By El Diario: Government measures do not remedy the economic crisis Catholic Church calls for 5 structural solutions Faced with the fuel crisis affecting the country, the Catholic Church believes that the 10 measures adopted by the Government to alleviate the situation do not “remedy the problem.” For this reason, it suggests implementing structural measures,…
Tag: social unrest
Social Movements in Crisis | Los movimientos sociales en crisis
Editorial, El Diario: For approximately 20 years, populist concepts have proliferated in our country with the primary aim of dividing the population and making them believe, for instance, that it was essential to initiate a “process of change,” which implied not repeating the mistakes of previous governments vilified for not professing socialist ideology. However, gradually,…
What will the social movements do? | ¿Qué harán los movimientos sociales?
Editorial, El Dia: The MAS (Movement for Socialism) is not experiencing a division, but a diaspora, a dispersion of the political mafias that have integrated it in recent years since they came together in 2005 to ride the populist wave that later coincided with the biggest feast in Bolivia’s history, thanks to the boom in…
Bolivian fraternity has vanished | La fraternidad boliviana se ha esfumado
Ronald MacLean-Abaroa, Brujula Digital: (Dis-united) Census and Social Decapitalization The customary ‘Census 2022’ took place two years later, and nobody knows for certain the reason behind the forced delay. But as it’s said about statistics – much like with bikinis – they show a lot, but not the most important. The Census 2024 will not…
Bolivia: on the razor’s edge – en el filo de la navaja
Ruddy Orellana writes in Los Tiempos: Bolivia, on the razor’s edge Like déjà vu, several publications from different international newspapers come to mind that in 2005, during the social revolts that ended with Carlos Mesa’s resignation from the presidency, echoed a fragmented country, broken in its social and political structure and going through one of…
Bolivia lawmakers vote to ease right abortion restrictions
The Associated Press reports for ABC News: Bolivia lawmakers vote to ease right abortion restrictions Bolivian lawmakers voted Wednesday to ease the country’s tight restrictions on abortions, shrugging aside opposition from religious groups. The Legislative Assembly vote will allow “students, adolescents or girls” to have abortions up to the eighth week of pregnancy. The measure…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 