By Carlos Toranzo, Brujula Digital: The MAS’s discourse, prior to the 2005 elections, had nothing indigenist about it — nor did its organic intellectuals. The left-wing NGOs, which were practically all of them, pushed a revolutionary nationalist program, anti-U.S. imperialism, anti-private enterprise, defending nationalizations of natural resources, promoting a state-run economy, betting on corporatist-style social…
Category: Social Unrest
Racism Unmasked After the Runoff | Racismo sin máscara tras el balotaje
By Romina Saavedra, Opinion: DEBATE BETWEEN THE PLURINATIONAL AND THE REPUBLICAN The fall of Tuto and the hangover of hatred: without the ‘Masista’ on stage, racism makes a feast After the runoff election, social media was flooded with messages against Indigenous people, peasants, and the left. Sociologist Luciana Jáuregui explains that a battle has opened…
Bolivia: Requires US$6 billion to confront the crisis | Requiere $us 6.000 millones para encarar crisis
By El Diario: According to Jubileo Foundation analyst Given the grave crisis Bolivia faces, estimates from Jubileo Foundation economic analyst René Martínez indicate that at least 6 billion dollars per year are required for fuel imports, debt payments, the return of foreign currency to the financial system, as well as to undertake an exchange-rate policy…
Luis Arce and the fear of facing the public | Luis Arce y el miedo a dar la cara
By El Dia: Luis Arce does not want to face the public. His decision not to attend the transfer of power to president-elect Rodrigo Paz is not a mere protocol gesture — it is a silent confession. He knows he will not be met with applause, but with boos; not recognition, but reproach. Perhaps he…
Damage to the press | Daños a la prensa
By Juan José Toro, El Deber: Events showed almost immediately that, in reality, Morales viewed as an enemy any press he could not control. That gathering concluded that the media were interfering in society and had built a “siege” against the president. That led to cross-consultations to determine who made up that siege — but…
Cientos protestan en Bolivia por la nueva elección presidencial | Hundreds protest in Bolivia over new presidential election
Por Vijesti: Bolivia es un país con una de las mayores reservas de litio del mundo y se encuentra en la peor crisis económica de las últimas cuatro décadas. Detalle de una calle de La Paz, Foto: Reuters Anoche, varias centenas de personas protestaron en La Paz contra la elección del nuevo presidente de centroderecha,…
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