Stories by John Feffer
John Feffer is co-director of Foreign Policy In Focus.
Posted on May 18, 2012, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus
Dexter is all about U.S. foreign policy and the moral calculus of a superpower.
Posted on Apr 17, 2012, Source: Inter Press Service
North Korea has created a furor with its recent satellite launch.
Posted on Mar 29, 2012, Source: TomDispatch.com
In an election in which racist slogans are off the table, the Islamophobic accusation of "acting Muslim" remains a politically acceptable chauvinism.
Posted on Mar 2, 2012, Source: IPS News
The 'leap day' deal between the US and North Korea indicates that the two longstanding adversaries are on the verge of a thaw in relations.
Posted on Nov 25, 2011, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus
China, Iran and even non-state actors are buying or developing drone systems.
Posted on Nov 11, 2011, Source: IPS News
Will South Korea's environmental jewel be transformed from a favorite honeymoon destination into a massive naval base?
Posted on Oct 4, 2011, Source: TomDispatch.com
The U.S. has reached the high-water mark of its Pacific presence and influence. The geopolitical map is about to be redrawn.
Posted on Aug 19, 2011, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus
As population rates skyrocket, millions of mouths to feed increase pressure on the world's farmers to squeeze more and more food from less and less arable land.
Posted on Nov 7, 2010, Source: TomDispatch.com
The increased power of GOP militants in Congress suggests that we'll be living with Islamophobia for some time. Let's hope Crusades 2.0 have a shorter lifespan than the original.
Posted on Oct 1, 2010, Source: AlterNet
How can we come out of this recession with a manufacturing sector and a workforce that are globally competitive, that produce things that people need in the new green economy?
Posted on Jul 5, 2010, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus
We might quibble about this or that traffic rule. But we must recognize that the traffic system saves us from the law of the jungle -- might makes right.
Posted on Jun 14, 2010, Source: TomDispatch.com
Turkey has ambitions beyond the Middle East and the means to get there.
Posted on Aug 7, 2009, Source: TomDispatch.com
We have our own rich tradition of suicide bombers -- and our own unfortunate tendency to kill civilians in our military campaigns.
Posted on Apr 27, 2009, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus
With the world's maritime chokepoints at risk, pirates are emerging as the latest non-state threat: the terrorists of the seas.
Posted on Aug 22, 2008, Source: TomDispatch.com
A futurologist looks back at the public complacency of 2008 that led to disaster from the year 2016.
Posted on Aug 5, 2008, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus
To survive we need to recognize that these threats are not separate problems, and they must be addressed as one major crisis.
Posted on Jun 16, 2008, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus
It would be the diametric opposite of 'disaster capitalism.'
Posted on Feb 16, 2008, Source: TomDispatch.com
Six countries talk peace while preparing for war.
Posted on Aug 1, 2007, Source: Foreign Policy in Focus
From torture to warrantless wiretapping, the Bush administration's approach to terrorism has defied legal standards at all levels.
Posted on Jun 19, 2007, Source: AlterNet
The bipartisan push to protect American empire has served us poorly in the post-Cold War era. A group of progressive analysts offer a rethink.
Posted on Jul 12, 2006, Source: AlterNet
A few courageous individuals who want Americans to radically rethink the food on their plates are trying to boost farmworker wages.
Posted on Feb 16, 2006, Source: AlterNet
The global jury is still out on whether GMOs are a boon or a bust.
Posted on Nov 22, 2005, Source: AlterNet
Americans remain largely oblivious to the intrusions of the pharmaceutical industry into our kitchens. Across the pond, however, the Europeans are wising up.
Posted on Oct 20, 2005, Source: AlterNet
No matter how many salads you find on the menus of McDonald's and Burger King, the oversized hamburger will always be what fast-food customers reach for first.
Posted on Aug 29, 2005, Source: AlterNet
South Korea's agricultural crisis -- hiding in plain sight -- is what led this farmer to commit suicide at Cancun's 2003 WTO meeting.
Posted on Jul 18, 2005, Source: AlterNet
The multibillion-dollar nanotech industry wants to change what you eat at the molecular level.
Posted on Jun 10, 2005, Source: AlterNet
Though North Korea's thriving new restaurant scene may seem like trivial news, this new trend is actually a key economic and social indicator of change.
Posted on Apr 14, 2005, Source: AlterNet
Not only does the world hate us, a new poll shows that for the first time most countries want us to get the hell out of the driver's seat.
Posted on Dec 17, 2004, Source: AlterNet
With its mega-portions and big-box mentality, Costco is changing the way the Japanese shop and eat.
Posted on Sep 25, 2004, Source: AlterNet
William Weaver and his fellow seed savers are preserving fruits and vegetables against the homogenizing pressures of agribusiness.
Posted on Apr 27, 2004, Source: TomPaine.com
It'll take more than lawsuits to solve America's obesity problem but proponents of the new 'Cheeseburger Bill' aim to remove this option altogether.
Posted on Oct 6, 2003, Source: TomPaine.com
The only force capable of checking the excesses of the world's lone superpower is the American public, and the polls suggest that we may be ready to do just that.
Posted on Jun 25, 2003, Source: AlterNet
An effective U.S. foreign policy would be literally compassionate and conservative – two words George Bush and his posse of neocons know little about.
Posted on Apr 29, 2003, Source: The American Prospect
Transatlantic stalemate: While Europe restricts genetically engineered food at home, the United States is spreading its seed around the globe.
Posted on Jun 14, 2002, Source: AlterNet
Korean cuisine has drawn the ire of animal rights groups in the West. But in a truly tolerant world, we should be able to have our dogs and occasionally eat them, too.
