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[Editorial] Future of progressives

Shim Sang-jung, a veteran progressive politician, has taken helm of the minor opposition Justice Party, which is the most left-wing party that has seats in the …

[Kim Seong-kon] Mental clocks and specters of the past
[Kim Seong-kon] Mental clocks and specters of the past

Recently, I met a Korean-American professor who pointed out that the Korean people’s mental clock had stopped ticking, and was forever stuck in the past …

[Robert J. Fouser] Improving Korean universities
[Robert J. Fouser] Improving Korean universities

The headlines were shocking. A professor at a Korean university repeatedly beat a student and forced him to eat his feces. When questioned by prosecutors, the …

[Jeffrey Frankel] Is Tsipras the New Kim Dae-jung?
[Jeffrey Frankel] Is Tsipras the New Kim Dae-jung?

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has the chance to become to his country what South Korean President Kim Dae-jung and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula …

[Jeffrey D. Sachs] Saying no to the warmongers
[Jeffrey D. Sachs] Saying no to the warmongers

The accord struck in Vienna to rein in Iran’s nuclear activities has warmongers fulminating. Citizens worldwide should support U.S. President Barack …

[Editorial] A near miss

A group of children and teachers narrowly avoided what could have been a horrible accident last week when the roof of a classroom collapsed at a child care …

[Editorial] Need for transparency

The death of a National Intelligence Service employee by apparent suicide on Saturday has raised more questions about the spy agency’s hacking activities. …

[Editorial] Selecting a justice

The Supreme Court recently unveiled a list of 27 candidates to succeed a justice who is to retire in September. It is the first time the top court has made …

[Editorial] Japan’s security legislation

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has stayed firm on his path toward enacting controversial security bills by September despite surging parliamentary and …

AIIB membership has its costs, privileges

When the Republic of Korea joined 49 of some 57 prospective founding members of the new Chinese-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in late June in …

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