Saturday, June 27, 2026

Tag: Ukraine

Ukraine in perspective

A historical feast of death and destruction from the Peloponnesian Wars to late tomorrow night.

How corporate media has put the American public in a state...

“[p]sychosis is a condition that affects the way your brain processes information. It causes you to lose touch with reality. You might see, hear, or believe things that aren’t real.… It can be triggered by… extreme stress or trauma.”

Understanding ‘the correlation of forces’

Why Russia fumbled in Ukraine, China lost its way, and America should exercise restraint.

Russia, Ukraine, NATO, and the left

In not recognizing multiple imperialisms, is the Left also guilty of Americocentrism?

The MADness of the resurgent US Cold War with Russia

The nuclear dangers of the war in Ukraine, the insanity of reviving a Cold War that threatens the whole world, and the urgency of dismantling the U.S.-Russian Doomsday machine before it kills us all.

US oil companies set to reap up to $126 billion in...

"There's a simple way to stop this profiteering: put a tax on the excess profits oil companies are making because of this crisis."

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.

5 ways to support courageous nonviolent resistance in Ukraine

Government and civil society can take immediate action to break the dynamic of violence and build a more sustainable just peace in Ukraine.

Short cons, long cons: crypto currencies, NFTs and making money off...

While it’s hard to fault the Ukrainian government for fundraising by whatever means necessary during a terrible time of crisis, the adoption of crypto for fundraising in this way is worrying.

The oil and gas industry is using the war in Ukraine...

Activists warn that calls for energy independence are just “peace washing” the fossil fuels that enabled this conflict.

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Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture

The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."

Why Biden’s debate disaster two years ago matters for the future

Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.

Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta 

Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.

Alaska governor vetoes single-use polystyrene foam foodware ban

For now, polystyrene products will remain legal for use by commercial food vendors statewide.

Addicted to war?

War Fever, Trump-Style.