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

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

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.

@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

Important piece by @sanho.bsky.social on the self-defeating nature of Trump's "drug policy" fpif.org/blowing-up-f...

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

NEW: Federal action on reparations has stalled for decades. But on a local level, places like Tulsa, Evanston, and California are pioneering policies to repair the harms of slavery, segregation, and systemic racism. REPORT from IPS scholar @johnfeffer.bsky.social with @rosaluxglobal.bsky.social:

Whether it’s the Israeli government, an international peacekeeping force, or a post-conflict reconstruction authority for Gaza chaired (grotesquely) by Donald Trump, the fate of Palestine still rests in the hands of outsiders. bit.ly/3KK3erE

COUNTERPOINT RADIO airs Monday 8-9:30 pm ET wpkn.org 89.5FM Bgpt #CT: Wendell Potter fmr Cigna exec on Trump-GOP attack on healthcare & current fed govt shutdown; @johnfeffer.bsky.social of @ips-dc.org on Trump's escalating attacks on #Venezuelan "drug boats" leading to possible US regime change war

Across the U.S., the demand for reparations has moved from the margins of debate to the center of local and state politics. In a new report, author @johnfeffer.bsky.social examines the current resurgence of the reparations movement: rosalux.nyc/the-reparati...

Across the 🇺🇸, the demand for reparations has moved from the margins of debate to the center of local and state politics. 💪🏾 In his new report for @rosaluxnyc.bsky.social, author @johnfeffer.bsky.social examines the resurgence of the reparations movement. 📖 @rosaluxglobal.bsky.social

A Venezuelan "threat" presents Trump with carte blanche to deploy the U.S. military in America’s backyard and in America’s own cities. It’s no surprise that Trump wants such a white card. He’s been playing such trump cards all his life. bit.ly/3WzG7Ct

Opening tomorrow night in Baltimore: The Wedding Jester, my one-man show about a stand-up comedian who jokes his way through the great upheavals of the twentieth century. It's also about the making of the movie Fiddler on the Roof. And much more: bit.ly/4mihghg

Trump’s ideas about climate change are not just wrong or even just unworkable. They are evil. The planet is heading toward a brick wall, and Trump has not only taken his foot off the brake, he has pushed down hard on the accelerator. bit.ly/48fLGNP

#JimmyKimmel and other comedians are the canaries in the coalmines of authoritarianism bit.ly/46ksI7f

Trump is constantly in the news, and so is the United States. But don’t mistake coverage for relevance. In less than a year, Trump has steered the United States to the margins. bit.ly/4860GOf

There are two other sets of fingerprints on the weapon that Trump has used to kill American democracy, those of Viktor Orban and Vladimir Putin bit.ly/4n6zR0m

🎙️ DISCUSSION: Hungary and Poland: The Triumph and Defeat of Trump’s European Counterparts 🎙️ 📍 Webinar 📅 Thurs, Aug 21 🕑 12:30 - 2:00 pm ET This discussion by IPS scholar @johnfeffer.bsky.social will examine lessons from Eastern Europe for the next four years of Trump 2.0. Register:

Two "great men" are meeting in Alaska to decide the fate of others. Don't expect anything good, much less great, to come of it. bit.ly/3UXco5E #Donald_Trump #VladimirPutin #UkraineRussiaWar

Trump can fire statisticians and issue doctored economic reports all he wants. But the Soviet Union—and its collapse—testify to the difficulty of maintaining such fictions, writes @johnfeffer.bsky.social: www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...

Welcome to Trump's tariff tsunami. The perfect storm of rising prices, falling employment, and disappearing government assistance is on the horizon. How will Trump respond? bit.ly/4m17D73

Dirk Moldt reminisces about squatting in the early-90s and the murder of his friend, Silvio Meier, by neonazis. By John Feffer www.slowtravelberlin.com/squats-neo-n...

@johnfeffer.bsky.social on the nightmare in Gaza and whether the Palestinians will ever get a state of their own. fpif.org/is-a-state-...

It’s beyond horrible that #Palestinians must suffer a genocide for the world to take seriously their demands for a state. But it would be incomparably worse if, once again, they get nothing for their pains. bit.ly/45rGWm9

Successive crises have challenged the underlying basis of international law and the coherence of the global economic system. I asked @johnfeffer.bsky.social to help us make sense of the first six months of the second Trump administration. soundcloud.com/lastborninth...

You can listen to a 10-min preview w/ @johnfeffer.bsky.social discussing the shifting global order and what comes next. Public release forthcoming. on.soundcloud.com/rOLQj1Q9GwWj...

@johnfeffer.bsky.social offers a kind of ongoing overview of our strange world and where we may (or may not) be headed -- and the news isn't as bad (or as good) as you might imagine. fpif.org/is-the-worl...

Is the World Order Collapsing? Via @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social by Scoville Fellow '88 @johnfeffer.bsky.social. www.counterpunch.org/2025/07/25/i...

🎙️ MONDAY: The Transformation of Industrial Politics 🎙️ 📍 Zoom webinar 📆 July 28 🕐 12:00 - 1:30 pm ET This session with experts Ariel Salleh, Kennedy Manduna, and Lala Peñaranda will examine the effects of industrial politics on unions, society, and our shared future. Save your spot:

It's Trump v. World. Will the world order survive this ongoing threat or are we all heading toward some Mad Max-like future of armed anarchy? bit.ly/3UfJNsh

Trump’s about-face on #Ukraine is all about face. He wants a face-saving solution so that he doesn’t look an idiot for promising to end the war in 24 hours. #Putin, meanwhile, wants to wipe Ukraine off the face of the map. bit.ly/3IqVppH

And you thought Trump is bad? As Elon Musk is proving, there's always someone worse waiting in the political wings. bit.ly/4lk22Zf

🎙️ TOMORROW: The Future of Industrial Policy 🎙️ 📍 Zoom webinar 📆 Tuesday, July 8 🕐 10:00 - 11:30 am ET This session with experts @jayatighosh.bsky.social, Daniel Chavez, and @isabelestevez.bsky.social will examine the international surge in libertarian economic models and what comes next. Register:

Trump's attack on #Iran hasn't dissuaded countries fromgoing nuclear. Quite the contrary. bit.ly/44azdbE

Approaching the End of Liberal Internationalism Via @thewire.in by Scoville Fellow '88 @johnfeffer.bsky.social‬ thewire.in/world/approa...

In 2029, it won't be so easy for America to say that "it's back" to the international community. bit.ly/44k7156

Trump is using the #Immigration issue as a pretext to expand his control over public institutions and legitimate the unconstitutional suppression of the freedoms of speech and assembly. #NoKings bit.ly/4e9GLyz

Approaching the End of Liberal Internationalism by @johnfeffer.bsky.social tomdispatch.com/appr...

"In South Korea, martial law was undone by public protest. In the United States, Trump will reverse the equation and use martial law to overcome public protest," John Feffer writes in his latest column.

The Musk-Trump break-up reveals the inner workings of the administration's brazen corruption. Will it also be the first serious chip in Trump's teflon? bit.ly/4mULpEC

By a very narrow margin, Poles supported the far-right, MAGA-backed presidential candidate. The Polish right has stolen much of the left's economic program and made it a winning strategy. When will liberals learn from this example? bit.ly/4kKAiwR

What Other Countries Can Teach Us About Defending a Democracy in Crisis Via @commondreams.org by Scoville Fellow '88 John Feffer. www.commondreams.org/opinion/how-...

Greenland and Ukraine couldn't be more different. But a key connection for Trump is that both contain minerals critical to building new high-tech weaponry — and both are in vulnerable positions ripe for strong-arming. IPS scholar @johnfeffer.bsky.social:

Trump's worldview: Keep America in, China out, everyone else down, and the minerals flowing into the Pentagon's supply chain. bit.ly/3FuAikX

In May, Trump froze all grants issued by the National Science Foundation. New rules will determine if proposals align with “administration priorities” (proving that the world is flat, the 2020 election was stolen, and fluoride in water causes Marxism). bit.ly/4kucYmc

DOGE has been renamed the Department of Government Chaos, Revenge, and Patronage. It's goal: to turn the US into a sh*thole country. bit.ly/4kucYmc

Trump's tariffs, erratic policies, and undermining of alliances have all put his conservative supporters in many countries in untenable positions. bit.ly/3ZgmGAo