Can Nobel Prizes help us understand Bolivia? | ¿Pueden los premios Nobel ayudarnos a entender Bolivia?

By Elizabeth Jiménez Zamora, Brujula Digital: Acemoglu, Johnson y Robinson/Nobel Prize The nomination for the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics brings fresh perspectives to debates about economics and how to address economic crises, challenging the notion of leaving the economy and social welfare exclusively to the market. It’s likely that so-called “libertarian” economists haven’t delved…

The Limit of Immorality | evo | El límite de la inmoralidad

By Carlos Toranzo, Brujula Digital: It seems that Evo Morales has reached the threshold of immorality, and his crimes should now be judged. We say this cautiously, in the realm of possibility, because given the way Bolivian justice operates and the political entanglements within public administration, his crimes could still go unpunished. Analyzing it abstractly,…

evo: “Financed by Drug Trafficking, Acts Against the Country” | “Financiado por el narcotráfico, actúa contra el país”

Brujula Digital: Bolivians Denounce to the International Community that Morales, Financed by Drug Trafficking, Acts Against the Country They also denounce the “incompetence” of current President Luis Arce to restore internal order in the country amidst blockades that have caused massive losses for businesses and hardships for the general population. Evista Blockade. Photo: ABI Bolivian…

The Power of the Defeated | El poder de los vencidos

By Renzo Abruzzese, Brujula Digital: Evo Morales finally called for an end to the blockade, no doubt persuaded by the overwhelming public rejection that the measure generated across nearly every segment of Bolivian society. Furthermore, the confrontation (at least on a rhetorical level) revealed that the “evista” vision of power has become anchored only among…

“Evista” Mobilization Allegedly Funded by Drug Trafficking | Señalan que movilización “evista” es financiada por el narcotráfico

By El Diario: “Radical” Leadership Targeted Amid the insistence of “evista” leadership on maintaining blockades in various parts of the Tropics region, Andrés Flores, a legislator aligned with the “arcista” faction of the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS), claimed that allies of Evo Morales are financing their mobilizations with funds from drug trafficking. Speaking to the…

Inspection in the Kari Kari Basin, in Potosí, reveals illegal mining activity | Inspección en la cuenca de Kari Kari, en Potosí, evidencia actividad minera ilegal

By Marisol Alvarado, Vision 360: Denouncement The inspection was carried out in coordination with the Mother Earth Secretariat of the Potosí Governor’s Office. A view of the surroundings of the Kari Kari basin. Photo: screenshot from Azucena Fuertes’ video. An inspection by Potosí departmental assembly member Azucena Fuertes at the Kari Kari basin, where the…