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Zelensky and Pelosi walk up stairs

The Deadly Illusion of “Victory” The Deadly Illusion of “Victory”

Choosing peace in Ukraine, not ashes and blood.

May 5, 2022 / Michael T. Klare

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Finally a Change of Strategy in the Push for Brittney Griner’s Freedom Finally a Change of Strategy in the Push for Brittney Griner’s Freedom

The State Department is at long last seeing the basketball star as the “wrongfully detained” person she is.

May 4, 2022 / Dave Zirin

Trevor Reed’s Freedom Should Spur Calls to Release Brittney Griner

Trevor Reed’s Freedom Should Spur Calls to Release Brittney Griner Trevor Reed’s Freedom Should Spur Calls to Release Brittney Griner

Griner’s supporters should use the activism of Reed’s parents as a road map.

Apr 29, 2022 / Dave Zirin

Why So Many Ukrainians Are Returning Home

Why So Many Ukrainians Are Returning Home Why So Many Ukrainians Are Returning Home

Many Ukrainian men leave little behind when they head back.

Apr 28, 2022 / Carol Schaeffer

A Ukrainian serviceman walks past destroyed Russian tanks

The Ukraine Conflict Is Not About American Freedom The Ukraine Conflict Is Not About American Freedom

Washington elites are ignoring history when they try to spin this war to restore faith in US leadership.

Apr 28, 2022 / Feature / Andrew J. Bacevich

Aleksander Hemon, a bald author with glasses and a goatee, looks directly at the camera.

Aleksandar Hemon on What’s Different About the War in Ukraine Aleksandar Hemon on What’s Different About the War in Ukraine

A conversation with the author about nationalism, displacement, and the importance of dancing.

Apr 27, 2022 / Q&A / Carol Schaeffer

Titan Missile

Welcome to the Second Nuclear Age Welcome to the Second Nuclear Age

My advice from the last time around: Duck and cover!

Apr 26, 2022 / Tom Engelhardt

Peace activist Daniel Ellsberg receives Dresden Peace Prize

Daniel Ellsberg on the Existential Threat of Global Conflict Daniel Ellsberg on the Existential Threat of Global Conflict

“As the world has correctly perceived, this has the seeds of a regional nuclear war and all-out war between the US and Russia.”

Apr 22, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

Destroyed apartment buildings in Ukraine

Against World War III Against World War III

Is a long, bloody war between Russia and Ukraine really in our national interest?

Apr 21, 2022 / Column / David Bromwich

Putin Index Finger

This Is How We End the War in Ukraine This Is How We End the War in Ukraine

It’s time to finally deliver a bill to Vladimir Putin for a foreign policy that has involved little more than flattening one hapless city after another

Apr 21, 2022 / Alfred McCoy

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