An anti-Putin placard outside the Russian owned international investment bank during a demonstration against Russia’s President Putin and the Russian-owned bank in Budapest, Hungary. (Janos Kummer / Getty Images)
Putin’s indefensible invasion of Ukraine has revived the Cold War, and renewed militarism and nuclear threats. We need Russia to negotiate a cease-fire—but we also can’t forget about fighting pandemics and climate change, editorial director Katrina vanden Heuvel says.
Also on this episode, our justice correspondent Elie Mystal talks about his new book, Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution. “Our Constitution is not good. It urgently needs to be reimagined if we want justice and equality for all,” Mystal says. You can buy his book here.
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