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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,...

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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,...

yesterday 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 loosen...

08.11.2024 5

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...

08.11.2024 6

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

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

06.11.2024 4

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 8

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,

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 5

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 4

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 5

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 back...

19.10.2024 4

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

Getting From NIMBY To YIMBY – OpEd

No one wants a nuclear reactor in their backyard. It’s an eyesore and a health hazard, not to mention the

10.10.2024 5

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

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

09.10.2024 6

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 10

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

Target: Iran – OpEd

Israel has assassinated the leader of Hezbollah and killed many of its members by way of booby-trapped pagers and walky-talkies. After a blitzkrieg...

03.10.2024 6

Eurasia Review

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 20

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 5

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

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

20.09.2024 5

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 to...

20.09.2024 20

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

What the Heck’s Going on in Germany?

number of U.S. voters are willing to contemplate installing Donald Trump in the White House for a second term, an equally significant portion of the...

17.09.2024 20

CounterPunch

John Feffer

What The Heck Is Going On In Germany? – OpEd

For the first time since the end of World War II, a far-right party has won a state election in Germany. This most recent success for the Alternative...

12.09.2024 6

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 5

CounterPunch

John Feffer

Why Ukraine Invaded Russia – OpEd

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...

06.09.2024 5

Eurasia Review

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

07.08.2024 4

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

The Double Crisis Of US Foreign Policy – OpEd

Approaching the consequential elections of 2024, the United States faces a stark debate over the role of the country in international affairs. The...

25.07.2024 4

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

AI May Kill US All, But Not The Way You Think – OpEd

The conventional Artificial Intelligence doomsday scenario runs like this. A robot acquires sentience and decides for some reason that it wants to...

19.07.2024 5

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

What Do Voters Want? – OpEd

The Right is resurgent! The Left is Back! The Center is on the march! It’s always tempting to declare, on the basis of a few elections, that a...

11.07.2024 6

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

Putin And Kim: A New World Order? – OpEd

The recent meeting of Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un in North Korea marks a new stage not only in their alliance but in their ideological convergence....

27.06.2024 9

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

Autocrats Worse Than Trump? Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid

Here's the question to be asking, both in the U.S. and around the world: at what point will the far right achieve a critical mass of support such...

23.06.2024 10

Common Dreams

John Feffer

You Think Trump Is Bad? – OpEd

Poland is supposed to be one of the politically sane places in Europe right now. The far-right Law and Justice Party lost national elections last year...

20.06.2024 4

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

Netanyahu Must Abandon Blind Ideology And Face Reality – OpEd

The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains elusive about the endgame in Gaza but time is closing in on him. He has a solemn obligation to...

02.06.2024 10

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

He Fought The Law: Will The Law Win? – OpEd

Benjamin Netanyahu’s face may soon be on Wanted posters around the world. In Israel, the prime minister has been charged with various counts of...

02.06.2024 10

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

Who Will Win? International Law or Benjamin Netanyahu?

How long can Netanyahu hold out politically against criticisms from within Israel and outside its borders?

01.06.2024 9

Common Dreams

John Feffer

Biden’s China Tariffs Put Short-Term Political Gain Over Long-Term Planetary Survival

The United States should be cooperating with China on how to push the world away from fossil fuels, not engaging in counterproductive trade wars.

24.05.2024 30

Common Dreams

John Feffer

Tariffs On China: Trump Was Dumb, Biden Dumber – OpEd

Japan’s recovery from the devastation of World War II was assisted by another war. Japanese manufacturers and the service industries around military...

23.05.2024 8

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

What Is Actually Being Done to Phase Out Fossil Fuels?

18.05.2024 60

Common Dreams

John Feffer

Europe Braces For The Next Ukraine – OpEd

If Donald Trump wins the U.S. presidential election in November, all sorts of hell will break lose. Mexico will face a huge border crisis. China will...

09.05.2024 30

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

Ukraine, Israel, And The Incoherence Of US Foreign Policy – OpEd

The process of crafting congressional legislation is often likened to sausage-making. Best not to look behind the scenes at the mechanics of the...

03.05.2024 10

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

Trump Is the Ultimate Gang Leader

29.04.2024 9

The Nation

John Feffer

America’s Ultimate Don Could Unleash a 21st Century Gangocracy

What’s happening in Haiti today could prefigure the future of the United States, too, if Donald Trump wins in November and continues to undermine...

19.04.2024 20

Common Dreams

John Feffer

The Return Of Terrorism? – OpEd

With its “war on terrorism,” the United States launched a global campaign against the perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks as well as a number of...

04.04.2024 20

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

Destroying The Lawn In Gaza – OpEd

Ever since it withdrew its settlements in 2005, Israel has periodically attacked Gaza. This shelling of locations throughout the narrow strip of land...

14.03.2024 5

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

How To Deconstruct The New Iron Curtain – OpEd

The head of the U.S. Strategic Command told Congress last week that a powerful set of countries is ganging up against the United States and World War...

09.03.2024 10

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

The Foreign Policy Issue That Could Decide US Presidential Election – OpEd

Presidential elections in the United States are almost always decided by domestic issues. Once in a while a global concern like terrorism or a...

29.02.2024 6

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

Will There Be Imaginative Diplomacy or Escalating War in the Middle East?

The best scenario is to achieve some reduction of tensions, some release of hostages, some stepping away from the brink of a wider war.

22.02.2024 5

Common Dreams

John Feffer

How To Deal With An Insurrectionist – OpEd

When Congress passed the Fourteenth Amendment in 1868, it focused on embedding the civil rights of the formerly enslaved in the Constitution. But the...

19.02.2024 4

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

What Brazil Can Teach the US About Defending Democracy From Insurrectionists

While Americans are debating esoteric clauses of the Constitution in an effort to determine Trump’s place on or off the ballot, Brazil is taking far...

15.02.2024 4

Common Dreams

John Feffer

Are North Korea’s Latest Threats Rhetorical Or Real? – OpEd

The Korean War ended more than 70 years ago, and a tense peace has reigned ever since on the Korean peninsula. The two Koreas have exchanged artillery...

02.02.2024 20

Eurasia Review

John Feffer

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