evo continues to be an egocentric autocrat, he cares little about the health system in Bolivia! Excerpts from El Diario follows: … As of a 35-day strike by the health sector, evo does not relinquish since his egocentricity is greater than any desire to govern for all! … • 32 physicians who are in a…
Evo Morales, Economic Success Can Never Justify Autocracy
Bolivian Thoughts opinion: evo is an autocrat, an ochlocrat, I agree with the author of this article. However, what I strongly disagree is that author suggests evo’s “economic success” … I only ask, what happened with over $160 billion dollars during the last twelve years? revenues from our commodity exports have not created ANY single…
Bolivian Christmas 101: Rag dolls and brass cars: how about those times!
Ivone Juarez writes for Pagina Siete: Rag dolls and brass cars: how about those times! The children of the 40s and 50s remember Christmas back then and say that it was full of faith. Some molded Jesus in clay and others went out to worship him. A rag doll or a brass truck were the…
Bolivian health professionals continue to protest against new criminal code
Katy Dartford reports for Euronews: Bolivian health professionals continue to protest against new criminal code Protesters are demanding the repeal of a new law which would penalise medical professionals who cause health or bodily harm through negligence or malpractice. [to watch the video, please use the link below] Clashes erupt in La Paz as protesting…
Bolivia: 17 injured in violent clashes during medical student protest
Bolivian Thoughts opinion: Bolivian physicians have tried for the last 30 days to stop an irrational central government regulation that basically could send any Bolivian professional: to lose his professional license, his savings and freedom, in cases of shady “malpractices.” The populist, demagogue government of the coca caudillo has purposely going after the physicians to…
In Bolivia’s bellwether city, anger at Morales grows
Caroline Stauffer, Daniel Ramos report for Reuters: In Bolivia’s bellwether city, anger at Morales grows EL ALTO, Bolivia (Reuters) – In El Alto, a former shantytown high in the Andes that has mushroomed into Bolivia’s second-largest city, students and professors are growing disenchanted with Evo Morales, the leftist president their protests helped put in power…
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