John Feffer

Trump can fire statisticians and issue doctored economic reports all he wants. But the Soviet Union—and its collapse—testify to the difficulty of maintaining such fictions, writes @johnfeffer.bsky.social: www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...

Trump's Tariff Tsunami - FPIF A perfect economic storm is on the horizon that will hit Americans hard. Will it affect the mid-term elections?

Welcome to Trump's tariff tsunami. The perfect storm of rising prices, falling employment, and disappearing government assistance is on the horizon. How will Trump respond? bit.ly/4m17D73

Dirk Moldt reminisces about squatting in the early-90s and the murder of his friend, Silvio Meier, by neonazis.

By John Feffer

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Is a State the “Reward” for Genocide? - FPIF Voices around the world are saying: it’s now or never for a Palestinian state.

@johnfeffer.bsky.social on the nightmare in Gaza and whether the Palestinians will ever get a state of their own. fpif.org/is-a-state-...

Is a State the “Reward” for Genocide? - FPIF Voices around the world are saying: it’s now or never for a Palestinian state.

It’s beyond horrible that #Palestinians must suffer a genocide for the world to take seriously their demands for a state. But it would be incomparably worse if, once again, they get nothing for their pains. bit.ly/45rGWm9

387 / The Shifting Global Order / John Feffer I am joined by returning guest John Feffer, director of Foreign Policy in Focus and author, to discuss the dramatic shifts and fissures in the global

Successive crises have challenged the underlying basis of international law and the coherence of the global economic system. I asked @johnfeffer.bsky.social to help us make sense of the first six months of the second Trump administration.

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Preview / The Shifting Global Order / John Feffer I am joined by returning guest John Feffer, director of Foreign Policy in Focus and author, to discuss the dramatic shifts and fissures in the global

You can listen to a 10-min preview w/ @johnfeffer.bsky.social discussing the shifting global order and what comes next. Public release forthcoming.

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Is the World Order Collapsing? - FPIF Can the international community survive a head-on collision with Trump?

@johnfeffer.bsky.social offers a kind of ongoing overview of our strange world and where we may (or may not) be headed -- and the news isn't as bad (or as good) as you might imagine. fpif.org/is-the-worl...

Is the World Order Collapsing? Sometimes, when the electricity goes out in a city, everyone works together to maintain order, help the most vulnerable residents, and find ways of coping

Is the World Order Collapsing?

Via @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social by Scoville Fellow '88 @johnfeffer.bsky.social. www.counterpunch.org/2025/07/25/i...

The Transformation of Industrial Politics - Institute for Policy Studies Join us for a webinar on the response of trade unions, community organizations, and environmental NGOs to industrial policies.

🎙️ MONDAY: The Transformation of Industrial Politics 🎙️

📍 Zoom webinar
📆 July 28
🕐 12:00 - 1:30 pm ET

This session with experts Ariel Salleh, Kennedy Manduna, and Lala Peñaranda will examine the effects of industrial politics on unions, society, and our shared future. Save your spot:

Is the World Order Collapsing? - FPIF Can the international community survive a head-on collision with Trump?

It's Trump v. World. Will the world order survive this ongoing threat or are we all heading toward some Mad Max-like future of armed anarchy? bit.ly/3UfJNsh

Trump’s About-Face on Ukraine - FPIF Trump thinks of himself as an unstoppable force. But Putin is an unmovable object who won’t be bullied because he is the ultimate bully.

Trump’s about-face on #Ukraine is all about face. He wants a face-saving solution so that he doesn’t look an idiot for promising to end the war in 24 hours. #Putin, meanwhile, wants to wipe Ukraine off the face of the map. bit.ly/3IqVppH

A New Far-Right American Party? - FPIF Elon Musk has disrupted Silicon Valley, the electric car industry, and the U.S. government. His next target: democracy itself.

And you thought Trump is bad? As Elon Musk is proving, there's always someone worse waiting in the political wings. bit.ly/4lk22Zf

The Future of Industrial Policy - Institute for Policy Studies A webinar on the international surge in libertarian economic models and state interventions in certain industries and sectors.

🎙️ TOMORROW: The Future of Industrial Policy 🎙️

📍 Zoom webinar
📆 Tuesday, July 8
🕐 10:00 - 11:30 am ET

This session with experts @jayatighosh.bsky.social, Daniel Chavez, and @isabelestevez.bsky.social will examine the international surge in libertarian economic models and what comes next. Register:

Iran and the Nuclear Order - FPIF Trump's message to the world: only nukes guarantee security.

Trump's attack on #Iran hasn't dissuaded countries fromgoing nuclear. Quite the contrary. bit.ly/44azdbE

Approaching the End of Liberal Internationalism Will the US ever rejoin the international community?

Approaching the End of Liberal Internationalism

Via @thewire.in by Scoville Fellow '88 @johnfeffer.bsky.social‬ thewire.in/world/approa...

Approaching the End of Liberal Internationalism - FPIF Will America ever rejoin the international community?

In 2029, it won't be so easy for America to say that "it's back" to the international community.
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Martial Law in the United States - FPIF In South Korea, martial law was undone by public protest. In the United States, Trump will reverse the equation and use martial law to overcome public protest.

Trump is using the #Immigration issue as a pretext to expand his control over public institutions and legitimate the unconstitutional suppression of the freedoms of speech and assembly. #NoKings bit.ly/4e9GLyz

Approaching the End of Liberal Internationalism “We’re back,” I tell the room. It’s January 21, 2029, and I can barely contain my excitement. “America is back!” I expect applause, but there is none. I try again, louder this time. “After four

Approaching the End of Liberal Internationalism
by @johnfeffer.bsky.social
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[Column] Martial law in the United States In Korea, martial law was undone by public protest — in the United States, Trump will reverse the equation and use martial law to overcome public protest

"In South Korea, martial law was undone by public protest. In the United States, Trump will reverse the equation and use martial law to overcome public protest," John Feffer writes in his latest column.

War at the Top - FPIF Musk vs Trump would make a great opera--or cage match--but it also reveals the limits of corruption.

The Musk-Trump break-up reveals the inner workings of the administration's brazen corruption. Will it also be the first serious chip in Trump's teflon? bit.ly/4mULpEC

The Far Right’s Tipping Point - FPIF What can progressives learn from the victory of the far right in Poland?

By a very narrow margin, Poles supported the far-right, MAGA-backed presidential candidate. The Polish right has stolen much of the left's economic program and made it a winning strategy. When will liberals learn from this example? bit.ly/4kKAiwR

What Other Countries Can Teach Us About Defending a Democracy in Crisis | Common Dreams In recent years, autocrats have been defeated in Brazil, Poland, and South Korea. What can we learn from the brave people who stood up to the dragon and saved their villages?​

What Other Countries Can Teach Us About Defending a Democracy in Crisis

Via @commondreams.org by Scoville Fellow '88 John Feffer. www.commondreams.org/opinion/how-...

Trump Dreams of Minerals: in Ukraine and Greenland - FPIF Trump wants to keep the US in, China out, and everyone else down.

Greenland and Ukraine couldn't be more different. But a key connection for Trump is that both contain minerals critical to building new high-tech weaponry — and both are in vulnerable positions ripe for strong-arming.

IPS scholar @johnfeffer.bsky.social:

Trump Dreams of Minerals: in Ukraine and Greenland - FPIF Trump wants to keep the US in, China out, and everyone else down.

Trump's worldview: Keep America in, China out, everyone else down, and the minerals flowing into the Pentagon's supply chain. bit.ly/3FuAikX

Department of Government Chaos, Revenge, and Patronage - FPIF Trump is implementing an unprecedented program of national self-destruction.

In May, Trump froze all grants issued by the National Science Foundation. New rules will determine if proposals align with “administration priorities” (proving that the world is flat, the 2020 election was stolen, and fluoride in water causes Marxism). bit.ly/4kucYmc

Department of Government Chaos, Revenge, and Patronage - FPIF Trump is implementing an unprecedented program of national self-destruction.

DOGE has been renamed the Department of Government Chaos, Revenge, and Patronage. It's goal: to turn the US into a sh*thole country. bit.ly/4kucYmc

The Trump Effect on Elections Globally - FPIF Trump's policies are leaving many of his supporters in very difficult positions around the world.

Trump's tariffs, erratic policies, and undermining of alliances have all put his conservative supporters in many countries in untenable positions. bit.ly/3ZgmGAo

The Obscenity of Collective Punishment in Gaza - FPIF Netanyahu is about to escalate, yet again, his war crimes in Gaza.

Bombing of schools, large-scale starvation of the population, toddlers shot in the head, hospitals destroyed: will Israel's collective punishment of Gazans only end with mass expulsion? bit.ly/4dqe7sZ

Ending the War in Ukraine    - FPIF If the stars align, here's a 10-point plan that makes the best of a bad situation.

In the best of all possible worlds, #Russia loses its war in #Ukraine and #Putin goes to The Hague. But this isn't the best of all possible worlds. So, what's the best peace deal that could emerge from the various proposals on the table? bit.ly/3Yo9Obj