Editorial El Deber: It’s important to recognize that the scarcity of dollars is not a recent phenomenon, but this situation, which has worsened in recent months, provokes uncertainty in the business sector and the population at large. The repercussions of this issue are diverse and range from difficulties in conducting imports to limitations on access…
Tag: Ochlocracy
Is This the End of an Era? | ¿Final de ciclo?
By Ronald MacLean-Abaroa, El Deber: In an unlikely turn of events, the presidential spokesperson for Luis Arce Catacora has announced, following a detailed analysis, the end of the cycle of the so-called “Process of Change” that gave rise to the Plurinational State and its “communitarian model”. In essence, Jorge Richter has certified the failure of…
There is nothing left to steal | Ya no queda con qué robar
By Oscar Antezana Malpartida, El Dia: El biodiesel: another example of the MAS model The model didn’t work, nor was it going to work because there was no investment. The economy grew because exports increased due to a rise in international prices like never before in history. As there was no investment in previous years,…
What are we going to live off of? | ¿De qué vamos a vivir?
Editorial, El Dia: This very question was asked several times by the coca grower Morales. Once, when he sought to initiate oil exploration in national parks without the permission of indigenous peoples. Another time, when he justified the slash-and-burn farming that destroyed millions of hectares in Santa Cruz, Beni, and Cochabamba. He also said something…
Who is really Luis Arce? | ¿Quién es realmente Luis Arce?
By Puka Reyesvilla, Brujula Digital: Manual of the Perfect Tilín Originally, the nickname “Tilín” was given with an obvious derogatory connotation. The precedent is a short video of a boy whom a voice (the face of whom is not seen) encourages, increasingly enthusiastically, to perform a series of antics. It is clear that it refers…
Was nationalization worth it? | ¿Valió la pena la nacionalización?
By Henry Oporto, El Deber: This May 1st, as MAS factions celebrate a new anniversary of the 2006 hydrocarbon nationalization, the country’s demeanor will be different: instead of approval and enthusiasm, a face of frustration and discouragement will likely emerge. The era of illusions has passed; worries and fears now prevail. With the perspective of…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 