https://portside.org/2015-05-07/israel-will-now-be-ruled-most-extreme-right-wing-government-its-historyAuthor: Zaid JilaniDate of Source: Thursday, May 7, 2015[Justice Minister] Ayalet Shaked has explicitly called [3] for genocide targeting the Palestinians. She believes the "entire Palestinian people is the enemy" and that Israel must destroy its … [Read more...] about Israel Will Now Be Ruled by the Most Extreme Right-Wing Government in Its History
Social Justice/社会正義
Teacher Autonomy in the Language Classroom
by Paul ArensonA wide ranging essay on resisting the marketization of education. Choice and empowerment are two words associated with learner autonomy, critical pedagogy and other notions of student-centered teaching. And yet the workplace can be littered with obstacles that limit a teacher’s own autonomy and job satisfaction. Some lay the most blame … [Read more...] about Teacher Autonomy in the Language Classroom
Abe pledges to ‘correct’ the record on wartime sex slaves (David McNeil, Japan Times)
Inada (a right-wing revisionist fanatic-ed.) expressed outrage that students in the U.S. are being taught things that are “completely against fact, that our ancestors were a group of rapists, murderers, and kidnappers.” She added, “This is not an issue of the past. I believe this is an ongoing issue that, for example, violates the human rights of Japanese children living … [Read more...] about Abe pledges to ‘correct’ the record on wartime sex slaves (David McNeil, Japan Times)
Crackdown in Jeju: U.S.-Korean right destroy anti-base camp. Is Okinawa next?
We don't read much about it here in Japan, but like Okinawa, the voices of pece and justice are under attack from the ultra right (Yes, Korea's Park is every bit as rightwing as Abe. And both are the children or grandchildren of fascists.).Moreover, unlike Okinawa's Governor Onaga, who seems to have backtracked from his out-and-out plan to resist the construction of a … [Read more...] about Crackdown in Jeju: U.S.-Korean right destroy anti-base camp. Is Okinawa next?
Are We All Charlies? by Chris Hunt
Stop the press! 7th January 1785: First Crossing of English Channel by hot air balloon. 7th January 1911: first experiments with dropping bombs from aircraft. 7th January 1953: President Truman announces the Hydrogen bomb. 7th January 2015…Its now been two weeks since the terror attacks in France. Time enough, perhaps, to reflect upon events without a knee-jerk or … [Read more...] about Are We All Charlies? by Chris Hunt