Civic Warning Over Blockades | Alerta cívica por los bloqueos

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…

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…

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…