Own goal: Cameron Leckie says the Western response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is rapidly accelerating what had been a more drawn-out process.
Ukraine: Transfer of Power Balance from West to East
Category: Biden Administration
Poll: Majority of Americans Fear Nuclear War
Nearly three-quarters of polled respondents thought the Russian invasion of Ukraine has increased the likelihood that nuclear weapons will be used anywhere in the world.
Biden Confirms Why the US Needed This War
In a moment of candor, Joe Biden has revealed why the U.S. needed the Russian invasion and why it needs it to continue, writes Joe Lauria.
Warnings for Washington About Cold War 2.0
The authors raise the brutal U.S. military misadventures committed during the first Cold War in the name of defending “the free world,” a term Biden ominously revived in his State of the Union address.
The Impact of Ukraine on Yemen
The Western economic war on Russia over Ukraine is having a spillover effect on the forgotten war in Yemen, writes Kathy Kelly.
Caitlin Johnstone: Ukraine’s ‘Agency’ the CIA Kind
Denying the Western role in subverting Ukrainian sovereignty doesn’t benefit ordinary Ukrainians, it hurts them.
The New Age of Faith
Based on his experience of the past several days, Michael Brenner says the Dark Ages are making a comeback.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Imperial Infantilism
Diplomacy is an essential skill in the century swiftly taking shape around us, but we find that hurling playground insults at the leader of another nation has become normal in post-9/11 Washington.
Remember Afghanistan
Many of the most severe restrictions that people expected the Taliban to impose have not yet materialized, writes Kern Hendricks.
Now Let’s Do the US Oligarchs
Richard Eskow says Biden laid out a blueprint for responding to American oligarchs and super-predators who dwarf their Russian counterparts in wealth and political power.