By Leonel Suárez, El Pais: While official events are being prepared in Tarija to highlight the historical struggle of the working class, the economic backdrop is clear. The College of Economists confirms the loss of purchasing power The crisis has increased informal employment in the country This May 1st, Bolivia commemorates International Workers’ Day in…
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Beginning crisis with rise in parallel dollar | Comienza la crisis con incremento del dólar paralelo
By Leyla Mendieta Cruz, Unitel: “The crisis is beginning,” says Cadex regarding the rise of the parallel dollar The president of the Chamber of Exporters, Logistics and Investment Promotion of Santa Cruz (Cadex), Oswaldo Barriga, insisted that it is necessary to change the economic model and to authorize exports of products that are currently restricted…
The Worst Legacy of MAS | El peor legado del MAS
Editorial, El Día: In Bolivia, it is not only the economy that has been impoverished; the mind has been impoverished too. While the official narrative boasts of “inclusion” and “redistribution,” what the Movimiento al Socialismo has truly sown during almost two decades in power is a mentality of dependence, resignation, and conformity: a true poverty…
Nothing ever ran out; the government’s model was always a failure | No se agotó nada; el modelo del gobierno siempre fue un fracaso
By Carlos Valverde, El Deber: Hearing opposition politicians and even businesspeople repeat the mantra that “the government’s or MAS’s model in power has run its course” is concerning, because it gives the impression that they actually believed that 21st Century Socialism ever had the possibility of generating surpluses and capital based on its ideas and…
The subsidy was a business for the MAS | La subvención fue un negocio masista
By ANF, Eju.tv: Oil workers’ leader: Even if they kill me, the people know that the subsidy was a business for the governments The leader of the National Confederation of Oil Workers, Ludwig Sánchez, announced that he will soon present information about the apparent overpricing in the importation of fuel to Bolivia before the Commission…
The systematic improvisation of the MAS is irresponsibility | La sistematica improvisación masista es irresponsabilidad
Editorial, El Dia: The fuel labyrinth Living in Bolivia has become an exercise in patience and anguish. It doesn’t matter the department or the social class: every citizen, from the agricultural producer in Beni to the taxi driver in El Alto, lives in constant anxiety, fearing that tomorrow there will be no diesel or gasoline…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 