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Human Rights and the U.S. ‘War on Terror’

benjie — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 06:30:35 -0400

In the light of increasing revelations about the horrendous violations of human rights and international humanitarian law by the U.S. military, U.S. government-contracted private security agencies and such state investigative arms as the Central Intelligence Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the course of the U.S.

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Populist Posturing

benjie — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 06:31:07 -0400

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Ka Bel’s Legacy

admin — Sat, 24 May 2008 06:07:13 -0400

The accolades coming the way of Anakpawis Representative Crispin “Ka Bel” Beltran, in his untimely death, salute his honesty and self-sacrifice, his courageous resistance against all forms of political repression, his unwavering commitment and service to the cause of the working class, his example of humility, good cheer and sincere concern for the lowly and downtrodden and, not the le

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The Gut Issue

admin — Sat, 10 May 2008 04:44:37 -0400

It is all too clear that in “taking on” Meralco, Mrs. Arroyo merely seeks to deflect the people’s righteous anger over high electricity prices while maneuvering to position her own cronies and subalterns to gain a stronger foothold in the power industry.

BY CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO
Streetwise / Business World
Posted by Bulatlat

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The Potent Difference

admin — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 06:48:37 -0400

What the Supreme Court eventually chooses to do will certainly be determined not only by what takes place in the judicial arena.

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The New People Power: Oust Arroyo, Change the System!

admin — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 06:42:39 -0400

It must be stated forthrightly that what is truly needed is to change the entire unsound system of politics in this country and much of the inequitable socio-economic set-up that goes with it.

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Real Crises

admin — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:04:39 -0400

There is real danger that rice will soon become a very scarce commodity beginning with the market stalls but eventually, from the dining table of tens of millions of poor Filipinos. This is not to say that this staple food has not become scarce before and is even now beyond the reach of a scandalously huge number of Filipinos.

BY CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO

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On Everyone’s Lips

admin — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 04:21:06 -0500

Tuluy-tuloy na ba ito? (Will this go on and on?) This is the question on everyone’s mind. Three weeks ago, nobody would have foreseen that they would be asking this question now. Similarly, it would be impossible to foresee how long, how far and how fast events will go, including the unraveling of this “evil” regime.

BY CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO

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The Breaking Point

admin — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 04:12:57 -0500

The highhandedness, the arrogance, the repeated episodes of flagrant abuse of power are all calculated to intimidate, coerce and deter would-be whistleblowers, investigations, and mass protest. What they miscalculate is that strong-arm, illegal and criminal tactics cannot always deter whistleblowers and will even inevitably spur more damaging investigations.

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Gloria's Energy Program

admin — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:05:41 -0500

Here lie the fundamental problems of the Arroyo regime's approach to the energy sector. First, the quick-fix oil tariff cut, in reality, has an insignificant impact on ordinary oil consumers.

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