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![A Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet prepares to make an arrested landing on the USS Nimitz in the South China Sea, April 18, 2023, during routine operations.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/05/2023_0530-fighter-jet-400x300.jpg)
How Do We Push Back Against the US Warfare State?
Our own silence in many ways represents the most powerful propaganda of all, says Norman Solomon.
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Ukrainians Are Demanding a Just Postwar Reconstruction
Ukrainian and Western ruling classes are using the war to further an offensive on the public sector, says Denis Pilash.
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A Ceasefire Is Immediately Needed to Reduce Escalating War in Ukraine
Phyllis Bennis says a ceasefire is only a prelude to negotiations, which should lead to Russian troops being pulled out.
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Washington Is Obstructing the Path to a Political Settlement in Ukraine
The U.S.’s rejection of China’s proposal for a negotiated settlement reveals that it is drawing benefits from the war.
![U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with his UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed in the Thomas Jefferson Room of the State Department in Washington, D.C., on February 14, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/04/GettyImages-1247136970-400x300.jpg)
Pentagon Leaks Reveal UAE Lobbyists May Have Hidden Close Ties With Russia
In 2022 the United Arab Emirates spent over $36 million on lobbying in the U.S.
![A car drives past collapsed buildings in Antakya, Turkey, on February 20, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/04/GettyImages-1247336137-400x300.jpg)
Capitalists Prey on Syria and Turkey Following February Earthquakes
These humanitarian tragedies have become opportunities for rapid growth and high profits for corporate predators.
![Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza sits on a bench inside a defendants' cage during a hearing at the Basmanny court in Moscow on October 10, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/04/2023_0418-russia-400x300.jpg)
One of Russia’s Loudest Antiwar Voices Has Been Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison
Vladimir Kara-Murza also advocated for personal sanctions against powerful Russians accused of human rights abuses.
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Billionaire Space Flight Isn’t About Colonization. It’s Stoking a New Cold War.
Space hegemony is among the core strategies the U.S. is using to maintain its primary global superpower status.
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Peace in Ukraine Is Too Important to Leave in the Hands of Arms Dealers
Arms makers are stoking conflicts and then pitching weapons as a path to peace.
![Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 25, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/03/GettyImages-1249406495-400x300.jpg)
Putin to Station Russian Nukes in Belarus in “Dangerous Escalation”
The move follows controversial new UK plans to provide Ukraine with arms containing depleted uranium.