John Feffer
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Washington, DC, United States
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What Climate Debt Does the North Owe the South?
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Isn’t It Time to Challenge the Growth Paradigm?
At the end of July, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned of a “gloomy outlook” for the world economy. It was doing so not because of a spike in poverty, a widening of inequality, or a surge in carbon emissions. Quite the contrary: the IMF was making its pessimistic assessment because it was revising down… Continue reading Isn’t It Time to Challenge the Growth Paradigm? → Read More
Latin America’s ‘New’ New Left
Perhaps the most radical statement from Gustavo Petro, the newly elected president of Colombia, has been his promise to keep fossil fuels in the ground. Petro has said that he will not issue any new licenses for hydrocarbon exploration, will stop fracking pilot projects, and will end the development of offshore drilling. Petro has called… Continue reading Latin America’s ‘New’ New Left → Read More
The Russia-Ukraine War and the Weaponization of Food
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Is Universal Basic Income Part of a Just Transition?
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A Just Ceasefire or Just a Ceasefire?
The United States was not the first major power to dream up the idea of destroying a country to “save” it. But in the Vietnam War, President Richard Nixon and his tiny brain trust of one — policy henchman Henry Kissinger — elevated this brutally cynical approach to the status of all-encompassing strategy. What began… Continue reading A Just Ceasefire or Just a Ceasefire? → Read More
How to End the War in Ukraine
No diplomatic solution is possible in Ukraine without serious pressure on Vladimir Putin. → Read More
For European Security, We Need Helsinki 2.0
The European security order has broken down. The conflict around Ukraine is a symptom of this larger problem. → Read More
How the West Can Avoid War With Russia
Here's what the United States, Russia and Ukraine can do to avoid the next world war. → Read More
Is Latin America Ready to End Its Sewage Decade?
The victory of Xiomara Castro in Honduras is a sign that the region is ready to exit its lost decade. → Read More
The Climate Change Transition in the Age of the Billionaire
What are the potential pitfalls of a green leap forward? → Read More
The Problems Facing the UN
The problem of rogue actors has long bedeviled the United Nations. → Read More
Might of the generals: the US military has way too much money and power
Read more about Might of the generals: the US military has way too much money and power on Business Standard. The military stood up to Donald Trump. Who will now stand up to the military? → Read More
What Did the 9/11 Attacks Change?
The 9/11 attacks were a surprise, but the response wasn’t. → Read More
Saving Democracy by Destroying It
The United States desperately needs a dose of its own medicine of democracy promotion. → Read More
Artificial Intelligence Wants You and Your Job
We'd better control machines before they control us, says John Feffer. → Read More
Can the G7 Build the World Back Better Without China?
Instead of consigning China to the doghouse, why not create one big green reconstruction team? → Read More
US is bracing for a surge of Trumpism in twilight of Covid-19 pandemic
Read more about US is bracing for a surge of Trumpism in twilight of Covid-19 pandemic on Business Standard. While most Americans go about their calmer post-Trumpian lives under the Biden administration, a significant number of their fellow citizens live in a different reality. → Read More
The More Infectious Strain of Trumpism
Could a post-pandemic America face an even more infectious strain of Trumpism — call it T.2? → Read More
Benjamin Netanyahu’s Nine Political Lives
The only winner in the perennial confrontation between Israel and Hamas is Benjamin Netanyahu. → Read More