By El Diario: Growth Index Does Not Reflect Reality the Government Wants to Conceal “We are the second fastest-growing economy in the entire region, like it or not, no matter who it hurts.” Or “they want to make people believe that there are no dollars.” These are two statements from the President, Luis Arce Catacora,…
Tag: authoritarianism
Morales/Arce: dos caras de una misma moneda | two sides of the same coin
By Carlos Toranzo Roca, Brujula Digital: In his 14 years in power, Evo Morales had a two-thirds majority in Parliament and benefited from the boom in commodity prices exported by the country, especially gas, whose reserves increased due to the economic policies of previous “neoliberal” governments. The executive branch took control of the legislative, judicial,…
Journalists Screwed Over | Periodistas jodidos
By Juan José Toro, Brujula Digital: This May 10th will be one of the worst days for Bolivian journalists since the date was instituted as such. For us, who live to inform people, the issue is more than evident, as it is felt in our stomachs and pockets. On April 29th, the Center for Labor…
What will the social movements do? | ¿Qué harán los movimientos sociales?
Editorial, El Dia: The MAS (Movement for Socialism) is not experiencing a division, but a diaspora, a dispersion of the political mafias that have integrated it in recent years since they came together in 2005 to ride the populist wave that later coincided with the biggest feast in Bolivia’s history, thanks to the boom in…
Banks Limit Operations in Dollars to Electronic Cards | Bancos limitan operaciones en dólares a tarjetas electrónicas
El Diario: Despite announcements by government authorities regarding the provision of dollars, banks have placed limits on transactions in US currency to cards, a situation that prevents citizens from making their electronic payments for contracted services. Protests from users have spread on social media as they are prevented from carrying out their operations. Furthermore, they…
Is This the End of an Era? | ¿Final de ciclo?
By Ronald MacLean-Abaroa, El Deber: In an unlikely turn of events, the presidential spokesperson for Luis Arce Catacora has announced, following a detailed analysis, the end of the cycle of the so-called “Process of Change” that gave rise to the Plurinational State and its “communitarian model”. In essence, Jorge Richter has certified the failure of…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 