The Nixonization of Donald Trump
May 17, 2017 | In the aftermath of Watergate, the country turned to the left. Are progressives positioned to capitalize on Trump's stumbles today?
Articles by John Feffer
How to Reinvent the European Left
May 10, 2017 | Europeans want to upend politics as usual and the far right is still rising. If the left doesn’t come up with an unusual politics of its own, it will be upended as well.
Trump and Trade
May 3, 2017 | Trump wants to "renegotiate" trade deals like NAFTA. But there's no evidence he wants to fix their corrosive impact on labor protections or environmental standards.
Worst. 100 Days. Ever.
April 26, 2017 | Are Trump's stumbles a brilliant ploy to "deconstruct the state," a political performance, or actual incompetence?
The Hunger President
April 19, 2017 | As famine descends on a huge swath of the globe, the White House is rolling back aid, ramping up conflict, and risking more climate chaos.
Trump’s New Foreign Policy Is the Worst of Both Worlds
April 12, 2017 | It's blustery nationalism plus the conventional pieties of the foreign policy establishment.
What Does Kim Jong Un Want?
April 10, 2017 | It's not too late to make a deal with North Korea. Ultimately, it's what Pyongyang wants too.
Donald Trump: Invasive Species
April 5, 2017 | Can one determined and willfully ignorant man both stem the green tide and push the world over the brink into ecocide?
Why Spend $54 Billion More on the Pentagon? To Start a War, Obviously.
March 22, 2017 | The president apparently wants to put the U.S. on a permanent war footing to sustain his unpopular presidency.
I Am an Enemy of the People
March 15, 2017 | If Trump cracks down on journalists, there might be less uproar than you'd think.