Democracy is something one defends and enriches everyday, isn’t it? Take this bit from RG’s Replying to Right to Reply, which talks about another attempt by those in government to control everything, to regulate everything by those who are out of step with our time. RG’s point is spot on: On its face, the right [...]
The Never Ending Struggle Between Poverty and The Wash
October 20, 2008 By 33 Comments
For as long as our racial memories allow— our people have been fighting poverty. I’m annoyed. I’m peeved. I’m sick to death with all the negative, hopelessness permeating in the air. I get it that it is so damn hard to see past misery, it breaks your heart seeing a kid kill herself because she [...]
Vast Difference
July 12, 2008 By 14 Comments
A few days ago, I made a suggestion that maybe – just maybe – the Philippines should stop honoring its outstanding debts to the World Bank and to the International Monetary Fund, given the premise that there is a global financial, food, and energy crisis. The alternative would be to re-appropriate the funds allocated for [...]
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