Bulatlat Contributors | Oct 4, 2017
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The U.S. State of War: July 2017
The U.S. State of War: July 2017
The US bombing campaign is now the heaviest, nearly triple in amount of dropped bombs in Iraq and Syria alone, since the bombing of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos in the 60s to 70s.
The illusion of the French elections
The illusion of the French elections
The election of the Europeanist Macron, who is a real child of the banking system and of the forces of globalization, to the presidency of France has prevented, on the one hand, the automatic activation of the decomposing procedures of a European Union that is under the German control and has created, on the other hand, an incredible illusion in the bureaucratic circles of Brussels with regard to the prospects of its longevity.
The Manchester Bombing is Blowback from the West’s Disastrous Interventions and Covert Proxy Wars
The Manchester Bombing is Blowback from the West’s Disastrous Interventions and Covert Proxy Wars
In their pursuit of imperial delusions in Libya and beyond, Western leaders cynically sacrificed the security of their own citizens, setting the stage for the massacre in Manchester.
“Mamas Day” Campaign Lifts Up Voices of Mothers Targeted Under Trump
“Mamas Day” Campaign Lifts Up Voices of Mothers Targeted Under Trump
A multiracial community organization in the US seeks to counter their recent election's anti-immigrant tide through art.
Housing for People, Not for Profit
Housing for People, Not for Profit
A nuanced look at the nature and meaning of the housing crisis in the capitalist West and the solutions housing occupations can provide
Flying the Bloody Skies
Flying the Bloody Skies
Dr. Dao received exceptional treatment, but passenger abuse is built into the airlines’ business model.
Why the climate crisis won’t be solved without a massive increase in forest protection
Why the climate crisis won’t be solved without a massive increase in forest protection
Forests are the only systems we have that can suck carbon out of the atmosphere within the time frame necessary to save humanity.
Sustaining the Momentum of the Women’s March: Where We Go From Here
Sustaining the Momentum of the Women’s March: Where We Go From Here
For those of us who are committed social justice activists or organizers, the sheer scale of this march was awe-inspiring.
Why Trump Won — And What’s Next
Why Trump Won — And What’s Next
Trump’s campaign gaffs, his personal character, his missteps and outrageous ‘off the cuff’ statements, his lack of any government experience, only enhanced the view that he was not just another elite politician.
Navy Admits to Having Released Chemicals Known to Injure Infants’ Brains
Navy Admits to Having Released Chemicals Known to Injure Infants’ Brains
Hazardous materials from US military training activities around the globe have left heavy metals, propellants and explosives littered throughout the oceans.
Actor Shailene Woodley: A High-Profile Target in the Fight Over the Dakota Access Pipeline
Actor Shailene Woodley: A High-Profile Target in the Fight Over the Dakota Access Pipeline
... "we decided to show up and stand in solidarity for Standing Rock, to show the world, mainstream media, and the government, that we are not going to back down regardless of what decisions they make." -- Shailene Woodley
A Cynical Environmentalism: Protecting Nature to Prepare for War
A Cynical Environmentalism: Protecting Nature to Prepare for War
"If these military activities are so good for the environment, why don't they do them in Yellowstone or near Mt. Rushmore?"
Duterte’s Death Squads, and Ours
Duterte’s Death Squads, and Ours
Whatever his connections with the Davao Death Squads, Duterte is an amateur compared with the United States. The US has been in the death squad business for decades.
Trump, Clinton and the Illusion of Everlasting US Hegemony
Trump, Clinton and the Illusion of Everlasting US Hegemony
Only an alternative based on a drastically changed US foreign policy, bound to some type of global framework for mutual benefits amongst all people, would prevent the current destabilization from becoming yet a new global order based in the rule of the many by the few.
How Veterans Are Losing the War at Home
How Veterans Are Losing the War at Home
'For the military-industrial complex and its beneficiaries, perpetual war is not necessarily bad news.'
Over 300 NGOs call for ‘human-rights based approach to drug control’
Over 300 NGOs call for ‘human-rights based approach to drug control’
“Instead of ensuring the protection and rights of people who use drugs, including the right to health and provision of voluntary, evidence-based drug treatment and harm reduction services, President Duterte has called for them to be killed.”
US anti-war leader applauds Duterte for ‘speaking the truth’ about Mindanao crisis
US anti-war leader applauds Duterte for ‘speaking the truth’ about Mindanao crisis
“Thank you, President Duterte, for having the courage to tell the truth.”
Sison tackles building people’s power in new book
Sison tackles building people’s power in new book
Building People’s Power is mainly a collection of Sison's writings from July 2010 to December 2012. These take up historical and current Philippine issues as well as global issues and show the way to arouse, organize and mobilize the people in the anti-imperialist and democratic struggle.
PH environmentalists demand justice for Honduran indigenous woman activist
PH environmentalists demand justice for Honduran indigenous woman activist
“The Honduran government has blood on its hands with the murder of Berta Cáceres.”
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