John Feffer

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Is the U.S. Heading Toward a Hard Landing? What Can North Korea Tell Us about America’s Future? Via @TomDispatch by Scoville Fellow '88 @johnfeffer. tomdispatch.com/is-the-u-s-hea…

Air America may well be heading for a crash landing regardless of who’s in charge. Those of us on board, gripping our armrests in terror, are asking ourselves one question above all else: is it too late to avert catastrophe? bit.ly/4vkYWcj

Is the U.S. Heading Toward a Hard Landing? by John Feffer countercurrents.org/2026/05/is-the… John Feffer examines growing fears of economic and political instability in the United States through a comparison with North Korea’s long-surviving authoritarian system. The article argues that rising militarism, economic nationalism, attacks on democratic institutions, and the cult of political leadership under Donald Trump are weakening the foundations of American democracy. Feffer warns that the erosion of public trust, widening inequality, and massive debt could make future recovery increasingly difficult. At the same time, he argues that large-scale democratic reform, public investment, and international cooperation could still prevent a deeper social and economic crisis.

There is no guarantee that a hard landing can be avoided either now or after his departure from office. But this country, its egalitarian ideals, and its democratic traditions... are certainly worth fighting for, writes @johnfeffer. commondreams.org/opinion/trump-…

From TomDispatch this morning: Donald Trump's America is starting to seem ever more like an aircraft in distress -- John Feffer, "Is the U.S. Heading Toward a Hard Landing? What Can North Korea Tell Us About America's Future?"  tomdispatch.com/is-the-u-s-hea…

The US's Airbrushing of Climate Change Donald Trump is leading the United States in a great leap backward. The rest of the world, at least when it comes to climate science, is refusing to take that leap with him. John Feffer✍️ thewire.in/environment/th…

It is telling that Russia, at its time of need, must rely on a country as poor and isolated as North Korea. It is in the end an alliance of desperation, not inspiration. But what other choices does Russia have? Few according to @johnfeffer fpif.org/russia-and-nor…

It is telling that #Russia, at its time of need, must rely on a country as poor and isolated as #NorthKorea. But what other choices does the Kremlin have? bit.ly/4dGMFZu

Donald Trump is leading the United States in a great leap backward. The rest of the world, at least when it comes to climate science, is refusing to take that leap with him. bit.ly/4d7pjL5

Faltering economy, rising criticism, declining approval ratings: has Putin reached a dead end? bit.ly/4vWwUoo

Artificial Intelligence in an Age of Human Idiocy and Stupid Wars Via @commondreams by Scoville Fellow '88 @johnfeffer. commondreams.org/opinion/artifi…

@mustikhanUSA This looks like an important event -- but I live now in Massachusetts.

Attn @johnfeffer your voice is needed

Young people voted for Rumen Radev because he railed against corruption. Like Magyar in Hungary, he is someone inside the system promising to fight against the system. Bulgarians warmed to that message. But what does this say about the future of Europe? bit.ly/4mJRZyj

After 16 consecutive years as the prime minister of Hungary, Viktor Orban—the joint-custody mini-me of Putin and Trump—went down for the count. His party, Fidesz, didn’t just lose the latest election. It lost bigly. bit.ly/4mHj8ll

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Negotiating With Bombs Trump and Netanyahu are not just trying to destroy Iran. They're trying to destroy the very concept of diplomacy. @johnfeffer✍️ thewire.in/world/negotiat…

Read the full article, Negotiating with Bombs, here: bit.ly/4cxdNtj

With #Iran and so many other countries, Trump is systematically destroying the capacity and the credibility of U.S. diplomacy. He is turning that phrase into a contradiction in terms. bit.ly/4cxdNtj