Josie M Fernandez

Mission: Film literacy

Mission: Film literacy

It helps to counter media manipulation.
Chocolate: politics and pleasure

Chocolate: politics and pleasure

On the delicious history of chocolate.
Who lives and who dies?

Who lives and who dies?

What has happened to our health care system?
Haiti: Corruption 'kills' more than quake

Haiti: Corruption 'kills' more than quake

For Haiti to get out of its misery and socio-economic inequalities, it must fight corruption.
Embrace pluralism

Embrace pluralism

In light of recent attacks on places of worship in Malaysia, the best way forward for the country is to embrace pluralism.
Why tax the poor?

Why tax the poor?

This is what the GST policy will do.
A nation of victims

A nation of victims

How many Malaysians participate in citizen activities to correct the abuses by government and corporations?
Christmas story: A case of misplaced giving

Christmas story: A case of misplaced giving

Giving and receiving are in the minds of many.
Climate deal: Will Copenhagen deliver?

Climate deal: Will Copenhagen deliver?

Will Copenhagen see celebrations at the end of this week as Kyoto in Japan did on Dec 11, 1997 when the Kyoto Protocol was signed? It was the first globally agreed treaty to reduce carbon emissions, the cause of global warming.
Corruption: Political will is the solution

Corruption: Political will is the solution

COMMENT Malaysia continues to slide dramatically in its fight against the menace for want of the most important prerequisite.
Green living in Mukugawa

Green living in Mukugawa

Mukugawa in Japan proves human-ecological balance is possible.
Najib can learn from Indonesia's home minister

Najib can learn from Indonesia's home minister

Sex and the female politician

Sex and the female politician

comment In Malaysia, women politicians face the politics of race, religion and sexism, in addition to the traditional barriers of socio-economic factors that impede their rise in politics.

Jihad against crimes against children

Jihad against crimes against children