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The 2016 Filipino presidential race, and Rodrigo Duterte’s winning campaign, was widely considered to be won on social media. The centrality of these platforms, however, allowed for rampant mis- and disinformation. Photo: Aaron Favila/AP/Alamy

The Philippines disinformation machine

Don Kevin Hapal unmasks the hidden workforce driving the Philippines’ flourishing disinformation ecosystem – and they are not who you might think.

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 Illustration: Emma Peer

Seriously?

Beware the Chinese vaccine.

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Trade union conferederation Kilusang Mayo Uno leads the Labour Day demonstration in Manila, 1 May 2015. The organization is part of the National Democratic movement in the Philippines, which includes unions, civil society organizations and political parties organizing against imperialism, feudalism and bureaucrat capitalism. Photo: Gregorio B Dantes Jr/Pacific Press/Alamy

The long resistance

Though it now holds elections, the Philippines is still far from a functioning democracy, and remains under the yoke of US neo-imperialism. Agatha Canape profiles the National Democratic movement leading the struggle.

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Political parties - The Facts

Political parties - The Facts

Membership, election year, and party types around the world.

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From left: Leanne Mohamad, who narrowly missed out on unseating senior Labour politician Wes Streeting in Ilford North; Jeremy Corbyn; Andrew Feinstein, New Internationalist contributor and former South African MP who challenged Keir Starmer; and Iqbal Mohamed, who defeated Labour in Dewsbury and Batley. Photo: Zuma Press/Alamy

Political parties Independents’ day

Britain’s general election saw the rightwing Conservatives swept out – and a huge majority for Labour. But the shallowness of the victorious party’s support points to an existential threat to dominant parties across the world, argues Conrad Landin.

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Trade colonialism, again

Trade colonialism, again

Luciana Ghiotto, Bettina Müller and Lucía Barcena examine how Europe’s attempts to secure the raw materials for green technologies are following a tried and tested path across the Global South.

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The Kentish Flats Offshore Wind Farm and Red Sands Maunsell Fort are seen in the mouth of the Thames Estuary, UK, behind walkers enjoying the evening sun. Photo: Avpics/Alamy

Tilting at windmills

Offshore wind will be vital to weaning our economies off fossil fuels. Nick Dowson explores its potential and warns of the circling sharks looking for profit.

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Palestinian men scroll on their smartphones outside a store in Gaza City. The captive population is a ‘testing ground’ for Israel to develop surveillance tools it then exports to repressive regimes around the world. Photo: Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters

Spy games

Israel is at the forefront of the booming spyware industry that threatens human rights, press freedom and democracy worldwide. Antony Loewenstein examines spyware’s role in Israel’s occupation of Palestine, and why governments are failing to reign in its insidious spread.

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 Illustration: Cassette Bleue/Shutterstock

A 101 in lovelessness

Success coaches, pick-up artists, men’s rights activists. Popular influencers are preying on men and boys’ emotional isolation. Daisy Schofield reports on how we might intervene.

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 Photo: Powerland

Spotlight: Ivey-Camille Manybeads Tso

Multi-award winning filmmaker. Words by Grace Livingstone

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A study of 10,000 young people across 10 countries found 45 per cent said climate change ‘negatively affected their daily life and functioning’. The impact was significantly higher in the four Global South countries surveyed: Brazil, Nigeria, the Philippines and India. Photo: Media Lens King/shutterstock

A world to win

We don’t just need solutions – we need the courage to imagine they will succeed. Conrad Landin makes the case for collective action to secure a just future.

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 Photo: Eloisa Lopez/Reuters/Alamy

Hall of Infamy: Bongbong Marcos

The new president of the Philippines.

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Cartoon History: Pepsi Number Fever

Cartoon History: Pepsi Number Fever

Jack Dunleavy and Lawrence Dodgson tell the story of the soda giant’s botched campaign in the Philippines.

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The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season exhausted the designated 21-name list of storm names, the third time this has happened and the second such season in a row after 2020. The total damage was estimated at over $80 billion. Images of hurricane Bill and hurricane Nicholas by Theaustinman using a Creative Commons License CC BY-SA 4.0; Hurricane Ida by NOAA (Public Domain); All others by NASA (Public Domain).

Is it too late?

As climate change stretches human fragility towards breaking point, should we be preparing for societal collapse? This is the existential question behind ‘deep adaptation’, a theory that is rapidly gaining adherents. Richard Swift assesses how far, if anywhere, it will take us and what better paths we could go down.

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The Philippines disinformation machine

Don Kevin Hapal unmasks the hidden workforce driving the Philippines’ flourishing disinformation ecosystem – and they are not who you might think.

Don Kevin Hapal November, 2024 552 Preview
Seriously?

Beware the Chinese vaccine.

Zoe Holman September, 2024 551 Preview
The long resistance

Though it now holds elections, the Philippines is still far from a functioning democracy, and remains under the yoke of US neo-imperialism. Agatha Canape profiles the National Democratic movement leading the struggle.

Agatha Canape September, 2024 551 Preview
Political parties - The Facts

Membership, election year, and party types around the world.

September, 2024 551 Preview
Political parties Independents’ day

Britain’s general election saw the rightwing Conservatives swept out – and a huge majority for Labour. But the shallowness of the victorious party’s support points to an existential threat to dominant parties across the world, argues Conrad Landin.

Conrad Landin September, 2024 551 Preview
Silencing Stigma

Words: Bethany Rielly.

Bethany Rielly July, 2024 550 Preview
Trade colonialism, again

Luciana Ghiotto, Bettina Müller and Lucía Barcena examine how Europe’s attempts to secure the raw materials for green technologies are following a tried and tested path across the Global South.

Luciana Ghiotto, Bettina Müller and Lucía Barcena January, 2024 547 Preview
Tilting at windmills

Offshore wind will be vital to weaning our economies off fossil fuels. Nick Dowson explores its potential and warns of the circling sharks looking for profit.

Nick Dowson January, 2024 547 Preview
Spy games

Israel is at the forefront of the booming spyware industry that threatens human rights, press freedom and democracy worldwide. Antony Loewenstein examines spyware’s role in Israel’s occupation of Palestine, and why governments are failing to reign in its insidious spread.

Antony Loewenstein November, 2023 546 Preview
A 101 in lovelessness

Success coaches, pick-up artists, men’s rights activists. Popular influencers are preying on men and boys’ emotional isolation. Daisy Schofield reports on how we might intervene.

Daisy Schofield May, 2023 543 Preview
Spotlight: Ivey-Camille Manybeads Tso

Multi-award winning filmmaker. Words by Grace Livingstone

Grace Livingstone March, 2023 542 Preview
A world to win

We don’t just need solutions – we need the courage to imagine they will succeed. Conrad Landin makes the case for collective action to secure a just future.

Conrad Landin March, 2023 542 Preview
Hall of Infamy: Bongbong Marcos

The new president of the Philippines.

January, 2023 541 Preview
Cartoon History: Pepsi Number Fever

Jack Dunleavy and Lawrence Dodgson tell the story of the soda giant’s botched campaign in the Philippines.

Jack Dunleavy and Lawrence Dodgson January, 2023 541 Preview
Is it too late?

As climate change stretches human fragility towards breaking point, should we be preparing for societal collapse? This is the existential question behind ‘deep adaptation’, a theory that is rapidly gaining adherents. Richard Swift assesses how far, if anywhere, it will take us and what better paths we could go down.

Richard Swift May, 2022 537 Read