Reese Erlich

Foreign Correspondent: Biden’s Bombing of Syria Is a Dangerous Step Backward progressive.org/dispatches/bid…

The US government now claims the Uighur minority in China faces genocide. In my Foreign Correspondent column I expose this and other US lies, and show the danger right wing terrorists pose in Xinjiang province. progressive.org/dispatches/wha…

Following last week’s white nationalist mob in Washington, D.C., journalists and activists overseas share what the world is thinking about us. Read more in this special edition column by @ReeseErlich.

Myanmar's military overthrew its government over baseless claims of voter fraud. Sound familiar? Read about the similarities between Trump and the Myanmar coup in @ReeseErlich's latest column.

The Feb. 1 military coup in Myanmar is generating popular opposition. In this week's Foreign Correspondent column, I explore how close the US came to a coup to keep Trump in power, and why a popular movement would have defeated him. 48hills.org/2021/02/foreig…

Biden promised to end Yemen War, which Obama administration should never have begun. I show what Biden must do and why the Houthi rebels are not a terrorist group and why Saudi Arabia is in bed with Al Qaeda in Yemen. 48hills.org

"Americans need to 'know that the world doesn’t see them as the leaders of the free world anymore.' " In @ReeseErlich's special edition column, journalists and activists overseas share what the world is thinking of the U.S. after last week's Capitol insurrection.

Int'l reaction to Capitol seizure progressive.org/dispatches/cap… Absurdity of Cuba policy 48hills.org/2021/01/foreig…

Young artists held protests in Havana recently. Promoting democracy or acting as tools of the US? Check out my latest Foreign Correspondent column. 48hills.org/2020/12/foreig… @NoamChomskyT @laura @samhusseini @noamch @stephenkinzer @MazJobrani @normansolomon @shane_Bauer

Painters, musicians, and other artists are responding to what they call the ‘lack of freedom of speech.’ The government calls them agents of the U.S. Read more in the latest from @ReeseErlich.

The assassination of a leading Iranian: cynical effort to sabotage Biden. See how Iranians view the crisis. 48hills.org/2020/12/foreig… @NoamChomskyT @laura @samhusseini @noamch @stephenkinzer @MazJobrani @normansolomon @shane_Bauer

@ReeseErlich reports on how Israel and Trump are deliberately trying to provoke a crisis in Iran.

Who will receive COVID-19 vaccines first, and in what countries? Read about the anticipated fights over the vaccines in @ReeseErlich's latest column.

I'm pissed that the Dems didn't do better in what should have been a blow out. Read my analysis on what Biden can do to change US foreign policy and pick up wider support. 48hills.org/2020/11/foreig…

If he’s smart, the likely President-elect Joe Biden will stop the unpopular endless wars and use the money to help our domestic economy. Read more from @ReeseErlich here.

The left won big in Bolivia president elections. My Foreign Correspondent column explores what Bolivia can teach Washington about free and fair elections. 48hills.org/2020/10/foreig… @NoamChomskyT @laura @samhusseini @noamch @stephenkinzer @MazJobrani @normansolomon @shane_Bauer

The world’s worst COVID-19 outbreaks are occurring in nations with authoritarian leaders, unsurprisingly including Trump. Read @ReeseErlich's latest column here.

The countries most infected with COVID 19 are all ruled by right-wing populists. Rightwing politics are getting its leaders infected. progressive.org/dispatches/rig… @NoamChomskyT @laura @samhusseini @noamch @stephenkinzer @MazJobrani @normansolomon @shane_Bauer

Citizens take to the streets in Belarus to protest what they see as a stolen election. "Belarusian political activists face a difficult situation, caught between a ruthless dictator and a potential Western takeover of their country." Read more by @ReeseErlich here.

Is Trump an isolationist bent on pulling out US troops or is he an aggressive, expansionist picking fights with Russia, China and others? Here's my analysis in the latest Foreign Correspondent column. 48hills.org/2020/09/foreig…