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![People rally to support the Ukrainian people and Ukraine's sovereignty and stop the war that Russia is waging against them in St. Paul, Minnesota, on March 6, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0414-no-fly-zone-400x300.jpg)
A Hunger Within the US Left for “Action” on Ukraine Is Driving Us Astray
The task of the left is to build a mass anti-imperialist, antiwar movement capable of intervening on the side of peace.
![a rocket launcher launches rockets in Ukraine against Russian troops' position](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1239892909-400x300.jpg)
Nonstop Corporate News on Ukraine Is Fueling Support for Unchecked US Militarism
The shock of war has been increasingly transformed into a cinematic spectacle used to fan the flames of militarism.
![Oʻahu Water Protectors gather with signs protesting the U.S. Navy and the Red Hill bulk fuel station.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0323-oahu-water-protectors-400x300.jpg)
O’ahu Organizers Are Defending the Earth Against US Militarism
We shut down this massive facility in four months, says activist Kawenaʻulaokalā Kapahua.
![People walk amid destruction as they evacuate from a contested frontline area between Bucha and Irpin on March 10, 2022, in Irpin, Ukraine.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0310-ukraine-evacuating-400x300.jpg)
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine May Have Disastrous Cascading Effects for Climate
U.S. oil lobbyists are pushing increased production, as Germany boosts military spending. Both worsen climate change.
![Hundreds of anti-war protesters are gathered at the Times Square in New York City, United States on February 26, 2022, to protest against Russian attacks on Ukraine.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/GettyImages-1238784896-400x300.jpg)
Why It’s Hard for Most People in the US to Talk About War
To create an antiwar culture, we must demand accountability, reparations and reconciliation for U.S. war crimes.
![A Ukrainian Military Forces serviceman stands in front of tanks of the 92nd separate mechanized brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces, parked in their base near Klugino-Bashkirivka village, in the Kharkiv region on January 31, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0302-ukraine-tanks-400x300.jpg)
Arms Industry Sees Ukraine Conflict as an Opportunity, Not a Crisis
As a self-selecting elite propounds NATO expansion, military buildup and imperialism, we must embrace peace.
![This picture taken on May 13, 2013, shows 89-year-old Zhang Shijie, a Chinese man who says he was forced to perform hard labor in Japan during World War II, speaking to the media before he and other protesters hand over their demands to the Japan side outside the Japan embassy in Beijing.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0301-shang-zijie-forced-labor-400x300.jpg)
Our Fight for Disability Justice Must Also Confront War and Militarism
Corporations that have fueled militarized violence often partner with mainstream disability organizations.
![People participate in a protest in Grand Central Station in the borough of Manhattan against war in Ukraine on February 19, 2022, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/2022_0225-war-protest--400x300.jpg)
Youth Are Challenging the US War Machine as Tensions Escalate With Russia
“Making things better is not what the war machine is for,” says Kelly Hayes.
![NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hold a news conference at NATO headquarters, after their meeting on Russia's military intervention in Ukraine, on February 24, 2022, in Brussels, Belgium.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/GettyImages-1238725175-400x300.jpg)
The Push to Expand NATO Could Cost Countless Lives. It’s Time to Stop It.
NATO leaves little room for diplomacy. It helped up the ante in Ukraine.
![U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet during the U.S.-Russia summit at Villa La Grange on June 16, 2021, in Geneva, Switzerland.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/02/GettyImages-1233498341-400x300.jpg)
Claims Over Broken Promises About NATO Simmer at the Heart of the Ukraine Crisis
NATO’s expansion into Eastern Europe never had anything to do with security in any meaningful sense.