John Buell

John Buell has a PhD in political science, taught for 10 years at College of the Atlantic, and was an Associate Editor of The Progressive for ten years. He lives in Southwest Harbor, Maine and writes on labor and environmental issues. His most recent book, published by Palgrave in August 2011, is "Politics, Religion, and Culture in an Anxious Age." He may be reached at jbuell@acadia.net

women

Men’s Bodies and the Politics of Abortion

John Buell

(Informed Comment) – Regardless of one’s evaluation of his overall performance, Judge Brett Kavanaugh merits an A for his ability to sidestep or evade questions on any controversial issue. I get the impression that he spent hours practicing non-answer answers to a familiar battery of anticipated questions. Whether these evasions will continue to work in […]

Russia

Let’s Keep Russia’s Hack in Perspective: It isn’t an Excuse for Nuclear Sabre-Rattling

John Buell

(Informed Comment) – Rhetorical overkill is the order of the day. Russian agents or freelancers were one of many who hacked this and past elections In an election as close as this was, any number of interveners legal or illegal could nave made the difference. Nor have most corporate media asked if Russian hacking is […]

Left Politics

Not Extreme: Sanders’ and Ocasio-Cortez’s Leftism has been core to the Democratic Party

John Buell

Many positions viewed as “extreme” by beltway pundits today were mainstream through much of the 20th century

Immigration

Look Deeper: Child Detention and the US’s Paramilitary Politics Abroad

John Buell

Throughout Central America extreme inequality along with ruthless and repressive governments have led to a pathological politics

Israel

Lost in the debate on Iran: Israel’s Nukes and the Vanunu Case

John Buell

The Israeli nuclear weapons program, in all likelihood the second most substantial and sophisticated in the world