South Korea
Han Kang’s fight against violence, revisionism, and alienation
December 6, 2024On Dec. 10, Han Kang, a writer deeply attuned to Korea’s history of violence and resistance, will receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, becoming the second Korean and the first Asian woman to earn this honor.
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K-Trump coup collapses: People power crushes South Korean president’s martial law order
December 5, 2024The corporate media is missing the big picture: Yoon’s coup is a sign of sharpening class struggle in South Korea and poses new uncertainties for U.S. imperial strategy.
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Biden sending nuclear ballistic missile subs to South Korea
April 26, 2023Biden steps up the danger of a wider world war after touting progressive domestic programs and announcing he is running.
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Biden’s Korea deal continues a dangerous U.S. foreign policy
March 11, 2021The president’s progressive domestic policy is not at all well served by catering to corporate interests that see China as a threat.
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Bong’s ‘Parasite’ focuses on plight of South Korea’s poor
February 11, 2020South Koreans are reveling in writer-director Bong Joon Ho’s dark comic thriller, “Parasite,” which won this year’s Academy Awards for best film and best international feature.
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