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Category: Russia
WATCH: TWTW — ‘Europe & Russia Stare at War’
Europe trash talks war. Putin says Russia is ready. The U.S.-Iran ceasefire breaks down again and does NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s victories really signal a new direction for Democrats?
Craig Murray: The UK Joins the Pirates
This attempt to enforce Western sanctions in areas where Western powers have no jurisdiction is a classic example of the current aggressive resurgence of imperialism replacing international law.
WATCH: The World This Week — ‘The USA v. Israel’
With the war on Iran stuck in low-intensity conflict, new focus is on the U.S.-Israel relationship. Everyone has a theory, but it’s perhaps more complex than it looks. This week we try to unravel it. Watch the replay.
Who Is the Aggressor? Turning Obstacles into Threats
Obstacles to the aggressors’ expansion and occupation in the Middle East are Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis and Shia militia in Iraq. They are presented as “threats” rather than defenders of their dignity, sovereignty and land.
Hedges Report: Epstein, the Russian Mob & Maxwell
The collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s is at the epicentre of the Epstein scandal, says investigative reporter Moe Tkacik, while the F.B.I. and media are complicit in hiding the financial and intelligence crimes of the ruling class.
WATCH: The World This Week ‘The War: Putin’s View’, Pt. 2
Scott Ritter joins Part 2 of The World This Week from St. Petersburg where he attended the International Economic Forum amid drone attacks on the city from Ukraine. Watch the replay.
WATCH: The World This Week — ‘The War: Putin’s View’
In St. Petersburg this week, the Russian president spoke frankly about Ukraine, NATO and the course of the war: there’s no end in sight. With Ray McGovern and Patrick Lawrence. Watch the replay.
Hedges Report: On Mutual Aid & ‘Palaces of the Crow’
Against the violent landscape of World War II, author Ray Nayler poses fundamental questions about human existence. Is our natural state war against all, or is it grounded in mutual aid?
JOE LAURIA: Mutual Aid or Mutual Assured Destruction
WATCH: Cooperation is more important than competition in human survival, argued Peter Kropotkin. After competition brought two world wars, mutual aid twice sought to rescue humanity. Will there be a third chance?