Brilliant assessment by Walden Bello, with warnings for people everywhere: 'there can be no guarantee that a murderous fascist like Rodrigo Duterte will not again emerge from the sewers, from the depths of people’s despair.'
fpif.org/a-memoir-of-mu…

My review of Patricia Evangelista's Memoir of Murder in the My Country fpif.org/a-memoir-of-mu…

There are major conflicts playing out right now in Gaza, Ukraine, and the South China Sea.

In each of these instances, one thing must be made clear — a peace brought about through repression will not last, writes Walden Bello Focus on the Global South in Foreign Policy In Focus (fpif.org): fpif.org/unjust-wars-an…

Without effective coercive constraints imposed by a multilateral organization on the hegemon and its allies, the latter can easily descend into genocide and mass murder, writes Walden Bello. commondreams.org/opinion/gaza-p…

📢 Join us on April 24 for the 2nd Annual GRIP Lecture featuring Walden Bello. Explore the Politics of Inequality & the Rise of the Illiberal Right from a global lens.

Admission is free: in-person & livestream options are available.

#GRIPLecture #SaveTheDate

The forcible abduction of Francisco 'Eco' Dangla III and Axielle 'Jak' Tiong, two environmental activists in Pangasinan, puts on full display the strength of extractivist capitalism in the face of state neglect and abetment.

🔗Full statement:
waldenbello.org/stop-the-attac…

I will be flying to Davao on Monday to face cyberlibel and libel cases filed by VP Sara Duterte's Information Officer. We are expecting the prosecution to present witnesses.

After the trial, at 12:00 PM, we will hold a press conference to present updates.

THE US EMPIRE: BEGINNING OF THE END?

Join me on Fri, Feb 23 4PM-6PM (GMT +8) for a forum hosted by UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies, UP Diliman University Student Council, a Citizen's Initiative for Independent Foreign Policy. I will discuss the US role in global conflict, from Palestine looking back.

bit.ly/endofempire223

The World Social Forum must stand for the affirmation of all of us to save the planet from climate catastrophe & the ravages of capitalism. It must mean that we all stand up & put our bodies on the line against the emergence of fascism, says Walden Bello ipsnews.net/2024/02/world-…

These are the worst of times but they can become the best of times says Walden Bello, seeking to inspire thousands of progressives who gathered for the World Social Forum in Kathmandu, with the planet under clouds of armed conflict & assaults on democracy ipsnews.net/2024/02/world-…

World Social Forum 2024 Nepal #WSF2024 must stands for our affirmation to save the planet from climate catastrophe and the ravages of capitalism, to reverse the process of inequality, and affirm our stand against the emergence of fascism, against genocide.

Walden Bello at the opening ceremony of the #WSF2024

The trial for my cyberlibel and libel cases, filed by VP Sara Duterte's Information Officer, begins tomorrow at 8:30 AM in RTC-10 Davao. We are expecting the prosecution to present witness/es.

At 1:00 PM, the legal team will hold a press conference for updates.

The brilliant Walden Bello on how the road to the ongoing tragedy in Gaza comes from the successful strategy of Osama bin Laden to force the overextension of the American empire. meer.com/en/77115-from-…

Bolivian activist and former ambassador to the UN, Pablo Solon will be speaking on a seeming 'pink tide' resurgence in Latin America at the Asian Center UP Diliman on Feb 5 Monday at 3pm. Also feat. Walden Bello & me. Join us!

Statement from Walden Bello on #Palestine 🇵🇸

Global Civil Society: The Way Forward Following the International Court of Justice’s Decision on South Africa’s Charge of Genocide against Israel

Read at focusweb.org/global-civil-s…

Once fascists are able to take power, they are often very hard to remove.

In order to fight this dangerous ideology worldwide, we must learn to recognize how it works, how it comes to power, and what we must change to prevent its rise. Walden Bello Foreign Policy In Focus (fpif.org): fpif.org/fascism-101-fo…

Prof. Walden Bello has my full support in the filing of his petition before the Supreme Court that essentially seeks to decriminalize libel and cyberlibel. Among the first bills I filed when I became Senator in 2016 was one that specifically aims to remove the (1/3)