Mark Selden December 1, 2016 Volume 14 | Issue 23 | Number 4PrécisGermany and Japan took the lead in the terror bombing of cities during World War II, acts that sparked outrage from President Roosevelt and many others. U.S. bombing, by contrast, hewed to strategic targets, prioritizing military installations and factories until 1944, when it supported Britain in … [Read more...] about American Fire Bombing and Atomic Bombing of Japan in History and Memory
War and Empire/戦争＆支配権力
Contamination at Largest US Air Force Base in Asia: Kadena, Okinawa
Note: TokyoProgressive is looking for writers of original and translated material on progressive issues with some relevance to Japan and Asia, as well as articles in Japanese on social justice issues worldwide. As always, we welcome links to articles that have been published in reputable left sources. Original material will be credited to you. All material we publish is done … [Read more...] about Contamination at Largest US Air Force Base in Asia: Kadena, Okinawa
In Hiroshima, Obama and Abe Should Acknowledge Their Country’s Wrongdoing
Note: TokyoProgressive is looking for writers of original and translated material on progressive issues with some relevance to Japan and Asia, as well as articles in Japanese on social justice issues worldwide. As always, we welcome links to articles that have been published in reputable left sources. Original material will be credited to you. All material we publish is done … [Read more...] about In Hiroshima, Obama and Abe Should Acknowledge Their Country’s Wrongdoing
Making Article 9 an amendment to the U.S. Constitution
by David RothauserTo all activists espousing demilitarization, nuclear abolition and a true peace-in-action.It was all accomplished 68 years ago and who noticed? Peace and prosperity, no military, lowest homicide rate among industrial nations, no hand guns, no assault weapons allowed, excellent health care at 5 dollars a visit on demand, marvelously healthy diet, … [Read more...] about Making Article 9 an amendment to the U.S. Constitution
More than one third of Syria’s Palestinians have been displaced
More than one third of the 500,000 Palestinian refugees in Syria have been displaced by the ongoing conflict, a new report has revealed.The Action Group for Palestinian Refugees in Syria said the refugees were displaced after their camps were either subjected to air raids or caught up in clashes.The semi-annual report said that more than 71,200 Palestinian refugees have … [Read more...] about More than one third of Syria’s Palestinians have been displaced