Democracy

When the “power system” is criticized, a quick counterargument is often “conspiracy theories”. In relation to what is happening right now on the political-democratic stage of the Western countries, no one needs to fear this counterargument anymore, because what has…

Let History not be Erased. Teach the New Generations How a Dictatorship can be Ended– Peacefully, Nonviolently. February 25 is the anniversary of the peaceful EDSA People Power Revolution which ended the Marcos dictatorship, a one-man rule which lasted for…

A group of the most prominent schools in the Philippines recently reaffirmed February 25, the date of the nonviolent EDSA People Power Revolution anniversary, as a non-working holiday – despite its exclusion from the Philippine government’s official list of holidays.…

The world bid farewell to 2024 which forged a phase marked by its democratic struggles, political reforms, and major shifts in power. From the streets of Dhaka to the battlefields of Myanmar, from election rallies of Washington to war-torn Syria…

Too many decades have been lost to the myth that liberal democracies will deliver. The election of Donald Trump as president of the United States has consolidated what appears to be a swing towards citizens voting right-wing, authoritarian politicians into…

India’s billion-plus population is watching an initiative under the ‘one nation, one election’ policy by the Union government in New Delhi proposing simultaneous elections for Lok Sabha, State legislative assemblies, and local government bodies across the country to reduce the…

On August 6, 2024, Vice President Kamala Harris made history as the first female and first woman of color to lead a major U.S. political party ticket. This moment marked a shift in the election dynamics from typical partisan struggles…

Representative Cori Bush, a progressive black woman from St. Louis, MO who is a member of the “Squad” and has been a powerful voice in Congress for poor people, women’s rights, healthcare, housing–and Palestine, just lost her primary because pro-Israel…

90 years after the historic protest against “Mamita Yunai” in Costa Rica On July 16, the National Commission for the Commemoration of the National Day of Banana Workers held a forum as part of the agenda of initiatives for the…

From April 26 to 28, hundreds of social movement activists will converge on Marseille from all over Europe. Associations, trade unions, NGOs and local collectives want to make the voice of civil society heard for a social, ecological, pacifist, and…