A glimpse of the dark but understandable feelings of many in Ukraine in the face of Putin's murderous assault on their nation. Charles Ukraine: Victory And Hate For The Enemy - Europe Solidaire Sans F

I find these reports of sexual assault being used as an integral part of Putin's criminal assault on Ukraine among the most troubling aspects of this horror - along which the mass involuntary expulsio

Laws that ban gender-affirming treatment ignore the wealth of research demonstrating its benefits for trans people’s health. As a Queer man with transwomen in my family, the ongoing hostility toward t

We speak with renowned Ukrainian author Andrey Kurkov, president of PEN Ukraine, about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, now in its third month. “The war looks like the war against Ukrainian culture, U

I know there are some who reflexively deny any war crimes or atrocities committed by Putin or dismiss such things by invoking the many U.S. crimes and atrocities - like one makes the other not worth m

Female Face of Russian Anti-war Movement: Why Women Protest? - Lefteast After more than a month of this protest, it is already evident that women are very active in the protest movement. One of the fi

Self-Determination and the War in Ukraine - Dissent Magazine We cannot know how Ukraine will develop after the war. But we know there will be horrible consequences if Russia wins. Two months ago, when

Opinion | Amid War and Devastation, Ukrainians Track Russian Eco Crimes | Rachel Teng Ruiqi (commondreams.org) The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) says that nearly 2,900 civilians have

As a U.S. Green, I am encouraged to see Greens as part of a strong left coalition in France as well as the gains by Greens in England in recent elections. Charles In France, a Left-Wing Bloc Is Unitin

Eric Draitser is another who strives to honor complexity and contradictions regarding Ukraine while never losing sight of the essential fact of Putin's criminal assault on Ukraine. Charles (17) 5/6/22

Street is one of my favorite writers because he is willing to be honest about a variety of perspectives without becoming rigidly partisan for any "side". Charles No Proxy War: Stop the Dying - Counter

Russian Officials Must Be Held to Account for Documented War Crimes: Amnesty (commondreams.org) Ukraine: "He's not coming back". War crimes in Northwest areas of Kyiv Oblast - Amnesty International Gl

Full text since the Washington Post has a paywall Charles Russian internet users downloading VPNs by the millions in challenge to Putin - The Washington Post A tremendous surge in VPN downloads repres

Once 'Unthinkable,' French Left Forms Coalition to Challenge Macron in Parliament (commondreams.org)

Can U.S. Progressives work with the European left on Ukraine? - NationofChange Can U.S. Progressives work with the European left on Ukraine? Those who condemn American imperialism must condemn Russian

The War in Ukraine Is a Colonial War | The New Yorker Historian Timothy Snyder: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Is a Colonial War | Democracy Now! We speak to Yale University historian Timothy Snyder abo

European Union Proposes a Total Ban on Russian Oil as Sanctions Grow over Ukraine War | Democracy Now! AMY GOODMAN: To talk more about the EU’s proposed ban on Russian oil, we’re joined by Tymofiy Myl

Hedges: Stand with Alice Walker — Anti-Zionism is not Anti-Semitism (Video) – scheerpost.com (12) Stand with Alice Walker - YouTube Chris Hedges, Alice Walker, and Susan Abulhawa talk about censorship

The End of the Right to Privacy - The American Prospect The End of the Right to Privacy Samuel Alito’s draft opinion overruling Roe v. Wade also threatens gay rights, contraception, and even interraci

'You've got to shut it down': Lessons from Wisconsin's 2011 worker uprising (therealnews.com) Lessons from Wisconsin’s 2011 worker uprising - YouTube