Tag: Russia
Ukraine’s secret weapon may prove to be civilian resistance
Unarmed Ukrainians changing road signs, blocking tanks and confronting the Russian military are showing their bravery and strategic brilliance.
Analysis: Nuclear disaster in Ukraine could make swaths of Europe ‘uninhabitable...
Russia's assault on Ukraine risks nuclear devastation "far worse even than the Fukushima Daiichi catastrophe of 2011," Greenpeace warns.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine demonstrates our need to break away from...
We can’t let the war justify an expansion of our fossil fuel dependence.
How Ukrainian civilians are resisting military force
https://www.yesmagazine.org/democracy/2022/03/01/ukraine-civilian-resistanceEven as Putin’s swift invasion of Ukraine has left a lot of shock, Ukrainians are showing what unarmed people can do to resist, too.
Let’s recall what exactly Paul Manafort and Rudy Giuliani were doing...
Russia has been working for years to influence and undermine the independence of its smaller neighbor. And some Americans have played a role in that.
There’s gambling going on here!!!
"There is no America. There is no democracy. There is only AT&T, IT&T ... a collage of corporations."
Respond to Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine with diplomacy, not war
Urgent diplomacy and humanitarian aid—and Russia’s own antiwar movement—could stop the suffering.
The US’s aggressive expansion of NATO created this horror; the US...
It's time for the U.S to make peace in Ukraine.
Over 2,100 anti-war protesters arrested in Russia
A total of 5,500 anti-war protesters have now been detained since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale military assault on Ukraine.
Hedges: Chronicle of a war foretold
After the fall of the Soviet Union, there was a near universal understanding among political leaders that NATO expansion would be a foolish provocation against Russia. How naive we were to think the military-industrial complex would allow such sanity to prevail.
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Popular sugar substitute erythritol damages blood-brain barrier, elevating stroke risk
A new study shows how erythritol, a zero-calorie sugar alternative, directly damages human cells that comprise the blood-brain barrier.
House progressives demand answers over alleged abuse in US-Ecuador military operation
Lawmakers are demanding the Pentagon explain the legal basis for joint US-Ecuador operations after reports alleged civilian sites were bombed and detainees were tortured.
From ICE to Iran, veterans are challenging US militarism
Antiwar veterans are leveraging their unique credibility to oppose the war in Iran, stop ICE and support active duty resisters.
Amazon deforestation falls to eight-year low as scientists warn gains remain fragile
Researchers credit stronger enforcement and environmental protections in Brazil while warning that fires, illegal logging, and political threats continue to endanger the rainforest.
Nearly all plant-based meat alternatives Contain mycotoxins
The researchers found that 100 percent of the plant-based meat substitutes contained at least one of 19 different types of mycotoxins, often showing high "co-occurrence" (multiple toxins in a single product).