The peace movement challenged as never before
Most of the leaders of the alt-right are scrambling to distance themselves from Vladimir Putin. It might be too late.
I make no excuses for Putin, who is an execrable excuse for a human being, or for his war, which is barbarous. And, we should all have learned in kindergarten that two wrongs don’t make a right. But. But, Senators, we see you.
Reality doesn’t conform to the theory of the rational, calculating despot who can play the long game.
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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
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