The Fetishism of Economic Growth
December 30, 2014 | The world is “trapped in the fetishism of economic growth,” says Polish sociologist Ryszard Zoltaniecki and must “learn to live with zero” growth.
Articles by John Feffer
Hungary Is the Second Leading Country in the EU for “Irregular Border Crossings”
December 19, 2014 | Many leave Hungary and the rest of East-Central Europe in search of opportunity; others arrive in search of better lives.
The Games of Our Lives
December 17, 2014 | Can video games crowdsource more democratic solutions to the world's problems?
America Held Hostage
December 10, 2014 | A few Americans are held hostage by al-Qaeda. The rest of us are held hostage by the U.S. overreliance on military force.
Before Solidarity, There Was the Polish Church
December 5, 2014 | The Catholic church was the main vehicle for dissent in Poland before the emergence of Solidarity.
The Life and Times of Michael B
December 3, 2014 | Ferguson put America's racial apartheid on the global stage.
Obama and the Gordian Knot of Politics
November 26, 2014 | Democracy has become more about bureaucratic procedure and less about the people.
Loss of Manufacturing Jobs and Lack of Housing Policy Have Led to Homelessness in Hungary
November 24, 2014 | Homelessness in Hungary no longer means exile or alienation as during the Soviet era, but no roof over one’s head.
Asia Smiles for the Cameras
November 19, 2014 | Today, Asia is like the Kardashian clan: wealthy, contentious, and all up in the public’s face.
The Dance of Superpowers
November 18, 2014 | Can China and the United States pivot without crashing into each other?