Singapore – Page 2 – People's World

Recalling Singapore’s forgotten unions

February 12, 2018 By Kirsten Han

The long-ruling People's Action Party first rose to power on the back of the working class - a once strong, now politically co-opted constituency.

Singapore: LGBTQ organizers persist despite government restrictions

May 22, 2017 By K.Y. Lee

The government is throwing up new legal hurdles for LGBTQ organizers, but Singapore's 2017 edition of Pink Dot will go ahead as planned.

Lessons from Singapore on press freedom in Trump’s America

January 24, 2017 By Kirsten Han

Singapore’s lack of press freedom provides a chilling blueprint for America’s future under President Trump.

LGBTQ equality movement Pink Dot navigates conservatism in Singapore

June 6, 2016 By K.Y. Lee

In an authoritarian society, the activists behind Pink Dot walk a fine line.

Free trade, jobs and democracy—a look at Singapore

February 18, 2009 By Tim Mills

Given the evaporation of 533,000 American jobs last November, the largest downturn in thirty-four years and the prospects for even greater losses, it is vital that we have a public discourse on the cost of free...