By Oscar Antezana: More than once I have stated that this government was born with two cardinal sins: the lack of a government plan and Lara as vice president. The current unrest is a direct consequence of both sins. Paz wants dialogue. Dialogue about what? He has no proposal or concrete plan. How can reforms…
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Foreign Activists Fuel Bolivia’s Conflict | Activistas extranjeros avivan el conflicto boliviano
By Milton Condori, Vision 360: Interference Former Ambassador to the OAS Says the Government Must Expel Foreigners Engaging in “Political Activities” in Bolivia Jaime Aparicio stated that there are foreigners who “entered as tourists” into the country, but are actually carrying out “political activities” and affecting national security through the positions they express. Sebastián Copello…
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…
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…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 