By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA
Day: March 17, 2014
Public opinion and political truth
QUESTION EVERYTHING Mong Palatino Bulatlat.com Public opinion has many uses but it should neither stand for truth nor should it be equated with political standpoint. Sometimes it is overrated despite its ephemerality. Consider the examples below: – Senator Miriam Santiago is the darling of the press and social media superstar who entertains the public with…
Sour Grapes | Big Oil’s ‘Sore Losers’ Lead the Drive to War
by MIKE WHITNEY Counterpunch “We are witnessing a huge geopolitical game in which the aim is the destruction of Russia as a geopolitical opponent of the US or of the global financial oligarchy…..The realization of this project is in line with the concept of global domination that is being carried out by the US.” –…
Venezuela Beyond the Protests | The Revolution is Here to Stay
By EVA GOLINGER Postcards from the Revolution Investigative journalist Eva Golinger traces the roots of current opposition protests, and argues “the revolution that is here to stay is the Bolivarian Revolution, which began in 1998 when Hugo Chavez was first elected president”. For those of you unfamiliar with Venezuelan issues, don’t let the title of…
Sori
GUNITA NG SALITA Ni ROLAND TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com Ito ang paghingi ng paumanhin, kapatawaran o pasensya para sa mali–kulang at kalabisan–na nagawa. Maari itong boluntaryong ibinibigay at ipinagkakaloob ng nagkamali’t nakasama sa kapwa. Maari ring napilitan lang, may kailangang protektahan sa sarili sa pakikipagkapwa kaya nagsosori. Sa may kapangyarihan, mahirap ang pag-sori. Kailangan munang bukongbuko bago…