By Rap Abacan Reprinted from Medium https://medium.com/@raphaelabacan/the-liberal-dilution-of-the-opposition-e8993800eab9 We all saw it coming: the inevitable sinking of the once-titanic UniTeam of President Bongbong Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte, and the scramble that followed afterwards of those seizing the chance to baptize themselves as the new opposition. It spared no one from the right, left,ContinueContinue reading “The Liberal Dilution of the “Opposition””
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Why the fight for Palestine is the fight against U.S. imperialism in the region
The piece by Adam Hanieh emphasizes the need to redefine the understanding of Palestine within the broader context of the Middle East and its role in the global fossil fuel-driven economy. It reflects on the historical and contemporary dynamics of Western imperial interests, the strategic importance of the Middle East, and the connection between Israel and American power in the region.
PLM Condemns US Military Anti-vaccine and Anti-Chinese Covert Operations!
June 18, 2024 | 8:00 PM On June 14, 2024, the Reuters News Agency released a comprehensive report detailing the covert operations that the U.S. Military launched during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 in order to discourage unvaccinated Filipinos from availing of the earlier China-donated Sinovac vaccines via a social media disinformationContinueContinue reading “PLM Condemns US Military Anti-vaccine and Anti-Chinese Covert Operations!”
DSA Statement on 2024 Election: Drop Out Biden
JUNE 28, 2024 Last night’s debate made clear what DSA and the hundreds of thousands of voters who supported Uncommitted in the primaries have been saying for months: Biden must drop out. Biden was elected in 2020 because young people, people of color, and the working class rejected Donald Trump’s far-right politics. It was these votersContinueContinue reading “DSA Statement on 2024 Election: Drop Out Biden”
BADYET 2025: Para sa Patronage Politics, Mula sa Pangungutang
May dalawang tanong ang nais nating mapansin ng taumbayan sa panukalang badyet. Una, saan ito kukunin? Ikalawa, saan ito gagastusin? September 22, 2022 – Pagkilos sa harap ng Department of Finance noong Biyernes upang igiit ang pagpataw ng wealth tax at pagbasura sa kontra-mamamayang pagbubuwis: SAAN ITO KUKUNIN? Noong Mayo, ang fiscal position ng gobyernoContinueContinue reading “BADYET 2025: Para sa Patronage Politics, Mula sa Pangungutang”
Majority Without a Mandate
RICHARD SEYMOUR05 JULY 2024 | POLITICS1 “Was ever a country, in this humour, won? A majority without a mandate, and a landslide that isn’t a landslide. Labour won 64% of the seats with 34% of the vote, the smallest ever vote share for a party taking office. Turnout, estimated at 59%, was at its lowestContinueContinue reading “Majority Without a Mandate”
Joint statement: Drop charges against pro-Palestine activists in Singapore
If you would like to endorse this joint statement, sign on here: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSem8XjLFwmFvn…/viewform Joint Statement: Drop charges against pro-Palestine activists in Singapore We, the undersigned organisations, are deeply concerned over the prosecution of three activists in Singapore for organising Palestine solidarity action. The three pro-Palestine solidarity activists, Annamalai Kokila Parvathi, Siti Amirah Mohamed Asrori, andContinueContinue reading “Joint statement: Drop charges against pro-Palestine activists in Singapore”
Imperyalista Ba Ang China?
An Online Webinar for Anti-Imperialist Forces Today https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AElNo1YZ2a8 Imperyalista ba ang China | May 22, 2024 via ZoomPartido Lakas ng Masa (Party of the Labouring Masses) Partido Lakas ng Masa | May 22, 2024 via ZoomSpeakers:”On Lenin’s Imperialism”Reihana MohideenInternational Committee Head – Partido Lakas ng Masa”The Role of US in Asia”Ka Sonny MelencioChairman, Partido LakasContinueContinue reading “Imperyalista Ba Ang China?”
Asymmetries
NASSER ELAMINE Reprinted from New Left Review https://newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/asymmetries 06 FEBRUARY 2024 POLITICS As Israel’s assault on Gaza enters its fifth month, it remains unclear whether it will grow into a full-scale regional conflict. Among the decisive factors is Hezbollah, one of the most heavily armed non-state actors in the world, and arguably the most skilledContinueContinue reading “Asymmetries”
Palestinian resistance and the war in Gaza: An interview with Toufic Haddad
Toufic Haddad and Phil Gasper 6 February, 2024 (Reprinted from Links magazine. https://links.org.au/palestinian-resistance-and-war-gaza-interview-toufic-haddad) First published at New Politics. Toufic Haddad is a Palestinian author and academic living in Jerusalem. His book Palestine Ltd.: Neoliberalism and Nationalism in the Occupied Territory was published in 2016. He was interviewed on Zoom by New Politics editorial board member Phil Gasper on November 25,ContinueContinue reading “Palestinian resistance and the war in Gaza: An interview with Toufic Haddad”
