Purple Romero

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Purple Romero is a Filipina multimedia journalist who has written about politics, gender issues, the environment and international relations for foreignaffairs.com, Asia Sentinel, South China Morning Post, and The Guardian.

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The Philippines’ Chinese Invaders

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May 21, 2018 Anne-Marie Slaughter & Purple Romero warn that the reconstruction plan for war-torn Marawi City could fan the flames of Islamic radicalism again.

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Making Retirement Work

Dec 12, 2018 Edoardo Campanella thinks that public pension benefits should be made conditional on some form of community work.

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Cities Hold the Key to Food Sustainability

Dec 12, 2018 Raj Patel shows how powerful urban interests are stymieing municipal governments' power to protect their citizens.

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The Lethal Consequences of Misclassifying Dolphins

Dec 12, 2018 Peter Singer calls on Japan's courts to stop the brutal annual slaughter of highly intelligent mammals.

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The Revolution Europe Needs

Dec 12, 2018 Guy Verhofstadt sees the Yellow Vest uprising as yet another sign that the EU needs to democratize and become sovereign.

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Who’s Afraid of China’s Influence?

Dec 12, 2018 Minxin Pei urges Western leaders to avoid overreacting to Chinese efforts to cultivate soft power.

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Condemning Khashoggi’s Killers

Dec 11, 2018 Leon Willems says the apparent state-sanctioned murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi must not go unpunished.

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The Political Roots of Falling Wage Growth

Dec 11, 2018 Jayati Ghosh says that neoliberal ideology, not trade or technology, is what accounts for stagnant wages in many countries.

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The Strengthening Case Against Trump

Dec 11, 2018 Elizabeth Drew thinks the US president's rapidly growing political, legal, and personnel problems could be coming to a head.

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