Take Action Now While it is true that the ultimate responsibility for the war in Ukraine falls on the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, it is painful to recall that Mr. Biden and his predecessors were presented with numerous opportunities to avoid the current catastrophe. By Katrina vanden Heuvel and James W. Carden, Independent Media Institute As 2023 unfolds, we fear that American policy…

Take Action Now In the Global South, Europe's problems do not necessarily dominate the discourse. by Krishen Mehta, ACURA Viewpoint In October 2022, about eight months after the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the University of Cambridge in the UK harmonized surveys that asked the inhabitants of 137 countries about their views of the West,…

Take Action Now "We need Congress to take a stand and push for urgent diplomatic efforts to end the war." by Julia Conley, Common Dreams Peace advocates from across the United States plan to convene in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday for a lobby day during which they'll call on lawmakers to push for a ceasefire and diplomatic…

Take Action Now Sending tanks affirms the U.S. commitment to prolonging the Ukraine War. Will the F-16 fighter jets and long-range rockets President Zelensky is already requesting be next? By Andrew Bacevich, Tom Dispatch “To defend civilization, defeat Russia.” Writing in the unfailingly bellicose Atlantic, an American academic of my acquaintance recently issued that dramatic call to arms.…

Take Action Now The failure to prosecute American officials and other powerful nations for war crimes has created a jurisdictional mess. by Jeremy Scahill, The Intercept The United States and its NATO allies are doubling down on their support for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s assertion that Russia can and will be defeated “on the battlefield.” Over the…

Take Action Now NATO support for the war in Ukraine, designed to degrade the Russian military and drive Vladimir Putin from power, is not going according to plan. The new sophisticated military hardware won't help. by Chris Hedges, ScheerPost Empires in terminal decline leap from one military fiasco to the next. The war in Ukraine, another bungled attempt to reassert U.S. global hegemony,…

Take Action Now U.S.-Russia negotiations will not be easy, but a genuine commitment to resolve differences will create a new context in which a genuine peacemaking process can find momentum. by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas Davies, LA Progressive The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has just issued its 2023 Doomsday Clock statement,…

Take Action Now The US slow climb up the escalatory ladder in Ukraine appears to be moving a bit faster — without a lot of talk about consequences. by Anatol Lieven, Responsible Statecraft Immediately after the United States and Germany announced that they are sending main battle tanks to Ukraine — immediately, without any pretense of a decent interval — the Ukrainian…