Walden Bello

Walden Bello is a columnist at Foreign Policy In Focus and a former member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines. He made the only recorded resignation on principle from Congress owing to differences with the administration of President Benigno Aquino III on domestic issues and foreign policy. He is the author or co-author of 23 books, including the forthcoming Counterrevolution: Origins, Dynamics, Consequences (spring 2019) and The Fall of China? Preventing the Next Crash (spring 2019).

ActivismOctober 15, 2006

Microcredit, Macro Issues

The Swedish Academy bestowed this year's Nobel Peace Prize to Muhammad Yunus, the father of microcredit. It's easy to believe Yunus's low-interest loans to the poor are a silver bullet against global economic injustice. But it's not that simple.

Walden Bello
Regions and CountriesOctober 12, 2005

Letter From the Philippines

"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.

Walden Bello
ActivismMarch 27, 2003

Dispatch From Philippines

Walden Bello was in Baghdad March 14-17 as a member of the Asian Peace Mission, a delegation of parliamentarians and members of civil society from different countries in Asia.

Walden Bello
GlobalizationOctober 3, 2002

Drop Till We Shop?

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Regions and CountriesFebruary 28, 2002

A ‘Second Front’ in the Philippines

America called on its former colony to fill the bill for a sequel to Al Qaeda.

Walden Bello
GlobalizationNovember 10, 2001

Dispatch From Doha

The WTO trade conference there pitted developing countries against the major powers.

Walden Bello
PoliticsJuly 21, 2001

The Battle of Genoa

Organizers of the anti-G8 protest in Genoa say that 200,000 people came from all over Italy and Europe to join the mammoth demonstration yesterday.

Walden Bello
LawFebruary 1, 2001

Letter From Manila

Estrada is gone, but corruption remains.

Walden Bello

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Walden Bello

ActivismOctober 15, 2006

The Swedish Academy bestowed this year's Nobel Peace Prize to Muhammad Yunus, the father of microcredit. It's easy to believe Yunus's low-interest loans to the poor are a silver bullet against global economic injustice. But it's not that simple.

Regions and CountriesOctober 12, 2005

"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.

ActivismMarch 27, 2003

Walden Bello was in Baghdad March 14-17 as a member of the Asian Peace Mission, a delegation of parliamentarians and members of civil society from different countries in Asia.

GlobalizationOctober 3, 2002

Brenner's World

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

Regions and CountriesFebruary 28, 2002

America called on its former colony to fill the bill for a sequel to Al Qaeda.

GlobalizationNovember 10, 2001

The WTO trade conference there pitted developing countries against the major powers.

PoliticsJuly 21, 2001

Organizers of the anti-G8 protest in Genoa say that 200,000 people came from all over Italy and Europe to join the mammoth demonstration yesterday.

LawFebruary 1, 2001

Estrada is gone, but corruption remains.