The Sum of Our Fears
October 22, 2014 | What we see on our screens has primed us to make the obvious mistake of worrying overmuch about improbable threats and worrying undermuch about the more probable ones.
Articles by John Feffer
East Central Europe Slow to View Roma as Consumers
October 17, 2014 | The business community hasn’t begun to see Roma as consumers because it’s too busy worrying about how an association with them would adversely affect its image.
Recognizing Palestine
October 15, 2014 | As more European governments line up to recognize a Palestinian state, Israel (and the U.S.) look more isolated than ever.
Conflict Resolution and German Reunification
October 10, 2014 | East and West Germany were like a couple that had rushed into marriage with very little understanding of what it would be like to live together.
Hong Kong: The Future of People Power?
October 8, 2014 | Hong Kong's "Occupy Central" movement is neither revolutionary nor subversive: It's a basic demand for a more responsive and accountable government.
Meet the Polish Activists on the Cutting Edge of a Possible Left Resurgence in Eastern Europe
October 3, 2014 | Can Poland's resurgent activist-intellectuals steal the thunder from the right and appeal to millions of Europeans orphaned by the economic crisis?
The Strange Non-Death of Polish Neoliberalism
October 3, 2014 | The financial crisis that swept the world after 2007 should have been the final nail in the coffin for the neo-liberal. Yet, globally, neo-liberalism didn’t die.
Barack Obama and the Will to Fight
October 1, 2014 | Obama is more than willing to stand up against the Islamic State. Too bad he wasn't willing to stand up to his hawkish critics.
What Happened to Romania’s Irrecuperables?
September 26, 2014 | A quarter century after the fall of Ceausescu, there are still many institutions and orphanages throughout Romania.
East Asia: A Farewell to Arms
September 25, 2014 | With climate change upon us, it's time to bury the hatchet in one of the world's most volatile regions.