Why Japan’s Ultranationalists Hate the Olympic Truce
by Joseph Essertier, February 23, 2018 from CounterPunch. “Making North Korea into an ever-present threat has helped Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his circle
by Joseph Essertier, February 23, 2018 from CounterPunch. “Making North Korea into an ever-present threat has helped Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his circle
By Joseph Essertier, February 14, 2018 From CounterPunch It is sad that even now, at this hopeful juncture in the history of Korea, when the
By Joseph Essertier, February 9, 2018 From Counterpunch “War is essentially an evil thing. Its consequences are not confined to the belligerent states alone, but
By Dave Lindorff, January 22, 2018, War is a Crime. The mainstream US media, when it comes to the idea of talks between the governments
by Joseph Essertier, January 2, 2017 A 2014 Democracy Now feature helped many listeners gain a better understanding of global concerns regarding United States military
by Joseph Essertier From ZNet, December 2017 “Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star, they let you do it. You can
By Joseph Essertier, November 6, 2017. Tokyo — Two fairly large protests were held here yesterday (Sunday, November 5)—one a rally organized by labor unions
It is time to step back and consider who the bully is on the Korean Peninsula, who poses a dire threat to international peace and even to the survival of the human species …
By Joseph Essertier, World Beyond War Not even a year has passed since Donald Trump’s election victory. Yet already, his over-the-top, pugnacious rhetoric and actions