By Erbol: CRUCEÑIDAD ASSEMBLY Pro Santa Cruz Committee Accuses Protesters of “Coup,” “Food Genocide,” and “Terrorism” Cochamanidis asks the Government to enforce the law. The Pro Santa Cruz Committee denounced on Monday a “coup” against the Government, as well as acts of “terrorism” and a “food genocide” allegedly carried out by mobilized sectors maintaining road…
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Change or Collapse | Cambio o Colapso
By Brújula Digital: Ronald MacLean Recommends Renewing the Cabinet to Advance the Change of Model The former minister revived a controversial phrase attributed to Paz Estenssoro: “Hopefully people like you, even better if they respect you. But if they neither like nor respect you as a government, then they must fear you.” Ronald MacLean on…
Bolivia: No Puede Gobernarse Mediante la Política del Asedio | Cannot Govern Itself Through Siege Politics
Editorial, Pensamientos Bolivianos: La Constitución boliviana no establece un “veto callejero” sobre gobiernos elegidos democráticamente. Establece una república democrática regida por elecciones, sucesión constitucional, separación de poderes y procedimientos institucionales. Esa diferencia importa hoy, cuando sectores de la Central Obrera Boliviana (COB) y organizaciones aliadas llaman abiertamente a la renuncia del presidente Rodrigo Paz apenas…
The Other Side of the Anger Over Law 1720 | La otra cara del enojo con la Ley 1720
By German Huanca, Urgente.bo: The repeal of Law 1720 is not an act of justice toward peasants or indigenous people: it is a political operation. Behind the chorus of voices clamoring against this law hide three interests that have little to do with the well-being of the rural sector — leaders of the CSUTCB and…
Rodrigo Paz: Nothing Changes After Six Months | Va un semestre y no pasa nada relevante
By Brújula Digital: The Good, the Bad and What Remains Pending: Five Analysts Break Down the Government’s First Six Months According to specialists, the positive lies in stability and hope for change; the negative in the lack of real solutions and poor political management. What remains pending is tackling structural changes. Edmand Lara and Rodrigo Paz at their…
Fuel Shock Ahead | Se Viene el Shock del Combustible
By Oscar Antezana: Cheap Gasoline That Could End Up Being Very Expensive The global energy crisis has entered a critical phase. What is happening today in the Persian Gulf is not just another conflict: it is the epicenter of a historic disruption in oil supply. And Bolivia, although geographically distant, is dangerously exposed. The trigger…
