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Philippines 'witness' recounts killings

Jack Stephens wrote 11 hours ago: Today, BAYAN released a press statement: Multisectoral group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) toda … more →

Tags: Government, Human Rights, Southeast Asia, Bayan, Elections, maguindanao, mindinao, Philippines

Security Policy Pontification

Mike Meikle wrote 14 hours ago: It's Getting a Little Damp in Here.... I recently answered a question regarding why the security … more →

Tags: Security, Policy, Remote Access, Strategic Plan, Risk, expectations

Election Massacre in Maguindanao, Philippines1 comment

Jack Stephens wrote 1 day ago: A backhoe unearthed more bodies from a shallow grave at the site of a massacre of a political clan i … more →

Tags: Government, Human Rights, Press Freedoms, Southeast Asia, maguindanao, mindanao, Philippines

Zambian Editor to Face Trial Over Article

Jack Stephens wrote 1 week ago: The Mail & Guardian (South Africa) reported today: Post newspaper editor [and chief] Fred M … more →

Tags: Government, Law, News media, Press Freedoms, southern africa, Journalism, News, Newspapers, zambia

Bourdieu & Gramsci

Jack Stephens wrote 3 weeks ago: Antonio Gramsci: A short excerpt from a post from my blog The Excerpt Mill: In Bourdieu’s earl … more →

Tags: capitalism, Class, Consciousness, Europe, Government, language, Marxism, Antonio Gramsci, Bourdieu

New Dominican Constitution

Jack Stephens wrote 1 month ago: MR Zine reports: The government of President Leonel Fernández, with the support of the powerful Cath … more →

Tags: Class, Government, Institutionalized Racism, Latin America, Law, racism, Right Wing, Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernandez

Mulitple Colonialism in Moroland

Jack Stephens wrote 1 month ago: A short excerpt from my blog The Except Mill: It can be said thus that there are, at least, four maj … more →

Tags: Imperialism, Southeast Asia, War-on-terror, Muslim Issues, Occupation, War, Philippines, united states, Colonialism

Mediator Sent to Guinea & Recent News

Jack Stephens wrote 1 month ago: A photo given to The New York Times showed dead bodies after an opposition rally in Conakry, Guinea, … more →

Tags: Foreign relations, Government, Human Rights, Western Africa, Africa, Guinea

The People's Republic After 60

nbunks wrote 1 month ago: Dan Drezner links to himself* contemplating the future of China: I belong to the third camp—the one … more →

Tags: China, Economics, Future

Imperial Ambitions & Strategy in Afghanistan

Jack Stephens wrote 1 month ago: Graphic from the New York Times. While reading a current article by researchers from the Cato Instit … more →

Tags: Foreign relations, Government, Imperialism, military, North America, Occupation, South Asia, War, War-on-terror

Massacre in Guinea1 comment

Jack Stephens wrote 1 month ago: Security forces clash with protesters in this frame grab taken from September 28, 2009 footage (Reut … more →

Tags: Government, Human Rights, Western Africa, Organizing/Grass Roots, military, Africa, Guinea

Life for Palestinian Students in Israel2 comments

Jack Stephens wrote 2 months ago: Over at The Excerpt Mill I quote Saree Makdisi about life for Palestinian students in Israel: Even i … more →

Tags: middle east, Government, Occupation, Education, Palestine, Israel

The Purging of Local Cadres and “Appanage Princes” in Russia

Jack Stephens wrote 2 months ago: Boris Efimov, "Ezhov's Iron Glove" (1937) Over at The Excerpt Mill I quote a passage f … more →

Tags: communism, Government, History, Law, North Asia, Russia, Soviet Union

The Mode of Production Debate in the Philippines1 comment

Jack Stephens wrote 2 months ago: A peasant plants rice in a freshly tilled field in Hacienda Luisita, Tarlac, Philippines (Photo by J … more →

Tags: History, Southeast Asia, Marxism, capitalism, Organizing/Grass Roots, Economics, Globalization, radicalism, communism

Italy During the Time of the Soviet Revolution

Jack Stephens wrote 2 months ago: Italian factory occupation (click on pic). At The Excerpt Mill I quote Quintin Hoare and Geoffrey No … more →

Tags: Class, communism, Europe, Marxism, Organizing/Grass Roots, revolution, Antonio Gramsci, Communist Party of Italy, Gramsci

Ho Chi Minh on Readdressing Strategy

Jack Stephens wrote 2 months ago: Click on pic. Over at The Excerpt Mill I quote a passage from Ho Chi Minh’s address to the Six … more →

Tags: History, Imperialism, Southeast Asia, Occupation, revolution, War, communism, Marxism, Ho Chi Minh

Philippine Government Scuttling Peace Talks

Jack Stephens wrote 2 months ago: The Philippine Inquirer reported today: The resumption of peace talks with the communist National De … more →

Tags: Southeast Asia, Government, Human Rights, Law, Propaganda, revolution, War, communism, Philippines

Primer on the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law in the Philippines1 comment

Jack Stephens wrote 2 months ago: Communist Party of the Philippines 40th Anniversary logo, click on the pic for their website. While … more →

Tags: Southeast Asia, Government, revolution, War, communism, BalikSamBayanan, Philippines, Peace, National Democratic Front of the Philippines

Baliksambayanan: Day 1, "You are surrounded by Victims."3 comments

Jack Stephens wrote 3 months ago: Latter on when I got back to the BAYAN office, after the noise barrage (and after having lunch with … more →

Tags: Southeast Asia, BalikSamBayanan, Philippines, Bayan


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