By Peter Weber, The Week “Russia is suffering troop losses and has been unable to take Ukraine’s capital city of Kyiv as of yet, but the Russians are expanding their attacks,” trying to break out of their current stalemate, CNN’s Jake Tapper said Sunday. “What is going wrong […]
Krystal and Saagar respond to the comments made by Dr. Anthony Fauci in his return to cable news where he suggested mask mandates and other covid guidelines could come back
By Grayson Quay The Week Missouri’s state legislature is considering a proposal that would empower private citizens to sue anyone who helps a Missouri woman obtain an abortion, even if the abortion takes place in another state, Politico reported Saturday. “If a Missouri resident is hurt, even in Illinois, […]
By Matt Smith OC Media Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is forcing Georgia’s rulers to make some tough choices, exacerbating underlying tensions between the country’s government and the populace and setting up a battle that will determine the fate of the country for years to come. In light of […]
By Tigran Grigoryan OC MEDIA The invasion of Ukraine could see an isolated and resurgent Russia in the South Caucasus, which has troubling implications for the sovereignty of Armenia and the security of Nagorno Karabakh. The Russian invasion of Ukraine completely changed the entire dynamic of Russo-Western relations […]
By Giorgi Lomsadze Eurasianet In recent years the Caucasus country has become a magnet for Iranian students, business owners, and dissidents. But now many report they’re not being allowed to enter. Names and other identifying elements in this story have been changed at the request of the interviewees […]
By Nicole Grajewski, Atlantic Council Hours after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin called his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi to inform him about Russia’s “special military operation.” During the call, Raisi expressed Iran’s understanding of Russia’s security concerns and affirmed the […]
By Ogul Tuna The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington Azerbaijan’s biggest trade partners in the region, the UAE and Saudi Arabia, have shared economic interests in establishing new trade links, but they also share common threat perceptions regarding Iran and radicalism. At the crossroads of east-west and […]
By Heydar Isayev Eurasianet Azerbaijan and Iran have signed a transit agreement that could have big implications for Armenia. One of Azerbaijan’s key demands after winning the 44-day war in 2020 was for Armenia to allow it overland access to its Nakhchivan exclave, a piece of territory surrounded […]
By Nolan Hicks New York Post A “bureaucratic nightmare” has left 2,500 city-funded apartments for homeless New Yorkers who need mental health care and other social services open — enough units to house every person living on the streets or in the subways, The Post has learned. This […]
By Max Blumenthal, The Gray Zone Testimony by evacuated Mariupol residents and warnings of a false flag attack undermine the Ukrainian government’s claims about a Russian bombing of a local theater sheltering civilians. Western media have reported that Russia’s military deliberately attacked the Donetsk Academic Regional Drama theater […]
Ryan Grim, Robby Soave, and Kim Iversen discuss the detention of basketball player, Brittney Griner, in Russia.
Krystal and Saagar analyze the significance of Putin’s decision to fire a hypersonic missile in Ukraine as a warning to NATO and a statement about the military capabilities Russia possesses
Kim Iversen reacts to The Wall Street Journal write up “”Ivermectin Didn’t Reduce Covid-19 Hospitalizations in Largest Trial to Date.””
Krystal and Saagar are joined by journalist Murtaza Hussain to take an in depth look at the US relationship with Saudi Arabia and how they influence American elections for their own benefit
I think the disconnect here is that Armin the Mujahideen WAS a policy success, it was the most successful policy ever done by the military-industrial complex. Not only did they make massive profits, but the eventual attack on 9/11 has guaranteed massive profits forever. Dead people and human […]
Deputy opinion editor at Newsweek, Batya Ungar-Sargon, weighs in on the latest concerns surrounding a subvariant of omicron.
Krystal and Saagar provide an update on the domestic politics in Ukraine now that President Zelensky has shut down most opposition parties and taken control of the media
Let’s be honest, if this was Trump’s kid this would be front-page news and these two ladies would be saying take his kin down!!
Team Rising reacts to renewed calls by the GOP to investigate Hunter Biden.
Krystal looks at how the lesser covered US foreign policy decisions on the war in Ukraine could jeopardize peace talks and lead to greater destruction due to a prolonged war effort
I will give Rubin one thing. He hasn’t gone the “Well, I’m actually straight now” route like Milo
Ryan Grim calls out Dr. Peter McCullough and financier Edward Dowd for misrepresenting data regarding excess deaths in 2021.
Krystal and Saagar go through the tone shift from China on the Russian invasion of Ukraine as the CCP now blames NATO and is looking to strengthen its ties to Russia
It makes sense for Putin to cash out now rather than wait and let NATO become more entrenched in Ukraine. I mean from a strategic standpoint this was also a very fragile time with a delicate global recovery which may factor into it also. These are not the […]
Robby Soave commends a recent op-ed from the New York Times editorial board.
Krystal and Saagar cover the military developments in Ukraine as the Russians advance and the media pushes a false narrative of a stalemate taking place with the Ukrainians
It’s scary to think that the Pentagon is more moderate than the media about this war. 2022 is gonna be a hell of a ride.
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave discuss the state of peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia.
Krystal and Saagar break down the major difference in polling on no fly zones when Americans are given the definition of what it is compared to when they are simply asked about supporting it
Remember when the British media interviewed the US ambassadors when America invaded Iraq and Afghanistan and Syria and was drone bombing civilians??? Me either…
The Intercept’s Mara Hvistendahl details her interview with EcoHealth Alliance president Peter Daszak
Saagar and Marshall Kosloff from The Realignment Podcast speak with author and military strategy expert Christian Brose about how Ukraine will change the US competition with Russia and China
A necessary precision here: none of the 11 suspended (and not banned) parties are left-wing. The Ukrainian Socialist Party is a conservative party lead by a neofascist, the Progressive Socialist Party is officially part of Putin’s coalition (the only non-Russian party to be part of that coalition), the […]
Ryan Grim, Robby Soave, and Kim Iversen answer your #RisingQs.
Krystal and Kyle Kulinski of Krystal Kyle & Friends talk with Amazon labor organizer Christian Smalls about his campaign to get NYC Amazon warehouses unionized and the lack of support from AOC and Bernie
Proto Protestant https://www.thedefensepost.com/2022/03/09/lockheed-military-manufacturing-saudi/ Biden and others in the American Establishment have sought to cast the new Cold War in terms of the Liberal Democracies versus the Authoritarian States. This claim is as farcical as the Capitalist Free World versus the Communist Bloc of the first Cold War. The […]
By Jacob Sullum, Reason A new report emphasizes that the U.S. would still have a very high incarceration rate even if all drug war prisoners were released. The number of people in U.S. jails and prisons fell substantially in 2020: by 25 percent and 15 percent, respectively. But […]
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave discuss the state of peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia. Robby Soave commends a recent op-ed from the New York Times editorial board. Ryan Grim calls out Dr. Peter McCullough and financier Edward Dowd for misrepresenting data regarding excess deaths in 2021. | […]
Krystal and Saagar cover the military developments in Ukraine, Zelensky banning opposition parties, China’s shift towards Russia, the Hunter Biden coverup, Fauci’s return to TV, US media’s shaming of India, how America is jeopardizing peace in Ukraine, and the imbalanced relationship between US & Saudi Arabia. Merch: https://breaking-points.myshopify.com/ […]
By Helen Mercer, Morningstar Online Kamala Harris and the Future of America by Caleb Maupin, Centre for Political Innovation £7.49 In this short but thought-provoking book, centred on the person of Vice-Presidential nominee Kamala Harris, Caleb Maupin dissects the current ruptures within the US ruling class around which […]
While Trumpism is certainly not without its dangers, an even greater danger is a return of the neocons, who are presently embedded in the Biden regime in the person of figures like Victoria Nuland, and there is a possibility of the return of a full-blown neocon regime under […]
Ep. 2088 The Continued Rise of the Antiwar Right The dissident wing of the American Right continues to show promise from a libertarian point of view, especially but not limited to foreign policy. Nothing is less fashionable than to support Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, but her recent statement […]
By William S. Lind, Traditional Right As of this writing, March 4, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has turned into a typical Russian mess. Ukraine is not dead yet. The Russian army’s logistics have broken down, as they usually do. And Russia has suffered a monumental self-inflicted defeat at […]
Ep. 2087 Where is the Russia/Ukraine Situation Headed? Scott Horton joins Tom Woods for a sober look at the present situation, answers common critics (“duh, you’re repeating Putin talking points!”), and gives us a solid backgrounder. Read the original article at TomWoods.com. http://tomwoods.com/ep-2087-where-is-the-russia-ukraine-situation-headed/
By Grayson Quay The Week The D.C.-based Institute for the Study of War concluded that “Ukrainian forces have defeated the initial Russian campaign of this war,” in an assessment published Saturday, The New York Times reported. The assessment argues that Russia had failed in its initial goal of […]
By Grayson Quay The Week On Saturday and Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky invoked his emergency powers under martial law to suppress several opposition political parties and implement a “unified information policy.” In an address to the nation delivered Sunday, he announced a temporary ban on “any activity” […]
The Week Staff The autocrat’s Darwinian worldview was shaped by a grim childhood, the KGB, and the fall of the Berlin Wall. The autocrat’s Darwinian worldview was shaped by a grim childhood, the KGB, and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Here’s everything you need to know: How […]
By Benjamin H. Friedman, Justin Logan The Week Western nations on the continent are ready to face their own military destiny. In Washington, Russia’s attack on Ukraine has been a call to arms. The United States has not only sped up weapons shipments to Ukraine’s beleaguered military, it […]
By Yuliy Dubovyk Multipolarista A left-wing peace activist raised in Ukraine explains how the US government created the crisis, backing two coups in a decade, fueling a devastating civil war, and exploiting his nation as a proxy against Russia. I am a Ukrainian-American. I grew up and spent […]
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
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