We recently had a visitor from Sibuyan Island, located near the Philippine province of Romblon.
The small island has not one but two mountains, both covered in lush forests. A river so clear that you could see pebbles ten feet below the surface. Hundreds of species of trees and plants. Bats, mammals, fish, birds. It’s hard [...]
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One more thing in this series of posts that irritate me about pro-capitalist arguments. It’s the claim that capitalism is the only economic system compatible with human nature.
Since when did the me-me-me, looking-out-for-number-one worldview become the default for human nature?
There’s a lot of suppositions buried in that claim. First, the claim ignores how humanity [...]
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Posted in Philippines, globalization, human rights, social justice, women, women of color, tagged anti-capitalism, globalization, indigenous peoples, peasant women, Philippines, Phils Jeon Garment factory on September 8, 2008 | 13 Comments »
I hear this said a lot even among people who describe themselves as liberal and progressive. Even among people who identify as feminists. That capitalism as an economic system may be flawed, but it’s certainly the best system that we have.
The best for whom?
It’s certainly not the best system for the workers at [...]
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Many of you know about this already, but especially for readers in the Philippines:
Read more at Blog Action Day 2008.
Anyone else interested in a discussion of how marginalized populations in the Philippines disproportionately shoulder the burdens of globalization?
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