What The Ukraine?
This weekend’s big story has been the escalating conflict between Russia and the Ukraine. (What’s up with the muted reaction to the Optic Nerve story?) It’s a complex situation, but I find that I just...
View ArticleU.S. Congress Not Really Bothered By Ukraine Crisis
In the Ukraine, pro-Russian fighters have taken over a Ukranian naval base on the Crimean peninsula. Russian soldiers have entered the peninsula, as the Russian government formally claimed the...
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Whose Hands Should Be On Iraq And Ukraine?
The Independent Political Report gives us news of a recent anti-war protest in San Francisco in which the World Workers Party was involved. I’m grateful to any group or individual who takes part...
View ArticleA Downed Jetliner, A World War?
I spent most of today traveling and unaware of events, so when my son piped up with the merry question “Are you read for World War 3?” I answered with a glib, “is it really scheduled for tomorrow? Good...
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US in Iraq and Russia in Ukraine Are Different Because…
Americans have spent much of 2014 in outrage at the way that Russian military forces have interfered in Ukraine’s civil war. Now, Americans have sent their own military to Iraq to interfere in Iraq’s...
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Democrats Introduce Bill To Reduce America’s Nuclear Weapons Arsenal
Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to push the President of the United States to re-enter the Cold War, engaging in a proxy war against Russia by sending weapons and money to the...
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