By Laban ng Masa, October 20, 2021 Laban ng Masa Chairperson Walden Bello officially filed his papers to run for Vice President through an authorized representative in Manila today. Bello,…
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Myanmar: Making business accountable: The voice of civil society on Telenor’s sale of its Myanmar business to blacklisted company
Even before the coup in Myanmar, the military was preparing to strengthen surveillance mechanism by pressuring telecommunication companies to enforce intercept spyware. Although it was not confirmed whether the Ministry…
Revealed: Facebook’s Secret Blacklist Of “Dangerous Individuals And Organizations”
By Sam Biddle, October 13 2021 Experts say the public deserves to see the list, a clear embodiment of U.S. foreign policy priorities that could disproportionately censor marginalized groups. To…
Philippines: Duterte’s Time Could Be Running Out
By Joel Rocamora, Verna Dinah Q. Vaijar, 14 October 2021 Joel Rocamora argues that political realignments in the Philippines may soon spell the end to his authoritarian rule After more than…
India: Facebook’s Omission of Hindu Nationalist Terror Groups in ‘Dangerous’ List Is Serious
By Shambhavi Madan, 16/OCT/2021 A secret blacklist of individuals and groups used to regulate speech across Facebook’s platforms, instituted by the company in 2012 in the face of growing public…
Die Linke’s Defeat Is a Dire Warning for the Left
By Loren Balhorn, 10.10.2021 In September’s German election, the socialist Die Linke party slumped to under 5 percent support. If the Left is to recover, it needs to show that…
Columbus and the Lens of History
By Howard Zinn, October 2, 2014 For Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we feature an excerpt from Chapter One of A People’s History of the United States. Howard Zinn describes why he tells…
For African nations, capital punishment is a grim colonial legacy that lingers on
Dior Konaté, 10 Oct 2021 In July, Sierra Leone became the 23rd African country to abolish the death penalty. Although its use across the continent has dwindled – thanks to concerted efforts…
What’s left of communism in China?
By Jérôme Doyon, September 2021 Capitalists, once detested, are now welcomed with open arms into the Chinese Communist Party — as long as they pledge allegiance to an institution which now…
India: K. Balagopal: An Inspiring Example of ‘Living Knowledge’
By Jean Drèze, 10/Oct/2021 With characteristic fearlessness, Balagopal speaks truth not only to power but also to his own friends. The following is Jean Dreze’s foreword to K. Balagopal’s book Probings in the…