El Diario: Filas en surtidores de La Paz. Faced with fuel crisis In 18 years of the MAS in power, the economy was not restructured Questioning that after almost 18 years of the Movement towards Socialism (MAS) in power, with speeches and promises about “living well” through an economy based on anti-capitalist values, there is…
Tag: public policy failures
Is there a crisis in Bolivia or not? | ¿Hay o no crisis en Bolivia?
Gonzalo Chávez, El Deber: The ideological delirium in which the Government finds itself drives it to control the entire spectrum of economic and political analysis. It defines what a crisis is, in its image and likeness, it determines which indicators do or do not measure a crisis and from this, it builds a propaganda narrative…
Masismo: The war for territory | La guerra por el territorio
Manfredo Kempff, El Deber: The truth is that with all the pessimism that overwhelms us, all our protests and even breaks in our faith in the future, the phrase attributed to Galileo, in his trial before the Inquisition: “and yet it moves”, applies to what What happens in Santa Cruz. Contrary to what bothers masismo,…
Dry Lakes | Lagos secos
ANF: Laguna Cáceres aggravates the situation of dry lakes in the country In addition to the Cáceres lagoon, Lake Titicaca and Achocalla lagoon, Lake Poopó and Uru Uru, Alalay lagoon, Concepción lagoon, Encanto, Aguas Claras and Claracuta are also in a critical situation. A comparative image of the water level of the lagoon. Composition: ANF….
A subsidy that is difficult to sustain | Una subvención difícil de sostener
Editorial, El Deber: For almost a decade, the Bolivian economy has had a worrying fiscal deficit, mostly attributed to the subsidy of imported hydrocarbons. It is undeniable that the subsidized price of gasoline and diesel has contributed to containing inflation and has generated economic benefits, which means that any attempt to eliminate it faces social…
They ask for international support for the rights of indigenous peoples | Piden apoyo internacional por derechos de pueblos indígenas
El Diario: The representative for Creemos, María René Álvarez, announced that she had sent eight notes to different United Nations rapporteurs to advocate for the rights of indigenous peoples and to denounce the forest fires that this year totaled 3.3 million hectares burned in national territory. During an interview with the international network CNN, Álvarez…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 