Not only has Russia withstood the economic assault, but the sanctions have boomeranged — hitting the very countries that imposed them, write Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies.
Winning & Losing the Economic War Over Ukraine
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COP27: Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Swarm Climate Talks
An analysis of the U.N.’s provisional attendance list shows that 636 fossil fuel lobbyists have been registered at the talks, up 25 percent from last year’s COP26 conference in Glasgow.
IS-K, the Taliban & Africa’s ‘Frozen Uprising’
Far to the southwest of the IS-K stronghold of Nangarhara in eastern Afghanistan, and across the Arabian Sea, are the northern provinces of Mozambique, writes Vijay Prashad.
The Climate Change Lawsuits Against Big Oil
Daniel Farber says the most consequential phase of the high-stakes litigation may be during discovery; when the companies make disclosures that could reach the public.
Climate Deniers’ Strategy of Confusion
The fossil-fuel industry has invested billions of dollars in propaganda funding phony “scientists” and bankrolling politicians to confuse the public about the threat from global warming. The deception is aided and abetted by the mainstream media’s misguided “balance,” as Dan…