Ukraine
Ukraine war divides German ruling class—and the left
July 13, 2022For years, Germany, though officially unified, has been torn between two forces. The war in the east has now put the divide front and center and threatens to tear the left apart.
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Zelensky government bans Communist Party of Ukraine, seizes assets
July 6, 2022No far-right or neo-Nazi organizations have been placed under similar restrictions, despite responsibility for a string of atrocities and alleged war crimes in eastern Ukraine.
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U.S. gas monopolies get wish as Germany moves to nationalize Russian pipeline
June 29, 2022Unlike cheap Russian gas, U.S. natural gas is expensive to produce, given that it comes mostly from fracking and has to be turned into liquefied natural gas (LNG) and shipped across the ocean on massive tankers.
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Peace forces mobilize as NATO summit plans for war
June 28, 2022NATO leader Jens Stoltenberg says there’s “a new security reality.” That new reality includes a 750% increase in the size of the alliance’s standing military force.
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Kononovich brothers, Ukrainian Communist youth leaders, confirmed to be alive
June 24, 2022After vanishing for more than 100 days, proof of life has emerged for Mikhail and Aleksander Kononovich.
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