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Forests are the only systems we have that can suck carbon out of the atmosphere within the time frame necessary to save humanity.
For those of us who are committed social justice activists or organizers, the sheer scale of this march was awe-inspiring.
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.
Hazardous materials from US military training activities around the globe have left heavy metals, propellants and explosives littered throughout the oceans.
... "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
"If these military activities are so good for the environment, why don't they do them in Yellowstone or near Mt. Rushmore?"
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.
Today, citizens of the United States directly bear the burden of more than 150 years of warfare.
Thus the system is indeed rigged – against efforts to democratize it, and otherwise change it for the better.
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.
“The US, UK, French governments, in their narrow attempt to push regime change, demonize and undermine those they deem as ‘unfriendly’ regimes and use brutal, armed extremists (like ISIS) who happen to share their opposition to those regimes. But that’s like having attack dogs you don’t exactly control.”
... US officials callously or, sometimes, almost indifferently decided on courses of action that resulted in deaths, often on a substantial or even massive scale.
“Far from protecting the Lumad, the NCIP is the primary arm of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in depriving indigenous peoples of their rights.”
There is intense controversy in many TPP countries about the pacts’ threats to jobs and more.
There is one key reason why the United States is militarily involved in the Philippines - natural resources.
Palestinian workers are especially attractive to Israeli employers because of a very particular legal situation that’s arisen over the past few years.
Venezuela continues to be attacked by the international press, ignoring the strengths of the process of change experienced by Venezuelans.
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