Boston University honors it's "distinguished alumnus" Bill O'Reilly: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/10/23-7 The pro...

Last November the American people elected legislators pledging to end America's foreign wars. But the wars continue - while costs & ...

The U.S. administration of President Barack Obama, operating for about nine months, has failed in many key ways. Hope for Change (as promise...

It's 4AM in Seoul, and the hunt nears its end. For many nights now I've been a blood meal for hungry mosquito. How do they enter thi...

The Obama administration inherited a horrible mess of a bankrupt economy, a skeptical electorate, and unwinnable overseas wars. They've ...

Perceived injustice is the root of much conflict. Our world too often remains a dog-eat-dog battleground, a Social Darwinist killing field w...

At the end of last November, I traveled across the DMZ by bus into North Korea. Ours was the last public tour of Kaesong (Gaesong 개성); that...

Peace Month begins tomorrow: No food or drink, dawn to dusk, for 30 days. Suddenly every bite of anything tastes special, and I'm more a...

Should everything be politicized? Kids birthday parties? Medical care? Is celebrating Christmas anti-Semitic? I was a member of the Boy Scou...

Obama needs more help. Change is far too little, much too late. Huge funds were given to robber capitalists & overseas warfare. Let'...

No not Muldar... the Dark Side. The below firms & organizations reportedly advertise heavily on Fox News. Check details . In my opinion,...

I'm still sorely bothered by the U.S. Government's bailout of ailing banks. The federal government authorities should not have inter...

Talents and accomplishment may reside anywhere; multi-talented people employed in one field have hobbies, passions and a sense of curiosity ...

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is being discussed as a possible candidate for the first EU Council President. Assuming the Lisbon ...

U.S. President Barack Obama is a role model in many ways. It is great that many people are encouraged by his intelligence, his assorted skil...

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently signaled a global pandemic level 6 for novel influenza A (H1N1), a viral illness spread mainly ...

Goal oriented? Accomplishment is great, but... Also cherish path!

When I was a schoolboy, we learned about three branches of American government, auditing & balancing each other: Executive , Legislative...

The US economic stimulus package has been a failure. Both Bush & Obama's governments sought to prop-up a fundamentally rotted system...

Bernie Madoff has been sentenced to 150 years in prison. Much (some) stolen wealth has been recovered from his family. But Bernie took far m...

Is speculation true of active news suppression over the Chiasso bearer bond case? I'd like to taste good fortune! This post evaporates f...

Big capital has pushed and prodded the USA into a corner. The American people have been largely abandoned by our government (notwithstanding...

The Obama administration today rudely twisted arms to pass a huge war funding bill. The Democratic leadership has forgotten promises to end ...

Japan is a great place! It's world-leading in some ways. Could it be better?... certainly! I've lived in Japan for 13+ years, and no...

I formerly subscribed to Zagat Survey , an excellent review of restaurants, hotels, nightspots, etc., around the world. I also submitted man...

Haiku by Genki Distraction left me knowing "Something Was Just Lost" Then refreshing smell ------------------ Our world ain't ...

Having spent some years in South Korea, with three trips to the DMZ and once across, I'm often asked by friends in Europe & the USA ...

(poetry by Genki) I expend My lonely energies Building barriers Against Others Wrong race Bad nation Ugly Can't be trusted What threat B...

Media reports about Lee Seung-Eun (리승은 Euna Lee) & Laura Ling have been unfairly inflammatory. These two 'journalists' were arre...

I've lived in assorted countries as a student & teacher; over 28 years as a foreigner! (About 14 years in Japan & Korea as a rac...