John Feffer
@johnfeffer.bsky.social
Writer, editor, activist.
Latest book: Right Across the World
Latest novel: Songlands
Latest play: The Wedding Jester (July 2025)
Latest book: Right Across the World
Latest novel: Songlands
Latest play: The Wedding Jester (July 2025)
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#AnálisisYDebate 📚 ¿Lucha contra el narcotráfico o estrategia de dominación? 📖 John Feffer analiza cómo la estrategia de EE.UU. hacia Venezuela amenaza con profundizar la dependencia hemisférica.
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December 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
#AnálisisYDebate 📚 ¿Lucha contra el narcotráfico o estrategia de dominación? 📖 John Feffer analiza cómo la estrategia de EE.UU. hacia Venezuela amenaza con profundizar la dependencia hemisférica.
Más detalles: https://f.mtr.cool/txkxnyegwa
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It’s one thing to cut government services and regulations. Those can be restored by subsequent administrations. It’s another thing to destroy the very idea of government. bit.ly/4pKaG5D
Trump Destroys Government - FPIF
The administration is destroying all the aspects of government that can make a positive difference in people’s lives and pumping up those aspects of government that concentrate wealth, promote injusti...
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December 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
It’s one thing to cut government services and regulations. Those can be restored by subsequent administrations. It’s another thing to destroy the very idea of government. bit.ly/4pKaG5D
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#AnálisisYDebate 📄Este texto de John Feffer examina cómo se despliega un aparato militar orientado a cálculos de poder, control de recursos y rivalidad con China. El autor menciona que, además, se utiliza la fragilidad venezolana como mensaje para toda la región
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December 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
#AnálisisYDebate 📄Este texto de John Feffer examina cómo se despliega un aparato militar orientado a cálculos de poder, control de recursos y rivalidad con China. El autor menciona que, además, se utiliza la fragilidad venezolana como mensaje para toda la región
Ver más: https://acortar.link/nCHAO2
Ver más: https://acortar.link/nCHAO2
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Trump est-il sur le point de tuer le poulet pour effrayer les singes ?
Par John Feffer | 10 décembre 2025
Publié à l’origine dans Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung.
Donald #Trump a sans aucun doute des ambitions mondiales. Il utilise les droits de douane 👇
www.reseau-bastille.org/2025/12/12/l...
Par John Feffer | 10 décembre 2025
Publié à l’origine dans Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung.
Donald #Trump a sans aucun doute des ambitions mondiales. Il utilise les droits de douane 👇
www.reseau-bastille.org/2025/12/12/l...
La géopolitique de la campagne de Trump au Venezuela. – Réseau Bastille
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December 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Trump est-il sur le point de tuer le poulet pour effrayer les singes ?
Par John Feffer | 10 décembre 2025
Publié à l’origine dans Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung.
Donald #Trump a sans aucun doute des ambitions mondiales. Il utilise les droits de douane 👇
www.reseau-bastille.org/2025/12/12/l...
Par John Feffer | 10 décembre 2025
Publié à l’origine dans Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung.
Donald #Trump a sans aucun doute des ambitions mondiales. Il utilise les droits de douane 👇
www.reseau-bastille.org/2025/12/12/l...
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"It’s one thing to cut government services and regulations. Those can be restored by subsequent administrations. It’s another thing to destroy the very idea of government," John Feffer writes in a new column.
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[Column] Trump destroys government
Anti-government sentiment has reached record heights under Donald Trump, and that’s no accident
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December 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
"It’s one thing to cut government services and regulations. Those can be restored by subsequent administrations. It’s another thing to destroy the very idea of government," John Feffer writes in a new column.
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Trump in #Venezuela. Den geopolitischen Kontext der US-amerikanischen Lateinamerika-Politik analysiert John Feffer vom Institute for Policy Studies. 👇
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December 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Trump in #Venezuela. Den geopolitischen Kontext der US-amerikanischen Lateinamerika-Politik analysiert John Feffer vom Institute for Policy Studies. 👇
www.rosalux.de/news/...
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#Venezuela attracts Trump's attention because it lies at the crossroads of several obsessions: #immigration, drugs, fossil fuels, and #China bit.ly/3MweCIm
The Geopolitics of Trump’s Venezuela Campaign - FPIF
Is Trump about to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys?
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December 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
#Venezuela attracts Trump's attention because it lies at the crossroads of several obsessions: #immigration, drugs, fossil fuels, and #China bit.ly/3MweCIm
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New data shows successful resistance defending human rights, labor standards, and/or the environment when facing Chinese investments.
TOMORROW, learn more with experts @marianawalter.bsky.social, Maia Seeger, Zhao Zhong, Paulina Garzon, Edwin Alejandro, and @johnfeffer.bsky.social. Register now:
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Reimagining Engagement with China over Investments in the Global South - Institute for Policy Studies
Lessons from more than 25 cases of local engagement with projects in the Global South involving Chinese investments.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
New data shows successful resistance defending human rights, labor standards, and/or the environment when facing Chinese investments.
TOMORROW, learn more with experts @marianawalter.bsky.social, Maia Seeger, Zhao Zhong, Paulina Garzon, Edwin Alejandro, and @johnfeffer.bsky.social. Register now:
TOMORROW, learn more with experts @marianawalter.bsky.social, Maia Seeger, Zhao Zhong, Paulina Garzon, Edwin Alejandro, and @johnfeffer.bsky.social. Register now:
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Guter Text von @johnfeffer.bsky.social über den geopolitischen Kontext von Trumps Venezuela- und Lateinamerika-Politik. www.rosalux.de/news/id/5412...
Trump in Venezuela - Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung
Der geopolitische Kontext der US-amerikanischen Lateinamerika-Politik. Von John Feffer
www.rosalux.de
December 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Guter Text von @johnfeffer.bsky.social über den geopolitischen Kontext von Trumps Venezuela- und Lateinamerika-Politik. www.rosalux.de/news/id/5412...
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#AnalysisAndDebate 🌎 The Trump administration’s stance on Venezuela goes far beyond a simple diplomatic standoff. As John Feffer argues, the so-called “war on narco-terrorism” masks a strategy driven by power politics, resource control, and geopolitical rivalry.
More: https://acortar.link/hYHcYT
More: https://acortar.link/hYHcYT
December 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
#AnalysisAndDebate 🌎 The Trump administration’s stance on Venezuela goes far beyond a simple diplomatic standoff. As John Feffer argues, the so-called “war on narco-terrorism” masks a strategy driven by power politics, resource control, and geopolitical rivalry.
More: https://acortar.link/hYHcYT
More: https://acortar.link/hYHcYT
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“Oligarchs on the Russian and U.S. side are orchestrating this diktat of a ‘peace’ deal. But don’t let all the money involved—or the intensity of the diplomatic shuffle—distract from the essential issue at play: Russia projecting its suzerainty and Ukraine protecting its sovereignty.”
A must read ⤵️
A must read ⤵️
A golden rule of oligarchy: the rich get richer during any major shift in politics, economics, or war. Any peace deal will mean big profits for Russian oligarchs while Trump imagines he'll get from Russia what he's already gotten from Middle East deals. bit.ly/44GKb8r
An Oligarch’s Guide to Ending the War in Ukraine - FPIF
Peace, for the top negotiators on the U.S. and Russian sides, is just an opportunity for profiteering.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:34 AM
“Oligarchs on the Russian and U.S. side are orchestrating this diktat of a ‘peace’ deal. But don’t let all the money involved—or the intensity of the diplomatic shuffle—distract from the essential issue at play: Russia projecting its suzerainty and Ukraine protecting its sovereignty.”
A must read ⤵️
A must read ⤵️
A golden rule of oligarchy: the rich get richer during any major shift in politics, economics, or war. Any peace deal will mean big profits for Russian oligarchs while Trump imagines he'll get from Russia what he's already gotten from Middle East deals. bit.ly/44GKb8r
An Oligarch’s Guide to Ending the War in Ukraine - FPIF
Peace, for the top negotiators on the U.S. and Russian sides, is just an opportunity for profiteering.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM
A golden rule of oligarchy: the rich get richer during any major shift in politics, economics, or war. Any peace deal will mean big profits for Russian oligarchs while Trump imagines he'll get from Russia what he's already gotten from Middle East deals. bit.ly/44GKb8r
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Even in a country where people are dying left and right, voters overwhelmingly opposed any outside military intervention to address the problem of narco-traffickers, says @johnfeffer.bsky.social.
The People of Ecuador Are Right: US Force Won't Stop Narco-Traffickers
The US military is not a responsible partner in addressing “bad behavior” precisely because it is engaging in seriously bad behavior itself.
www.commondreams.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Even in a country where people are dying left and right, voters overwhelmingly opposed any outside military intervention to address the problem of narco-traffickers, says @johnfeffer.bsky.social.
Ecuador just voted against a U.S. military base. Mexico just rejected (again) Trump's military strike proposal. The region is just saying no to America's new war on drugs. bit.ly/44lY37Z
US Military Is No Answer to Narcotraffickers - FPIF
Ecuador says no to U.S. military expansion.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Ecuador just voted against a U.S. military base. Mexico just rejected (again) Trump's military strike proposal. The region is just saying no to America's new war on drugs. bit.ly/44lY37Z
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The Venn diagram of Donald Trump’s vendettas
Via @salon.com by Scoville Fellow '88 @johnfeffer.bsky.social. www.salon.com/2025/11/10/t...
Via @salon.com by Scoville Fellow '88 @johnfeffer.bsky.social. www.salon.com/2025/11/10/t...
The Venn diagram of Donald Trump's vendettas
Trump, MAGA and some on the left despise the liberal international order. Multipolarism isn't the answer.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The Venn diagram of Donald Trump’s vendettas
Via @salon.com by Scoville Fellow '88 @johnfeffer.bsky.social. www.salon.com/2025/11/10/t...
Via @salon.com by Scoville Fellow '88 @johnfeffer.bsky.social. www.salon.com/2025/11/10/t...
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As @johnfeffer.bsky.social writes in his weekly essay at FPIF, Trump indeed does deserve the Nobel War Prize (and no, that "war" is not a mistake).
Trump Should Win the Nobel War Prize - FPIF
War with Venezuela, military intervention in Mexico, the attack in Iran, the deployment of military force in U.S. cities, a trillion dollar military budget: Trump deserves a Nobel prize, but not for peace.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:59 AM
As @johnfeffer.bsky.social writes in his weekly essay at FPIF, Trump indeed does deserve the Nobel War Prize (and no, that "war" is not a mistake).
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Trump, after all, no more cares about peace than a mafioso does, writes @johnfeffer.bsky.social.
The Prize Trump Deserves Is for War, Not Peace
From Iran to Venezuela, the Trump administration has restored military action as a top option in US foreign policy.
www.commondreams.org
November 15, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Trump, after all, no more cares about peace than a mafioso does, writes @johnfeffer.bsky.social.
War with Venezuela, military intervention in Mexico, the attack in Iran, the deployment of military force in U.S. cities, a trillion-dollar military budget: Trump deserves a Nobel prize, but not for peace. bit.ly/4p2Hshp
Trump Should Win Nobel War Prize - FPIF
War with Venezuela, military intervention in Mexico, the attack in Iran, the deployment of military force in U.S. cities, a trillion dollar military budget: Trump deserves a Nobel prize, but not for p...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
War with Venezuela, military intervention in Mexico, the attack in Iran, the deployment of military force in U.S. cities, a trillion-dollar military budget: Trump deserves a Nobel prize, but not for peace. bit.ly/4p2Hshp
U.S. hegemony and a neoliberal faith in unfettered markets are noxious to be sure, but don’t be fooled by autocrats championing sovereignty. The ends do not justify the BRICS. bit.ly/3Jy1TE0
The Multipolarism of Fools - FPIF
The BRICS are not the answer.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
U.S. hegemony and a neoliberal faith in unfettered markets are noxious to be sure, but don’t be fooled by autocrats championing sovereignty. The ends do not justify the BRICS. bit.ly/3Jy1TE0
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As a bloc of mostly authoritarian, eco-unfriendly, and socio-economically conservative countries masquerading as a geopolitical counterbalance, the BRICS represent the multipolarism of fools, says @johnfeffer.bsky.social.
Why the Left Should Not Join Trump or BRICS' Attack on Globalism
US hegemony and a neoliberal faith in unfettered markets are noxious to be sure, but don’t be fooled by autocrats championing sovereignty
www.commondreams.org
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
As a bloc of mostly authoritarian, eco-unfriendly, and socio-economically conservative countries masquerading as a geopolitical counterbalance, the BRICS represent the multipolarism of fools, says @johnfeffer.bsky.social.
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@johnfeffer.bsky.social at TomDispatch today: Trump has attacked the liberal international order in seemingly every conceivable way, causing potentially irreparable damage to the reputation, power, and global position of the United States.
The Multipolarism of Fools
Donald Trump hates Antifa. He hates late-night TV hosts, Democratic-controlled cities, and anyone who has ever challenged him in court. As of October, he officially hates the Nobel committee for not giving him a peace
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November 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
@johnfeffer.bsky.social at TomDispatch today: Trump has attacked the liberal international order in seemingly every conceivable way, causing potentially irreparable damage to the reputation, power, and global position of the United States.
Trump wants mineral independence from China. China wants computer chip independence from the US. For now, a trade compromise. But once either country achieves its aim, it will get a lot uglier. bit.ly/431ltiC
Trump’s Pacific Pivot - FPIF
Trump's plan: negotiate with China today, fight a war with it tomorrow.
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October 29, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Trump wants mineral independence from China. China wants computer chip independence from the US. For now, a trade compromise. But once either country achieves its aim, it will get a lot uglier. bit.ly/431ltiC
Important piece by @sanho.bsky.social on the self-defeating nature of Trump's "drug policy"
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Blowing Up Fishing Boats Won’t Win the Drug War - FPIF
There’s a reason we don’t want drug warriors playing judge, jury, and executioner.
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October 28, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Important piece by @sanho.bsky.social on the self-defeating nature of Trump's "drug policy"
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German citizens failed to stop the Nazis. Will Americans stand up and be counted? asks @johnfeffer.bsky.social.
How Many Laws Will Trump Break to Make America Predominantly White Again?
Much of Trump’s domestic and foreign policy can be understood only by examining them through the lens of his obsession with deporting people and restricting immigration from non-white parts of the world.
www.commondreams.org
October 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
German citizens failed to stop the Nazis. Will Americans stand up and be counted? asks @johnfeffer.bsky.social.
How many laws will the Trump administration break and how many crimes will it commit in its effort to make America predominantly white again? bit.ly/3WDvL4V
America’s Disappeared - FPIF
Barack Obama wanted to create an administration that looked like America. Donald Trump wants to create an America that looks like his administration.
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October 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
How many laws will the Trump administration break and how many crimes will it commit in its effort to make America predominantly white again? bit.ly/3WDvL4V