By Oscar Antezana Malpartida: If you agree, share this with your groups and contacts. We can make a difference! We are all aware that Bolivia is not only facing an economic crisis. Institutionally, the country is shattered, and socially, it is fractured and impoverished. The UDP era pales in comparison. But the first obstacle to…
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Jorge Valda was kidnapped, political persecution enforced by the masismo! | ¡Jorge Valda fue secuestrado, persecución política del masismo!
By Fernando Chavez, Vision 360: Detention Jorge Valda is transferred to La Paz and Camacho demands an end to the “persecution” Carmen Arista, the lawyer’s wife, described the police action as “a kidnapping.” Fernando Camacho also denounces this “kidnapping” to both national and international public opinion. Lawyer Valda at Viru Viru airport in Santa Cruz…
Jaime Dunn: Proposes an opposition coalition without traditional politicians | Plantea una coalición de oposición sin la participación de los políticos tradicionales
By Boris Bueno, Eju.tv: He states that beyond the political banner, what’s needed is a permanent coalition that can satisfactorily respond to the needs of the people. Economist Jaime Dunn, announced by Acción Democrática Nacionalista (ADN) as its presidential pre-candidate, is proposing a coalition of opposition politicians—but without the presence of traditional figures who have…
An Angry Country | Un país emputado
By Hernán Terrazas E., Brujula Digital: As the saying goes, “these guys never learn,” and the worst part is that, with their outsized ambitions and egos, they played with the expectations of a citizenry that, once again and reluctantly, tried to give them a chance despite so many past instances where things didn’t work out….
The Mass-Man Is Everywhere | El hombre-masa está en todas partes
By Oscar Antezana Malpartida, El Dia: In his book The Revolt of the Masses (1927), José Ortega y Gasset analyzes how modern society has given rise to the “mass-man,” an individual who enjoys the benefits of civilization without acknowledging the efforts required to bring it into being. This man loses sight of where everything originates. According to…
Dunn and Paz, in the shadow of egos | Dunn y Paz, a la sombra de los egos
By Marcelo Ugalde, Eju.tv: While the usual suspects continue to hog the microphones, resignations, and betrayals, two figures have remained on the sidelines of the central circus of Bolivian politics—two youngsters of just 57 years old. I’m talking about Rodrigo Paz Pereira and Jaime Dunn, who could well represent an alternative, something different for the…
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