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The US and China Edge Closer to War as Tensions Rise Over Taiwan
Alfred McCoy, a history professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, discusses the latest developments.
Progressives Slam Biden’s Request for $30 Billion Increase to Military Budget
Republicans said $886 billion in military spending was inadequate as they pursue cuts to Medicaid and food benefits.
“One Day Our Luck Will Run Out”: Ukraine Nuclear Plant Loses Power Again
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant lost all off-site power for the sixth time in a year amid the Russian war on Ukraine.
Lawmakers Quietly Gave Weapons Firms a Bailout for So-Called Inflation Relief
Lawmakers fundamentally transformed the law in the defense bill to enable price increases for Pentagon contracts.
US Is Maintaining Tensions With North Korea to Draw in Allies Against China
The greatest threat to peace and stability in northeast Asia is the U.S. Indo-Pacific military encirclement of China.
The Nuclear “War” in Ukraine May Not Be the One We Expect
It’s not just Zaporizhzhia we have to worry about: There are 14 other nuclear power plants in the war zone.
Biden’s Chip War With China Is an Imperial Struggle for High-Tech Supremacy
As these two states fight for dominion over global capitalism, it's time to unite for collective liberation.
Pentagon Prepares for Island Combat in the Pacific as US-China Tensions Rise
The U.S. has been securing new basing facilities and conducting large-scale combat exercises in the Western Pacific.
Russian War Crimes Have Hardened Ukrainians Against Peace Talks, Activist Says
A Kyiv-based activist says Russia's mass attacks on civilians have bolstered many Ukrainians' resolve to keep fighting.
A Ukrainian Socialist Lays Out the Aims and Struggles of Her Country’s Left
Leftists in Ukraine are simultaneously resisting Russian imperialism and the domestic imposition of neoliberalism.