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Ma’ruf Amin steps down from MUI, PKB leadership roles
Politics 1 month ago

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Ma’ruf Amin steps down from MUI, PKB leadership roles

The former vice president's early resignation from leadership roles at the MUI and the PKB comes amid an internal leadership rift at NU, though any connection between these events is unknown.
A test of wisdom: NU grapples with conflict, politics
Academia 2 months ago

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A test of wisdom: NU grapples with conflict, politics

NU is not simply a religious organization, but a moral force and a social movement with enormous political weight.
Outrage alone won’t save the Philippines
Academia 2 months ago

Outrage alone won’t save the Philippines

Democracies move slowly; but when paired with civic education, vigilance and public participation, their institutions stand a better chance of surviving and renewing themselves.
Questioning the KPK's credibility
Editorial 2 months ago

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Questioning the KPK's credibility

To avoid the perception that it is being used for political witch hunts, the KPK must build watertight cases backed by compelling evidence.
Unpolitical NU? Dream on
Editorial 2 months ago

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Unpolitical NU? Dream on

Too much politicking by NU top leaders is undermining its larger mission of looking after the spiritual needs of followers. 
The oust Marcos plot: Big bombs, no blast
Academia 2 months ago

The oust Marcos plot: Big bombs, no blast

The oust-Marcos plotters misread the lay of the land if they expected a massive migration of support for VP Sara.
How democracies learn to goose-step
Academia 2 months ago

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How democracies learn to goose-step

An electoral democracy can gradually drift toward dictatorship, step by step, until it reaches the point of no return.
Climate justice needs power, not just ideas
Academia 2 months ago

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Climate justice needs power, not just ideas

Without political leverage and democracy, civil society’s struggle will keep turning in the mud.
Hasina’s conviction comes as lesson for all authoritarian rulers
Academia 3 months ago

Hasina’s conviction comes as lesson for all authoritarian rulers

Ultimately, the coercive power of the state could not withstand the power of the people.
Larry Summers leaving positions at Harvard and OpenAI after Epstein emails
Americas 3 months ago

Larry Summers leaving positions at Harvard and OpenAI after Epstein emails

Summers announced he was resigning from the board of OpenAI, developer of the ChatGPT artificial intelligence tool, and a spokesman later said he would discontinue teaching roles at Harvard and go on leave as a director of a business and government school while Harvard conducts a review of people named in the Epstein files.
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