By Carlos Dabdoub Arrien, Eju.tv: The Bolivian state has adopted various styles of government in the past hundred years. Some of them have been known as liberalism, nationalism, military dictatorship, neoliberalism, or populism. However, none of them have adequately resolved the country’s economic, political, social, and cultural situation, to the point where, nowadays, people speak…
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The State is neither Evo nor Lucho | El Estado no es ni Evo ni Lucho
Editorial, El Deber: “I am the State,” is the phrase attributed to Louis XIV, the absolutist king of France, when he imposed his power with a heavy hand against any rebellion attempt. Four hundred years later, another politician acts under the same logic: Evo Morales, who claims that marching to impose his own candidacy is…
Incendiary laws with police repression, arrest of an activist | Leyes incendiarias con represión policial, captura de activista
Brujula Digital: March against incendiary laws faces harsh police repression, they use tear gas and arrest an activist Demonstration marched through the city’s main streets. Photo: APG Hundreds of activists mobilized on Wednesday night in the city of La Paz, demanding action against the fires that have devastated nearly four million hectares of forests and…
The MAS “deliberates” in the streets | El MAS “delibera” en las calles
By Bajo el penoco, El Dia: The confrontation between the two factions of the MAS has entered its most critical and decisive phase: control of the streets through the use of violence. This was demonstrated on Tuesday in front of the Legislative Assembly, where followers of Luis Arce and supporters of the coca grower Morales…
Survivors of the fire: A urina, a honey anteater, lizards, and birds | Sobrevivientes del fuego: Una urina, un oso hormiguero melero, lagartos y aves
By Unitel; Omar Pereyra, Eju.tv: Fires in Santa Cruz: A urina, a honey anteater, lizards, and birds among the survivors of the fire Due to the forest fires, some animals perish in the flames while others manage to escape but are left with injuries. These are some of the animals rescued by the Santa Cruz government…
Madidi National Park: Our Home at Risk | Parque Nacional Madidi: Nuestro hogar en riesgo
By Abraham Coaquira Huancollo, El Diario: Madidi National Park, located in the northwest of the La Paz Department, covers an extensive area across the municipalities of Ixiamas, San Buenaventura, and Apolo. This Amazonian region is characterized by its varied geography, ranging from lowland forests to mountains, and its different ecological zones, including well-drained soils and…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 