By Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360: Strengths and weaknesses of Quiroga and Paz’s economic proposals analyzed The analysis was conducted by former Tierra Foundation director Gonzalo Colque, who points out that the Achilles’ heel of Paz and Lara is promising the impossible: spending more while collecting less, whereas Quiroga advocates for belt-tightening. Jorge Quiroga and…
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This way we won’t get out of the crisis | Así no saldremos de la crisis
By Germán Huanca, Urgente.bo: The results of Bolivia’s national elections clearly reflect a victory for democracy. Neither renowned political analysts nor polls foresaw the Lara phenomenon, which ended up pushing Rodrigo Paz into first place on August 17, and who will now face the runoff in October. The question remains: is the PDC’s platform a…
Why did blue turn into green on the electoral map? | ¿Por qué el azul se transformó en verde en el mapa electoral?
By Beatriz Cahuasa, Vision 360: The real test will be whether the new government can rule alongside those who are once again empowered and unwilling to yield even a fraction of power—even if it means changing political colors. The sound of the diana—that signature tune of the band accompanying the fraternity dancing in faith and devotion…
Cochabamba, Guarayos and northern La Paz suffer diesel shortages | Cochabamba, Guarayos y el norte paceño sufren por escasez de diésel
By Ernesto Estremadoiro, El Deber: Bolivia faces a severe energy crisis /Photo: Ricardo Montero Transport workers spend the night at gas stations in Cochabamba, residents accuse soldiers of favoritism in Guarayos, and social media videos reveal the irregular exit of fuel in Mapiri and Guanay. The fuel crisis in Bolivia is deepening. In Cochabamba, transport…
What Were We Thinking 20 Years Ago | En qué pensábamos hace 20 años
Editorial, El Día: We are what we think, and in Bolivia we have spent too many years trapped in a comfortable but false narrative. A narrative that, for decades, convinced us that being on the left meant being on the right side of history; that the State had to be big, generous, and omnipresent; that…
The Great Lithium Foul Play | La gran cochinada del litio
By Juan José Toro, Visión 360: Such shamelessness has only been seen before in the disgraceful parliamentary approval of the 1904 Treaty of Friendship and Boundaries with Chile, through which Bolivia renounced its rights over the Litoral. Luis Arce and his circle are on their way out and, despite already having their pockets full, they…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 