War and Peace

Ted Cruz standing in front of American flag

Time to Put the “Good Guy With a Gun” Delusion Out of Its Misery Time to Put the “Good Guy With a Gun” Delusion Out of Its Misery

In the wake of the Uvalde massacre, political evasion and lying only get more desperate.

May 27, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Former DHS Security Secretary Michael Chertoff

Another Terrible Choice for Biden’s “Disinformation Board” Another Terrible Choice for Biden’s “Disinformation Board”

Michael Chertoff’s experience detaining Muslim Americans, justifying CIA torture, and helping to draft the Patriot Act make him an all-too-appropriate choice to advise this Orwelli...

May 27, 2022 / Lev Golinkin

Coal mining machine in Belchatow

Here in Poland, “Going Green” Means Burning Even More Coal Here in Poland, “Going Green” Means Burning Even More Coal

With parents and children struggling to breathe, climate activism is a matter of life and death.

May 27, 2022 / Kamila Kadzidłowska

Peter Gelb and Anna Netrebeko on the red carpet

Waging Proxy War in Ukraine Won’t Save Us From Ourselves Waging Proxy War in Ukraine Won’t Save Us From Ourselves

The policing of public opinion over Ukraine goes to extremes unimagined during the fight against Hitler.

May 27, 2022 / Column / David Bromwich

A fossil fuel refinery in Russia.

The War on My Homeland Offers a Real Chance to Save the Planet The War on My Homeland Offers a Real Chance to Save the Planet

How stopping Putin’s fossil-fueled war in Ukraine could accelerate a green transition.

May 26, 2022 / Svitlana Romanko

The Arms Industry Is At It Again. Imagine That.

The Arms Industry Is At It Again. Imagine That. The Arms Industry Is At It Again. Imagine That.

Does arming Ukraine really make Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and their cohorts “defenders of democracy”? 

May 25, 2022 / William D. Hartung

Ukraine peace protest

We Need a Real Debate About the Ukraine War We Need a Real Debate About the Ukraine War

Those who provide history and context around the conflict should not be silenced or smeared.

May 24, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Sun, Sand, Surf, Sea—and Russian Rockets: Wartime in Odesa

Sun, Sand, Surf, Sea—and Russian Rockets: Wartime in Odesa Sun, Sand, Surf, Sea—and Russian Rockets: Wartime in Odesa

Ukraine’s historic Black Sea resort turns to the war effort.

May 24, 2022 / Leif Reigstad

A person holds a sign the colors of the Ukranian flag with a slogan about an embargo of oil and gas

We Need International Cooperation to Fight Climate Change, Not War We Need International Cooperation to Fight Climate Change, Not War

The world’s ruling elites have chosen to place their geopolitical rivalries above all other critical concerns, including planetary salvation.

May 24, 2022 / Michael T. Klare

March of the Living 2022

Keeping the March of the Living Alive Keeping the March of the Living Alive

With thousands of Jewish youth unable to participate in the Holocaust remembrance march because of the war in Ukraine, the organization was forced to adapt.

May 24, 2022 / StudentNation / Charlotte Rubin

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