“Give Peace a Chance on the Korean Peninsula” — Lecture by Rev. Jesse Jackson

by ZoominKorea | Jul 27, 2018 | Peace and Militarism, Special Features, US-DPRK

“Give Peace a Chance on the Korean Peninsula Break down walls of hostility and division and build new bridges of hope and unity” Lecture Korea International Peace Forum Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. – President and Founder Rainbow PUSH Coalition July 27, 2018 —...

NY Times Pours Linguistic Gasoline on North Korean-U.S. Negotiations

by ZoominKorea | Jul 10, 2018 | Analysis, DPRK, News Headlines, Peace and Militarism, US-DPRK, US-NK Relations

By KJ Noh This article was also published in Counterpunch and Dissident Voice. On the heels of the historic June 12th Trump-Kim Singapore Summit that de-escalated tensions between North Korea and the United States, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made his third visit...

Media Roundup: Reactions to the DPRK-U.S. Summit

by ZoominKorea | Jun 20, 2018 | Analysis, Audio/Video, Interviews, Peace and Militarism, Trump, US-DPRK, US-ROK Alliance

Washington’s neoliberal pundits and politicians reacted with horror at the outcome of the historic U.S.-North Korea summit on June 12. They balked at Trump’s mention of halting the annual military exercises in Korea and the possibility of withdrawing U.S. troops from...

DPRK-U.S. Summit in Singapore: Full joint statement

by ZoominKorea | Jun 12, 2018 | News, Peace and Militarism, Statement, Trump, US-DPRK, US-NK Relations, US-ROK Alliance

Following the DPRK-U.S. Summit in Singapore on June 12, the leaders of the two countries released the following joint statement: “President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic...

Congressman Ro Khanna Emphasizes Continued Diplomacy with North Korea

by ZoominKorea | Jun 11, 2018 | News, Peace and Militarism, Trump, Updates from D.C., US-DPRK

Less than a day away from the DPRK-U.S. Summit in Singapore, Representative Ro Khanna of California’s 17th Congressional District sent a letter today calling on the U.S. president to understand that diplomacy is the only option in resolving the conflict with...

On the Eve of the Kim-Trump Summit – Facts, Fantasies and Prospects

by ZoominKorea | Jun 11, 2018 | Analysis, Peace and Militarism, Trump, US-DPRK

By Tim Beal As the Singapore Summit between President Trump and Chairman Kim approach we have been submerged under a deluge of articles and op-eds. Most are uninformed, some are ignorant. Symptoms are confused with issues, consequences with causes. Causality is...