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Sun, December 4, 2022 | 10:51

What is to be done less than a week after Halloween tragedy?

What is to be done less than a week after Halloween tragedy?

The tragedy in Itaewon at the weekend, when 156 people died, crushed in that alley alongside the Hamilton Hotel, will remain in the memory for as long as we live.

2022-11-03 14:25

Orgy at the end of the world

Orgy at the end of the world

With Ukrainian forces reclaiming territory and sending Russia's demoralized occupiers scurrying in retreat, Russian President Vladimir Putin has escalated his threat to use nuclear weapons. Politicians have issued stern warnings to the Kremlin, and commentators have compared the current moment to the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis and other episodes of high tension that could have...

2022-11-03 14:25

LA's homeless problem is no joke

LA's homeless problem is no joke

I just called our realtor. My wife and I just put our house in Los Angeles on the market. We're selling everything except our washer and dryer.

2022-11-03 14:12

Total disregard for public safety

Total disregard for public safety

The deadly Halloween crowd crush in Itaewon is a clear reminder that South Korea has yet to establish an effective disaster prevention and response system to ensure public safety.

Park Yoon-bae | 2022-11-02 16:39

. Andrew Hammond

Brazil brings end to Bolsonaro era

Brazil's vote on Sunday to end the controversial Bolsonaro era was close and divisive, but the nation now has a huge opportunity to unite and rebrand itself to the global community under President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

2022-11-02 14:06

Russia must be humbled

Russia must be humbled

With Russian forces retreating in eastern and southern Ukraine in the face of a masterful Ukrainian counteroffensive, some commentators in the West have argued that the war the Kremlin launched in February must not end with the “humiliation” of President Vladimir Putin or Russia. In fact, the opposite is true: Putin's appalling aggression must leave Russia thoroughly chastene...

2022-11-02 14:05

Eugene Lee

Itaewon tragedy and bad governance as its cause

I like writing on political issues and governance and do it often. However, it breaks my heart to have to write this piece. I must start with words of condolence to all those affected. I wish them strength in the face of the irreplaceable losses that took so many lives last Saturday in Itaewon. What was supposed to be a night of fun turned out to be one of horror, especially ...

2022-11-01 17:18

. Bernard Rowan

Looking back and ahead

I moved this summer to a new home. I packed up my life over several decades and “put it” in a new place. In turn, I have begun to sort through my effects. There are books I am going to give to my school library. There are clothes, toys, and carpets to present to Goodwill, a charitable non-for-profit in America. However, I found treasures, not with monetary value, but for my s...

2022-11-01 17:08

Bolsonarism after Bolsonaro

Bolsonarism after Bolsonaro

Brazil has elected a new president by electing an old president. The Workers' Party's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who held the office from 2003 to 2010, defeated the far-right incumbent, Jair Bolsonaro, in the second-round runoff. But that does not mean what Bolsonaro represented has been defeated.

2022-11-01 15:06

. John Burton

BTS will soon meet the army - not its legion of fans known as ARMY (Adorable Representative M.C. for Youth) but the actual military service. Can the world's biggest boyband survive that experience and retain its popularity when it returns to the stage, expected in 2025 at the earliest. Will BTS even exist then?

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