Instead of creeping repression, the new Philippine president began his reign with a blitzkrieg of extra-judicial killings, stupefying the country and blazing a new trail for fascism

Instead of jobs and relief, the Obama administration offered only half-measures to struggling people in the Rust Belt and beyond

What exactly is Duterte up to and why are the Philippines’ neighbors so alarmed?

American intervention was one factor leading to the Chilean coup—but unrest on the part of middle-class Chileans was another

Some reflections on the meaning of Seattle for change in knowledge systems, a discussion of how despite the deep crisis of neoliberalism, finance capital has managed to retain tremendous power and an appeal for a new comprehensive vision of the desirable society

The Philippines won a huge legal victory against China on a long-running territorial dispute. But Manila’s alliance with Washington may make it all for nothing

A hapless elite, an angry electorate, and a brash front-runner with little regard for democratic norms: The latest Philippine election sounds a lot like America’s

We must reject the suggestion that subversion of the democratic process might be needed to save democracy

Dealing with finance capital yesterday and tomorrow

When the late Chalmers Johnson introduced the word “blowback” to the analysis of Washington’s relations with the rest of the world…he saw as the most dangerous blowback the destabilization of American democratic processes by the multiple consequences of Washington’s adventures abroad.