Fierce Urgency of Then & Now

I wrote this piece – The Fierce Urgency of NOW – on Feb. 21, 2008.  Yet ten years later, while a lot of things changed, a lot remained the same. In fact, things have gotten worse, both in the US and in the Philippines. For a while, the people of the US and the Philippines… Read More Fierce Urgency of Then & Now

POST OBAMA – McCAIN DEBATE : POLLS, SPIN and AGENDA – SETTING

Once upon a time, when two individuals engage in a debate, the viewers or audience can immediately judge the winner or loser. But with today’s technology, the loser can still emerge as the winner. Any intelligent and objective spectator could easily determine that Obama gave the much stronger arguments during the debate. But nowadays, the… Read More POST OBAMA – McCAIN DEBATE : POLLS, SPIN and AGENDA – SETTING