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![State Representative Mark Finchem speaks with attendees at a Save America rally at Country Thunder Arizona in Florence, Arizona, on January 15, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0306-mark-finchem-400x300.jpg)
Trump’s Pick for AZ Secretary of State Participated in January 6 Capitol Breach
If Trumpists seize control of the electoral system in 2022, they will use that power ruthlessly in 2024.
![This photograph taken on March 4, 2022, shows a school building damaged by shelling in the city of Chernihiv in Ukraine.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0307-ukraine-shelling-400x300.jpg)
Russian Invasion Isn’t a Cold War Replay. It Could Portend Something Worse.
The risk of war is growing in many places across the globe.
![People arrive to the Western Railway Station from Zahony after crossing the border at Zahony-Csap as they flee Ukraine on March 6, 2022, in Budapest, Hungary.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/GettyImages-1381425901-400x300.jpg)
Putin Issues Warning About “Future of Ukrainian Statehood” Amid Refugee Crisis
Putin's rhetoric has heightened fears about potential nuclear war as anti-war activists opposed calls for a no-fly zone.
![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.
![People line up to withdraw U.S. dollars at a Tinkoff ATM in a supermarket on Tverskaya street in Moscow, Russia, on March 3, 2022. The invasion of Ukraine by the Russian military has sent the Russian ruble plummeting, leading uneasy people to line up at banks and ATMs to withdraw U.S. dollars as they worry that their saving would devalue even more in the near future.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/GettyImages-1238911417-400x300.jpg)
Sanctions May Sound “Nonviolent,” But They Quietly Hurt the Most Vulnerable
Economic sanctions are a weapon of war, not an alternative to war.
![People evacuate the city of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv, on day 10 of the Russia-Ukraine war on March 5, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/GettyImages-1238952096-400x300.jpg)
Ukrainian Civilian Death Toll Likely “Considerably Higher” Than 351, UN Says
Ukraine has also accused Russia of violating a ceasefire for evacuation routes out of Mariupol and Volnovakha.
![Ukrainian territorial defense forces in a basement used as a military base on the 5th day since start of large-scale Russian attacks in the country, in Dnipro, Ukraine, on February 28, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/GettyImages-1238837724-400x300.jpg)
War Is Forcing Ukrainian Leftists to Make Difficult Decisions About Violence
An anarchist resistance fighter and an isolated pacifist take divergent paths toward peace.
![Ukrainians and supporters gather around the Lafayette Park in front of the White House in Washington, D.C., to stage a protest against Russia's attacks on Ukraine, on February 27, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0304-ukraine-white-house-400x300.jpg)
Biden Offers Protected Status for Ukrainians, Shielding Them From Deportation
The Department of Homeland Security estimates that 71,500 Ukrainians in the U.S. will benefit from the designation.
![Various types of ammunition, including a bomblet (with red ribbon), sub munition in a so-called cluster bomb, are on display at the Spreewerk ISL Integrated Solutions weapons decommissioning facility near Luebben on June 23, 2009.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/2022_0304-munitions-400x300.jpg)
Russia’s Use of Cluster Bombs Should Spur a Global Recommitment to Banning Them
Many of the world's most powerful countries, including the U.S. and Russia, aren't signatories to the cluster bomb ban.
![Russian Environmentalist Speaks Out on Putin’s Attack on Antiwar Protesters & Independent Media](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/03/SEG2-arrests-5-400x300.jpg)
Russian Police Have Arrested More Than 8,000 Antiwar Protesters in 8 Days
Meanwhile, Russia is taking further steps to criminalize independent media.