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Trump’s Scare Tactics – OpEd

Trump’s Scare Tactics – OpEd

Going into 2025, the world was already pretty scary. Take your pick: climate change, nuclear weapons, artificial intelligence, pandemic, Elon

01.02.2025 5

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

The End Of American Democracy? – OpEd

The End Of American Democracy? – OpEd

Donald Trump cares little about democracy, except in the most utilitarian sense. For Trump, democracy is a ladder that he

24.01.2025 3

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

To Save Democracy From Trump, Mobilize Popular Rage Against the Wealthy

To Save Democracy From Trump, Mobilize Popular Rage Against the Wealthy
23.01.2025 4

Common Dreams

John Feffer

The Global Significance Of South Korea’s Leadership Crisis – OpEd

Democracy isn’t doing so well around the world. One poignant sign of democracy’s decline is that it’s cherished most fervently

09.01.2025 10

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

The Transformation of Korean Civil Society

In the late 1990s, at the request of five South Korean organizations, I put together a conflict resolution training program in Seoul. The groups...

02.01.2025 1

CounterPunch

John Feffer

The Transformation Of Korean Civil Society – OpEd

In the late 1990s, at the request of five South Korean organizations, I put together a conflict resolution training program in Seoul. The groups...

31.12.2024 1

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

Not All Liberals Hate Trump

19.12.2024 2

The Nation

John Feffer

Why Liberals Will Give Two Cheers For Trump – OpEd

Liberals hate Trump, no question about it. He’s the definition of illiberal: authoritarian, racist, sexist, and downright nasty. Not only that,...

19.12.2024 5

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

Time to Boycott the US?

Trump will attract liberal support, however quietly or even secretively, not because of his bridge-building genius — in reality, he couldn’t...

16.12.2024 7

CounterPunch

John Feffer

Why the Liberal-Left Should Forget About Bipartisanship and Get Ready to Fight Trump

A stance of strict non-engagement with Trump 2.0, even where interests overlap, would not only be a good moral policy but even make political sense.

13.12.2024 9

Common Dreams

John Feffer

Assad Gone, Trump Coming: What’s Ukraine’s Future? – OpEd

Wars can end practically overnight. Just look at Syria, which was locked in a civil war for a dozen years. Having survived a succession of...

12.12.2024 7

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

Syria—What to Expect After Assad | Opinion

The Middle East is a region of tyrants, from Iran to Saudi Arabia. Even leaders of democratic countries like Israel have become steadily more...

10.12.2024 3

Newsweek

John Feffer

Can Recycling Save the Green Energy Revolution?

The industrial revolution depended on fossil fuels. The current transition to clean energy aims to leave coal, oil, and natural gas behind. But...

10.12.2024 5

CounterPunch

John Feffer

Surviving The New Trump Era – OpEd

Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election was surprising in a number of ways. He won every swing state as well as the popular vote,...

23.11.2024 2

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

Surviving the New Trump Era

Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election was surprising in a number of ways. He won every swing state as well as the popular vote,...

22.11.2024 6

CounterPunch

John Feffer

With Trump’s 2nd Win, American Politics as We Know It Is Over

It’s long been clear that this country needs a new politics. To use a shopworn phrase, let’s build back better—after this third and most...

06.11.2024 2

Common Dreams

John Feffer

The Cruelty of Crowds

Twenty years ago, when I first heard about “dog poop girl,” I thought, “Well, that’s just South Korea.” In 2005, a young woman took her dog...

04.11.2024 5

CounterPunch

John Feffer

The Richest Man on Earth Is Trying to Buy the US Election for Trump

Mega-billionaire Elon Musk, in other words, has gone all in to support a billionaire on behalf of billionaires the world over.

27.10.2024 3

Common Dreams

John Feffer

Billionaires Vs Democracy – OpEd

The richest man in the world is trying to buy the U.S. presidential election in order to bestow it, like a burnt offering, upon his preferred...

24.10.2024 2

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

The End Of Reunification? – OpEd

The dream of Korean reunification is now over 80 years old. This year, the notion that the two halves of the Korean peninsula could be stitched...

19.10.2024 1

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

Can Democratic Societies Learn to Share the Burden of the Energy Transition?

If we can’t get to YIMBY and make fair decisions about near-term sacrifices, the end game is clear.

09.10.2024 5

Common Dreams

John Feffer

Ask (Not) What You Can Do for Your Planet

No one wants a nuclear reactor in their backyard. It’s an eyesore and a health hazard, not to mention the hit to your property values. And don’t...

09.10.2024 1

CounterPunch

John Feffer

Israel Wants Its War With Iran—But If Netanyahu Not Stopped, They Might Spark World War III

The Israeli prime minister continues to wage war because war keeps him in power. He may burn the Middle East to the ground in the process.

04.10.2024 10

Common Dreams

John Feffer

The Weaponization of Immigrants

Autocrats and right-wing ideologues hate diversity. They believe in political uniformity, preferably one-man rule. They also favor ethnic and/or...

02.10.2024 10

CounterPunch

John Feffer

The Weaponization Of Immigrants – OpEd

The immigrants were arriving on children’s bicycles and sometimes even in wheelchairs. According to Norwegian law, immigrants couldn’t cross the...

28.09.2024 2

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

We Need a Ceasefire Now and a US Leader Willing to Demand It

The problem is that the Biden administration has not used its most powerful levers of influence—the flow of cash and armaments to Israel—to...

20.09.2024 4

Common Dreams

John Feffer

A Ceasefire Is Not Enough In Gaza – OpEd

The numbers are clear. The temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in November last year resulted in the release of 109 hostages. Compare that...

20.09.2024 20

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

Why Ukraine Invaded Russia

Russia has more arms and more soldiers. It is spending more than twice as much as Ukraine on the military. It has managed to survive the world’s...

10.09.2024 1

CounterPunch

John Feffer

Revenge Of The Sovereignistas – OpEd

They were all buddy-buddy for the cameras, going for a joy ride in a deluxe limo and toasting each other at a gala dinner. In June, North Korean...

07.08.2024 1

Eurasia Review

John Feffer