Take Action Now In testimony to the European Union Parliament, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg made clear that it was America’s relentless push to enlarge NATO to Ukraine that was the real cause of the war and why it continues today. By Jeffrey Sachs During the disastrous Vietnam War, it was said that the US government treated the public like a mushroom farm: keeping it in the dark…

Take Action Now If there's an uneasy silence on the Left—there's a reason for that. By Tom Gallagher, Common Dreams The American Left’s relative silence regarding US involvement in the Ukraine War, while surprising, is also understandable. Surprising, given the Left’s nearly blanket opposition to 21st century American military-related operations of such magnitude; understandable, in that the…

Take Action Now Be prepared for the tired old zombie argument that a national issue is not your locality’s business. By David Swanson, World Beyond War Passing resolutions through local governments, speaking to national governments, has often been a powerful part of moving public opinion and policy. It’s about time we put it to use for peace in Ukraine, as we have done for peace in other…

Take Action Now Given the official U.S. optimism over Ukraine’s counteroffensive, Barbara Koeppel concludes that Washington has not learned any lessons from failed wars in Vietnam, and later Iraq and Afghanistan. By Barbara Koeppel, Consortium News At the end of 1967, the Vietnam War was a stalemate — at least to those who could see straight. Some, like Gen. William Westmoreland, who…

Take Action Now Report indicates that the long-range weapons may be in the next security package for Zelensky by Mark Episkopos, Responsible Statecraft The U.S. is poised to supply Ukraine with ATACMS missiles, according to an ABC News report on Saturday. “They are coming,” an official said, adding that all plans concerning security assistance to Ukraine are subject to…

Take Action Now The Ukraine War has now become part of the background news cycle. by David Bromwich, Tom Dispatch A new war, a new alibi. When we think about our latest war — the one that began with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, just six months after our Afghan War ended so catastrophically — there is a hidden benefit. As long as American minds are on Ukraine, we are not thinking…

Take Action Now Despite the faltering counteroffensive, the Biden administration is not considering diplomacy. by Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com Most senior US officials want to keep supporting the proxy war against Russia and are not looking for diplomatic off-ramps despite Ukraine’s faltering counteroffensive, Washington Post columnist David Ignatius reported on Sunday. Ignatius writes:…

Take Action Now The comments were made by Stian Jenssen, chief of staff for NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg By Dave DeCamp, AntiWar.com A NATO official has suggested Ukraine could cede some territory to Russia in exchange for joining the Western military alliance. The comments were made on Tuesday by Stian Jenssen, chief of staff for NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, and…

Take Action Now Biden may have to shift to a plan B, but can he do it after insisting the freedom of the global world order is at stake? by Branko Marcetic, Responsible Statecraft Before the summer, we had the broad outline of what the endgame of the war in Ukraine would look like: Kyiv would train and build up its forces, launch a summer offensive, reclaim as much territory as it…

Take Action Now “All will be forgiven,” said a U.S. diplomat, if the no-confidence vote against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan succeeds. by Ryan Grim and Murtaza Hussain, The Intercept The U.S. State Department encouraged the Pakistani government in a March 7, 2022, meeting to remove Imran Khan as prime minister over his neutrality on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to…