Unsavory though it may be, a negotiated diplomatic settlement is the only humane option for ending Putin’s invasion.
Ukraine
The UN is urging “genuine negotiations.” Meanwhile, U.S. arms makers are benefiting from the bloody war.
In reality, Ukrainian asylum seekers face many hurdles — but less than other refugees seeking admission into the U.S.
The House minority leader said in 2020 that withholding military aid from Ukraine was the “right thing to do.”
U.S. hypocrisy is no more nakedly apparent than in the Senate’s unanimous resolution condemning Russia.
U.S. weapons manufacturers have spent $2.5 billion lobbying Congress over the past 20 years.
Russia’s former president says Russia may deploy nuclear weapons to the Baltic region if Sweden and Finland join NATO.
As Putin’s war on Ukraine drags on, dissenters within Russia and self-exiled Russians are working to save lives.
The task of the left is to build a mass anti-imperialist, antiwar movement capable of intervening on the side of peace.
The shock of war has been increasingly transformed into a cinematic spectacle used to fan the flames of militarism.