How and why did Italy end up with fascist rule? Why the imminent collapse of capitalism has not occurred? These are some of the questions Antonio Gramsci was grappling with in his lonely prison cell. Gramsci is one of the original, innovative and influential if not the most influential Marxist thinker
June 4, 2022
What’s next? This is the existential question that confronts the Pink Movement unleashed by the candidacy of Vice President Leni Robredo. The election loss of the vice president is heart-breaking to the members of the movement. However, there is a silver lining in this depending on how they look at the
May 28, 2022
In the light of the outcome of the 2022 election, “bobotantes” or stupid voters are in vogue once again. The results of the 2022 election reveal political dynasties have further strengthened and even expanded their stranglehold in the political landscape both at the national and local levels. A cartel of political
May 21, 2022
The foremost question in everyone’s mind is the outcome of the 2022 election, particularly the presidential race. Why did the family the Filipinos threw out of power 36 years ago return to power? Why have Filipinos, as a whole, chosen to turn blind to the high crimes the Marcos family committed
May 14, 2022
On Monday, 65.7 million Filipino voters will troop to the polling precincts to cast their vote in the most consequential election in the country’s history in nearly four decades. The 2022 election is a turning point for the Philippines. It marks the year the country either moves further into the dark
May 7, 2022
The truth is not only on trial in the 2022 elections but its very existence is in danger. In this post-truth era, the truth is the first casualty as revealed by the campaign. Nothing demonstrates this clearly than the all-out war against the truth waged by the Marcos family. The Marcoses
April 30, 2022
Beyond electing the next set of national and local leaders, there is a higher stake in the 2022 election. In dispute is not just the highest position in the land. This election is the battle for the soul of the Filipino nation, making it an election extraordinaire. The 2022 election is
April 14, 2022
The 2022 election is the most unique electoral exercise in recent memory. For the first time in the post-war history of the country, the ruling administration has no candidate in a presidential contest. That alone makes this election exceptional. Deep into the national campaign the political landscape is topsy-turvy. With a
April 9, 2022
Election Day is less than forty days away. At this point of the campaign, political forces are consolidating and polarized into two camps. The development is evidenced by series of endorsements by political parties, groups and organizations of the two front-runners in the presidential contest. These are the camps of Vice
April 2, 2022
“You cannot stop corruption. Because as I keep reminding everyone, corruption is not a Filipino condition, it is a human condition.” This is Bongbong Marcos’ take on corruption. He expressed his view in an interview aired this week at the government’s PTV-4. Instead of attending the Commission on Elections (Comelec) organized
March 26, 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is now three weeks old and the invaders are still struggling to reach their objectives. Russians are bogged down by several factors: fierce Ukrainian resistance, logistical problems, poor or sloppy invasion plan among others. Three weeks ago, Russia in a move that stunned the world invaded Ukraine,
March 19, 2022
