Fighting for Democracy: A Lesson From Bolivia

Jacquelyn Kovarik reports for The New Republic: Fighting for Democracy: A Lesson From Bolivia Evo Morales has done remarkable things for his country. But now, he is rejecting term limits—and Bolivians are taking to the streets to stand up for the rule of law. On Monday more than 25 opposition groups flooded the streets of…

evo’s announcement of a second Christmas bonus payment is “irresponsible”

I strongly support Mr. Dehne’s declaration, evo is highly irresponsible! On the other hand Mr. Dabdoub’s remarks are very mild, as if he only wanted to thank this government for the ethanol’s venture …  Bolivia needs strong and clear messages to the fading “leadership” of evo’s autocrat ruling. The above opinion belongs to Bolivian Thoughts….

How could we describe what really means to Be Bolivian?

Pagina Siete rightfully describes who we are: In the sights Be Bolivian We Bolivians are hard-working, enterprising people, of fortitude [ñeque], as they say in La Paz. But, just as we have that virtue, we are owners of a horrible defect: we do not like to comply with the law. All generalization is bad, but…

The Bolivian National Museum of Art celebrates its 52 years

Pagina Siete reports: The National Museum of Art celebrates its 52 years The National Museum of Art, dependent on the Cultural Foundation of the Central Bank of Bolivia, will inaugurate tomorrow two exhibitions of recovery of the country’s artistic heritage, in two-dimensional formats in painting and contemporary photographs of recent acquisition and other collections of…