By Erbol: LACK OF FOREIGN CURRENCY AND MORE INFLATION Hagamos Democracia panel this Sunday. Two economists agreed this Sunday in warning that the economic crisis could deepen even further if the government does not resolve the shortage of foreign currency, the lack of fuel, and fails to implement effective measures to contain rising inflation. Former…
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Minimum Agreements: Six Issues | Acuerdos mínimos: seis temas
By Andres Gomez, Vision 360: The deterioration of public trust in democratic institutions could make people more vulnerable to demagoguery and tyranny You, I, and our neighbors all want well-being for Bolivians. What is the path to better days? First: believing it’s possible. Second: understanding that society is a conglomerate of individuals with opposing interests,…
ELECTIONS AND THE CULTURAL BATTLE | LAS ELECCIONES Y LA BATALLA CULTURAL
By Oscar Antezana Malpartida, El Dia: In recent days, the editorial notes of the digital newspaper El Día reflect with disillusionment on the population’s preferences for Bolivia’s next president. I believe that the majority of the population, including many friends, also feel frustrated and don’t know what to do. There are things to do—many, in fact. We…
Freud in the Casa del Pueblo | Freud en la Casa del Pueblo
By Renzo Abruzzese, Brujula Digital: An interview with a high-ranking official from YPFB, directly responsible for the supply of gasoline and diesel in the country, allowed us to witness an unprecedented event. While the interviewer showed him the immense lines of cars and all kinds of vehicles, pump after pump, the official insistently maintained that…
The MAS Vote Exists | El voto del MAS existe
By Carlos Toranzo Roca, Brujula Digital: Many opposition candidates act as if the MAS were dead. They believe that society never wants to see another MAS candidate again. They assume that, given the depth of the crisis, the majority of the population rejects candidates from that political sector. They argue that the MAS’s poor governance…
The “forced renewal” to maintain the privileges of masismo | La “renovación forzosa” para mantener privilegios del masismo
By ANF, Eju.tv: Pumari believes that Andrónico represents the “forced renewal” to maintain the privileges of masismo Two weeks ago, demonstrations of support intensified for the president of the Senate and vice president of the Coordinadora de las Seis Federaciones cocaleras del trópico de Cochabamba. Marco Pumari, former civic leader. Photo: ANF The former president…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 