https://znetwork.org/author/stasiek-czaplicki-cabezas/ Independent Left News, Analysis, Vision and Strategy Sat, 21 Feb 2026 13:10:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://znetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-Z_logo_512-32x32.png https://znetwork.org/author/stasiek-czaplicki-cabezas/ 32 32 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/austerity-and-unrest-in-bolivia/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/austerity-and-unrest-in-bolivia/#respond Sat, 21 Feb 2026 13:10:13 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1294997 One in three of the first 100 days of the new Bolivian government, headed up by Rodrigo Paz and his vice president, Edmand Lara, has passed in a climate of open conflict. Blockades escalated to the point of paralyzing the country, with mass demonstrations, primarily by mining unions and public school teachers, converging on La [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/austerity-and-unrest-in-bolivia/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/a-whos-who-of-bolivias-tumultuous-elections/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/a-whos-who-of-bolivias-tumultuous-elections/#respond Tue, 12 Aug 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1287221 The official inflation rate in Bolivia—which is a “modest” 18.5 percent year-over-year—increasingly resembles the contrived script of a grotesque political soap opera. The number is scandalous not because of what it reveals, but because of what it tries to hide. Like a bad daytime TV actor, it performs without conviction. In reality, inflation in Bolivia [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/a-whos-who-of-bolivias-tumultuous-elections/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/ecocide-and-elections-in-bolivia/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/ecocide-and-elections-in-bolivia/#respond Fri, 10 Jan 2025 18:45:40 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1278244 What’s behind the massive fires and widespread deforestation that plague Bolivia? Bolivians have been discussing this very question for the past few years. In August, Bolivians will go do the polls, and the country is plunged into an extended socio-economic crisis. In this context its worth examining competing narratives that attempt to explain the fires, [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/ecocide-and-elections-in-bolivia/feed/ 0