By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld There is a world of difference between the “occupation” of Wall Street and many other cities not only in the US but all over the world by unarmed protestors, and the occupation of Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya by the US and NATO armed forces. But there is also a…
Day: November 14, 2011
Farmers markets o ang tianggeng pangmayaman
Ni ROLANDO B. TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com Binanggit na kwento ng kaguro habang ito ay nakasakay sa jeep. May nag-uusap sa kanyang tapat na pagkaupo habang padaan ang sasakyan sa Sidcor Sunday market sa Lung Center sa Quezon Avenue. Tinanong ng isa, “Bakit ang daming sasakyan?” Sagot ng kausap, “May tiangge kasi riyan sa loob ng ospital.…
Salungguhit: Who’s the boss?
Communities, people’s organizations, NGOs, environmental advocacy groups, the major church denominations, including the Catholic Church, and even the NPA are up in arms against big mining firms, but President Benigno Aquino III keeps on assuring big mining companies that the government would provide security and incentives for them, such as sovereign guarantees and an exemption…
Photo of the week: Senior moments
They read, they chat, they contemplate; they wear hats, hang out together yet mull over just their own thoughts… having lived for five to six decades must have its own perks. Photo by Jo A. Santos (Bulatlat.com)
Protest Planet: How a Neoliberal Shell Game Created an Age of Activism
By JUAN COLE TomDispatch From Tunis to Tel Aviv, Madrid to Oakland, a new generation of youth activists is challenging the neoliberal state that has dominated the world ever since the Cold War ended. The massive popular protests that shook the globe this year have much in common, though most of the reporting on them…
Mother, colleagues clamor for justice on 1st death anniversary of slain union leader
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
“We now tell his killers, we refuse to be silenced. We would continue our quest for justice and we would pay our highest respects to Caloy’s memory by continuing the struggle for transparency, accountability and genuine public service.” – Ferdinand Gaite, Courage