Kebangkitan Nasional, Apa yang Bangkit?

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Momentum Kebangkitan Nasional bukanlah hal baru yang bangsa ini peringati. Bahkan, tanggal 20 Mei tahun ini akan menjadi momentum 1 abad peringatan hari kebangkitan nasional.

Warriors of the Rainbow

CREE INDIAN PROPHECY
Warriors of the Rainbow
Last century an old wise woman of the Cree Indian nation, named “Eyes of Fire”, had a vision of the future. She prophesied that one day, because of the white mans’ or Yo-ne-gis’ greed, there would come a time, when the earth being ravaged and polluted, the forests being [...]

The Cherokee Legend Of The Sacred Pipe

The Sacred Pipe
Story told By: Dancing Heart Rising
Many stories have been told about the ‘Sacred Pipe’. The Whites refer to it as The Peace Pipe, but persons of Indian descent know it as a sacred item having a special place in Indian cultures. The pipe, in one form or another, has come to most cultures [...]

The Seven Laws of the Great Spirit

Rolling Thunder Speaks a Message for Turtle Island
The Seven Laws of the Great Spirit
We have seven laws to guide us and advise us in our daily lives. The whites have ten called “commandments,” another example of English as military language, and it doesn’t sound good in song. Our languages are soft and musical, but [...]

The Ten Indian Commandments

Sudah sejak lama penulis tertarik dengan kehidupan dan berbagai hal terkait dengan suku Indian, penduduk asli Amerika. Sangat menarik mendalaminya. Ada banyak filosofi dan pembelajaran hidup bisa dipetik.

Wawancara dengan Andrea Hirata – Tetralogi ‘Laskar Pelangi’

“Lebih Senang Dikontak Guru Ketimbang Pejabat”

EXIT SUHARTO

New Left Review 50, March-April 2008
What explains the extraordinary longevity of Indonesia’s ‘New Order’, and what are the legacies of three decades of dictatorship? Benedict Anderson details Suharto’s career, from colonial army to crony capitalism, and explores the consequences of his rule—political, social, cultural—for a disorientated, amnesiac present.

Conflict and Autonomy

OPINION
By : Michael Vatikiotis
Who would have thought the roof of the world could be such a turbulent place? From the foothills of the Himalaya, to the mountain passes of Bhutan, and up on the high Tibetan plateau, people have recently been voting for change – either with their feet or at the ballot box.

A Talk on Pramoedya Ananta Tur

Outlook >> Monday April 28, 2008
Benedict Anderson

Wednesday marks the second anniversary of the death of the famous Indonesian writer Pramoedya Ananta Tur (1926-2006). Benedict Anderson reflects on the Indonesian’s legacy, and what it means for writers in his homeland and beyond
Pramoedya Ananta Tur was born in 1926, in the small, very poor Javanese town of [...]

Tak Putus Dirundung Malang

Sudah bukan rahasia lagi, belakangan ini rumah tangga di Indonesia mengalami kesulitan soal bahan bakar.