized areas. Only 22 are…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 