International and Regional Issues
Inequality in a time of pandemic: perspectives and proposals from the global South
February 5, 2021
The severity of inequality has never been starker during the pandemic. We need to break the barriers of social distancing and isolation to collectively call for urgent proposals, for after all, addressing inequality will start from social solidarity.
Capitalism Upon COVID-19
December 25, 2020
Analysis | The planet’s richest 30 billionaires now own more than the poorest four billion people or over half of the world’s population combined. The world economy is ending 2020 on a bleak note for billions of the working people everywhere.
Winds of democracy in the Philippines
November 30, 2020
Features/ Commentary | On a historical scale, there’s no doubt that the world is changing for the better. There’s too much creativity, energy and bravery committed to that for it to be otherwise.
IBON Executive Director on the RCEP trade agreement
November 18, 2020
IBON Executive Director on the US presidential election results
November 8, 2020
Neoliberalism and our multiple crises in the COVID era: Dare to struggle, dare to win
November 1, 2020
Features | We may survive the pandemic, but we are headed towards even greater downward pressure on wages and working conditions amid greater repression of organized labor. We are headed towards increasing compulsion of capitalists to seek rapid growth at all costs, including environmental and social costs.
IMF sees Vietnam overtaking PH: It’s not because of COVID
October 15, 2020
COMMENTARY
Our economic managers would do well to stop being blinded by their neoliberal dogma and start taking a more strategic view of national development. Without radical changes in our economic policies the Philippines will just keep getting left further behind.
IBON Midyear 2020 Praymer: Sa Ngalan ng Poder
July 25, 2020
PRAYMER | Sa paraan ng pagharap ng gobyernong Duterte sa COVID-19, tumampok ang maka-dayuhan, maka-negosyo, awtoritaryan at pansariling tunguhin ng rehimen sa gitna ng pinakamalalang krisis na kinakaharap ng bansa.
