By Carlos Dabdoub Arrien, Eju.tv: The Bolivian state has adopted various styles of government in the past hundred years. Some of them have been known as liberalism, nationalism, military dictatorship, neoliberalism, or populism. However, none of them have adequately resolved the country’s economic, political, social, and cultural situation, to the point where, nowadays, people speak…
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The State is neither Evo nor Lucho | El Estado no es ni Evo ni Lucho
Editorial, El Deber: “I am the State,” is the phrase attributed to Louis XIV, the absolutist king of France, when he imposed his power with a heavy hand against any rebellion attempt. Four hundred years later, another politician acts under the same logic: Evo Morales, who claims that marching to impose his own candidacy is…
The Bolivian Pontius Pilate and the seven plagues | El Poncio Pilatos boliviano y las siete plagas
By Napoleón Pacheco, Brújula Digital: On the night of Sunday, September 8, President Luis Arce presented himself as the Bolivian Pontius Pilate. Why? He claimed that the reason for the dollar shortage, one of the symptoms of the crisis, was Evo Morales, as he “did not take care” of the “nationalization” since there was no…
Rising inflation | Inflación en aumento
By Aldo Aguilera, El Dia: Bolivia has the third-highest inflation in the region, only behind Argentina and Venezuela Inflation in August was 1.58%, and the 12-month rate is 5.19%, according to the state-run National Institute of Statistics. The issue of inflation, which went unnoticed during the first three years of Luis Arce’s administration and was…
Incendiary laws with police repression, arrest of an activist | Leyes incendiarias con represión policial, captura de activista
Brujula Digital: March against incendiary laws faces harsh police repression, they use tear gas and arrest an activist Demonstration marched through the city’s main streets. Photo: APG Hundreds of activists mobilized on Wednesday night in the city of La Paz, demanding action against the fires that have devastated nearly four million hectares of forests and…
The MAS “deliberates” in the streets | El MAS “delibera” en las calles
By Bajo el penoco, El Dia: The confrontation between the two factions of the MAS has entered its most critical and decisive phase: control of the streets through the use of violence. This was demonstrated on Tuesday in front of the Legislative Assembly, where followers of Luis Arce and supporters of the coca grower Morales…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 