News in Pictures: Duterte Endorses Makabayan Senatoriables
News in Pictures: Duterte Endorses Makabayan Senatoriables
Global Justice Is a Principle, Tossing Rocks a Tactic
Global Justice Is a Principle, Tossing Rocks a Tactic
By TED GLICK Truthout International Posted By Bulatlat.com "Political leadership is a matter of program, strategy and tactics, and not the color of those who lead it, their oneness of origin with their people, nor the services they have rendered." - CLR James, The...
The Politics of Earthquakes
The Politics of Earthquakes
By JOE CONASON Truthout International Posted by Bulatlat.com If the earthquakes in Chile and Haiti carry any message for those of us fortunate enough not to live in those places, perhaps it is that government regulation could save your life -- while right-wing...
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | Edsa Myths (Part II)
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | Edsa Myths (Part II)
By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise Posted by Bulatlat.com Was Edsa I a failure? Ferdinand Marcos Jr., heir to the Dictator Marcos’ ill-gotten wealth and discredited political legacy, says so. According to him, there has been no change: poverty only worsened,...
Ang Mabubuting Anak ng Bayan
Ang Mabubuting Anak ng Bayan
(Kay Jane Beltran Balleta + Morong 42) ni ROBERTO OFANDA UMIL Ang mabubuting anak ng bayan Ay mayroon ding mga kapintasan. May pagkakataon na sila ay suwail na kaanak. Pero hindi lamang brilyo ng hiyas Ang layon ng tahas na pagsuway. May pagkakataon na sila...
Joseph Stiglitz: Bankers Made Reckless Bets on the Economy, Knowing Taxpayers Were Going to Pick up the Tab
Joseph Stiglitz: Bankers Made Reckless Bets on the Economy, Knowing Taxpayers Were Going to Pick up the Tab
By ZACH CARTER Alternet International Posted by Bulatlat.com The Nobel Prize-winning economist argues the banking industry "failed in their core societal function," helping lead to the great economic crash of '08. Zach Carter: How did we get here? Joseph Stiglitz:...
The Missing Voices at the Healthcare Summit
The Missing Voices at the Healthcare Summit
By JOHN NICHOLS Commondreams.org International Posted by Bulatlat.com President Obama and congressional Republicans arrived at the White House health care summit with talking points -- not just for the summit itself but for the after-summit jockeying to claim the...
Climate Change’s Secret Weapon
Climate Change’s Secret Weapon
By KHADIJA SHARIFE Truthout International Posted by Bulatlat.com The water is crystalline, the sand is whiter than white, and elegantly bent palm trees sway in the breeze. This is how the Seychelles markets itself: as “another world.” Tourism is the mainstay of...
Most Filipinos Believe Poll Automation Won’t Address Electoral Fraud
Most Filipinos Believe Poll Automation Won’t Address Electoral Fraud
By IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Results of the latest IBON nationwide survey showed that majority of Filipinos believe poll automation will not address the problem of alleged electoral fraud. Of the 85.4% respondents who are aware of the poll automation...
Demand the Immediate and Unconditional Release of the 43 Healthcare Workers!
Demand the Immediate and Unconditional Release of the 43 Healthcare Workers!
Dear Friends, I want to urge you to help us in the effort to demand that the Philippine military release the 43 healthcare workers that were illegally arrested and detained on February 6, 2010 in Morong, Rizal, Philippines. This issue is close to my heart because I...
Inescapable Conclusion
Inescapable Conclusion
By Atty. ALNIE G. FOJA Posted by Bulatlat.com Today, I was awakened with thoughts of Doc Merry and Rey. Doc Merry (Dr. Merry Mia-Clamor) and Rey (Reynaldo Macabenta) are two of those illegally arrested at a health training in Morong, Rizal and who are now being...
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | Morong 43
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | Morong 43
by CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise/Business World Posted by Bulatlat.com Respected human rights lawyer, Romeo T. Capulong, minced no words in stating before the Court of Appeals hearing the petition for habeas corpus of the Morong 43 that de facto martial rule...
How Wars Are Made
How Wars Are Made
by MARK WEISBROT International Commondreams.org Posted by Bulatlat.com In a visit to Qatar and Saudi Arabia this week, Hillary Clinton said that Iran "is moving toward a military dictatorship," and continued the administration's campaign for tougher sanctions...
The Price of Environmental Destruction? There Is None
The Price of Environmental Destruction? There Is None
By Andrew Simms International Commondreams.org Posted by Bulatlat.com Putting a price on nature becomes meaningless if we treat the ecosystems upon which we depend as mere commodities with a price for trading The economy is no stranger to creating its own fantasy...
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