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John Feffer: Surviving a Political Dark Age

No longer being able to count on U.S. power or NATO security guarantees in the age of Trump, European Union leaders have decided to visit the gym and muscle up.

April 4, 2025 · 3 Comments

John Feffer: You Think Trump Is Bad?

Recent elections have elevated far-right parties all over the world. And the worst is perhaps yet to come.

June 24, 2024 · 5 Comments

John Feffer: Rescuing Realpolitik from Henry Kissinger

Kissinger is gone. Let’s put to rest his toxic legacy as well by purging geopolitics of his antiquated notions of amorality.

December 12, 2023 · Leave a comment

John Feffer: The Shift from Pink to Green in Latin America

Can the United States Become a Green Good Neighbor?

April 5, 2023 · 5 Comments

John Fetter: China Will Decide the Outcome of Russia v. the West

Is Putin the Face of the Future or the Final Gasp of the Past?

June 27, 2022 · 2 Comments

John Feffer: GOP Destroying Democracy With Claims They Are Saving It

America desperately needs a dose of its own medicine of democracy promotion.

August 30, 2021 · 2 Comments

John Feffer: They’re Not Conservatives. They’re Extremists

By mislabelling the radical members of the Republican Party “conservative,” the mainstream media gives them a veneer of respectability.

June 7, 2021 · 4 Comments

John Feffer: Waiting for the Cyber-Apocalypse

The Cold War Has Already Turned Hot — on the Internet.

April 28, 2021 · 1 Comment

John Feffer: The Mobster-in-Chief

Will the November Election Be Decided in the Streets?

October 2, 2020 · 2 Comments

John Feffer: The De-Trumpification of America

It’s essential to ensure that the November 3rd election is free and fair, but if Trump loses, then the bigger problems are likely to begin.

June 29, 2020 · Leave a comment

John Feffer: The Black Death Killed Feudalism. What Does COVID-19 Mean for Capitalism?

How will the coronavirus transform the relationship between state and market? A look at oil, food, and finance.

May 11, 2020 · 8 Comments

John Feffer: The President as Political Hit Man

Donald Trump attempts to take out his electoral adversaries one by one, Mafia-style.

March 11, 2020 · Leave a comment

John Feffer: Lifeboat Earth

Feckless democrats or reckless authoritarians: Lifeboat Earth doesn’t stand much of a chance with such options.

August 5, 2019 · Leave a comment

John Feffer: Democracy Desperately Needs a Reboot

Democracy faces a global crisis. And this crisis couldn’t be coming at a worse time. If you’re a supporter of Donald Trump — or Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil or Matteo … Continue reading

June 17, 2019 · Leave a comment

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