War and Peace

Boris Johnson’s Downfall Also Marks Brexit’s Final Act

Boris Johnson’s Downfall Also Marks Brexit’s Final Act Boris Johnson’s Downfall Also Marks Brexit’s Final Act

A potent combination of sex, booze, and lies finally turned the British prime minister’s narcissism, contempt for truth, and blatant disregard for convention from personality trait...

Jul 7, 2022 / Gary Younge

Joe Biden speaks during a press conference on the final day of the NATO Summit in Madrid, Spain, on June 30, 2022.

Biden’s NATO Summit Divides the World Into Hostile Camps Biden’s NATO Summit Divides the World Into Hostile Camps

With the home front fatigued, the alliance expands in Europe and campaigns to curb China’s rise.

Jul 7, 2022 / Michael T. Klare

A person applies a red handprint onto a poster that reads

The Supreme Court’s Conquest of Indian Country The Supreme Court’s Conquest of Indian Country

Without having to sign a treaty or fight a war, a 5-4 majority handed the states presumptive power over Indian lands.

Jul 6, 2022 / Elizabeth Hidalgo Reese

In Colombia and Chile, Latin America Is Returning to Democracy

In Colombia and Chile, Latin America Is Returning to Democracy In Colombia and Chile, Latin America Is Returning to Democracy

But is the Biden administration listening?

Jul 6, 2022 / Jacob Sugarman

Michele Goodwin on the End of Abortion and Anatol Lieven on Ukraine

Michele Goodwin on the End of Abortion and Anatol Lieven on Ukraine Michele Goodwin on the End of Abortion and Anatol Lieven on Ukraine

On this episode of Start Making Sense, we revisit the history of forced pregnancy under the slave regime in antebellum America, and speculate on how the war will end in Ukraine.

Jun 30, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

Charred schoolwork after a Russian bomb attack in Kyiv

How Will the War in Ukraine End? How Will the War in Ukraine End?

If you’re betting on a democratic Russia anytime soon, you’d better hope peacefully.

Jun 29, 2022 / Rajan Menon

Man smokes in front of Putin billboard

China Will Decide the Fate of Ukraine China Will Decide the Fate of Ukraine

Only a decisive defeat of Putinism would offer the world some slight hope of restoring some measure of planetary balance.

Jun 27, 2022 / John Feffer

A woman gives a speech at a lectern draped with a picture of Julian Assange.

America’s Lapdog Britain Moves to Extradite Julian Assange America’s Lapdog Britain Moves to Extradite Julian Assange

If President Biden really cared about press freedom, he would have canceled the extradition request months ago.

Jun 24, 2022 / Peter Oborne

Presidents Putin and Jinping

What We Can Learn From the Last Cold War What We Can Learn From the Last Cold War

There are indeed a number of parallels between our cold wars, old and new.

Jun 23, 2022 / Alfred McCoy

NATO From Bad to Worse

NATO From Bad to Worse NATO From Bad to Worse

It is urgent to rebuild a global peace movement opposed to all military alliances and the ongoing massive increases in defense budgets.

Jun 23, 2022 / Gilbert Achcar

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