In light of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's state visit to the US today, check out our latest thematic section in the Sept issue of Critical Asian Studies, "The Martial Law Crisis and Democratic Renewal in South Korea" (now online): www-tandfonline-com.ezproxy.lib.uwm.edu/toc/rcra20/c...

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my favorite sign from the June 14th #NoKings rally at Cathedral Square in Milwaukee:

"He could've just gone to therapy, but noooooo..."

channeling mean girl energy at the June 14th protest in Milwaukee #NoKings

excited to share we're preparing a themed section in @criticasianstds.bsky.social, slated for mid-summer, & it's the basis for this upcoming webinar on 5/5: What can democracy movements learn from Korea’s vigorous history of citizen engagement? w/ @yoonkyung.bsky.social & @jamiedoucette.bsky.social

Rest in peace somehow, Wayne Barrett, who died the day before January 20, 2017, and whose uncompromising scrutiny we need now more than ever.

#AIskeptics #peakAI

Times like these prompt me to reflect on how my views have been so warped being a reporter in America. When Yoon Suk Yeol became president by just 200,000 votes in 2022, I braced for a long recount fight cuz I’d covered the 2020 recount fights in U.S. swing states.

I was so surprised when… 1/7

In Sept "Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Min-seok alerted the public that Yoon was planning something...[Given the recent appts of cronies] Kim warned that Yoon was likely preparing to create a situation in which he could easily declare martial law, using the pretext of a public security situation..."

I'm glad to see Koreans getting the recognition they deserve for their defense of democracy, but there's a similar situation going on in Georgia now that's taking a much darker turn with much less attention

Learn globally. Apply locally.

Thank you for sharing. A third of the population engaged in the protest... I wonder what it would take to achieve similar rates of participation in the US. bsky.app/profile/nan-...

So, we have mentors available. Let’s listen, learn and get to work.

Joined @cnn.com live. Key takeaways:
1️⃣ President Yoon's declaration of Martial Law is not surprising—it has been building for some time.
2️⃣ Nonetheless, it marks a critical turning point in South Korea's democratic history.
3️⃣ Democratic stakeholders continue to demonstrate remarkable resilience.

This is a good time to recall what Koreans achieved in 2017: by bringing overwhelming public pressure to bear upon the processes of democratic governance, they secured the impeachment of a president widely regarded as unfit for office, followed by a peaceful transfer of power. apjjf.org/2017/14/kim