by ZoominKorea | May 19, 2017 | Analysis, Democracy, Labor and People's Struggles, South Korean Elections
ZoominKorea asked labor, LGBT, and peace/reunification activists in South Korea about their expectations for the Moon Jae-in administration as well as movement priorities in this new period. Part 3: “Unity and solidarity among workers is more important than...
by ZoominKorea | May 8, 2017 | Analysis, Democracy, South Korean Elections
By Hyun Lee War threats before a major political election may have been effective in the past in swinging the South Korean electorate to the right, but not this year. The conservative camp is battered and split into two warring parties following the impeachment of...
by ZoominKorea | May 8, 2017 | Analysis, Democracy, Peace and Militarism, South Korean Elections, Trump
By Tim Shorrock Originally posted in The Nation Gwangju, South Korea—On May 2, Moon Jae-in, the Korean politician who is expected to win next Tuesday’s presidential election here, issued a stern warning to the United States. Pointing to the escalating tensions between...
by ZoominKorea | Mar 10, 2017 | Democracy, News, News Headlines, SK News, Weekly News
The South Korean Constitutional Court delivered a unanimous verdict to impeach Park Geun-hye on Friday March 10, 2017 after 92 days of deliberation. The Court had considered five grounds for impeachment as put forth by the National Assembly: Violation of the...
by ZoominKorea | Feb 24, 2017 | Analysis, Democracy
By K.J. Noh Question: What do a brilliant feminist novelist, a cutting-edge film director, and a nobel-nominated poet have in common, in South Korea? Answer: They are, of course, all world-class artists in their fields. They were also among the almost ten thousand...
by ZoominKorea | Feb 10, 2017 | Democracy, News Headlines, SK News, Weekly News
It has been two months since the South Korean National Assembly voted overwhelmingly in favor of impeaching Park Geun-hye for her involvement in the corruption scandal with her confidante Choi Soon-sil, and South Korean citizens are growing concerned about the...
