Opinion/Analysis

A tribute to the best father

July 17, 2021

Neil Doloricon’s daughter writes about the artist as father. This essay shares what few knew about the country’s most eminent social realism artist who died yesterday of illness.

Ang araw, ang gabi ni JV

July 2, 2021

“May pinulot siyang barya, tapos, ayon, nahagip na siya ng truck,” ang sabi ng nagbalita sa akin. Dahil sa barya, dahil sa hirap ng buhay.

Putting Back the “Community” in Community Pantry

April 27, 2021

Believing that community pantries are red-tagged because some have given political meaning to them is only blaming the victim. It says outright, “They deserve to be red-tagged for not submitting to the status quo.” This fascist thinking is harmful to the people.

‘Hindi pwedeng ganito’

April 2, 2021

Gusto ko sanang abutin ang maraming pamilyang namatayan dahil sa COVID o mga pasyenteng nagka-COVID na nakaranas ng palpak na responde mula sa sistemang pangkalusugan ng bansa. Hindi dapat sila nagdusa, hindi sana tayo nagluluksa kung naging episyente lamang ang tugon sa atin.

Lessons from the attack on the U.S. Capitol

January 10, 2021

What happened last January 6 at the U.S. Capitol was a violent takeover of Congress by a fascist mob, not a “protest by Trump supporters.” And, although five people died and there were more than 50 arrests, it’s obvious to the wide public that these overwhelmingly white lawbreakers were handled much differently than they would have been had they been Black or other people of color.

Political Psychology of a Warrior

July 28, 2020

A good government listens to the people, both friends and foes. Listening to friends and foes can provide us with a balanced picture and informed decision on any issue. Hence, the President should listen to them and incorporate these criticisms to his plans.

Neri Colmenares on Anti-Terror Law and Street Protests

July 16, 2020

Opposition and resistance have overwhelmed the Philippine political landscape amidst the Covid19 pandemic, when the ‘anti-terror bill’ became a law. Now, the broad people’s resistance has become a test if the regime can continue to intimidate the people with the law and the virus.

On the question of fascism in relation to the Duterte regime

June 24, 2020

“Since early on, the revolutionary movement has considered Duterte as a rabid enemy and a rabid puppet of US imperialism by surrounding himself with generals who are notorious assets of the CIA and DIA of the US, carrying out immediately an all-out war policy under the cover of continuing Aquino’s Oplan Bayanihan until he launched his own Oplan Kapayapaan in early 2017.”

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