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episode 9: Neither "Neither Washington nor Moscow" nor Washington nor Moscow
The American left's response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia is as depressing as its prospects. We at the Regrettable Century are against invasions and World War 3 and think you should be too. We talk about what orientation if any, it would be useful for Marxists to take in response to the unfolding tragedy in Eastern Europe.
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/03/russia-ukraine-invasion-twitter/624168/
https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/why-john-mearsheimer-blames-the-us-for-the-crisis-in-ukraine
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/10/world/europe/ukraine-nationalism-russia-invasion.html
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