El Dia: Luis Arce has once again compared himself to Hernán Siles Zuazo. The first time he did so was when he assumed office in 2020, promising a responsible government staffed with capable individuals, focused on austerity and productivity. The second comparison came a few days ago, finding him defenseless, without proposals, and without ideas…
Tag: authoritarianism
We Lost the Freedom to Use Our Money | Perdimos la libertad de usar nuestro dinero
By Juan Carlos Fortún, El Deber: Due to Lack of Dollars, Banks Implement Limits Ranging from $34 to $300 for Online Purchases Eight banks were consulted, of which five have biweekly limits while the others vary between weekly and monthly. Specialists see detriments to small and medium enterprises. The dollar shortage in Bolivia is causing…
The State Must Prosecute Morales and García Linera | El Estado deberá enjuiciar a Morales y García Linera
Brujula Digital, El Diario: The National Committee for the Defense of Democracy (Conade) asserted that following the decision by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) regarding case 13,546, related to the events at the Hotel Las Américas in 2009, the Bolivian state will have to prosecute former President Evo Morales, who ordered the operation…
Politics and Values | Política y valores
By Renzo Abruzzese, El Deber: What was the trajectory of social and political disaster in Bolivia? A controversial and complicated question, but we could attempt an answer. Since the mid-20th century, Bolivia’s political and social trajectory largely aligned with the phenomena that shook, for better or worse, the entirety of Latin American countries. We could…
Social Movements in Crisis | Los movimientos sociales en crisis
Editorial, El Diario: For approximately 20 years, populist concepts have proliferated in our country with the primary aim of dividing the population and making them believe, for instance, that it was essential to initiate a “process of change,” which implied not repeating the mistakes of previous governments vilified for not professing socialist ideology. However, gradually,…
Corruption and the masista “moral reserve” | La corrupción y la “reserva moral” masista
By Andrés Gómez V., Brujula Digital: Corruption Like Never Before —How’s it going, boss?—greets the official with an air of power to his victim. —What’s up, sir?—the victim responds with some fear—. I had to take the document from my dad’s house and leave it because the lady wouldn’t lend it to me just like…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 