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.

Trump March For Life

Donald Trump’s War on Democracy Donald Trump’s War on Democracy

The president’s actions have been much more sinister than just tantrums and Twitter antics.

Sep 24, 2018 / John Feffer

Trump Navy

Donald Trump’s Flight 93 Doctrine Donald Trump’s Flight 93 Doctrine

This might be the most self-defeating approach ever adopted by a modern American president.

Jul 23, 2018 / John Feffer

Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in

Playing Donald Trump for Peace Playing Donald Trump for Peace

How the Korean Peninsula could become a bright spot in a world gone mad.

May 21, 2018 / John Feffer

Trump Opioid Speech

Donald Trump Has Been True to His Word on Human Rights Donald Trump Has Been True to His Word on Human Rights

His friendships with the world’s most notorious autocrats tell us everything we need to know. 

Mar 26, 2018 / John Feffer

Viktor Orban poster

Who Could Have Predicted Trump? Poland, and Hungary, and Slovakia. Who Could Have Predicted Trump? Poland, and Hungary, and Slovakia.

After the Cold War, right-wing populists surged to power by exploiting economic uncertainty.

Dec 5, 2017 / John Feffer

Brexit supporters

The World, Not Just America, Is Splintering The World, Not Just America, Is Splintering

Trump’s polarization of US politics follows a greater pattern of political crises in Spain, Great Britain, and elsewhere.

Oct 24, 2017 / John Feffer

Trump Korea Standoff

Avoiding War With North Korea Avoiding War With North Korea

It’s way past time for Trump to begin talks with Pyongyang.

Aug 22, 2017 / John Feffer

Widespread Drought

Welcome to 2050. The ‘Climate Monster’ Has Arrived. Welcome to 2050. The ‘Climate Monster’ Has Arrived.

Here’s the future for a world that failed to act.

Jul 18, 2017 / John Feffer

Chinese Military Delegates

A Glimpse Into the Future of Asia A Glimpse Into the Future of Asia

Will China take the lead? 

Jun 1, 2017 / John Feffer

Trump speech

Trump’s America Is Like a Dystopian Novel, With One Importance Difference Trump’s America Is Like a Dystopian Novel, With One Importance Difference

We’re not readers, but active participants—with the ability to rewrite the ending.

Mar 13, 2017 / John Feffer

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