Saturday, August 22, 2026

Tag: South Korea

Is Donald Trump Good for the Korean Peninsula?

North Korea ultimately prefers the predictability of Russia and China to the unreliability of the United States.

Japan and South Korea: An alliance of middle powers?

Hedging their bets against Donald Trump is pushing the two countries together.

South Korea’s Green New Deal: Myths versus realities

There's one place in the world where the Green New Deal is a policy reality. But is it living up to its hype?

The pitfalls of US-South Korean economic cooperation

Seoul and Washington should be working together to bring China on board for the kind of economic transformation that the planet so desperately needs.

For millions of dogs, South Korea is hell on Earth

Summer in South Korea brings the brutal Boknal “dog eating days,” when more than a million dogs are tortured and slaughtered for meat.
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On 65th Anniversary of Korean truce, activists criticize US for delaying...

“The United States has made a military colony in South Korea and established a puppet regime. We seek peace for our nation and the people of Korea."

Liberals are criticizing the Korea Summit from the Right. Here’s why...

With an end to the 68-year Korean War finally in sight, some U.S. “progressives” are pushing Trump to be more hardline – despite the fact that Koreans overwhelmingly want peace.

On again, off again, on again: The U.S./North Korea summit

Could the Korean Peninsula turn a page on its heartbreaking modern history?

America’s megalomaniac

With Trump, there’s no longer American foreign policy. There’s only Trump’s ego.

What does ‘denuclearization’ mean in the negotiations for an end to...

Maybe ending U.S. occupation of South Korea.

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Republican chair of the Senate health panel says he has strong concerns about Trump’s...

Heidi Overton stood beside Trump at the signing of an order cutting the shots recommended for all children to 11, and she would need to clear a committee where Republicans hold a single seat
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The baddest, bloodlust bullies having a very bad year

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Elon Musk’s billionaire welfare: How the world’s richest man built his empire on government...

An extensive Washington Post investigation has revealed a very different reality—one where Musk’s business empire has been deeply dependent on taxpayer money.
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Puerto Rico is rationing water, but many residents stopped trusting the tap long before...

Drought and a ruptured pipeline have forced Puerto Rico into revolving water shut-offs. For many people, the disruption started years earlier, as did loss of faith in the utility.
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Appeals court upholds order limiting ICE arrests at Quaker, Sikh and Baptist houses of...

The Justice Department never argued a compelling government interest before the district court, and the Fourth Circuit held that defense waived.