Searching for Solace in a Nuclearized World
The Nightmare of Fukushima 15 Years Later By Joshua Frank Nine countries now possess nuclear weapons and we have just seen the start of a new war in the Middle…
China Warns of Severe Consequences if Japan Fails To Retract Its Threats of Military Intervention Over Taiwan
Though Japan recognizes the “one-China policy”, earlier this month its prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, threatened military intervention if China tried to unify Taiwan with the mainland.
80 Years of Lies: The US Finally Admits It Knew It Didn’t Need to Bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki
On the 80th anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a trove of military and presidential admissions dismantles the myth of necessity.
The Satanic Nature of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What follows is a revised and updated version of an essay from my 2020 book, Seeking Truth in a Country of Lies.
Trump’s Tariffs Are Uniting China, Europe, Japan, South Korea, & ASEAN Against the US
Donald Trump’s tariff threats and trade war are uniting much of the world against the United States. China is deepening its economic cooperation with Europe, Japan, South Korea, and Southeast…
As US Military Prepares for War on China, Silicon Valley Tech Oligarchs Are Profiting
The US military is preparing for war on China. It has missile systems in the Philippines aimed at major Chinese cities. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the USA is turning…
Scott Ritter: The Murder of Others
The U.S. has had a moral obligation to commemorate Nagasaki, but this year the U.S. refused to mark its murder of innocent Japanese by defending its murder of innocent Palestinians.
Citing World Court, Japan Firm Cuts Ties With Israel Arms Maker
The ICJ's ruling on Israel potentially committing genocide in Gaza is already showing substantive consequences for Israel's arm industry.
The UN’s Vague ‘New Agenda for Peace’
Vijay Prashad says that the report — apart from identifying the conflict between the unipolar and multipolar worlds, and showing concern over the metastasizing weapons industry — throws moral scaffolding…
78 Years Ago in Hiroshima and Nagasaki: What Oppenheimer Wrought
The official U.S. bombing survey on what happened in Hiroshima 78 years ago today.
Hiroshima Survivors Decry Link to Pearl Harbor
A U.S.-Japan “sister peace park” agreement angers representatives of the survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings of Japan, who want Washington to admit the “A-bomb did not end the war…
Patrick Lawrence: Japan Reenlists as Washington’s Spear-Carrier
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost It is always the same when Japanese premiers travel to Washington to summit at the White House. Nothing seems to happen and nobody…
Japan’s Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Assassinated on Campaign Trail
"I am greatly shocked to hear that former Prime Minister Abe was shot today," said a campaigner with 350 Japan. "Such violence is unacceptable."
Thousands Protest Against G7 Summit in Germany
The leaders of the seven most powerful imperialist countries are meeting in the Alps. These seven men stand for environmental destruction and militarism like no one else. That’s why protests…