By JACK RANDOM Counterpunch.org “When you are approaching poverty, you make one discovery which outweighs some of the others. You discover boredom and mean complications and the beginnings of hunger, but you also discover the great redeeming feature of poverty: the fact that it annihilates the future. Within certain limits, it is actually true that…
Day: February 27, 2012
Women more affected, more vulnerable to calamities – CWR
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“In addition to the general effects of natural disasters and lack of health care, women are vulnerable to reproductive and sexual health problems, and increased rates of sexual and domestic violence.”
Remove Corona, hold Arroyo accountable – progressive groups
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“While Corona’s removal from the SC will, to some extent, help in the prosecution of Arroyo, the people should be reminded that it is still the Executive branch which has the ultimate responsibility in ensuring that GMA is held accountable.” – Bayan
‘Rape by soldiers exposes deceitful Oplan Bayanihan’
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
In less than a month, two young women from two militarized towns have complained of rape allegedly committed by AFP soldiers right inside their military camps. Alarmed women ask, are these ‘isolated’ or just the tip of the iceberg?
World peace
Ni ROLAND TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com “World peace” ang karaniwang sagot sa interview portion sa beauty pageants, kung ano ang wini-wish ng aspirant. World peace dahil labas ito kahilingan para sa sarili lamang. World peace bilang ideal na ang mga bansa, tao, politikal at ekonomiyang sistema ay nagkakaisa. Hindi masamang pangarap, pero hindi nga ba? Nang mag-concert…
The invisible hand of monopolies
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com The law of classical economics dictates that when demand exceeds supply, prices go up and dampens demand until it reaches equilibrium with the supply. On the other hand, when demand is low and supply exceeds it, prices would go down until demand increases and achieves equilibrium with supply. This is called…