by Walden Bello, Amnesty International Philippines' Most Distinguished Defender of Human Rights Awardee (2023) I am...
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On the Release of Amanda Echanis
I welcome and celebrate the acquittal and release of peasant organizer Amanda Echanis, who was today cleared of...
It is Time to Release Mary Jane Veloso
IT IS TIME TO RELEASE MARY JANE VELOSO. by Walden Bello, Amnesty International Philippines’ Most Distinguished...
Global civil society amid S. Africa’s Israel genocide claim
The International Court of Justice’s verdict Israel is its own worst enemy. The more it kills, the more it destroys...
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...
Stormy weather is ahead in the Pacific
The future of Taiwan and China Though the war in Ukraine is the leading geopolitical trouble spot today, the Taiwan...
Rise, decline, and fall of the Liberal Order
John Ikenberry’s 'A World Safe for Democracy: Liberal Internationalism and the Crises of Global Order' In the...
Two essential readings on fascism and civil war
A detailed look at Barbara Walter and Paul Mason's latest works Having tangled with fascists in the streets and...
Mikhail Gorbachev: the final leader of the Soviet Union
Naïve idealist, epic bungler, or tragic hero Mikhail Gorbachev once shared the global spotlight with Ronald Reagan....
Where does value come from?
Mariana Mazzucato's The Value of Everything: Making and Taking in the Global Economy Mariana Mazzucato is a very...
The Global South in the WTO
Time to move from the defensive to the offensive The Global South should take advantage of the severe crisis of the...