By Manfredo Kempff, El Deber: Since 2009, the year the new Constitution came into effect, Bolivia has been mired in a deceptive democracy. Some might argue that it’s more accurate to call it anarchy, but that’s not the case. Anarchy means the absence of the state and political power, resulting in chaos and confusion. Bolivia,…
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Bolivia: Narco-state or Rogue State? | ¿Narcoestado o Estado forajido?
By Guido Añez Moscoso, Eju.tv: Bolivia: Narco-state or Rogue State? I can’t and won’t lose my capacity for astonishment at the news from my country. Yesterday, I heard cocalero leader Evo Morales accuse the Vice Minister of Social Defense and Fight Against Narcotrafficking, Jaime Mamani, also a cocalero leader, of protecting some drug traffickers and…
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…
They carry out political mobilization, they are NOT social movements | Hacen movilización politica, NO son movimientos sociales
By Renzo Abruzzese, Brujula Digital: The “social movements” of the MAS One of the key argumentative pillars of the regimes led by MAS (Movement for Socialism) is powerfully grounded in what they call “social movements.” This term has given rise to a multitude of actions that, theoretically, are “mandates” from such organizations. MAS governs in…
Morales/Arce: dos caras de una misma moneda | two sides of the same coin
By Carlos Toranzo Roca, Brujula Digital: In his 14 years in power, Evo Morales had a two-thirds majority in Parliament and benefited from the boom in commodity prices exported by the country, especially gas, whose reserves increased due to the economic policies of previous “neoliberal” governments. The executive branch took control of the legislative, judicial,…
Journalists Screwed Over | Periodistas jodidos
By Juan José Toro, Brujula Digital: This May 10th will be one of the worst days for Bolivian journalists since the date was instituted as such. For us, who live to inform people, the issue is more than evident, as it is felt in our stomachs and pockets. On April 29th, the Center for Labor…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 