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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.
Amid Russia’s War, Some US Hawks Are Calling for Trillion-Dollar Military Budget
The Pentagon budget is already so huge that returning to Cold War levels would mean reducing, not increasing spending.
Putin Has Sacrificed Russia’s Economy for This War on Ukraine’s People
In invading Ukraine, Putin has also wrecked Russia's economy by provoking unprecedented economic sanctions.
Climate Groups Slam Biden Energy Department for Increasing LNG Exports
“Europe's gas dependence is funding Putin's war machine,” one Greenpeace campaigner said earlier this month.
Amid War in Ukraine, Global South Faces Brunt of Rising Food Prices
The UN is warning Russia's invasion of Ukraine could lead to a “hurricane of hunger.”
Republicans Supporting a No-Fly Zone Are Putting Us at Risk of Nuclear War
A no-fly zone is an act of war. Instead, we should all support the peace movement.