Editorial El Deber: The three blows of masismo before saying goodbye Not even on their last day could MAS assembly members prioritize the country’s stability over their insatiable thirst for revenge. The approval of the “Exceptional Law for the Deferral of Loan Payments,” as seasoned economists had warned and opposition deputies emphasized, opens the door to a…
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Decline of MAS | Ocaso del MAS
Editorial, El Diario: Struggle for Subnational Power and the Decline of MAS The 2026 subnational elections will be a complex and decisive scenario, as the recent shift in power at the national level and the internal divisions within the main political blocs create a landscape in which the power of mayorships and governorships will serve…
The jailer of MAS and the world of freedom | El carcelero del MAS y el mundo de libertad
By Diego Ayo, Brujula Digital: The most dramatic thing about masismo is not the corruption, the cynicism, the ineptitude; no, in truth, the most destructive thing about masismo is and has been the blocking of history. The most recognized leaders of this party, which governed for almost two decades, are not only ideologues of 21st-century…
Five deaths the government can’t explain | Cinco muertes incómodas para el poder
By Paulo Lizárraga, Vision 360: With the death of Judge Lea Plaza, there are now five “key deaths” in controversial cases connected to the government of Luis Arce With the death of the former judge of Coroico is added the “key witness” of the ABC case, Felipe Sandy; the former intervener of Banco Fassil, Juan…
The Indigenist Imposture Collapsed | Se derrumbó la impostura indigenista
By Carlos Toranzo, Brujula Digital: The MAS’s discourse, prior to the 2005 elections, had nothing indigenist about it — nor did its organic intellectuals. The left-wing NGOs, which were practically all of them, pushed a revolutionary nationalist program, anti-U.S. imperialism, anti-private enterprise, defending nationalizations of natural resources, promoting a state-run economy, betting on corporatist-style social…
Luis Arce and the fear of facing the public | Luis Arce y el miedo a dar la cara
By El Dia: Luis Arce does not want to face the public. His decision not to attend the transfer of power to president-elect Rodrigo Paz is not a mere protocol gesture — it is a silent confession. He knows he will not be met with applause, but with boos; not recognition, but reproach. Perhaps he…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 