It is urgent to end the war in Ukraine. But to achieve this goal, “Russia Out Now” is a better slogan than “Diplomacy Now.”
Ukraine and the Peace Movement
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Europe & Central Asia
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The fossil fuel industry’s global links to political violence and repression couldn’t be clearer. Unfortunately, the U.S. is enabling it.
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Biden’s Meeting with the Saudi Crown Prince Risks Becoming a Gift to Autocrats
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The world’s most existential crisis has all but fallen off Washington’s agenda. But campaigners are finding success in more immediate targets.
A Just Ceasefire or Just a Ceasefire?
The war in Ukraine must end with a defeat of Putinism.
Supreme Court Expands Government Secrecy Powers in Torture-Related Case
The U.S. government doesn’t want to acknowledge a Polish torture site that everyone knows about.