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)
China isn’t just eating our lunch. The Trump administration is preparing the meal and delivering it all the way to Beijing on a silver platter. bit.ly/4qYgJny
Trump Delivers Lunch to Beijing - FPIF
China is taking advantage of the fact that even the most even-tempered of allies have had it with Trump and his tantrums.
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February 4, 2026 at 4:06 PM
China isn’t just eating our lunch. The Trump administration is preparing the meal and delivering it all the way to Beijing on a silver platter. bit.ly/4qYgJny
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Wannabe King of the World
Via @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social by Scoville Fellow '88 @johnfeffer.bsky.social. www.counterpunch.org/2026/02/03/w...
Via @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social by Scoville Fellow '88 @johnfeffer.bsky.social. www.counterpunch.org/2026/02/03/w...
Wannabe King of the World
At the World Economic Forum this year, the audience of wealthy and powerful was treated to the kind of trash-talking that was once reserved for the likes
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February 3, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Wannabe King of the World
Via @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social by Scoville Fellow '88 @johnfeffer.bsky.social. www.counterpunch.org/2026/02/03/w...
Via @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social by Scoville Fellow '88 @johnfeffer.bsky.social. www.counterpunch.org/2026/02/03/w...
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New Publication: @johnfeffer.bsky.social explores the US Land Back movement - Indigenous efforts to reclaim stolen land to restore sovereignty, stewardship and culture. Examining legal, political and economic routes and limits of market & charity solutions. Find it here: rosalux.nyc/restoring-th...
January 30, 2026 at 1:14 PM
New Publication: @johnfeffer.bsky.social explores the US Land Back movement - Indigenous efforts to reclaim stolen land to restore sovereignty, stewardship and culture. Examining legal, political and economic routes and limits of market & charity solutions. Find it here: rosalux.nyc/restoring-th...
From Belarus and Russia to Saudi Arabia and Israel, Trump is peace-washing some of the worst human rights violators in the world. bit.ly/3NJ4Q6l
The Man Who Would Be King (of the World) - FPIF
With his new Board of Peace, Trump is now bent on conquering the world.
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January 28, 2026 at 9:31 PM
From Belarus and Russia to Saudi Arabia and Israel, Trump is peace-washing some of the worst human rights violators in the world. bit.ly/3NJ4Q6l
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The Trump administration shouldn’t be surprised when the world that it is trying to turn upside down unites against it, writes @johnfeffer.bsky.social.
Trump's Administration of Comic Book Villains Is Making War on the World Order
The 47th US president wants to get rid of the United Nations, reverse the decolonization process, and return the world to a time when only power determines the course of events.
www.commondreams.org
January 26, 2026 at 1:01 PM
The Trump administration shouldn’t be surprised when the world that it is trying to turn upside down unites against it, writes @johnfeffer.bsky.social.
From health care to climate change to Greenland, the Trump administration is doing everything it can to harm people and the planet. Trump and company are like comic book villains, and their supporters don’t even realize it. bit.ly/3LunPAZ
Trump Tries to Overturn the World Order - FPIF
And the world is starting to fight back.
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January 21, 2026 at 9:02 PM
From health care to climate change to Greenland, the Trump administration is doing everything it can to harm people and the planet. Trump and company are like comic book villains, and their supporters don’t even realize it. bit.ly/3LunPAZ
Protests could topple the Iranian government. Trump could launch an attack. And #Iran could be the next in a series of countries that Russia has effectively abandoned around the world. bit.ly/4sHuLLM
Is Iran Next? - FPIF
Trump wants to be the world's policeman, and Putin's not going to stop him.
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January 14, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Protests could topple the Iranian government. Trump could launch an attack. And #Iran could be the next in a series of countries that Russia has effectively abandoned around the world. bit.ly/4sHuLLM
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At Foreign Policy in Focus, in his latest piece, John Feffer on how Trump aspires to be the number one bad hombre: the one in complete control. shorturl.fm/AjvOR
The Power Play President - FPIF
For Trump, peace negotiations and military operations are simply different means to the same end: total control.
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January 12, 2026 at 7:17 PM
At Foreign Policy in Focus, in his latest piece, John Feffer on how Trump aspires to be the number one bad hombre: the one in complete control. shorturl.fm/AjvOR
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NEW: Will the Russian far right prevent any peace deal with Ukraine? Will it determine Russia's post-Putin future?
📍 Zoom webinar
📅 Tues, Jan 13
🕑 12:00 - 1:00 pm ET
Come and learn from this unique discussion with scholars Alina Parker and Arseniy Kumankov. Register now:
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📅 Tues, Jan 13
🕑 12:00 - 1:00 pm ET
Come and learn from this unique discussion with scholars Alina Parker and Arseniy Kumankov. Register now:
The Russian Far-Right - Institute for Policy Studies
How Does It Influence Russian Government Policy?
ips-dc.org
January 12, 2026 at 3:30 PM
NEW: Will the Russian far right prevent any peace deal with Ukraine? Will it determine Russia's post-Putin future?
📍 Zoom webinar
📅 Tues, Jan 13
🕑 12:00 - 1:00 pm ET
Come and learn from this unique discussion with scholars Alina Parker and Arseniy Kumankov. Register now:
📍 Zoom webinar
📅 Tues, Jan 13
🕑 12:00 - 1:00 pm ET
Come and learn from this unique discussion with scholars Alina Parker and Arseniy Kumankov. Register now:
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Trump is on an extended power play. He will use America’s asymmetric advantage to score as many goals as he can during his term, writes @johnfeffer.bsky.social.
The Venezuela Attack Is Part of Trump's Quest to Be the World's No. 1 Bad Hombre
For Trump, peace negotiations and military strikes are simply the means to an end. He wants to exert power over as much of the world as he can reach.
www.commondreams.org
January 10, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Trump is on an extended power play. He will use America’s asymmetric advantage to score as many goals as he can during his term, writes @johnfeffer.bsky.social.
The U.S. military operation in Venezuela was the latest example of the Trump/Putin doctrine: our sovereignty is sacred but your sovereignty means nothing at all. bit.ly/4ptDSgb
The Power Play President - FPIF
For Trump, peace negotiations and military operations are simply different means to the same end: total control.
bit.ly
January 7, 2026 at 4:39 PM
The U.S. military operation in Venezuela was the latest example of the Trump/Putin doctrine: our sovereignty is sacred but your sovereignty means nothing at all. bit.ly/4ptDSgb
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Trump’s escalating pressure on Venezuela is not just about Maduro but about reasserting US dominance in Latin America and pushing China out of the region, as @johnfeffer.bsky.social argued just last month.
The Geopolitics of Trump’s Venezuela Campaign - Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung
The attack on Maduro is part of a wider attempt to push China out of the region
www.rosalux.de
January 5, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Trump’s escalating pressure on Venezuela is not just about Maduro but about reasserting US dominance in Latin America and pushing China out of the region, as @johnfeffer.bsky.social argued just last month.
Alas, as I predicted for Venezuela, Trump has captured the chicken to scare the monkeys. The president has signaled that he can and will do anything to expand his power globally. 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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January 4, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Alas, as I predicted for Venezuela, Trump has captured the chicken to scare the monkeys. The president has signaled that he can and will do anything to expand his power globally. bit.ly/3MweCIm
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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
Más detalles: https://f.mtr.cool/txkxnyegwa
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
Ver más: https://acortar.link/nCHAO2
Ver más: https://acortar.link/nCHAO2
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/...
www.rosalux.de/news/...
#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
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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.
bit.ly
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