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The Philippines 
June 13, 2024

Independent or merely semi-colonial? Why we have to rethink “Philippine Independence Day”

Posted By: Louie Encabo 745 Views chinese imperialism, featured, independence day philippines, semi-colonial, semi-feudal, us imperialism

On June 12, Philippine Independence Day is celebrated. It commemorates the declaration of independence by Philippine president Emilio Aguinaldo from Spain on the same

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Rodrigo Duterte Joseph Scott Pemberton Rowena Garcia-Flores
The Philippines 
September 18, 2020September 20, 2020

Pemberton’s release shows Duterte’s “anti-Americanism” is all rhetoric, no substance

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1341 Views featured, jennifer laude, joseph scott pemberton, rodrigo duterte, us imperialism, us-philippines relations

A cornerstone of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration is his so-called “independent foreign policy“. As a former American colony, the Philippines’ relationship with the United

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Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh Iranian coup 1953
International Solidarity 
January 10, 2020January 16, 2020

A long history of Western intervention in Iran

Posted By: Louie Encabo 2747 Views ayatollah ali khamenei, ayatollah khomeini, British Empire, donald trump, featured, iran, operation ajax, operation boot, UK imperialism, us imperialism, US intervention

Since the beginning of the Trump Presidency, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been treated as public enemy number one in the eyes of

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International Solidarity 
November 15, 2019November 16, 2019

In Bolivia, the people chose Evo Morales but the elites wanted differently

Posted By: Louie Encabo 1524 Views anti-imperialism, bolivia, evo morales, featured, latin america, us imperialism

As Chile and Ecuador are engulfed in widespread unrest, another South American nation descends into political turmoil. Bolivia’s anti-imperialist President Evo Morales announced his

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