13 Nov, 2020
Trump’s game
Trump’s game by Mel Gurtov 738 words Published in: Counterpunch, Mel Gurtov, The Chronicle, Westside Gazette, LA Progressive, The Gilmer...
13 Nov, 2020
8 Nov, 2020
Biden’s jobs 1-10
In the next several weeks, President-elect Joe Biden will be preoccupied with creating a 100-day action agenda. It might be called “Operation Renewal.” Here are my top-10 choices, in no particular order...
30 Oct, 2020
In Defense of Confucius Institutes
In Defense of Confucius Institutes by Mel Gurtov 1307 words Published in: Counterpunch, Sierra County Prospect, The Chronicle, Mel Gurtov...
19 Oct, 2020
Trumpism Has Brought Democracy to Its Knees
In what we can only hope is its terminal phase, the Trump administration is doing everything it can to make a mockery of American democracy.
11 Oct, 2020
Our Deranged President
Our Deranged President by Mel Gurtov 458 words Published in: LA Progressive, Mel Gurtov, The Chronicle, The Scott Free, Counterpunch,...
3 Oct, 2020
Trump Unmasked
"I just want to say that the end of the pandemic is in sight,” Donald Trump said Thursday night. A day later he was airlifted to Walter Reed Hospital, down with (reportedly) mild symptoms of COVID-19—so “mild” that he’s now going to stay “several” days instead of “a few” as initially reported.
22 Sep, 2020
Defeating a Demagogue: A Reminder from History
“It may be small comfort as we watch Donald Trump try to cheat and bully his way to a second...
12 Sep, 2020
Trump’s China Diversion
“The Trump administration’s orchestrated attack on China is commonly assumed to stem from upset over China’s human rights…” Mel Gurtov...
10 Sep, 2020
Standing Up to Trump . . . and Biden
“When I ponder the likelihood of looming electoral chaos — uncounted votes, a defeated president who won’t leave office…” Robert...
26 Aug, 2020
The Israel-UAE Agreement: Good for a Few, Bad for Most
“The Real Deal Commentators evidently desperate for good news are touting the Israel-United Arab Emirates (UAE) agreement as a welcome...
12 Aug, 2020
The World Bank’s Poverty Illusion
“What would you estimate is the minimum amount of money you need to get by every day? $100? $50? The...
3 Aug, 2020
Falling Behind: COVID, Climate Change, and Chaos
“Multiple Crises, Multiple Obstacles COVID-19 and the protests for racial justice have drawn attention away from the mostly bad news...
23 Jul, 2020
The Trump Nightmare
“By now it is an established fact that Donald Trump may, or may not, accept the results of the presidential...
17 Jul, 2020
Trump’s Occupy Portland Gambit
“Federal troops in camouflage, without identification, heavily armed, uncommunicative, roving in unmarked cars, seizing and incarcerating peaceful protesters without charging...
7 Jul, 2020
In China, Your DNA Belongs to the State
“The roundup and incarceration of hundreds of thousands of people of a specific ethnic or religious group has all too...