![Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte celebrate during their inauguration ceremony on June 30, 2022, in Manila.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/duterte-marcos-ap.jpg)
The Political Divorce Rocking the Philippines The Political Divorce Rocking the Philippines
The feud between the Dutertes and the Marcoses could have dire consequences for the cold war between China and the United States.
Jul 3, 2024 / Feature / Walden Bello
![Arundhati Roy attends a protest against the raids of homes of journalists and writers belonging a news portal in New Delhi, India, on October 04, 2023.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1705518598.jpg)
How “The New York Times” Enabled the Worst Assault on Indian Press Freedom in Decades How “The New York Times” Enabled the Worst Assault on Indian Press Freedom in Decades
By publishing a flimsy, red-baiting scare story, the paper allowed the Modi government to crack down on some of the country’s most important independent voices.
Nov 2, 2023 / Raj Patel and Walden Bello
![US naval officers walking through the city of Olongapo in 1972](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Bello-Empire-1440x907-1.jpg)
The American Repossession of the Philippines The American Repossession of the Philippines
As the US dramatically expands its military presence, colonialist history is repeating itself.
Mar 4, 2023 / Feature / Walden Bello
![Filipina senator and human rights campaigner Leila de Lima waves after her hearing in Manila.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/leiladelima-getty.jpg)
The Continuing Imprisonment of Leila de Lima Is an International Scandal The Continuing Imprisonment of Leila de Lima Is an International Scandal
Her incarceration for having the temerity to investigate former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is a stain on the reputation of the new Marcos administration.
Jan 4, 2023 / Walden Bello
![Newly elected Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Ferdinand-Marcos-Jr.-speech-2022-gty-img.jpg)
Why Walden Bello’s Arrest and Detention for Cyberlibel Demands Attention Why Walden Bello’s Arrest and Detention for Cyberlibel Demands Attention
The charge is a brazen case of weaponing the law against critics.
Aug 18, 2022 / Walden Bello
![Philippines Senator Leila de Lima](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/leila-de-lima-rtr-img.jpg)
Not Even Prison Walls Can Silence Duterte’s Nemesis Not Even Prison Walls Can Silence Duterte’s Nemesis
Amid a crackdown on independent media, the defiant Philippine Senator Leila de Lima enters her third year as a political prisoner.
Feb 27, 2019 / Walden Bello
![Women Against Bolsonaro](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/anti-bolsonaro-brazil-elections-protest-ap-img.jpg)
A Letter to Brazil, From a Friend Living Under Duterte A Letter to Brazil, From a Friend Living Under Duterte
Brazil is on the verge of electing a Duterte-style fascist. What can the left do?
Oct 26, 2018 / Walden Bello
![China’s Bigger Economic Threat](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Bello_ForeignPolicyIssue_img.jpg)
China’s Bigger Economic Threat China’s Bigger Economic Threat
Would the US be better off helping stabilize the Chinese economy, rather than gearing up for a trade war?
Jun 22, 2018 / Feature / Walden Bello
![Phillippine President Rodrigo Duterte](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/rodrigo_duterte2_ap_img.jpg)
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Is a Wildly Popular Fascist Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Is a Wildly Popular Fascist
Now what?
Jan 9, 2017 / Walden Bello
![Anti-Marxist protest in Chile 1973](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/chile_protest_1973_ap_img.jpg)
How Middle-Class Chileans Contributed to the Overthrow of Salvador Allende How Middle-Class Chileans Contributed to the Overthrow of Salvador Allende
American intervention was one factor leading to the Chilean coup—but unrest on the part of middle-class Chileans was another.
Sep 21, 2016 / Walden Bello