Donald Trump Isn’t the Presidential Candidate We Should Be Worried About Donald Trump Isn’t the Presidential Candidate We Should Be Worried About
The real danger is the smarter, more capable neo-fascist politician who will inevitably rise in his wake.
Jun 27, 2016 / John Feffer
The Global Epidemic of Child Warriors The Global Epidemic of Child Warriors
From the Taliban to suicide bombers in the Middle East and Africa, young people are enacting the savageries of their elders.
Apr 18, 2016 / John Feffer
Burma: Democracy with an Asterisk? Burma: Democracy with an Asterisk?
Burma’s Constitution awards a quarter of its Parliament to the military. But that’s not Aung San Suu Kyi’s biggest problem by a long shot.
Nov 11, 2015 / John Feffer
Splinterlands: The View From 2050 Splinterlands: The View From 2050
A dystopian fictional tour of the world that awaits us.
Nov 10, 2015 / John Feffer
What Can ‘Star Trek’ Teach Us About American Exceptionalism? What Can ‘Star Trek’ Teach Us About American Exceptionalism?
The quintessentially American urge “to boldly go,” regardless of consequence, has gotten humanity into a heap of trouble.
Sep 17, 2015 / John Feffer
Did Market Leninism Win the Cold War? Did Market Leninism Win the Cold War?
The states of the future will marry the least savory aspects of collectivism and capitalism.
May 26, 2015 / John Feffer
The Islamic State’s Atrocities—and Ours The Islamic State’s Atrocities—and Ours
It’s tempting to call ISIS “medieval” murderers. But from mass murder to drone strikes, atrocity is very much a part of our modern experience.
Mar 5, 2015 / Foreign Policy In Focus / John Feffer and Foreign Policy In Focus
The European Union May Be on the Verge of Collapse The European Union May Be on the Verge of Collapse
The complex federal project of the EU has proven fragile in the absence of a strong external threat.
Jan 27, 2015 / John Feffer
The Life and Times of Michael B The Life and Times of Michael B
Ferguson has put America’s racial apartheid on the global stage.
Dec 9, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / John Feffer and Foreign Policy In Focus
What the Twin Plagues of ISIS and Ebola Have in Common What the Twin Plagues of ISIS and Ebola Have in Common
Both thrive on the breakdown of the existing social order.
Aug 28, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / John Feffer and Foreign Policy In Focus