Monica Briançon, Los Tiempos: Sons of the sewer I was going to title this article “Sons of the great Bolívar”, in homage to the 198 years of the independence of Bolivia, which is celebrated every August 6. But I doubt that the Liberator is proud of his children. So, I prefer to change their name…
Tag: authoritarianism
A Bolivia of owners, not proletarians | Una Bolivia de propietarios, no proletarios
Jaime Dunn, El Deber: Popular Capitalism: A call for a Bolivia of owners, not proletarians There is a powerful bond that unites us as Bolivians, a common interest that arises spontaneously, without coordination or obligation. It is as if an invisible force organized us and prompted us to act individually and collectively. This common interest…
The taking of Santa Cruz | La toma de Santa Cruz
Humberto Vacaflor Ganam, El Diario: Just as Russia views the Ukraine as part of its territory, Chapare strategists see Santa Cruz as their land of expansion, or their backyard. The strategy includes attitudes typical of the most aggressive imperialisms, although the details of this operation are known only to a few people from Santa Cruz….
Poverty and politics | Pobreza y política
Editorial, El Dia: The cocalero [coca grower] Morales has just made a criminal confession in Argentina. In a forum for leftist activists, he said that the rich do not need to do politics because they already have money and that it is the poor who should take power because they need resources to improve their…
What happened to the national coat of arms? – ¿Qué sucedió con el escudo nacional?
Manfredo Kempff, El Deber: Now that we are approaching August 6, the date of the birth of the Republic, we start to think about whether the Plurinational State has achieved its objective of getting rid of it and we see that it is making very little progress in its purpose, because it is facing the…
Against illegal mining and deforestation | Contra la minería ilegal y la deforestación
ANF, Correo del Sur: The welcome sign for visitors. | El cartel de bienvenida a los visitantes. Route to get to the Madidi Park checkpoint. | Recorrido para llegar al puesto de control Del Parque Madidi. Park ranger Remberto Chihuapuri explains to visitors about the biodiversity of the protected area. | El guardaparque Remberto Chihuapuri…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 