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A rapid response to President’s 2015 SONA address (also known as the “Cocoon Speech”)

Jul 27, 2015 | Articles

The best parts were his highlighting his kasambahay’s invaluable role and Kaka Bag-ao’s transformation of politics in Dinagat. Not surprisingly, it skirted the hard issues, such as the DAP scandal (since that would reveal double standards in the Daang...

Presentation on Finance Capital and Greece

Jul 26, 2015 | Articles

A few slides from my presentation at the forum on “Understanding the Greek Crisis,” sponsored by Focus on the Global South, Asian Center, University of the Philippines, July 24, 2015....

Greece resists, Philippines submits

Jul 7, 2015 | Articles and Biography

originally posted on Rappler The tumultuous events in Greece have invariably triggered questions about the Philippines’ own approach toward its international creditors. The difference is like night and day. If resistance is what the government of Prime Minister Alexis...

Power and Principle: The Vicissitudes of a Sociologist in Parliament

Jul 4, 2015 | Articles and Biography

For most of my life, I have been both a sociologist and an activist. After obtaining a PhD in sociology from Princeton in 1975, I plunged into full-time activism, first as part of the movement to overthrow the Marcos dictatorship in the Philippines, then as a militant...