Tag: Russia
Russia, Ukraine, NATO, and the left
In not recognizing multiple imperialisms, is the Left also guilty of Americocentrism?
US investment firms prop up ad revenue for Russian propaganda sites
“Investors need to also think through how their money is being used, where that money is being invested, and how they can contribute to isolating Russia and Russian companies.”
Who’s enabling Putin’s enablers?
We need a progressive politics that shows solidarity with all victims of military violence — while resisting the militarism of our own government.
Putin’s messiah syndrome drives the invasion, brutality to cities and civilians,...
Putin's messianic vision sees the destruction of an independent Ukraine almost as a religious duty.
How the invasion of Ukraine underscored the importance of the world’s...
The world’s nuclear professionals work across international boundaries to learn from each other, enhancing their safety and that of all they serve.
How drones in Ukraine help fuel propaganda and shape perception
These unmanned flying machines are also contributing to an information war.
Media repeats Kremlin anti-fracking claims—while ignoring Russia’s promotion of climate denial
Climate skeptics have revived an old claim that anti-fracking campaigns around the world have been bankrolled by the Kremlin.
The West’s fanaticism over blaming ‘evil’ Putin misses the point—and an...
Pointing fingers won’t help—an attitude shift is what the world needs now.
Ukrainian conservation organizations shift missions to humanitarian support
Environmental groups fight Russia’s invasion by hosting refugees, delivering medical supplies and using drones to document war crimes.
Facing severe repression, Russians are turning to antiwar graffiti
As the Kremlin cracks down on antiwar protests, subversive street art critiquing the war in Ukraine is proliferating across Russia.
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Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.
Speeding up the ‘kill chain’: Pentagon bombs thousands of targets in Iran using Palantir...
The system, known as Project Maven, relies on technology by Palantir and also incorporates the AI model Claude built by Anthropic. Israel has used similar AI targeting programs in Iran, as well as in Gaza and Lebanon.
DNC approach to Israel is political malpractice and moral failure
On no issue is that more apparent than the DNC’s insistence on treating Israel as above serious reproach.
Searching for solace in a nuclearized world
The nightmare of Fukushima 15 years later.
Big Oil profits surge as Democrats push windfall tax tied to Iran war
Lawmakers and advocacy groups propose taxing fossil fuel windfalls as war-driven price spikes hit American households and deepen inequality.