MANILA — I’ve had my first Covid-19 vaccine jab, drawn from the limited supply of the AstraZeneca doses that has made...
Publications Articles
PH gov’t can be part of solution in Myanmar
Read more: https://opinion.inquirer.net/139137/ph-govt-can-be-part-of-solution-in-myanmar
Reading Piketty II: Property, Ideology, and the Mystery of the Missing John Locke
Thomas Piketty’s Capital and Ideology is a wide-ranging exploration of the origins, maintenance, and persistence of...
A rapid response to President’s 2015 SONA address (also known as the “Cocoon Speech”)
The best parts were his highlighting his kasambahay's invaluable role and Kaka Bag-ao's transformation of politics in...
Presentation on Finance Capital and Greece
A few slides from my presentation at the forum on "Understanding the Greek Crisis," sponsored by Focus on the Global...
Capitalism’s Last Stand?: Deglobalization in the Age of Austerity
In this eye-opening and often scathing book, Walden Bello provides a forensic dissection of contemporary capitalism's...
Global poverty down, Philippine poverty remains high
That the poverty situation in the Philippines has not improved has been the cause of much concern lately. According...
The Hashimoto Controversy and Japan’s Failure to Come to Terms with its Past
The words were so brazen that they have created a firestorm globally. This was the comment of Mayor Toru Hashimoto of...
Wrong Choice, Again?
The conclave to elect the new Pope was an opportunity for the Catholic Church’s all-male college of cardinals to...
I’ll miss Hugo
I’ll miss Hugo. When I first was introduced to him in Porto Alegre in 2003, he greeted me, “Mi padre,” and said he...
Agrarian reform and the urban illusion
There can be no doubt that the administration of President Benigno Aquino III has made significant strides in terms of...
Women’s rights: Turning point in India, triumph in Manila
Women’s rights have been in the forefront of international concern over the last few weeks. Up in arms against rape...