John Knefel

John Knefel is the co-host of “Radio Dispatch” and a freelance writer based in Brooklyn. Follow him on Twitter: @johnknefel.

Op-Ed

Prisons & Policing

Some Guantánamo Prisoners Fear Transfer to US Prisons Due to Brutal Conditions

For years, liberals have called for prisoners at Gitmo to be transferred to U.S. prisons. What if they don’t want to go?

By: John Knefel ,; Truthout

March 31, 2022

Op-Ed

Environment & Health

The Pandemic Isn’t Over Yet, But Congress Is Willing to Gamble That It Is

The U.S. isn’t prepared to deal with future COVID variants, an entirely different pandemic, or even the current spread.

By: John Knefel ,; Truthout

March 27, 2022

Op-Ed

War & Peace

Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Is Predicted to Worsen Existing Famines

Russia and Ukraine are major food exporters. This war threatens to drive millions more into food insecurity globally.

By: John Knefel ,; Truthout

March 13, 2022

Op-Ed

War & Peace

Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine May Have Disastrous Cascading Effects for Climate

U.S. oil lobbyists are pushing increased production, as Germany boosts military spending. Both worsen climate change.

By: John Knefel ,; Truthout

March 11, 2022

Op-Ed

War & Peace

Russia’s Use of Cluster Bombs Should Spur a Global Recommitment to Banning Them

Many of the world's most powerful countries, including the U.S. and Russia, aren't signatories to the cluster bomb ban.

By: John Knefel ,; Truthout

March 4, 2022

Op-Ed

Prisons & Policing

Biden’s Immigration “Fix” Involves Jailing Migrants in Their Homes

The new digital incarceration program will be administered by private prison giant GEO Group.

By: John Knefel ,; Truthout

March 2, 2022

Op-Ed

War & Peace

Republicans Are Already Sabotaging Biden’s Fragile Diplomacy With Iran

Like the hardliners in Iran, the GOP has long opposed any deal that the other country could agree on.

By: John Knefel ,; Truthout

February 27, 2022

Op-Ed

Prisons & Policing

Calls to Reform the CIA Are Misplaced. It Shouldn’t Exist at All.

New revelations about bulk surveillance of Americans are part of a pattern of abuse that dates to the CIA’s founding.

By: John Knefel ,; Truthout

February 21, 2022

Op-Ed

War & Peace

Will Biden Declare a “No First Use” Approach to Nuclear Weapons?

In 2017, Joe Biden warned against the preemptive use of nuclear weapons but has yet to adopt that policy as president.

By: John Knefel ,; Truthout

February 9, 2022

Op-Ed

Politics & Elections

Homeland Security’s Attempts to “Combat Misinformation” Are Suspect

The U.S. should fight misinformation by building trust in public institutions — not by expanding the security state.

By: John Knefel ,; Truthout

February 8, 2022

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