#59: The Philippines and its Left: What the Global Left Needs to Know

The Philippines and its Left: What the Global Left Needs to Know . . The Philippines has one of the largest populations in the world, there are large diasporic Filipino communities in North America, and there's a sizeable left that's also present in the diaspora. This episode is an interview with a guest in the Philippines who's active in the anti-Stalinist radical left. . . If you're unfamiliar with the history of the Philippines, this timeline is useful: Philippines profile - Timeline https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-15581450 . . To learn more: Alex de Jong, After decades, an insurgency falters https://tempestmag.org/2025/01/after-decades-an-insurgency-falters/ . Rasti Delizo, Priming the Philippines for a “globalized NATO” https://tempestmag.org/2024/01/priming-the-philippines-for-a-globalized-nato/ . Hunting Specters: A Political History of the Purges in the Communist Party of the Philippines https://libcom.org/article/hunting-specters-political-history-purges-communist-party-philippines . . Two Filipino anti-Stalinist socialist political organizations: Partido Sosyalista https://sosyalista.ph/ » About the RPM-M https://www.grenzeloos.org/jl/?page_id=2