Demagogia – MAS and 21060 – Demagogy

Editorial, Los Tiempos: 21060: the validity of a demonized decree Repealed in parts since the first year of the MAS government and a symbol of neoliberalism so repudiated when it comes to proclaiming the virtues of a diffuse socialism, Decree 21060, promulgated 36 years ago, maintains today an evident validity in the stability results of…

Wildfires devastate Bolivian nature reserves

Phys.org: Wildfires, mostly started intentionally, have scorched almost 600,000 hectares of land in eastern Bolivia already this year, authorities said. On Monday night there were 20 active fires in Santa Cruz state affecting seven protected areas. The government said 200,000 hectares (495,000 acres) had burned in just two days. Most of the fires are in…

IACH rules presidential reelection not a human right, Bolivia’s Constitutional Court had found otherwise

MercoPress: Bolivia’s Constitutional Court had mistakenly construed the law to favor Evo Morales The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Inter-American Court) Thursday ruled that indefinite presidential re-election is not protected by the American Convention, thus shattering the rationale behind Evo Morales’ candidacy despite a negative referendum. “Indefinite presidential re-election does not constitute an autonomous right…

Odio y “racismo” – MAS – Hatred and “racism”

Editorial, El Dia: Un odio que perjudica a todos Santa Cruz es el departamento más colla de Bolivia. En esta región vive una cantidad inmigrantes paceños, potosinos, chuquisaqueños, orureños y cochabambinos superior a cualquier otro lugar del mundo.  La influencia cultural del occidente se la ve en todos lados, en la comida, la música, la…