The coca/cocaine violent and illegal business no longer damages the health and lives of people abroad but also inside our beloved country. It does not only damage our labor force and families but also has reinforced the overseas stereotype that all Bolivians traveling are smuggling cocaine. The following cartoons show how society perceives not only…
Tag: democracy in peril
Bolivian government to lose control of the Congress/Assembly…
After the violent police aggression to the TIPNIS protest-walk group, current government decisions and prestige are going down the hill, at a very fast rate… this time the government is trying to undo the law that protects the TIPNIS park and indigenous territory from a road. Well, the indigenous groups of the lowlands have decided…
Coca production benefits…
Coca and cocaine production revenues benefits a few of the of the ruling government and much less the former “allies” of the social movements and workers who supported current president at the time of the overthrown of previous presidents. Much of those former allies took part in strikes and blockades who made this government successful…
Bolivian presidential doubts…
A fine article written by Humberto Vacaflor G. and published in HoyBolivia.com: President Evo Morales speaks in public every day, more than once, but hates journalism. Like that, there are other conflicting attitudes of his excellency that should concern everyone, because supposedly he rules for everyone, not just for the coca growers. On Monday he met…
Say NO to the SOPA!!!
If you want to know more about why Mafalda and I are against the SOPA, please read tomorrow’s post! January 17, 2012.
Why current Bolivian president travels so much??!
This attitude has become evident for years, every time there were problems, demonstrations and even casualties this president was away from country. In this cartoon, El Diario, January 15, 2012. The vice-president greets current president: “..how lucky you are “evito” [little Evo] you just got here from abroad and other trips are waiting for you…!”…
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