Ronald MacLean-Abaroa, El Deber: Since childhood, we learn that our destiny depends on an extraordinary, superhuman figure who will come into the world to save us, but will do so according to our obedience to their will. From Christianity to other religions, we venerate the ideas of submission, obedience, and dependency. This is the conservative…
Lack of Institutionalism | Falta de institucionalidad
Carlos Toranzo Roca, Brujula Digital: We lost the War of the Pacific in 1879 because Bolivia had a weak state that did not have a presence throughout its territory, feeble institutions; whereas Chile had developed a vigorous state with stronger institutions than those in Bolivia. Scholars of Bolivian reality affirm that there has never been…
Floods wreak havoc in three departments of the country | Riadas causan estragos en tres departamentos del país
El Diario: The rainfall recorded in recent days caused the overflowing of several rivers that severely affected the inhabitants of several municipalities in the departments of La Paz, Cochabamba, and Santa Cruz, with the city of La Paz being the most affected with the fatal toll of one person deceased and considerable material damage. The…
Arce and his ministers | Arce y sus ministros
Editorial, Los Tiempos: There have been eight changes —all partial— in the cabinet of ministers of President Luis Arce in the three years and four months he has been in office as head of state. During that time, 13 authorities were replaced in eight, more than half, of the 17 ministerial portfolios. Although four of…
General crisis of the Plurinational State | Crisis general del Estado Plurinacional
Editorial, El Diario: The so-called Bolivian Plurinational State has reached a general crisis, that is, in economic, political, ideological, and moral levels. For this reason, today it finds itself in a dead end, it has hit rock bottom, which cannot help but cause a feeling of anguish and bewilderment in the majority of the national…
Environment: five pending measures | Medio Ambiente: cinco medidas pendientes
Tatiana Castro E., Los Tiempos: Urge the Ministry of the Environment to comply with five pending measures Environmentalists see five urgent tasks to be fulfilled by the Ministry of the Environment to mitigate environmental damage in the country: safeguarding protected areas, repealing fire-promoting laws, eradicating illegal mining in the Amazon basin, combating deforestation, and protecting…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 