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Anti-China hysteria has emerged as the central ‘threat’ designed to justify endless U.S. military spending and adventurism in the Asia-Pacific. By QIAO COLLECTIVE</strong> Wire/Progressive International Reposted by Bulatlat.com From the Soviet Union to the Viet Cong, geopolitical bogeymen have justified wars, invasions, and occupations the world over. Now, the war machine has pivoted towards China…

NI FRANCIS GEALOGO Bulatlat.com Tuwing huling Lunes ng Agosto, ginugunita ng buong bayan ang Pambansang Araw ng mga Bayani. Iniuugnay ito hindi lamang sa Sigaw sa Pugadlawin, kundi sa pagdakila ng lahat ng mga bayaning nag alay ng buhay para sa Kalayaan ng bayan. Ang pagkilala sa araw na ito ang nagbibigay diin na bukod…

Photo: brads651 Workers have been infuriated by the callous treatment they’ve received in their workplaces. But many of them recognized that the most surefire way to get their employers to provide the protection they needed was through collective action. By STEVEN GREENHOUSE Dissent/Wire/Progressive International Reposted by Bulatlat.com In a society where corporations are relentlessly focused…

Armed goons with long rifles arrived on August 24 to attempt to displace the farmers in sitio Buntog. (Photo courtesy of Amihan) Reports from Samahan ng Mamamayang Nagkakaisa sa Sitio Buntog (SAMANA-Buntog) claim that Buntog is being “fenced off”, and goons are destroying farm plots they come across. “They’re even stealing fruits from our trees,”…