Ilya Budraitskis makes the case “Against Putin’s War in Ukraine”, Elisa Moros considers “Ukrainian Feminists under Western Eyes” and Gilbert Achcar explains why "Irresponsible braggadocio won’t help Ukrainians”.
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Ilya Budraitskis makes the case “Against Putin’s War in Ukraine”, Elisa Moros considers “Ukrainian Feminists under Western Eyes” and Gilbert Achcar explains why "Irresponsible braggadocio won’t help Ukrainians”.
Why the conflict in Ukraine is a disaster for the poor of this planet.
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Two months ago, when I wrote “A Letter to the Western Left from Kyiv,” I hoped that the shock of the Russian invasion and the voices of the Ukrainian left would push Western leftists to reconsider their approach. Unfortunately, too many of them have failed to do so. In their analyses of the war, Ukrainians are just victims in need of humanitarian aid, not subjects with desires that should be respected.
Of course, this doesn’t apply to everyone on the left—not by a long shot. Scandinavian (...)
“We will not accept a Supreme Court or its decisions that violate our human rights.”
- read article...This statement was issued by the NPA at 9.30pm on Sunday 24 April 2022.
- read article...“We also know that war is a humanitarian catastrophe, but we cannot imagine the depth of the wound that we, as the people of Russia, are inflicting on the people of Ukraine and ourselves right now.”
- read article...First communiqué of the NPA following the death of Alain Krivine 12 March 2022.
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