Salungguhit: Loose change
Loose change
Bulatlat Contributors | May 14, 2011
Osama bin Laden’s Second Death
Osama bin Laden’s Second Death
By Paul Craig Roberts Trends Research Institute Until the decline of the dollar reached the breaking point, Osama bin Laden, who many experts believe to have been dead for years, was a useful bogeyman to use to feed the profits of the US military/security complex....
7 Deceptions about Bin Laden’s killing pushed by the Obama administration
7 Deceptions about Bin Laden’s killing pushed by the Obama administration
By Joshua Holland AlterNet The Obama administration deftly shaped the media coverage of its prized kill by detailing a picture-perfect, morally unambiguous special forces operation, which culminated in the death of Osama bin Laden. Most of the details of that...
CenPEG | Right to know should prevail in automated election
CenPEG | Right to know should prevail in automated election
By the Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) A major victim in this electoral exercise is the people's right to know. By consistently imposing rigid guidelines and restrictions to "make available the source code for independent review," the Comelec...
Photo of the Week: Lolo is never too old for the news
Photo of the Week: Lolo is never too old for the news
Lolo is never too old for the news
The long road to justice for union leader Ka Fort continues
The long road to justice for union leader Ka Fort continues
A six-year span of time could make a child out of an infant after he or she is able to crawl, stand, walk, run, read, write and even tie shoe laces. However, the nearly six-year-old campaign for justice for the killing of Diosdado "Ka Fort" Fortuna has long been taking baby steps when a flawed report almost pushed the campaign back to square one.
When journalism seeks to enlighten and not to trivialize
When journalism seeks to enlighten and not to trivialize
by KRIZZIA DALE A. VILLAFLOR Bulatlat.com MANILA -- Last week, I had the great privilege of attending a lecture of columnist, journalist and college professor Luis V. Teodoro on alternative journalism. Prof. Teodoro recently retired from teaching journalism in...
The people of Lacub’s continuing struggle for land
The people of Lacub’s continuing struggle for land
By JOAN GARCIA
Their history of resistance against the plunder of their resources is as rich as their mountains.
Sidebar: Cordillera elders form pact against mining, militarization
Now That Bin Laden Is Dead, Can We Have Our Freedoms Back?
Now That Bin Laden Is Dead, Can We Have Our Freedoms Back?
By Karen Greenberg Alternet Osama bin Laden's death removes the single focal point that has dominated American foreign affairs – and much of American politics at home – for a decade. And certainly, the United States and the world can breathe a sigh of relief that a...
The Killing of Bin Laden: Justice or Vengeance?
The Killing of Bin Laden: Justice or Vengeance?
Does the killing of al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden represent ultimate justice, or even an end to the “unfinished business” of 9/11? By Phyllis Bennis Alternet (Amman, Jordan) U.S. agents killed bin Laden in Pakistan, apparently without cooperation from the...
Bin Laden killing won’t settle debate over enhanced interrogations
Bin Laden killing won’t settle debate over enhanced interrogations
By Zachary Roth Reposted by Bulatlat.com The killing of Osama bin Laden has reignited a heated political debate over the value of "enhanced interrogation techniques"--what many call torture--in the fight against terrorism. The harsh techniques were authorized under...
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | Terrorist bogery
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | Terrorist bogery
By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise | BusinessWorld Osama bin Laden, the elusive head of the Al Qaeda, is dead. The Obama administration thumps its breast as it announces this feat, which reads like an action-thriller movie with US Navy SEALS and CIA-led...
Satur C. Ocampo | The Moro land problem
Satur C. Ocampo | The Moro land problem
By SATUR C. OCAMPO At Ground Level | The Philippine Star Infectious was the enthusiastic response of the student audiences in the Mindanao State University’s Marawi and Iligan campuses that I addressed in separate forums last Monday and Tuesday. Topic: the resumed...
Labor Day 2011: A day of outrage (audio slideshow)
Labor Day 2011: A day of outrage (audio slideshow)
Labor Day 2011: A day of outrage
Mother of Eton accident victim still grieves, waits for justice
Mother of Eton accident victim still grieves, waits for justice
By PATRICIA REY LARA
Marissa Cristobal, mother of Benbon Cristobal, one of the victims of the Eton residences accident, could only hope for the best for her family. She admits that she still has not recovered from the death of her eldest son.
Photo of the Week: Children’s boodle fight
Photo of the Week: Children’s boodle fight
Children's Boodle Fight
Top pharmaceutical and nutrition companies harass unions, outsource jobs
Top pharmaceutical and nutrition companies harass unions, outsource jobs
By JONELLE MARIN
"By joining federations outside of the company, we learn from workers of other companies and we are able to understand these problems."
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