John Feffer

John Feffer is the author of the dystopian novel Splinterlands (a Dispatch Books original); its final volume, Songlands, was published in 2021. He is  the director of Foreign Policy In Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies. He is a TomDispatch regular.

An image of President Donald Trump looms over crowds of supporters before his speech from the Ellipse at the White House on Wednesday, January 6, 2021.

Trump Is the Ultimate Gang Leader Trump Is the Ultimate Gang Leader

April 29, 2024 Trump Is the Ultimate Gang Leader Trump and those backing him hope to disable enough of the political infrastructure to create the space for non-state actors to do h…

Apr 29, 2024 / John Feffer

A Right-Wing Takeover of the European Union Isn’t Far-Fetched

A Right-Wing Takeover of the European Union Isn’t Far-Fetched A Right-Wing Takeover of the European Union Isn’t Far-Fetched

The European Parliamentary elections in early June could signal a political sea change, with far-right forces replacing the parliament’s current centrist consensus.

Jan 31, 2024 / John Feffer

Newly elected Colombian President Gustavo Petro (C) celebrates with supporters in Bogota

Colombia Adopts an Unprecedented Energy Policy—but Needs Help to Pull It Off Colombia Adopts an Unprecedented Energy Policy—but Needs Help to Pull It Off

Colombia is the first country to declare that it wants to stop digging. Will the world, and particularly the United States, now lend a hand in pulling it out of its economic hole?

Apr 7, 2023 / John Feffer

Conspiracy Theories Aren’t the Only Thing Motivating Far-Right Voters

Conspiracy Theories Aren’t the Only Thing Motivating Far-Right Voters Conspiracy Theories Aren’t the Only Thing Motivating Far-Right Voters

Globalization and neoliberalism have indeed created hardships for certain communities like blue-collar workers, rural residents, and older voters who have been tempted by the right...

Dec 21, 2022 / John Feffer

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin

How American Exceptionalism Fueled Global Authoritarian Nationalism How American Exceptionalism Fueled Global Authoritarian Nationalism

Even as the West unites against the Russia that Putin built, it finds itself fighting homegrown variants of authoritarian exceptionalism, from Trump to Orbán.

Sep 23, 2022 / John Feffer

Man smokes in front of Putin billboard

China Will Decide the Fate of Ukraine China Will Decide the Fate of Ukraine

Only a decisive defeat of Putinism would offer the world some slight hope of restoring some measure of planetary balance.

Jun 27, 2022 / John Feffer

Statue of Liberty

What Might the World Look Like in 2025? What Might the World Look Like in 2025?

A dispatch from the future.

Feb 15, 2022 / John Feffer

Trump Fasching float

The Global Far Right Is Alive and Kicking The Global Far Right Is Alive and Kicking

And it hasn’t had this kind of opportunity for global expansion since fascism’s heyday in the 1930s.

Dec 7, 2021 / John Feffer

Modest Reforms Won’t Bring Us a Green Revolution

Modest Reforms Won’t Bring Us a Green Revolution Modest Reforms Won’t Bring Us a Green Revolution

If the Green New Deal passes, we must ensure large-scale environmental transformation—and that the economic gains it brings are distributed to all.

Oct 7, 2021 / John Feffer

A booth at the 2019 Hannover Messe industrial technology trade fair in Lower Saxony, Hannover, on March 31 shows a robot with a white arm. The robot art is against a white background with the words

How Do We Prepare for an AI Future? How Do We Prepare for an AI Future?

Artificial Intelligence is here to stay. How do we ensure that’s a good thing?

Jul 26, 2021 / John Feffer

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