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March 26, 2022

U.S. Peace Council Statement on Russia’s Military Intervention in Ukraine

U.S.Peace Council U.S.Peace Council

The US with its NATO allies have not only provoked this tragedy but have sought to prolong it in their refusal to engage in negotiations for a ceasefire.

March 25, 2022

Here We Go Again

Jan Barry

Anti-war activist Jan Barry sees in the Ukraine crisis both memories of older wars and a warning.

March 25, 2022

Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and the Women Who Fought for Labor Reform

Lucile Levin 6sqft

old black and white photo of women garment workers working

The 1911 factory blaze shocked the nation, spurred new regulations to protect factory workers and propelled women to labor leadership.

March 25, 2022

Will War in Ukraine Hasten the End of Fossil Fuels?

Jack Marley The Conversation

Many countries have announced measures to cut imports of fuel and energy from Russia. But international resolve to cripple Russia’s revenue streams will not translate into comprehensive strategies for phasing out fossil fuels on its own.

March 25, 2022

The Odyssey of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Memorial

Mary Anne Transciatti The Labor and Working Class History Association

Barring any unforeseen obstacle, the Triangle Fire Memorial will be dedicated on the building where the fire happened on the fire’s 112th anniversary, March 25, 2023. It will be New York City’s first labor memorial.

March 25, 2022

Facing Severe Repression, Russians Are Turning to Antiwar Graffiti

Colleen Wood and Alexis Lerner Waging Nonviolence

As the Kremlin cracks down on antiwar protests, subversive street art critiquing the war in Ukraine is proliferating across Russia.

March 25, 2022

Putin and Trump Have Convinced Me I Was Wrong About the 21st Century

Robert Reich Robert Reich blog

I used to believe several things about the twenty-first century that Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and Donald Trump’s election in 2016 have shown me are false.

Why There's No One Inside This Spider-Man Suit

March 25, 2022

Is there a human being inside the superhero outfit? More often than you think, there is not.

Ahed's Knee | Movie

March 25, 2022

A celebrated Israeli filmmaker named Y arrives in a remote desert village to present one of his films. A sharp critique of the censorship, hypocrisy, and violence instigated by Israel and repressive governments everywhere. In theaters now.

Russia Struggled to Capture a Ukrainian Town. Intercepted Radio Messages Show Why.

March 25, 2022

The Times’s Visual Investigations team analyzed dozens of battlefield radio transmissions between Russian forces during an initial invasion of the town of Makariv, outside Kyiv. They reveal an army struggling with logistical problems and communication failures.