By Renzo Abruzzese, Brujula Digital: The current electoral scenario goes beyond the mere impression of a disordered party system or the classic factional struggle for power. What we are witnessing is a much more complex phenomenon: the collapse of the architecture of political representation and participation that, despite its historical limitations, had provided a minimum…
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Neither the COB nor the Government know what it means to produce | Ni la COB, ni el Gob saben que es producir
Editorial, El Deber: Wage increase: hypocrisy and electoral calculation President Luis Arce is in campaign mode. And his decisions are tainted by a desperate search for votes. The polls released so far show that his chances of re-election are minimal, and he knows it—just as he knows that the tools of power (decrees and resolutions)…
The Mutual Annulment of the Opposition | La anulación mutua de la oposición
By Guido Añez Moscoso, Eju.tv: Last night, I took part in El Búnker as a guest invited by Virginio Lema. Believe me, I left deeply worried about the political situation. While these are not scientific polls with technical specifications, regional vote weighting, or statistical data that reflect the real state of the electorate, the reaction of the…
Elections in August? | ¿Elecciones en agosto?
By Carlos Toranzo Roca, Brujula Digital: To approve the most recent Constitution, Evo Morales agreed that he would not be a candidate in the next presidential election; this is written in a transitional article of that Magna Carta. He did not keep his word. During his presidency, the legal hectares of coca cultivation almost doubled,…
80% of the population will NOT receive the salary increase, yet we pay double for bread | 80 % de la población NO recibirá aumento salarial, sin embargo pagamos pan al doble
By Marisol Alvarado, Vision 360: President of Cainco says 80% of the population does not receive the salary increase but does pay more for bread This Monday it was announced that the increase to the National Minimum Wage will be 10%, raising the amount from Bs 2,500 to Bs 2,750, while the base salary will…
The Popularity of “Social Justice” | La popularidad de la “justicia social”
By Antonio Saravia, Vision360: Feelings matter, they are real, and they cannot be dismissed in the process of social construction. Ignoring them, especially in the political process and the development of economic policies, can be fatal for the building of a society that grants increasing freedoms to the individual. I have often criticized in this…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 