By David Bacon Working In These Times Reposted by Bulatlat.com The U.S. media tends to view social movements as the creation of strong leaders, especially on those rare occasions when it looks at unions. Nowhere is this more evident than in its view of Cesar Chavez...
By Richard Clark Reposted by Bulatlat.com "Millions of folks around the good ol’ USA have been screwed over by predatory lenders and fine-print credit card contracts, and now, partly because of that, many of them are swimming in debt. And now, some of these people...
News Statement March 11, 2011 The unremitting campaign of the Wisconsin State legislature to illegally railroad the wildly unpopular budget bill proposed by Governor Scott Walker is being confronted head-on by a wave of people's upsurge across the Midwestern United...
Ni RICHARD R. GAPPI Bulatlat.com I. Ang Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) ay kumukolekta ng $25 sa bawat nakarehistrong OFW. Itinatakda ng Migrant Workers Act na P100 million dapat ang ilaan para sa legal assistance ng mga OFW. Bago maupong pangulo,...
By MAI MALAYA
"This is not a war between the military and the NPA but the struggle of the masses for genuine change and democracy." – Leoncio Pitao alias Commander Parago
By ACE ALEGRE Bulatlat.com BAGUIO CITY (March 23, 2011) -- Vital and prime government properties in Baguio City are turning into private hands, a trend that “alarms” the city government. This as the City Legal Office is set to file adverse claims over portions of...
By KARL G. OMBION
“ Rogina’s name only came out in the 5th amended warrant of arrest, together with Romulo Bitoon who was arrested April 5, 2010, three other names, and other John Does; and that the warrant of arrest served to her last March 3 only contained hers and Romulo Bitoon.”
By D.L. Mondelo Bulatlat Correspondent ULTRECHT, The Netherlands – “The National Democratic Front of the Philippines is very appreciative of the persistent and painstaking efforts of the ‘Sowing the Seeds of Peace’ (Mindanao Movement for a Just and Lasting Peace).”...
By RICHARD R. GAPPI Is this the crossroad of biting cold ...and teetering nuclear explosion? A street leading, perhaps, to the end that shivers and cuts across the horizon: unsteady worn-out and about to throw its weight to the other side as swift as the fox? Is...
Ni RICHARD R. GAPPI Buhangin. Kung saan sinisinsin ang mga butil na ipinadpad ng hangin. ... Muhon sa lupa at dagat. Singlambot ng yapak, lagda sa bigat at lawak ng apak; kawayang nahuhutok sa pihit at hubog ng palad. Sa gabi, likaw na bituka ng buwan. Sa araw,...
Year of Living Dangerously
By THEUNIS BATES AOL News Reposted by Bulatlat.com The Japanese government has said it is doing all it can to contain the crisis at Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, which was critically damaged in last week's earthquake. But according to U.S. diplomatic...
By PROF. JOSE MARIA SISON Reposted by Bulatlat.com Thank you for inviting me to speak on the Marxian critique of the neoliberal economic agenda. 1. Let me begin by reviewing briefly with you basic concepts in the Marxist critique of the capitalist political...
In response to the calls by the GPH and the NDFP panels for consultations with, and participation of, various sectors in the peace process, Mindanao peace advocates and people’s organizations met in mid-February in Davao City. They drew up and approved a Mindanao people’s peace agenda for submission to the two negotiating panels. The agenda was presented at the Marawi and Iligan forums. (By Satur C. Ocampo / bulatlat.com)
The region where the 2,000 year old famous Rice Terrages can be found have new residents, only they're not of the usual kind. The New People's Army (NPA) is reportedly flourishing in Ifugao, and its members have grown steadily through the last few years when previously there were practically none. (By Ace Alegre / bulatlat.com)
Ni MARK ANGELES Bulatlat.com Sa harap ng unos sigalot giyera kadalasan mga ina anak at pinsang babae ang mga naiiwan tulad ng sa Giyerang Peloponnesian, isang digmaang nagtagal ng tatlong dekada, nagluwal ng mga duwag at bayani ang pinakamahabang tangisan at...
Are we finally seeing average Americans stand up and demand a fair shake in an economy now grotesquely tilted toward the wealthy and the privileged? Are Americans beginning to awake to the fact that our economy now delivers a larger share of total income to the very top than at any time in living memory? That big corporations are making more money and creating more jobs abroad than in the United States? (By Robert Reich / Reader Supported News)
America ain't broke! The only thing that's broke is the moral compass of the rulers. And we aim to fix that compass and steer the ship ourselves from now on. (By Michael Moore / Reader Supported News)
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