By Oscar Antezana Malpartida, El Dia: In recent days, the editorial notes of the digital newspaper El Día reflect with disillusionment on the population’s preferences for Bolivia’s next president. I believe that the majority of the population, including many friends, also feel frustrated and don’t know what to do. There are things to do—many, in fact. We…
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Freud in the Casa del Pueblo | Freud en la Casa del Pueblo
By Renzo Abruzzese, Brujula Digital: An interview with a high-ranking official from YPFB, directly responsible for the supply of gasoline and diesel in the country, allowed us to witness an unprecedented event. While the interviewer showed him the immense lines of cars and all kinds of vehicles, pump after pump, the official insistently maintained that…
National Emergency Amid Total Crisis | Emergencia nacional ante una crisis total
Editorial, El Diario: The Bolivian people are not only victims of a severe economic crisis—caused by the lack of U.S. dollars for essential imports, the abrupt rise in food prices, agricultural product shortages, inflation, and a wave of protests and strikes by trade organizations—but also face an alarming increase in traffic accidents on the country’s…
The MAS Vote Exists | El voto del MAS existe
By Carlos Toranzo Roca, Brujula Digital: Many opposition candidates act as if the MAS were dead. They believe that society never wants to see another MAS candidate again. They assume that, given the depth of the crisis, the majority of the population rejects candidates from that political sector. They argue that the MAS’s poor governance…
Bolivia: Evolución de la política sobre criptomonedas | The evolution of crypto policy
Por SK Arora, Coin Telegram: De la prohibición a la adopción: La evolución de la política sobre criptomonedas en Bolivia REGULACION CRYPTO Puntos clave Bolivia ha tenido una relación turbulenta con las criptomonedas. En 2014, el país impuso una estricta prohibición del uso de criptoactivos, citando preocupaciones sobre la estabilidad financiera y la protección del…
Urgent structural reform needed to curb inflation in the country | Urge reforma estructural para frenar la inflación en el país
By El Diario: Analysis by Fundación Jubileo The administration of the state by the Movement for Socialism (MAS), despite the economic crisis it has been dragging since 2020, has not reduced spending, a situation that will cause serious difficulties for the next government. Therefore, a structural reform to curb inflation in the country is a…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 