John Feffer

John Feffer is the director of Foreign Policy In Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies. He is the author of the dystopian novel Splinterlands (Dispatch Books/Haymarket, 2016).

Trump Punts on Syria: The Forever War in the Middle East is Far From Over

With Bolton and Pompeo by his side and Mattis departed, Trump may well go with his gut and attack Iran militarily and he’ll be encouraged in this delusion by Israel and Saudi Arabia.

enero 17th, 2019

Por John Feffer

Trump Punts on Syria: The Forever War in the Middle East is Far From Over

Donald Trump wants to pull U.S. troops out of Syria as quickly as possible. Well, it’s Wednesday, so that’s what the president wants now. Tomorrow, who knows, maybe he’ll insist that Syria pay for the pullout. Maybe Trump will decide to hold a summit with Bashar al-Assad after deciding that the Syrian leader’s not such a bad guy after all, since he

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John Feffer

John Feffer is the director of Foreign Policy In Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies. He is the author of the dystopian novel Splinterlands (Dispatch Books/Haymarket, 2016).

The Case for Imposing Sanctions on Donald Trump

It’s time for the world to blacklist Trump, his associates, and his businesses.

agosto 09th, 2018

Por John Feffer

The Case for Imposing Sanctions on Donald Trump

It’s embarrassing enough to have Donald Trump as president. But now American citizens have to endure the additional pain of the sanctions that other countries are imposing on the United States. Doesn’t the world realize that we’re suffering enough as it is? That seems so grossly unfair. Oh, but wait: that’s how sanctions work. Iraqis who

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John Feffer

John Feffer is the director of Foreign Policy In Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies. He is the author of the dystopian novel Splinterlands (Dispatch Books/Haymarket, 2016).

From D.C. to Rome Populist Politicians Are Hacking Away at a Broken Status Quo

Unless progressives come up with a more convincing Plan B, the disrupters of the far right will establish something even more unjust and unsustainable.

mayo 24th, 2018

Por John Feffer

From D.C. to Rome Populist Politicians Are Hacking Away at a Broken Status Quo

Imagine a trio of tech-savvy and entrepreneurial souls on the prowl for the next killer app. They’re staying up late in their dorm, or perhaps they’re celebrating at a nightclub after finishing their MBA program. They want to make money. They want to change the world. They want to create something that gets snatched up by the titans of e-industry

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John Feffer

John Feffer is the director of Foreign Policy In Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies. He is the author of the dystopian novel Splinterlands (Dispatch Books/Haymarket, 2016).

Bolton Is Already Pulling the Strings

The hard-right national security adviser successfully tanked the Iran deal. His next target? The North Korea talks.

mayo 17th, 2018

Por John Feffer

For a man with a reputation for venting spleen and flying off the handle, John Bolton bided his time before finally rising to the position of power he now occupies. The former U.S. ambassador to the UN spent much of the last decade consolidating his political base through stints at right-wing institutes like the Lea el artículo completo