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America’s repossession of the Philippines
As the US dramatically expands its military presence, colonialist history is repeating itself When the news broke in...
The Continuing Imprisonment of Leila de Lima Is an International Scandal
Her incarceration for having the temerity to investigate former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is a stain on the...
Why the son of a hated dictator won the Philippine elections
The fallout from the results As a progressive activist, I’m dismayed at the election of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. by a...
Osama and Trump
Two bookends to the downspin of an empire The end of 2021 and the beginning of a new year is a convenient time to take...
Richard Falk’s passage to “positive public notoriety”
The life of a citizen pilgrim Richard Falk is universally regarded as one of the top minds when it comes to...
Nation-building
The march of an illusion from the Philippines to Afghanistan In one of his interviews before the Taliban walkover,...
Leila de Lima
Filipino political prisoner refuses to surrender to despotic Duterte Philippine Senator Leila de Lima is one of the...
Why Biden might not be able to extricate the US from its Middle East quagmire
Biden has promised an end to the endless wars. But such promises are not easy to keep. Read the article here
Osama Bin Laden’s Ghost and the Multi-Trilion-Dollar Cost of Endless War
Twenty years of military quagmire of the Middle East has contributed to the fraying of the U.S. economy even as China...
The three revolutions of the Chinese Communist Party
The 100th year anniversary of the Communist Party of China The Communist Party of China led three revolutions of...
Global Political Economy and Hegemonic Transition
Presented at the AEPF 13 Plenary : Covid 19 and the Broken Economic System. 20 May 2021 By Walden Bello Covid 19 and...