Tag Archives: Philippines

This month, Partisan Gardens is all about the banana. Second only to the tomato as the most consumed fruit in the world, the banana has thus far only been made available in temperate regions through a violent extraction process led by multinational corporations. Attacks against this colonial system likely began at least as early as the 1870s, when bananas were …

Super-typhoon Haiyan has devastated the Philippines, and once again, thieves are trying to steal disaster-relief donations. Here’s how to make sure help actually goes to the people who need it so badly.