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How To Stop An Autocrat – OpEd

The best way of preventing authoritarian leaders from overthrowing democracies is to make sure that they never get into power

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Eurasia Review

John Feffer

This Disintegration of North America

Almost exactly 30 years ago, Canadian Bacon depicted a U.S. president picking on his neighbor to the north to boost his sagging approval ratings....

21.04.2025 10

CounterPunch

John Feffer

The Disintegration Of North America – OpEd

The Disintegration Of North America – OpEd

Almost exactly 30 years ago, Canadian Bacon depicted a U.S. president picking on his neighbor to the north to boost his sagging

18.04.2025 8

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

Shredding Constitutions

Dictators defend their rule with guns. Democrats defend their rule with paper. Of course, the constitution that upholds democracy is not just any...

14.04.2025 10

CounterPunch

John Feffer

Ripping Up Constitutions – OpEd

Dictators defend their rule with guns. Democrats defend their rule with paper. Of course, the constitution that upholds democracy is

10.04.2025 8

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

Can Europe Stop Trump And Putin? – OpEd

Can Europe Stop Trump And Putin? – OpEd

The news of Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest surprised me. It’s not that I doubted the former leader of the Philippines was

05.04.2025 8

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

Is Europe the Last Champion of Liberal Democracy?

04.04.2025 5

The Nation

John Feffer

Trapped Between Authoritarians, Europe Must Fight, Not Retreat

01.04.2025 4

Common Dreams

John Feffer

Surviving a Political Dark Age

The news of Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest surprised me. It’s not that I doubted the former leader of the Philippines was guilty of the horrific crimes...

01.04.2025 10

CounterPunch

John Feffer

The Illusion of Ceasefires

Israel has resumed its aerial bombardment of Gaza. The latest ceasefire, which lasted two months and led to the release of 33 Israeli hostages and...

31.03.2025 7

CounterPunch

John Feffer

Trump’s Manual for Not Turning a Cease-Fire Into a Lasting Peace

29.03.2025 3

Common Dreams

John Feffer

The Growing Inequality Among Countries And The Worsening Climate Crisis – OpEd

Reducing global inequality and saving the planet from climate catastrophe are intertwined. Let’s address both at once. In a fit

29.03.2025 6

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

The Illusion Of Ceasefires – OpEd

Israel has resumed its aerial bombardment of Gaza. The latest ceasefire, which lasted two months and led to the release of 33

27.03.2025 3

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

Why the Rest of the World Should Boycott Trump’s America

24.03.2025 20

Common Dreams

John Feffer

It’s Time To Boycott The US – OpEd

The Trump administration objected so strenuously to a recent speech by South Africa’s ambassador that it expelled him from the United...

20.03.2025 20

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

Crypto and the Far Right

Back in 2021, Donald Trump called cryptocurrency “a disaster waiting to happen” and a “scam.” Takes one to know one, right? As he got closer...

18.03.2025 10

CounterPunch

John Feffer

The Far-Right and the Crypto Scam

16.03.2025 4

Common Dreams

John Feffer

Crypto And The Far Right – OpEd

Back in 2021, Donald Trump called cryptocurrency “a disaster waiting to happen” and a “scam.” Takes one to know one, right? As

16.03.2025 4

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

The End Of US Soft Power? – OpEd

During the Cold War, the United States waged a war of ideas with the Soviet Union to capture the hearts

10.03.2025 4

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

Europe Has To Choose: Maintain An Abusive Relationship Or Break With US – OpEd

Donald Trump has always presented himself as a master builder, a successful real estate developer who erected office buildings and

27.02.2025 4

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

The Trump-Musk Cultural Revolution

The aging leader wanted to shake up his country, so he launched a second revolution with the help of a cadre of young people. Drunk with power, the...

24.02.2025 10

CounterPunch

John Feffer

Resisting Trump and Musk’s Cultural Revolution

22.02.2025 4

Common Dreams

John Feffer

The Trump-Musk Cultural Revolution – OpEd

The aging leader wanted to shake up his country, so he launched a second revolution with the help of a

20.02.2025 7

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

Trump to Gaza: We Will Replace You

“They are coming to replace us.” It sounds like the tagline of a horror movie. And indeed, what the far right whispers into ears, chants at...

19.02.2025 10

CounterPunch

John Feffer

Trump's Great Replacement Theory for Gaza: 'We Will Replace You'

14.02.2025 9

Common Dreams

John Feffer

Trump To Gaza: We Will Replace You – OpEd

“They are coming to replace us.” It sounds like the tagline of a horror movie. And indeed, what the far right

13.02.2025 4

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

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

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

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 2

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 2

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

Not All Liberals Hate Trump

19.12.2024 3

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 4

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 4

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

Unusual Reasons Africa Wanted Trump To Win – OpEd

By Azu Ishiekwene I understand wealthy US citizens and conservatives of the evangelical hue rooting for Donald Trump. The rich believe he would...

08.11.2024 2

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

The Plot Against Democracy – OpEd

In Philadelphia this past weekend, I met a number of people who’d given up on democracy. They railed about politicians who make promises they don’t...

08.11.2024 3

Eurasia Review

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 5

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 Cruelty Of Crowds – OpEd

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...

01.11.2024 3

Eurasia Review

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 4

Common Dreams

John Feffer

Billionaires vs. Democracy

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 3

CounterPunch

John Feffer

Nuclear Disarmament Is More Important Than Tackling Global Warming – OpEd

By Jonathan Power There’s a lot of end-of-the-world hyperbole around on climate change, as every mass flooding is matched by outrageous wildfires....

24.10.2024 3

Eurasia Review

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