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Letter From the Philippines

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"People power" in the Philippines is running out of steam. The
political system is corrupt, Washington is micro-managing the economy
and civil society, cynicism is rampant. But a fledgling "New Left" offers
hope.

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Walden Bello
Walden Bello, professor of sociology at the University of the Philippines, is the author of Dilemmas of Domination (...

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