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TED RALL
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 21, 2017
Why won't Dems kick Trump while he's down?
The refusal of the Democrats to pogo-dance on Trump's grave is one of the biggest missed opportunities in recent political history.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 14, 2017
How I'll know it's time to flee the United States
If you're not scared of Donald Trump, you're not paying attention.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 1, 2017
Time for U.S. left to start putting Americans first
Nationalism, not globalism, is the future of American politics — but right now, it's only the right that's riding the wave.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 24, 2017
Failure and hope in Women's March
Coopted by the Democrats, the Women's March was doomed to join the list of fruitless liberal marches — yet it gave hint at the better country Americans could have.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 17, 2017
Three rules of resistance against the new regime
It's time for Americans who oppose the Trump administration to get serious.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 15, 2017
Life under Trump: What will happen next?
What happens now?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 4, 2017
Impotent Democrats won't be America's savior
Americans who oppose Trump shouldn't waste time waiting for the Democratic Party to take action against him.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 2, 2017
Democrats: Stop the fear and loathing of 2017
Democrats need to stop wallowing in misery and start planning on how to take America back.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 22, 2016
Charges of Russian hacking fall flat without evidence
Why are the very same media outlets that let themselves get duped 13 years ago dutifully transcribing what amounts to nothing more than unsubstantiated allegations?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 20, 2016
Democratic Party's choice: fight Trump or die
Democrats have one last chance to act like Democrats — something they haven't done in 50 years — or watch their party come apart at the seams.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 9, 2016
Thanks to Trump, no more 'Ameri-splaining'
The U.S. has always been corrupt, savage and brutal. President Trump suits us fine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 25, 2016
Six reasons why Trump's win wasn't a surprise
As with any large-scale disaster, the ascent of a spectacularly unqualified buffoon to the most powerful political office on Earth came about as the result of numerous system failures and operator errors.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 21, 2016
Trump's fascism picks up where Obama's left off
Fascism under Trump will merely continue Obama's fascism with a smiley face — a fascism that we let him get away with for far too long.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 15, 2016
No, everything won't be alright
With his Cabinet and closest advisers coming from the paranoid far right, there's no chance of 'President Trump' ending well.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2016
Rise of the anti-Trump Left
The election of Donald Trump sets the stage for a civil war within the Democratic Party in which its liberal progressive wing is likely to emerge victorious.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 8, 2016
Hate Trump and Clinton? There are better alternatives
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are the least popular presidential candidates of all time. So why vote for either one?
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 3, 2016
Win or lose, Hillary is finished
If Hillary Clinton is the most qualified person ever to have run for the U.S. presidency, why has her campaign been such a train wreck?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 30, 2016
Hey lefties, Hillary Clinton is not your friend
Look for the Democratic Party's left-wing to be defanged under Hillary Clinton if she wins the presidency.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 20, 2016
Four things Hillary Clinton can do to seal the election
Hillary Clinton is leading Donald Trump by several points, but a few key policy changes could give her an insurmountable lead.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 11, 2016
Guerrilla politics pioneered by Trump are here to stay
Donald Trump may be a novice politician but he understands media better than anyone else.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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