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Reality doesn’t conform to the theory of the rational, calculating despot who can play the long game.

Reader Comments: War in Ukraine - readers respond; Oil SuperProfits; Puerto Rico; Rev. William Barber II; N0-Knock Warrants; Housing; Challenging the far right; Resources; Announcements; more....

The war continues — as the fight for democracy and equality deepens and broadens

Putin's invasion of Ukraine is not an isolated event. It's part of a broader attack against democracy that echoes events of the twentieth century.

The war is shaped by global neoliberalism, sexism, and racism—not just Cold War dynamics. Only by understanding Eastern Europe beyond the old dichotomies of the free West versus the authoritarian East can we begin to grasp the war’s significance.

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The Russian president’s ‘strong man’ image and disdain for liberals has turned him into a hero for white nationalists

Many actions, many ideas in a week of crisis

Ukraine War Exposes Racial Disparities in Refugee Treatment. Roger Stone Bolts 'Insurrection Headquarters.' The Drug for Conservatives Who Want to Forget They Praised Putin. How Russian State Media Portray the War. Bernie on Putin and the Oligarchs.