Biden RESISTS Calling Bucha Massacre ‘Genocide’
Satellite images add to evidence that Russians slaughtered Ukrainian civilians in Bucha, according to a new investigation by the New York Times. Robby Soave and Batya Ungar-Sargon discuss.
Biden Demands WAR CRIMES TRIAL For Putin
Krystal and Saagar outline the Biden comments about Putin being tried at the Hague for war crimes and what it could mean for peace talks with Ukraine
Hungarian elections & liberal cruelty
By Titus Techera The other day, Hungary held its usual quadrennial legislative elections. Hungary has a mono-cameral Parliament of 199 members, most of whom are elected in winner-takes-all single-member constituencies; the rest are elected in a national constituency according to some complicated mix of Proportional Representation & more […]
Defense Firms Should Hire Ukrainian, Afghan Refugees, Navy’s Top Admiral Urges
By Marcus Weisgerber, Global Business Editor Here’s a suggestion for U.S. defense firms struggling to find skilled workers to build ships and weapons, straight from the chief of naval operations: hire Ukrainian and Afghan refugees. Adm. Mike Gilday touted the apprenticeship programs run by the country’s major shipyards, […]
US To Move To Suspend Russia From UN Human Rights Council
The United States will push to remove Russia from the United Nations Human Rights Council over Ukraine’s accusation that invading troops massacred civilians in the town of Bucha, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on Monday.
The “Squad” Pushes War & Imperialism In Ukraine
Members of The “Squad” in Congress may provide reliable support for traditional progressive objectives when it comes to domestic issues, but what about in matters of war and peace? Well, when it comes to economic sanctions in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Congressional progressives – with a […]
Tulsi Gabbard: Putin’s Attacks ‘REPREHENSIBLE, A Huge ERROR’
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave discuss Tulsi Gabbard’s harsh words for President Vladimir Putin.
MSNBC Anchor OPENLY Pushes WW3 With Russia
Krystal and Saagar scrutinize the comments made by MSNBC anchor Ali Veshi where he expressed his desire for a full scale military confrontation between America and Russia
Russian Ruble STABILIZES As Sanctions BACKFIRE
Krystal and Saagar break down the effects that the economic battle between Russia and the west are having as the ruble rebounds from its collapse and oil producers withdraw from Europe
UKRAINE WAR: Putin Faces TURNING POINT As Troops Move East
Krystal and Saagar bring another battle update from the war in Ukraine as Russian troops retreat from Kyiv and zero in on the eastern regions that Putin views as independent states
Zelenskyy Pleads With Hollywood At The Grammys, Video Purports To Show Executed Ukrainian Civilians
Ryan Grim and Robby Soave discuss President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s appearance at the Grammys last night.
Sanctions Force Russia To DIVORCE From Western NEOLIBERAL Dogma
Writer Egor Kotkin describes Russia’s departure from the neoliberal energy apparatus.
Shanghai Extends Covid LOCKDOWN As Cases Surge, Forces Testing Or PRISON
Ryan Grim, Kim Iversen, and Robby Soave discuss China’s ‘zero Covid’ policy.
Gruesome images, stories from Bucha and other Ukrainian suburbs draw vows of new Russian sanctions, justice
By Peter Weber, The Week As Russian troops pull back from suburbs and villages surrounding Kyiv and other parts of northeastern Ukraine, they are leaving bodies of civilians in the street and in houses, some with their hands bound and gunshot wounds through their skulls, local residents and […]
France’s President Macron must lead the way to peace in Ukraine
I tend to agree with this. It’s going to have to be Germany and France that eventually make a peace deal with Russia. The Atlantic powers are going to have to fade into the background. By Andrew Day The Week Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has […]
Why the U.S. can’t lead on punishing Russia’s war crimes
By Joel Mathis, The Week Vladimir Putin is a war criminal. That’s not a strict legal judgment — not yet, at least — but the evidence keeps growing. Ukraine officials over the weekend said they had discovered a mass grave in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, and journalists visiting […]
Nuke, Massacres, and Preparing for the Next War
by Peter Zeihan on April 4, 2022 Polish Deputy Prime Minister (and former Prime Minister) Jaroslaw Kaczynski caught my attention over the weekend when he mentioned that Poland would be open to hosting not only American forces, but also US nuclear weapons. Usually the statements of a country’s second […]
3,000 Years of NATO Expansion
A history of Western geopolitics.
What William Tecumseh Sherman Can Teach Us about the Russia-Ukraine War
By Mitchell G. Klingenberg The Conversation It is doubtful the tragic devastation of the Russia-Ukraine War would surprise William Sherman were he alive today. The iconic U.S. Army soldier was a student of war at home and abroad. Sherman, who lived from 1820 to 1891, concluded that war – what the Prussian military […]
Watch Nigel Farage Destroy the Entire Ukraine Narrative in Under 3 Minutes — 8 Years Ago
Free Thought Project In 1990, as the collapse of the Soviet Union unfolded, NATO along with the United States made agreements and promises to Russia, not to expand their territory. “We understand that not only for the Soviet Union but for other European countries as well it is […]
Is it 1938 — or 2003?
By William Falk, The Week It’s 1938 again, and the greatest risk the West faces is not a third world war but appeasement in the face of Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Ukraine. No, it’s 1964 or 2003, and the U.S. must not again make the mistake of being […]
How did Russia’s oligarchs become so powerful?
The Week Staff The U.S. and its allies are going after the assets of Russia’s billionaires. Will sanctioning them hurt Putin? Here’s everything you need to know: Who are the oligarchs? They’re the dozens of ultrawealthy Russians who schemed and swindled their way to control of Russia’s most […]
What is the extent of Russian war crimes in Ukraine?
The Signal What is the extent of Russian war crimes in Ukraine? Chimène Keitner on the brutal logic of Moscow’s continuing violations of international law. Don Fontijn At least 1,189 civilians are dead and 1,900 injured since the outset of the invasion of Ukraine. Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations […]
Odessa, and The Ukraine War
by Peter Zeihan on April 4, 2022 There has been much talk about how there are plenty of buyers for Russian oil – especially heavily discounted Russian oil – in absence of American and European buyers. The would-be buyers at the top of the list, India and China, certainly […]
The Ghost of 1914
By William S. Lind, Traditional Right World War I ended with a global pandemic. Has the next world war begun with one? I pray not, but no historian can look upon the war in Ukraine and not see the ghost of 1914 rising wraithlike from it – a […]
Geopolitical Analysis #4: China
Todd Lewis will be joined by Keith Preston and Terminal Philosophy to discuss the Geopolitics of China.
Will the Real Volodymyr Zelensky Please Stand Up?
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley “Man looks in the abyss, there’s nothing staring back at him. At that moment, man finds his character. And that is what keeps him out of the abyss.” -Oliver Stone Neoliberalism has a brand-new rock star, and his […]
Max Blumenthal REACTS to Bad Faith Interview w/ Ro Khanna
On today’s Bad Faith podcast, Briahna Joy Gray interviewed Rep Ro Khanna D-CA about a number of subjects including a recent dustup between Khanna and Gray Zone reporter Blumenthal over America’s Ukraine foreign policy. Tonight, Blumenthal responds.
America’s Crocodile Tears For Ukraine
If the United States Government actually cared about the Ukrainian people, they would be doing everything in their power to broker a peace. But they’re not doing that. Why not?
Coleman Hughes on The War in Ukraine with Cathy Young
My guest today is Cathy Young. Cathy is one of my favorite journalists around today. She is a writer at The Bulwark and also a cultural studies fellow at the Cato Institute, a columnist for Newsday, and a contributing editor to Reason. Cathy, who was born in Moscow […]
How the Russian officer elite is being decimated in Ukraine – 18 generals and commanders who were killed in action
By Alia Shoaib Insider Following its invasion of Ukraine several weeks ago, Russia’s once-feared military has faced fierce resistance. Some experts believe that Russia may have overreached, as it has struggled to make the quick progress it expected to and has reportedly lost a slew of high-profile military […]
In Every Corner of Palestine, There Is a Story of Dispossession
By Mohammed El-Kurd The Nation Today is Land Day, an annual commemoration of those killed protesting Israeli theft of Palestinian lands 46 years ago. But even now, there is a Nakba everywhere you look. Today is Land Day in Palestine—a day that commemorates the moment 46 years ago […]
Abby Martin: Tech Monopolies Are AN ARM Of US Government, INTENT On Controlling The Narrative
Journalist Abby Martin criticizes Big Tech’s influence in shaping media coverage of U.S. foreign policy.
Sanctions on Russia could eat away at the dollar’s global dominance and boost the use of crypto, IMF says
By Adam Morgan McCarthy Insider The sanctions placed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine could erode the dominance of the US dollar and spur the adoption of digital currencies, according to a top IMF official. Stringent Western financial sanctions have frozen much of Russia’s foreign assets and […]
How Putin’s Invasion is Changing Our World Forever
“The German military will once again take the reigns of being the most formidable on the European continent” Hey, I’ve seen this one before!
What We Fight For
By Bill Baillie, Nation Revisited When I first got interested in politics, sixty years ago, the main threat was Communism. The Soviet Union was backing guerilla armies in Asia and Africa and financing left wing movements throughout the world. Our fears were fed by American propaganda that warned […]
Sanctions on Russia boomerang – Biden promises food shortages
By Sara Flounders, Workers World “Food shortages — it’s going to be real,” President Joe Biden said in Brussels March 25. “The price of the sanctions is not just imposed upon Russia. It’s imposed upon an awful lot of countries as well, including European countries and our country […]
Is the Ukraine War in a Stalemate or Checkmate?
A month after the Russian invasion of Ukraine started and the war has entered a stalemate or is it a chance for one side to make a checkmate move?
Can America EVEN WIN A War Today?
Saagar looks at the future of warfare and geopolitical conflict after the Russian invasion of Ukraine and how capable the American military is of actually winning wars
So-Called CONSPIRACY ‘New World Order’ Now Touted By China, Russia, Biden, Klaus Schwab
Kim Iversen breaks down what the ‘New World Order’ is.
US Intel: Putin Has NO IDEA How Bad Ukraine War Is
Krystal and Saagar evaluate the claims made by US intel agencies about Putin’s lack of awareness about the results of the war effort in Ukraine with the necessary skepticism towards deep state operatives
DETAILS: Inside Hunter’s MULTI MILLION Chinese Govt Deal
Krystal and Saagar bring the newly uncovered details of Hunter Biden’s business dealings with the Chinese government that brought him millions of dollars
Geopolitics As Culture War
By Richard Heathen, The Heartland Traditionalist In recent years America has become increasingly divided as the culture war evermore is the battle ground of domestic politics. Yet, it isn’t just domestic politics where America’s elites are championing a cultural revolution. Whether Republican or Democrat successive US administrations are […]
Ruble becomes best-performing currency in March; soars to 83 to the dollar
By Krishna Kant, Business Standard The ruble appreciated to 83 to the dollar intraday on Tuesday against a record low of 139 on March 7. The ruble has recouped most of its losses and become the top-performing currency globally. It continues to gain and is up 60 per […]
Despite Western sanctions, Russian ruble and banks are recovering
By Jeanne Whalen, The Washington Post Russia’s ruble and banking system are showing continued signs of recovery from the initial punch of sanctions, as Moscow relies on energy exports and currency controls to partly protect the nation’s economy. After initially plummeting, the ruble has rebounded and is edging closer […]
BREAKTHROUGH?: Possible PEACE Deal In Ukraine Takes Shape
On September 20, 2018, the Ukrainian parliament approved amendments to the constitution that would make the accession of the country to NATO and the EU a central goal and the main foreign policy objective.
US Dismisses PEACE TALKS, Warmongering Media DOUBLES DOWN On Russia-Ukraine
Ryan Grim calls out members of the Western media who don’t want to see the Russian invasion of Ukraine end.
FACT FROM FICTION: Is Russia WITHDRAWING From Kyiv?
rystal and Saagar cover the possible retreat from Ukrainian capital Kyiv by Russian forces in what they claim is a trust building, diplomatic exercise but could have other implications
Did The Supply Chain Crisis KILL Globalization?
Krystal and Saagar have Marshall Kosloff interview journalist Christopher Mims about how the supply chain crisis is changing the global economy and why supply chains are so important
Tucker: This is insulting
Fox News host gives his take on the Russian invasion of Ukraine on ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight.’
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