🚨 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…
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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….
The Tragicomedy and Agony of MAS | La tragicomedia y agonía del MAS
Editorial, El Diario: Throughout Bolivia’s history, political parties that came to power united eventually split into opposing and even antagonistic factions once they began enjoying the perks of power. These parties ended their cycle by succumbing to the reality of a new historical phase. In such situations, party groups repeated the drama of disorder, division,…
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…
Referendum is a desperate political measure and a big deception | Referéndum es medida política desesperada y un gran engaño
Carlos Mesa and Luis Fernando Camacho claim Opposition political leaders Carlos Mesa and Luis Fernando Camacho separately criticized the questions of the referendum officially proposed by President Luis Arce Catacora to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE). Carlos Mesa, the head of Comunidad Ciudadana (CC), argued that the referendum not only violates the Constitution but is…
The worst crisis of values that ever existed | La peor crisis de valores que jamás existió
By Carlos Toranzo Roca, Brujula Digital: Cynicism and Lies: Dictatorial Project To get out of a crisis, the first thing to do is admit it. However, this is not the case in Bolivia, as President Arce insists on denying it. For years, he told us that Bolivia was shielded from the likely economic crises that…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 