In this episode of Left Anchor (#225), Prospect managing editor Ryan Cooper and Alexi the Greek discuss the context of the invasion with writer David Klion.
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Ukraine and the Trumpian Right
Today on TAP: For Trump, favoring Putin over Ukraine is personal, and nothing else matters. For Trump’s base, there are other reasons, too.
Putin and Bolsonaro: The Second Time as Farce?
Today on TAP: It’s not the Nazi-Soviet Pact, but their alliance is rotten nonetheless.
Was Putin Inevitable?
How policy blunders under Bill Clinton and George W. Bush helped bring about a post-communist Russia hostile to democracy, free markets, and the West
On Ukraine: Bernie vs. DSA
Today on TAP: One socialist gets it right. Some other socialists don’t.
The Ukraine Crisis: Another Chapter in the Russian-American Carbon Rivalry
The U.S. and Russia have vied to serve Europe with energy since the 1940s. The current tensions in Ukraine must be viewed in that context.
Most Americans Don’t Want War With Russia. Where Are Progressives?
Anti-war politicians have become willing to criticize failed adventurism in the Middle East. They’re more reluctant to pump the brakes on Ukraine.
Understanding Ukraine
The Quincy Institute’s Anatol Lieven explains Russian and Ukrainian intentions, and how the U.S. has ‘trapped ourselves by our own rhetoric.’
Tucker, Pat, and Vladi: Bigots of the World, Unite!
Today on TAP: Fox may have turned to neo-czarism, but Pat Buchanan was there first.
Ukraine 2022: An Avoidable Train Wreck?
Despite the drumbeat for war, the broad outlines of a brokered agreement are discernible.

