U.S. / NATO war
Ukrainian strike on Donetsk market was a terrorist act
When artillery hit a busy public space in Donetsk, it brought flashbacks of attacks in Gaza and Syria If the Donetsk marketplace that was hit by rocket artillery on Thursday had been in a city controlled […]
Three days in May to fight imperialist war and fascism
The struggle against imperialist war and white supremacy is global. Pictured: Brooklyn protest after the police murder of George Floyd, June 1, 2020; Victory Day 2016 in Lugansk. SLL photos: Greg Butterfield This May, as […]
May Day declaration against NATO’s imperialist proxy war on Russia
Open letter for May Day On May Day, the international day of solidarity of the workers of the world, the following groups and individuals proclaim our united opposition to the greatest threat to the global […]
Borotba: Fighting fascism is the duty of everyone on the planet
Statement by Borotba (Struggle), a revolutionary Marxist organization banned in Ukraine since 2014. Translated for Struggle-La Lucha by Greg Butterfield. May 9 marks the 77th anniversary of the Day of Victory over Nazi Germany. Almost […]
Here’s what I found at the reported ‘mass grave’ near Mariupol
According to recent Western media, Russian forces have buried up to 9,000 Mariupol civilians in “mass graves” in a town just west of the Ukrainian city. These reports use satellite imagery as supposed evidence and repeat the claims of […]
Washington’s economic war on Russia (and Germany)
In February, President Joe Biden made it clear that the U.S./NATO military escalation in Europe was not about Ukraine. Since taking office in 2021, President Biden has been more focused on Germany and Russia, in […]
Eva Bartlett reports from Mariupol: “Ukraine forces used scorched-earth tactics”
Valerie, a woman I met in Mariupol some days ago, speaks on Azov occupying residential buildings & bombing them. “Our land must be cleaned of crazy people. Some people call them Nazis, I think this […]
Dutch journalist in Mariupol: U.S. media are lying about Russian atrocities
Where shall I begin? Can a man endure so much suffering? Can you write about so much suffering without getting emotional? Probably not. Mariupol has been wiped out, buildings have collapsed mostly due to rocket […]
Like Afghanistan, Ukraine is a pawn on the grand chessboard
Zbigniew Brzezinski’s book “The Grand Chessboard” was published 25 years ago. His assumptions and strategies for maintaining U.S. global dominance have been hugely influential in US foreign policy. As the conflict in Ukraine evolves, with […]