Roma and the American Civil Rights Movement
November 20, 2013 | Although Roma have made gains in East-Central Europe, they continue to exist on the margins of society.
Articles by John Feffer
The Undead and Us
November 13, 2013 | Zombies speak to our perennial anxieties about war, pandemics, and globalization.
The Audacity of Pope
November 6, 2013 | Here are three ways Pope Francis could seriously rock the boat.
The Expansion and Contraction of the Fourth Estate in East-Central Europe
October 24, 2013 | When Communism died on the vine in Eastern and Central Europe, the media blossomed – for a while, anyway.
The World Without U.S.
October 23, 2013 | Just as humans must reconfigure their relationship with nature, the United States must reconfigure its relationship with the world.
Collapsism
October 16, 2013 | America's foreign policy hawks are no longer counting on Iran to collapse, but North Korea and Cuba remain the "Teetering Twosome."
Not All the Migration After the Fall of the Berlin Wall Was From East to West
October 11, 2013 | While over four million moved from East Germany to West when the Berlin Wall fell, two million migrated in the other direction.
The Jellification of Politics
October 9, 2013 | A mindless, voracious invasive species threatens to take over politics as surely as the maritime version took over the Black Sea.
Standing Up in Turkey
October 7, 2013 | If the AKP wants to truly strengthen Turkish democracy, it must stop seeing people who stand up quietly but defiantly as a threat to the country’s stability.