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…
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Corruption and the masista “moral reserve” | La corrupción y la “reserva moral” masista
By Andrés Gómez V., Brujula Digital: Corruption Like Never Before —How’s it going, boss?—greets the official with an air of power to his victim. —What’s up, sir?—the victim responds with some fear—. I had to take the document from my dad’s house and leave it because the lady wouldn’t lend it to me just like…
What We Expect | Qué esperamos
By Oscar Antezana Malpartida, El Dia: In 2025, we have an opportunity to change the course of Bolivia, but the victory in the elections must be overwhelming to have an absolute majority in the Assembly. Otherwise, it will be very difficult to make the reforms that Bolivia needs. That is why it is important for…
The Disarray | El desbarajuste
By Manfredo Kempff Suárez, Eju.tv: The government has been claiming that a “soft coup” is underway to end its administration and that it has sufficient evidence to support this claim. We don’t know if the president and his cabinet are confusing the terms and instead of a “soft coup,” what they see is the gradual…
The Popular Discourse | El discurso popular
By Renzo Abruzzese, El Deber: Throughout the 20th century, the national left considered that all the nation’s ills were associated with class interests. Given that the vast majority of the people experienced chronic poverty as a result of the existence of an anti-national oligarchy, the universal reference point ended up being the people. Everything that…
Joining forces? The opposition won’t even consider it | De unirse, la oposición, ni hablar
By Ronald MacLean-Abaroa, El Deber: Except for a few exceptions, if there’s one thing the established opposition politicians don’t want to talk about, it’s joining forces to face the challenge of defeating MAS in the 2025 election, which they clearly won’t achieve individually. Their “political advisors” have been repeatedly telling them for nearly fifteen years…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 