Ruthless Philippine President’s High Popularity Is the Result of Failed Democracy
As the death toll in President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal war on drugs keeps climbing, so does his popularity. How can this be? Walden Bello says it is the result of…
Why is the Far-Right Rising Globally? (1/2)
Walden Bello, author of “Counterrevolution: The Global Rise of the Far-Right,” argues that the far-right is in ascendancy at the moment not only in reaction to the failures of neoliberalism,…
US-Philippine Relations Worsen Despite Perceived Trump-Duterte Friendship
The Philippines ended the Visiting Forces Agreement, which allows the US military to operate within the Philippines and grants access to the South China Sea. Is President Duterte doing the…
President Rodrigo Duterte – Donkey of The Day (9-6-16)
Charlamagne Tha God awards Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte Donkey of the Day because he called President Obama a “son of a bitch” and then expressed his regrets in doing so.…