By Hernán Terrazas E., Brujula Digital: As the saying goes, “these guys never learn,” and the worst part is that, with their outsized ambitions and egos, they played with the expectations of a citizenry that, once again and reluctantly, tried to give them a chance despite so many past instances where things didn’t work out….
Parallel dollar exchange rate reaches Bs13.44 and is close to doubling the official rate | Cotización del dólar paralelo llega a Bs13,44 y está cerca de duplicar al cambio oficial
By Erika Ibáñez, La Razon: According to data from the BCB, the USDT cryptocurrency issued by the company Tether Limited and used as a reference for transactions reached a selling rate of Bs 13.43 on Wednesday. The lack of dollars in the country has been a problem dragging on since 2023. On Wednesday, April 9,…
The Mass-Man Is Everywhere | El hombre-masa está en todas partes
By Oscar Antezana Malpartida, El Dia: In his book The Revolt of the Masses (1927), José Ortega y Gasset analyzes how modern society has given rise to the “mass-man,” an individual who enjoys the benefits of civilization without acknowledging the efforts required to bring it into being. This man loses sight of where everything originates. According to…
82% of Bolivians rate the economy as “very weak” | El 82% de los bolivianos califica a la economía como “muy débil”
By Brujula Digital, El Diario: Ipsos Ciesmori Poll A recent public opinion study conducted by the polling firm Ipsos Ciesmori reveals a troubling mood in Bolivia: only 7% of the population believes the country is heading in the right direction, a figure well below the global average of 37%. In regional comparison, countries like Argentina…
Lithium: the uncertainty | Litio: la incertidumbre
By Juan Jose Toro, Vision 360: In theory, lithium is an energy source that will replace fossil fuels, so the business isn’t just worth millions, but billions of dollars. In Potosí, we’ve gone from placing our hopes for economic development on the potential of the Uyuni Salt Flat to feeling a distressing uncertainty about the…
Dunn and Paz, in the shadow of egos | Dunn y Paz, a la sombra de los egos
By Marcelo Ugalde, Eju.tv: While the usual suspects continue to hog the microphones, resignations, and betrayals, two figures have remained on the sidelines of the central circus of Bolivian politics—two youngsters of just 57 years old. I’m talking about Rodrigo Paz Pereira and Jaime Dunn, who could well represent an alternative, something different for the…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 