🚨 URGENT: Unjust Detention of Juan Yucra! This is an attack on the right to protest. Today [08/28/2024], the government of Luis Arce has once again demonstrated political persecution by detaining the heavy transport leader, Juan Yucra, one of the leaders of the 36-day strike for the 2024 Census. Juan was taken to the FELCC…
Tag: government failures
Without Direction and Rudder | Sin norte y sin timón
Editorial, El Dia: In his desperation to find effective solutions to combat the economic crisis, Luis Arce constantly changes his mind. One day he insists that everything is going well and accuses the opposition of fabricating problems; the next, he acknowledges some difficulties, attributing them to the international context or to sabotage by the right-wing….
Textile workers: “We are not producing; we are at zero; all the workshops have stopped” | Textileros: “No estamos produciendo, estamos cero, todos los talleres han parado”
By Omar Pereyra, Eju.tv: Héctor Arratia, a textile worker, reported that they are no longer making clothing because the cost of raw materials has increased by 50%, affecting around a thousand workers. He also mentioned the government’s failure to conduct inspections where the fabric is sold. “Unfortunately, since the price of fabric increased, we are…
Protected Areas at Risk Due to Uncontrolled Fire Spread | Áreas protegidas en riesgo por avance del fuego sin control
El Diario: Legislator Questions Bureaucracy of Authorities The fire continues to spread uncontrollably in the eastern region of the country. According to data from the Governor’s Office, two million hectares of forest areas have burned in the department of Santa Cruz in the last two months. Meanwhile, in other regions, the fires have affected nearly…
The intellectual left and its Mea Culpa | La izquierda intelectual y su Mea Culpa
By Alfonso Gumucio Dagron, Brujula Digital: Blues and Light Blues Two decades ago, an overwhelming majority of my generation with a history in the so-called “left” of that time was dazzled by Evo Morales and idolized him. I never fell for it. Before he assumed his first government in 2006, I published articles in which…
In times of crisis, (in)competence becomes evident | En momentos de crisis se hace evidente la (in)capacidad
By Cecilia Vargas Vásquez, Brujula Digital: The house of cards is collapsing, not due to external factors, but due to clear inefficiency and even negligence in governmental administration. The “fortress” built since 2006, or perhaps earlier, considering all the tantrums and speeches before Morales came to power, lacks solid foundations, proper materials, and both its…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 