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Bishop Barber Calls on Clergy to Go to Russia to Urge Release of Brittney Griner
The WNBA star was sentenced last week to nine years in a penal colony for possessing two ounces of cannabis oil.
China Cuts Off Climate Ties With US in Retaliation for Pelosi’s Trip to Taiwan
Antiwar voices and regional experts had repeatedly urged Pelosi to reconsider the visit during her travels in Asia.
Warnings Grow Over Nuclear War as Tensions Escalate Between US, Russia and China
The UN warned this week that humanity is “one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation” as tensions escalate.
21st-Century US Foreign Policy Is Shaped by Fears of China’s Rise, Chomsky Says
The fears driving U.S. policy toward China draw from the deep racist currents that have always poisoned this society.
Putin’s Repression Is Driving Many Antiwar Russians Abroad
A Russian dissident describes how he left as "antiwar demonstrations were brutally smashed by the police."
World Oil Production Is Rising, With No End in Sight
Global production is projected to rise to 126 million barrels a day by 2050. It's time to end the tyranny of oil.
“Fortress Mentality” Among US Leaders Has Trapped Us in a Cycle of Militarism
FBI Director Christopher Wray’s recent comments underscored yet again the siege mentality that drives U.S. policy.
A Ukrainian-Led School Emerges in Germany to Teach Refugee Children
More than 5.8 million Ukrainian refugees have fled to Europe. In Dresden, Germany, a school has opened to serve them.
Noam Chomsky: Humanity Faces Two Existential Threats. One Is Nearly Ignored.
A major public opinion study asked people to rank the import of 29 current issues. Nuclear war wasn’t even on the list.
Noam Chomsky: The “Historic” NATO Summit in Madrid Shored Up US Militarism
The expansion of NATO to include the newly created Indo-Pacific "sentinel states" is proof the U.S. empire doesn't rest.