Opinion
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OPINION: Massachusetts could be next state to get rid of 'subminimum wage' for tipped workers
SEOUL, November 05 (AJP) - The federal minimum wage for tipped workers has stood at US$2.13 an hour since 1991. Back then, it amounted to half the $4.25 regular minimum wage. But Congress has failed to increase the tipped minimum while periodically raising the regular wage floor. Today, the tipped rate is less than one-third of the $7.25 federal full minimum wage. As of Oct. 2024, 30 states and Washington, D.C., had instituted their own, higher, regular minimum wages. The number of
November 5, 2024 -
OPINION: US presidential election is too close to call. Don't blame polls
SEOUL, November 4 (AJP) - With just hours remaining until election day in the United States, pundits and the public alike are scouring public opinion polls for early signs of a result. We've had months of campaigning and hundreds of polls. Yet, there are still few conclusive takeaways other than the dissatisfying catchphrase of election analysts the world over this year: "it's too close to call." Polling isn't predictive Both campaigns have at different t
November 4, 2024 -
OPINION: Is Donald Trump preying on his supporters' death fears? What terror management theory offers us
SEOUL, November 4 (AJP) - Death and destruction from climate crises — flooding, fires, hurricanes and heat. Then there's the multimedia firehose of tragic accidents, gruesome images from devastating wars, seemingly random local street violence, warnings of a Third World War and grim distress signals about the dangers of rising authoritarianism on the eve of the United States presidential election and the possible return to power of climate-change skeptic Donald Trump. Comb
November 4, 2024 -
OPINION: Anniversary year shows importance of NATO
KENOSHA, November 01 (AJP) - "Most alliances die young." That is how "The Economist" magazine began a special essay on the durability of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). This military alliance turned seventy-five years old this year. The treaty was signed in Washington D.C. in April 1949. The fact-based “Economist” essay notes coalitions of the Napoleonic wars lasted an average of five years. The previous U.S. administration directed co
November 1, 2024 -
OPINION: What a Trump victory would mean for the world
SEOUL, November 1 (AJP) - According to the United Nations 2024 is "the biggest election year in human history" with half of the world's population – some 3.7 billion people in 72 countries – able to vote. Yet some elections are more consequential than others which is why the world is watching as the U.S. goes to the polls. The U.S. is the world's largest economy, and the biggest military power. But it also the lynchpin of many international strategic al
November 1, 2024 -
OPINION: US is now at risk of losing to China in race to send people back to moon's surface
SEOUL, October 31 (AJP) - Will the next human to walk on the moon speak English or Mandarin? In all, 12 Americans landed on the lunar surface between 1969 and 1972. Now, both the U.S. and China are preparing to send humans back there this decade. However, the U.S. lunar programme is delayed, in part because the spacesuits and lunar-landing vehicle are not ready. Meanwhile, China has pledged to put astronauts on the moon by 2030 – and it has a habit of sticking to timelines.
October 31, 2024 -
OPINION: Amid the West's wavering aid to Ukraine, North Korea backs Russia in mutually beneficial move
SEOUL, October 30 (AJP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recently accused North Korea of plans to send 10,000 soldiers to fight for Russia in Ukraine. South Korean intelligence later gave credence to Zelensky's assertion, as the country's legislators noted that North Korea has already dispatched 3,000 soldiers to Russia. North Korea lending a helping hand to Russia is nothing new. The country has already provided Russia with significant munitions to supplement its de
October 30, 2024 -
OPINION: LGBTQ+ voters could swing US presidential election
SEOUL, October 29 (AJP) - Victory in the 2024 U.S. presidential election may come down to LGBTQ+ voters. Polling data shows that Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are running in a near-dead heat in four states – Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. And as a scholar of LGBTQ+ politics, I suspect that LGBTQ+ voters could play an outsize role in these states and the race. So, how might LGBTQ+ voters swing these states? LGBTQ+ voting behavior, explained In the most
October 29, 2024 -
OPINION: US presidential election remains very close
SEOUL, October 28 (AJP) - The United States presidential election will be held on Nov. 5. In analyst Nate Silver's aggregate of national polls, Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump by 48.6–47.4, a gain for Trump since last Wednesday, when Harris led by 48.8–47.2. Harris' national lead peaked on Oct. 2, when she led by 49.4–45.9. The U.S. president isn't elected by the national popular vote, but by the Electoral College, in which each sta
October 28, 2024 -
OPINION: How Elon Musk has become powerful figure in US politics
SEOUL, October 25 (AJP) - Elon Musk, whose company SpaceX recently made history by catching a Starship rocket booster as it careened back to Earth, wants you to vote for Donald Trump for many reasons. That includes not just what Trump will do here on this planet, but also for what he'll achieve that's outside this world. "Vote for @real DonaldTrump," Musk recently tweeted, "if you want humanity to be a spacefaring civilization." Back inside the Earth'
October 25, 2024
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Police gearing up as Yoon's impeachment ruling looks imminent
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North Korea holds world's third-largest stash of bitcoins
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K-beauty YouTuber draws crowds at Leferi's latest Seoul pop-up
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Activists urge referral of North Korean leader to international criminal court
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Credit card delinquency rate hits decade-high in South Korea
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SK hynix showcases advanced AI memory solutions at Nvidia's GTC 2025
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PHOTOS: Spring flowers laden with late snow
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US biotech firms urge Korea to ease restrictions on modified crops
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Foreign ministers of South Korea, China, and Japan to sit for talks in Tokyo this weekend
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Attempted leak of nuclear-related software possible cause behind South Korea's inclusion in 'sensitive country' list