Since The New York Times on Thursday published reporting about some of US Senate candidate Graham Platner's past relationships—including allegations of physical aggression that the Democrat denied—Mainers have continued to rally with and donate to the political newcomer's disruptive campaign, which has focused on promoting working-class priorities and defeating the oligarchy.

Maine's primary is on Tuesday, but Platner has been the presumptive Democratic nominee to challenge Republican Sen. Susan Collins in November since Gov. Janet Mills suspended her campaign over a month ago, citing a lack of financial resources.

In the wake of the Times reporting, Platner "raised more money than on any day since Gov. Mills' withdrawal from the race," according to his campaign. Specifically, as of 7:00 pm ET Friday, the 41-year-old oyster farmer and combat veteran had collected "over $200,000, from over 5,000 donors, with an average contribution of $40."

A Graham for Maine spokesperson said in a statement that "the people of Maine know what's on the ballot Tuesday: not Graham Platner's past, but whether their voice in the Senate works for them—or billionaires and special interests."

The Times spoke with more than two dozen people, including six women who had been romantically involved with Platner. The interviews arranged by his campaign were with three exes who now support his candidacy. The other three "offered a far more complicated assessment, describing volatile and 'toxic' relationships that were unsettling and at times emotionally wrenching."

Much of the coverage and commentary has focused on Lyndsey Fifield, who dated Platner from roughly 2013-15. The 40-year-old previously worked for former Republican South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's 2024 presidential campaign and right-wing organizations such as the Heritage Foundation, the US Chamber of Commerce, the Independent Women's Forum, and Ladies for Kavanaugh—a group she co-founded to support the US Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, who faced sexual misconduct allegations but was still confirmed as a justice by a majority of senators, including Collins.

"I know it looks like a bitter ex-girlfriend Republican trying to take down a Democrat—it has nothing to do with that," she told the Times. "If he was running as a Republican, I would be doing this exact same thing."

Fifield said that Platner's offensive posts on Reddit—an early controversy in his campaign—"reminded me of just how much he hated women," and she challenged his insistence that he did not know the skull and crossbones tattoo he got with fellow Marines in Croatia closely resembled a Nazi symbol until last fall, when it became another campaign controversy, and he got it covered up.

According to the Times:

Mr. Platner could be rough with her, Ms. Fifield said, particularly when they were drinking, leaving her shaken and sometimes afraid. In the interviews, Ms. Fifield grappled with how to process her experiences. She was quick to note that he "never hit me, he never punched me."

But she said he regularly grabbed her by the shoulders—sometimes hard enough to leave marks—and, on one occasion, yanked her out of a cab by her wrist after an argument when she wanted to stay in the car.

During one argument, she recalled, he twisted her arm behind her back, shoved her into a bedroom, and held the door closed from the other side so she couldn't get out, telling her to remain there until she was "calm." Eventually, Ms. Fifield said, she fell asleep and left the next morning.

"It hurt," she said. But she added: "It didn't cause an injury, it didn't break my arm."

Platner acknowledged to the newspaper that he had "too often self-medicated with alcohol, and was a far from perfect boyfriend" during what he called a "very dark period of my life," but he also strongly denied any claims of physical intimidation or altercations with past partners or knowing about the tattoo's Nazi ties.

Phil Proschko, who served with Platner in the Marines and also got the symbol tattooed on him, said in a brief interview with Zeteo on Friday: "No, we did not purposely get hateful fucking shit because we're racist people... We got matching tattoos because we were in our 20s, drunk in Croatia, and that's it. That's all that fucking happened."

Platner reiterated his responses to the Times during a nearly 25-minute interview with Chris Hayes on MS NOW. After the host read portions of Fifield's allegations, Platner said that "anything alleging physicality" and "anything alleging that I knew what my tattoo was" is "simply not true," and is coming from "someone who's politically motivated."

"I've been very upfront since the beginning of this campaign that that was a pretty dark period of my life after I came back from my combat service," added Platner, a veteran of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.

Hayes also invited the candidate to discuss reporting by the Times and The Wall Street Journal late last month that during an internal vetting process, Platner's wife, Amy Gertner, told campaign staff that he had exchanged sexual messages with multiple other women early in their marriage, and they had addressed it in counseling—plus Gertner's video response supporting her husband, which Platner shared on social media.

Since Thursday, some have criticized the Times, with reporters from other outlets saying that the paper "breezed past" the full scope of Fifield's right-wing work history for an article seen by critics as "a hit job against an anti-oligarchy, anti-Israel populist."

Fifield also spoke out against the final product, writing in a long social media post on Friday that "it dawned on me that this really was a setup all along. The journalists I trusted who convinced me to share a story I never wanted to tell methodically delayed and twisted this into a gift to the Platner campaign."

Responding to Fifield's post, a spokesperson for the Times told Newsweek: "We published accounts provided by several women who were in romantic relationships with Graham Platner. Our story accurately presents each of these accounts as told to our reporters and according to our standards. We stand by our reporting of the accounts from Ms. Fifield and the other women, who provided a revealing look at the behavior of a major candidate for the US Senate."

After the sexting reports, Mills said that "people have the impression that I 'withdrew' or 'dropped out,' but I simply suspended active campaigning. I am still on the ballot." The newer reporting on Platner's exes has directed fresh attention toward the governor.

As NBC News detailed late Friday:

A source close to Mills told NBC News: "The governor remains on the ballot, and in the wake of this week's stories, people across Maine are reaching out to tell her they're voting for her and encouraging her to get fully back into the race."

One Democrat who had been involved in Mills' campaign said she would move forward anew only if Platner were to step aside, not to challenge him. The Democrat said losing to him "especially now" would serve as an embarrassment to the outgoing governor.

That person, and others, noted that Tuesday's primary was not the deadline they are looking at, but rather a mid-July deadline under state law. That's when Platner would have to step aside to be replaced as the nominee.

Platner made clear during his interview with Hayes that he hasn't considered stepping aside, and since the Times' Thursday reporting, MS NOW and Fox News have spoken with various voters on Maine streets who continue to back the candidate:

Actual Maine voters stand by Graham Platner:

“Does he have a problematic past? Yes, but I would rather have a redemption story than somebody telling you how wonderful they are, how much research they do, and yet they still make the wrong decision for the people of Maine”

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— Marco Foster (@MarcoFoster_) June 5, 2026

Actual Maine voters continue to back Graham Platner:

“The Democratic party’s come up short in a lot of ways in terms of like whitewashing our candidates and being so morally elitist and kind of entitled at times. We have to be willing to get dirty”

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— Marco Foster (@MarcoFoster_) June 6, 2026

“He’s the best candidate by far. And probing into the minutia of his personal relationships when you don't do that for any other candidate is ridiculous” pic.twitter.com/FUDTqkCf1M
— Acyn (@Acyn) June 5, 2026

Platner has stayed on the campaign trail, joining Maine gubernatorial candidate Troy Jackson; Matt Dunlap, who is running for the state's 2nd Congressional District; and Congressman Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), a potential 2028 presidential candidate, for a "Changing the Tides" rally in Bar Harbor on Friday.

Platner stressed that "we are up against one of the most powerful political systems in the history of the world. It is a system of billionaires and special interests. It is a system of corrupted politicians like Susan Collins... who for years has given us some charade that she's a moderate, that she stands up against her party, that she cares more about her constituents more than she cares about those that donate money to her. We see through it."

He also addressed the various controversies throughout his campaign, saying: "Since the beginning, Maine, you had my back. When hurtful things I said on the internet a decade ago came out into the public, as I shared my personal journey through PTSD and darkness, of recovery and accountability and growth, Maine had my back."

"Now, as every single piece of that past and journey gets dug up, litigated, and weaponized, you have my back," he told a cheering crowd. "And when politically motivated, serious, and false accusations are made against me, Maine, you have my back. The state of Maine raised me, and the state of Maine saved me. And to all of you out there, Maine, I will always have your back."

Meanwhile, Khanna, a Philadelphia-born son of immigrants, said during the event that "sometimes I think we're broken right now as a country," with so many Americans who "feel unseen, unheard, undervalued."

"We can barely talk to each other. Sometimes it feels like we're having different conversations, even about the situation we see with Graham and Amy... no ability to have dialogue," he continued. "For this country to heal, we need to find some way of having grace. We need to find some way of having redemption. We need to find some way of saying that if someone... felt hurt by Graham in a past relationship, we can listen to them, and we can listen to Graham, and we can have conversations as mature Americans, as fellow citizens."

"If Graham Platner and all of you find a way to build that redemption through this campaign, through this transformation," he added, "maybe you would show a way for this country to start to redeem itself, because we sure need that as we approach this 250th anniversary."

From Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who initially backed Mills in the Maine primary, to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), an early supporter of Platner who caucuses with Democrats and twice sought their presidential nomination, the party "is united" behind "a single goal," Khanna also told the crowd. "We will defeat Susan Collins in November."

Sanders renewed his support for Platner in a Saturday social media post highlighting key campaign issues:

US Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) is set to help rally donors for Platner during a virtual event on Sunday. As Politico noted: "The event is the first public stamp of approval from Schatz, who has not endorsed Platner previously. Making it even more notable is Schatz’s status as a rising leader in the party: He is currently deputy conference secretary and chief deputy whip for the Senate Democratic Caucus, and he has secured the votes—and Chuck Schumer's endorsement—to take over the No. 2 role next year."

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Hi­git kai­lan­man sa ka­say­sa­yan ng Pi­li­pi­nas, na­pa­ka­hig­pit nga­yon ng pa­nga­ngai­la­ngang ma­ki­ba­ka nang buong-si­ga­sig pa­ra kam­tin ang ma­ta­gal nang hi­na­ha­ngad ng sam­ba­ya­nang Pi­li­pi­no na tu­nay na ka­la­ya­an mu­la sa ma­la­ko­lon­yal na kontrol at do­mi­na­syon ng mga im­per­ya­lis­tang Ame­ri­ka­no.

Ni­ya­ya­nig ang buong mun­do ng pa­pa­la­lim na pan­da­ig­di­gang kri­sis ng sis­te­mang ka­pi­ta­lis­ta at umi­ig­ting na tung­ga­li­an ng mga im­per­ya­lis­tang ka­pang­ya­ri­han. Sa ha­rap ni­to, la­long tu­mi­tin­di ang ag­re­syong mi­li­tar ng US, sa im­bing pa­ka­nang ipa­taw ang he­ge­mon­ya sa iba’t ibang pa­nig ng daig­dig pa­ra kontro­lin ang mga pi­nag­ku­ku­nan ng hi­law na ma­ter­ya­les at mga pa­mi­li­han pa­ra sa pag­ta­tam­bak ng kan­yang sob­rang mga ka­la­kal.

Sa Pi­li­pi­nas, la­long bu­mi­bi­gat ang pag­da­gan ng im­per­ya­lis­mong US sa sam­ba­ya­nang Pi­li­pi­no. Na­ri­yan ang per­ma­nen­teng pre­sen­sya at ma­la­wa­kang pag-oo­pe­ra­syon ng li­bu-li­bong pwer­sang mi­li­tar ng US sa iba’t ibang su­lok ng ban­sa, bi­lang lan­ta­rang pag­pa­pa­ki­ta ng ka­ni­lang kontrol at do­mi­na­syon sa Pi­li­pi­nas. Wa­lang-a­wat ang pag­wa­wa­si­was ng US ng pwer­sang mi­li­tar sa an­yo ng su­nud-su­nod na en­sa­yong pang­ge­ra. Nag­pa­li­pad ka­ma­kai­lan ng To­ma­hawk mis­si­le mu­la sa si­bil­yang pa­li­pa­ran sa Taclo­ban City tu­ngo sa Nueva Ecija, na nag­sa­pe­lig­ro sa mil­yun-mil­yong Pi­li­pi­no sa May­ni­la at iba pang lu­gar na di­naa­nan ng ma­ba­bang pag­li­pad ni­to.

Gi­na­ga­mit ng US ang kontrol ni­to sa Ar­med Forces of the Phi­lip­pi­nes (AFP), par­ti­ku­lar sa Phi­lip­pi­ne Navy, pa­ti sa Phi­lip­pi­ne Coast Guard, pa­ra mag­sil­bing escort o ban­tay sa mga pwer­sang na­bal ng US na nag­ma­ma­ni­ob­ra sa ka­ra­ga­tan sa pa­li­bot ng Chi­na. Ha­los pa­la­gi­ang may na­ka­da­ong o nag­la­la­yag na dam­bu­ha­lang aircraft car­ri­er ng US sa ka­ra­ga­tan ng Pi­li­pi­nas. Ka­bi­lang di­to ang USS Ab­ra­ham Lincoln na su­mu­ot sa mga is­la ng Pi­li­pi­nas tu­ngo sa South Chi­na Sea ba­go ito nag­la­yag sa Middle East pa­ra su­mu­por­ta sa pag­lu­sob ng US sa Iran. Ka­ma­kai­lan, “nag­pat­rul­ya” ang US Coast Guard sa Scar­bor­ro­ugh Sho­al, na ilan­li­bong mil­ya ang la­yo sa bay­ba­yin ng US, pa­ra mang­ha­mon at mang-ud­yok sa Chi­na.

Mas ma­hig­pit na ki­no­kontrol ng im­per­ya­lis­mong US ang pa­pet na re­hi­meng Marcos at ang pa­ta­ka­rang pan­la­bas ng ban­sa. Ani­mo’y lo­ro ang mga ma­ka-US na upi­syal ng re­hi­meng Marcos sa pag-uu­lit-u­lit ng pro­pa­gan­da ng US pa­ra big­yang-mat­wid ang estra­te­hi­yang “pa­li­bu­tan” at “pi­gi­lan ang pag­la­wak” ng la­kas ng Chi­na. Bi­nig­yang da­an din ng re­hi­meng Marcos ang mu­ling pag­ba­ba­lik ng mga tro­pa ng Ja­pan sa Pi­li­pi­nas pa­ra su­por­ta­han ang US, na ta­ha­sang pag­la­pas­ta­ngan sa si­gaw ng sam­ba­ya­nang Pi­li­pi­no pa­ra sa ka­ta­ru­ngan sa ma­la­wak na mga kri­men ng mga sun­da­lo ng Ja­pan nang si­na­kop ang Pi­li­pi­nas noong Ika­la­wang Dig­ma­ang Pan­da­ig­dig.

Sa eko­nom­ya, mas ag­re­si­bong iti­nu­tu­lak nga­yon ng US ang pag­pa­pa­hig­pit ng kontrol ng mga ka­pi­ta­lis­tang Ame­ri­ka­no sa li­kas na ya­man ng ban­sa, sa ba­lang­kas ng Pax Si­lica. Igi­ni­gi­it ng US ang es­pe­syal na pagtra­to sa mga kum­pan­yang Ame­ri­ka­no na mag­ne­ne­go­syo sa bi­nuk­sang “eco­no­mic secu­rity zo­ne” sa Pam­pa­nga at Tar­lac, pa­ra sa pag­pup­ro­se­so ng mga mi­ne­ral at pag­ta­ta­yo ng ma­ta­kaw-sa-tu­big na imprastruk­tu­ra pa­ra sa ar­tificial in­tel­li­gence (AI). Ang mga kum­pan­yang Ame­ri­ka­no (pa­ti na ka­so­syong kum­pan­yang mi­li­tar ng Is­ra­el) na mag-oo­pe­ra­syon di­to ay wa­lang ba­ba­ya­rang bu­wis, wa­lang upa sa lu­pa at ma­la­ya sa kontrol at pa­nga­nga­si­wa ng gub­yer­no ng Pi­li­pi­nas. Alin­su­nod sa pa­kay ng US, pi­nu­pun­tir­ya at ipi­na­sa­sa­ra ng re­hi­meng Marcos, sa pa­ngu­ngu­na ng AFP at De­partment of Defen­se, ang mga kum­pan­ya ng Chi­na na may mga pa­ga­wa­an sa Pi­li­pi­nas.

Sa mi­li­tar, pa­pa­tin­di ang pang­hi­hi­ma­sok ng US sa lo­kal na ge­rang pa­nu­nu­pil at pag­ga­tong sa pa­sis­mo ng reak­syu­nar­yong es­ta­do la­ban sa ma­ma­ma­yang na­ki­ki­ba­ka. Sa ba­lang­kas ng Sa­lak­nib mi­li­tary exerci­ses, isi­na­sa­ga­wa ang mga pag­sa­sa­nay ng mga tro­pang Ame­ri­ka­no sa “jung­le warfa­re” at “small unit ope­ra­ti­ons” na na­ka­tu­on pa­ngu­na­hin sa mga ope­ra­syong kontra-ge­ril­ya. Ina­ar­ma­san ni­to ang AFP ng mga jetfighter, he­li­kop­ter, mga bom­ba, kanyon, dro­ne, an­ti-dro­ne, GPS tracker at iba pang san­da­ta sa des­pe­ra­syong li­pu­lin ang BHB, na isa sa pi­na­ka­ma­la­king sag­ka sa lu­bos na pa­ma­ma­yag­pag ng ka­pang­ya­ri­han ng US sa Pi­li­pi­nas. Tu­luy-tu­loy na pu­ma­pa­sok ang mga tro­pang Ame­ri­ka­no sa mga lib­lib na lu­gar sa ka­na­yu­nan, ka­bi­lang ang sa Central Luzon, Bicol at iba’t ibang pru­bin­sya sa Min­da­nao.

Gi­na­ga­tu­ngan ng im­per­ya­lis­mong US ang pa­sis­tang pa­nu­nu­pil ng mga ar­ma­dong ga­la­may ng re­hi­meng Marcos. Na­na­na­gi­nip nang gi­sing ang im­per­ya­lis­mong US at ang mga hi­bang na mi­li­ta­ris­tang upi­syal na ma­da­da­an sa pa­sis­tang pa­nu­nu­pil ang pag­ga­pi sa ar­ma­do at di ar­ma­dong pag­la­ban ng ma­la­wak na ma­sa ng sam­ba­ya­nang na­ki­ki­ba­ka pa­ra sa tu­nay na ka­la­ya­an. Ang pa­tu­loy na pag­pu­pun­ya­gi at ma­ta­tag na pag­ba­wi ng la­kas ng BHB, at ang ti­na­ta­mo ni­tong ma­la­wak na pag­su­por­ta ng ma­sa sa iba’t ibang pa­nig ng ban­sa, ay pa­tu­nay na hin­di kai­lan­man mauu­pos ang ha­nga­rin ng sam­ba­ya­nang Pi­li­pi­no pa­ra sa tu­nay na ka­la­ya­an at de­mok­ra­sya.

Ha­los wa­long de­ka­da na mu­la noong Hul­yo 4, 1946 nang “i­bi­gay” ng im­per­ya­lis­mong US sa Pi­li­pi­nas ang hu­wad na ka­la­ya­an, at iti­na­tag ang pa­pet at pa­sis­tang es­ta­do. Ka­sab­wat ang nag­ha­ha­ring mga uri ng mala­la­king bur­ge­syang kumpra­dor, ma­la­la­king pa­ngi­no­ong may­lu­pa at bu­ruk­ra­ta-ka­pi­ta­lis­ta, isi­nad­lak ng im­per­ya­lis­mong US ang Pi­li­pi­nas sa ma­la­ko­lon­yal at ma­lap­yu­dal na ka­ta­yu­an.

Sa ila­lim ng 80-ta­ong ma­la­ko­lon­yal na pag­ha­ha­ri ng US, na­sad­lak ang Pi­li­pi­nas sa wa­lang ka­ta­pu­sang kri­sis sa eko­nom­ya, da­hil sa pag­ka­ka­it sa Pi­li­pi­nas ng pag­ka­ka­ta­on na tu­min­dig sa sa­ri­ling paa. Pi­na­na­ti­li ni­to ang at­ra­sa­dong sis­te­mang pyu­dal at pi­nag­sil­bi ang ban­sa na ta­ga-eksport ng mu­rang hi­law na ma­ter­ya­les. Gi­nu­mon ang ban­sa sa da­yu­hang pau­tang pa­ra sa pa­nan­da­li­ang pag­pa­pa­si­kad sa eko­nom­ya ka­pa­lit ng pang­ga­ga­his ng mga pa­ta­ka­rang neo­li­be­ral na ku­mal­bo sa mga ka­gu­ba­tan, du­mam­bong sa mga ka­bun­du­kan, ku­mam­kam ng mga mi­ne­ral, umang­kin ng daanli­bong ek­tar­yang lu­pa­in. Gi­na­mit ang Pi­li­pi­nas na ma­la­king ba­se mi­li­tar pa­ra ipa­taw ng US ang ka­pang­ya­ri­han sa ban­sa at iba’t ibang pa­nig ng mun­do.

Sa “Araw ng Kalayaan” sa Hun­yo 12, wa­lang ka­tu­tu­ran na mag­di­­wang sa ha­rap ng pag­hi­hi­ka­hos ng ma­ma­ma­yan at pan­lu­lu­pig ng da­yu­hang pwer­sang mi­li­tar. Sa 80-ta­ong pag­ha­ha­ring ma­la­ko­lo­nyal ng US, inang­kin ng mga mo­no­pol­yo ka­pi­ta­lis­tang Ame­ri­ka­no ang ya­man ng ban­sa ha­bang di­nus­ta at gi­nu­tom ang ma­la­wak na ma­sang mang­ga­ga­wa at mag­sa­sa­ka. Da­pat wa­ka­san ang ka­ba­na­tang ito ng ka­say­sa­yan ng ban­sa na wa­lang ibang pa­tu­tu­ngu­han kun­di la­long pag­hi­hi­rap at pag­du­ru­sa ng ba­yan. Da­pat mag­buk­lod ang buong ba­yan at buong si­ga­sig na isu­long ang dig­mang ba­yan pa­ra sa tu­nay na ka­la­ya­an, de­mok­ra­sya at ka­tu­bu­san ng ban­sa.

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Matagumpay na idinaos sa pangunguna ng National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) ang Ika-6 na Internasyunal na Teoretikal na Kumperensya na may paksang “Pasismo at Imperyalismo sa mga Neokolonya sa Ika-21 siglo” noong Mayo 22–23 sa Kathmandu, Nepal. Nilahukan ito ng halos 200 kinatawan mula sa 17 bansa, na binubuo ng mga partido komunista, mga partidong manggagawa, mga grupong nagbubuo ng partido, mga rebolusyonaryong organisasyon, mga kilusan para sa pambansang pagpapalaya, at mga progresibong organisasyon.

Ang aktibidad ay ikalawa sa dalawang magkasunod na kumperensya na tumalakay sa usapin ng pasismo sa ika-21 siglo. Ang sinundan nitong kumprensya ay tumalakay sa pasismo sa mga pusod ng imperyalistang bayan at mga industriyalisadong kapitalistang bansa.

Sa pamamagitan ng pagtalakay sa 17 teoretikal na papel, pinalalim ng asembliya ang pag-unawa sa pasismo bilang produkto ng krisis ng imperyalismo. Binigyang diin kung papaanong ginagamit ng mga imperyalista at papet na rehimen ang pasismo sa pamamagitan ng programang kontra-insurhensya at iba’t iba pang anyo ng paniniil, para panatilihin ang kanilang yaman at kapangyarihan.

Humango ang kumperensya ng mga aral mula sa mga kontribusyon nina Lenin, Stalin at Dimitrov, kabilang ang mga aral at kaalamang nakalap mula sa ikalimang teoretikal na kumperensya ng NDFP, upang masuri ang makasaysayang pag-unlad at pang-angkop ng pasismo sa ika-21 siglo sa mga neokolonya na bansa. Binigyang diin sa kumperensya ang kagyat na pangangailangan na magbuo ng malawak na nagkakaisang prente ng mga manggagawa, intelektwal, at iba pang inaaping sektor upang epektibong harapin at gapiin ang pasismo.

Tinapos ang kumperensya sa pamamagitan ng sintesis ng mga talakayan, pagpupugay sa mga martir ng digmang bayan at mga rebolusyon sa mga neokolonya at pag-awit ng Internationale.

Ugat ng pasismo sa Pilipinas

Sa artikulong ibinahagi ng Komite Sentral ng Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas na pinamagatang “Isulong ang digmang bayan para bunutin ang ugat ng pasismo at imperyalismo sa mga neokolonya,” binaybay ang kasaysayan at ebolusyon ng pasismo at neokolonyal na pasistang estado sa Pilipinas.

Pinag-iba nito ang proseso ng pag-usbong ng pasismo sa mga kapitalistang bansa at sa mga neokolonya. Sa mga sentro ng imperyalismo, ang pasismo ay umusbong bilang reaksyunaryong kilusan (ultra-nasyunalista at anti-komunista) na sinasamantala ang krisis ng kapitalismo upang agawin ang kapangyarihan at supilin ang uring manggagawa. Sa mga neokolonya, lumitaw ang pasismo sa pamamagitan ng imperyalistang pagsikil sa pambansang paglaban para bigyang daan ang walang-sagkang pandarambong ng mga dayuhang kapitalista at kasabwat na lokal na naghaharing uri.

Ang pasismo sa Pilipinas ay hindi likas na umusbong kundi ipinataw ng imperyalismong US sa anyo ng estadong neokolonyal. Iniluwas ng US ang pasismo sa Pilipinas kasabay ng pagtindi ng krisis ng monopolyong kapitalismo. Habang pinananatili ang burges-demokratikong sistema sa sariling bansa, isinagawa nito ang brutal na pasistang pagsakop at anti-komunistang panunupil sa Pilipinas. Sa paglipas ng panahon, lalong tumindi ang panunupil na ito sa pamamagitan ng mga doktrinang kontra-insurhensya na nakabatay sa mga manwal ng US.

Mula sa mga nakaraang papet na rehimen hanggang sa kasalukuyan, nagpatupad ang estado ng iba’t ibang kampanyang militar at mga mapaniil na batas tulad ng Anti-Terror Law at Executive Order 70 upang sistematikong supilin ang mga aktibista, mamamahayag, at mga kritiko. Gumagamit rin ng mga mekanismo ang estado upang lubos na maghari, kabilang ang pagpapataw ng hindi hayag na batas militar, pagpapatupad ng mga batas upang maging lehitimo ang pasistang panunungkulan, kontrol sa ideolohiya at midya, at paggamit ng abanteng teknolohiyang militar para sa pagmamanman at pagsupil sa mga rebolusyonaryong kilusan.

Sa pamamagitan ng matagalang digmang bayan, isinusulong sa Pilipinas ang demokratikong rebolusyong bayan upang ibagsak ang paghahari ng imperyalismong US at kasabwat na mga naghaharing uri. Sa ganitong paraan lamang mawawakasan ang pasismo.

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Organizers in several cities across the country say they were forced to cancel historic Pride celebrations this month. Groups in several cities, including Tampa, Florida; Arlington, Texas; and Tucson, Arizona, cited a political environment that has made supporting queer events nearly impossible, both politically and financially, and attending them potentially dangerous. In Florida…

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A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked an attempt by the US Department of Agriculture to force state governments to comply with President Donald Trump’s positions on gender and immigration or lose out on billions of dollars in funding, including for food assistance. The attorneys general of the District of Columbia and 20 Democrat-led states sued the department and Secretary of…

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Sam Abu Haikal was seven months old. On Friday night, Israeli soldiers opened fire on his family’s car in Hebron. He was pulled out of it dead. The family lives in the Tel Rumeida neighborhood in Hebron’s old city, an area surrounded by Israeli soldiers, checkpoints, and settler outposts, and where Palestinians live under constant harassment and restrictions to their movement.

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Students at both the University of Texas and University of North Texas held mock funerals in May 2026 outside of meetings of the board of regents for their respective universities, where they mourned the loss of open discussion and academic freedom and integrity due to years of a right-wing legislative and institutional onslaught. Cameron Samuels, a law student at the University of Texas at…

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A first-term lawmaker who was blacklisted by Beijing over his alleged support for Taiwanese independence will challenge Taipei’s popular incumbent mayor in the local elections later this year. The ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s decision to nominate Puma Shen Pao-yang, an outspoken critic of Beijing whose political identity has been built around his calls to strengthen the island’s security, came as a surprise to many. The former academic joined politics only two years ago, entering the...

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In January, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court blocked the corporate takeover of a public water system in Chester, Pennsylvania. After a nine-year battle, the court ruled that Chester, a town of 33,000 outside Philadelphia, does not have the jurisdiction to sell the local municipal water system to Aqua, a massive company that owns water and sewer systems throughout the state. The ruling came in…

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By World BEYOND War, June 6, 2026

Twenty-five years ago, UNESCO planted a historic seed with the Manifesto 2000, inspiring over 75 million people worldwide to commit to non-violence. Today, in the face of increasingly complex global crises—from armed conflicts and militarization to the climate emergency and rising inequality—the Peace Manifesto is being renewed with more urgency than ever.

This live webinar brings together global voices to reflect on a year of shared achievements and to revitalize the collective action our planet so desperately needs. Building a just and peaceful future is a shared responsibility that begins today.

This movement thrives thanks to a vibrant global collaboration of educators, activists, and civil society organizations, proudly supported by international partners like the International Peace Bureau (IPB) and World BEYOND War. In this discussion, we explore key tools rooted in human rights, sustainable development, gender equality, and intercultural dialogue to transform our world.

Watch, get inspired, and become the driving force for real change! Leave a legacy of peace for future generations.

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Introduction to the Peace Manifesto & Global Crisis Overview

**Myriam Castello (**The Peace Manifesto): Educational coordinator at LALA and founder of Fábrica dos Sonhos, sharing insights on empathy, dialogue, and UN Sustainable Development Goals.

David Adams (Coordinator): Peace activist, scientist, and former UNESCO member who worked directly on the Culture of Peace initiative.

Sean Conner (Executive Director of IPB): Expert in intercultural conflict management, discussing intersectional coalition-building and strengthening civil society.

David Swanson (Executive Director of WBW): Co-founder of World BEYOND War, Nobel Peace Prize nominee, and author of War Is A Lie, sharing strategies for systemic change.

Q&A and Collective Action Next Steps

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