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Michael Simms: No

No is not nothing. When everything has been taken from you, no is all you have left.

March 5, 2022 · 12 Comments

Abby Zimet: You Will See Our Faces

With so much fast-moving news in Ukraine – bad, good, ambiguous – a quick update. Among Russian atrocities is ongoing heavy bombing in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, after a Russian … Continue reading

March 3, 2022 · Leave a comment

Kenny Stancil: Russia Warns Kyiv Residents to Leave Homes Ahead of Bombing Blitz

Russia’s Defense Ministry announced plans for a bombing campaign in the Ukrainian capital.

March 2, 2022 · Leave a comment

Daniel Hunter: Ukraine’s secret weapon may prove to be civilian resistance

Unarmed Ukrainians changing road signs, blocking tanks and confronting the Russian military are showing their bravery and strategic brilliance.

March 1, 2022 · 3 Comments

Kenny Stancil: US Bombed Somalia Amid Russian Invasion of Ukraine

“You do not, in fact, have to choose between American and Russian imperialisms,” wrote one anti-war reporter. “The correct choice is to detest and resist both.”

February 28, 2022 · Leave a comment

Michael Simms: Rumor of War | February 24, 2022 

I’ll say it again and say it differently
because the horror of war must never be forgotten.
The boy hid beneath the stairs
when the Good Guys came to kill him.

February 26, 2022 · 14 Comments

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