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Ukrainian Climate Activists Say They Don’t Want the US’s Fracked Gas Exports
Impacted climate activists say we need a wartime mobilization for clean energy, not a fracked gas surge to Europe.
Putin Is Attempting to Center Russia as a Hub of the Global Right Wing
Putin is part of a global authoritarian movement, seeking repudiation of the right to national self-determination.
Zelenskyy Says He Is Prepared to Discuss Neutrality From NATO for Ukraine
“We are looking for peace, really, without delay,” said the Ukrainian president before negotiations.
Nobel Laureates Call for End to Ukraine War and Rejection of Nuclear Weapons
“It is either the end of nuclear weapons, or the end of us,” the peace prize winners wrote in an open letter.
US Hawks Are Trying to Increase Military Budget — and Use Ukraine as Excuse
The military budget is at a record high, but that's not stopping some lawmakers from pushing for more.
Activists Decry “Climate-Wrecking” Biden Plan to Boost US Gas Exports to Europe
Biden has announced an effort to ramp up US gas shipments to EU countries as they look to reduce dependence on Russia.
Chomsky: Let’s Focus on Preventing Nuclear War, Rather Than Debating “Just War”
Ukraine will need to take a neutral stance between Russia and NATO for de-escalation to begin, Chomsky says.
Sanctions Against Wealthy Russians Are Largely Symbolic and Won’t End the War
Yet Biden is widely expected to announce a new round of sanctions, along with a tightening of the current ones.
A New Cold War Won’t Help the People of Ukraine or Anyone Else
Foreign policy elites excited about a new Cold War are not thinking primarily about the needs of the Ukrainian people.
Disabled and Older People Are Suffering the Most in Mariupol Siege
Heavy shelling has driven most remaining Mariupol civilians into hiding in their basements.