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US President George W. Bush make a point during his State of the Union address 20 January 2004 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. In his speech, Bush had vowed that the United States "will never seek a permission slip" to go to war as he took aim in his annual State of the Union speech at critics of the invasion of Iraq. | Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of big businesses at the Kremlin in Moscow on February 24, 2022. - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said his country wanted to remain part of the world economy and had no plans to harm it. Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, killing dozens and triggering warnings from Western leaders of unprecedented sanctions. Russian air strikes hit military installations across the country and ground forces moved in from the north, south and east, forcing many Ukrainians flee their homes to the sounds of bombing. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Stephen JAFFE/AFP/Alexey NIKOLSKY)

Putin’s massive miscalculation: Echoes of George W. Bush — and a lesson for America’s elites

Paul Rosenberg
Putin has fallen prey to "intelligence failures" and arrogant fantasy — and Americans should know all about that
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne carry military equipment as they take part in a exercise outside the operating base at the Arlamow Airport on , 2022 in Wola Korzeniecka, Poland. The U.S., in response to the Russian military buildup and subsequent invasion of Ukraine and in concert with other NATO member states deploying additional troops across eastern European countries, has sent thousands of troops to Poland, where they have set up bases at Rzeszow and at two small airfields, both not far from Poland's border to Ukraine. Meanwhile fighting between the Russian military and Ukrainian armed forces is raging across Ukraine. (Omar Marques/Getty Images)

America is united on the Ukraine war, right? Still, let’s follow the money

Shaan Sachdev
Public opinion, both parties and the Pentagon are together on this. That means it's time to ask some questions
A man walks amid debris in front of a residential apartment complex that was heavily damaged by a Russian attack on March 18, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Russian forces remain on the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital, but their advance has stalled in recent days, even while Russian strikes - and pieces of intercepted missiles - have hit residential areas in the north of Kyiv. An estimated half of Kyiv's population has fled to other parts of the country, or abroad, since Russia invaded on February 24. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Bombed out: Why we keep on making war, and tolerating it

Lucian K. Truscott IV
War is brand new every time it happens, and it's one of our oldest ideas. We claim to hate it, but it's part of us
Flee (Neon)

“Flee” director on protecting a refugee’s identity through animation: “He is always having to hide”

Gary M. Kramer
Jonas Poher Rasmussen spoke to Salon about his Oscar-nominated documentary pushing cinematic narrative boundaries
Low angle vintage prison cell (Getty Images)

Docs show CIA used prisoner for torture training

Brett Wilkins
A prisoner at a CIA site in Afghanistan was used as training prop, according to newly declassified documents
Members of Pro-Russian separatists patrol the pro-Russian separatists-controlled Donetsk, Ukraine on March 11, 2022. (Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Endless war is back — as the merchants of death waltz us toward Armageddon

Chris Hedges
The doctrine of perma-war dominated the world for 40 years. Thanks to Putin, the U.S. and the arms biz, it's back
A Ukrainian serviceman helps evacuees gathered under a destroyed bridge, as they flee the city of Irpin, northwest of Kyiv, on March 7, 2022. - Ukraine dismissed Moscow's offer to set up humanitarian corridors from several bombarded cities on March 7, 2022, after it emerged some routes would lead refugees into Russia or Belarus. The Russian proposal of safe passage from Kharkiv, Kyiv, Mariupol and Sumy had come after terrified Ukrainian civilians came under fire in previous ceasefire attempts. (DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Whose lives really matter? How racism colors coverage of the crisis in Ukraine

Chauncey DeVega
Ukraine is a global crisis and a humanitarian tragedy. But Western media coverage has an obvious racial bias
A Palestinian woman pauses amid destroyed buildings in the northern district of Beit Hanun in the Gaza Strip during an humanitarian truce on July 26, 2014. | A Ukrainian police officer stands in front of a damaged residential block hit by an early morning missile strike on February 25, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

In war, there are no “worthy” or “unworthy” victims: That’s how we justify our crimes

Chris Hedges
Russia's war crimes should not be used to whitewash America's record — that only worsens the cycle of atrocity
U.S. President Donald Trump at the NATO HQ on December 3, 2019 in Watford, England. (NATO handout via Getty Images)

With bizarre rant, Trump offers a sneak peek into his second term

Heather Digby Parton
Trump's turn as the leader of the U.S. has only accelerated the meltdown of our world order — and now he's laughing
A Ukrainian soldier walks past a building that was destroyed in the midst of battle with the Russians, on the outskirts of Irpin, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 1, 2022. (Getty Images / MARCUS YAM / LOS ANGELES TIMES)

Ukraine and the dark lessons of war: What does it mean to “take” a country or a city?

Lucian K. Truscott IV
Russia's attack on Ukraine is stupid, pointless, destructive and remarkably vicious. That's what happens in war
Mikhail Gorbachev and Vladimir Putin (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Mikhail Gorbachev changed history — and then the West paved the way for Putin

James Drake
I was in Moscow when Gorbachev changed everything. But neoliberal "shock therapy" destroyed a historic opportunity
Joe Biden | Rubble in Zhytomyr on March 02, 2022, following a Russian bombing the day before (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Biden sounds the warning, and the fog of war descends: How bad will it get?

Brian Karem
It was alternately a stirring and reassuring speech — but the underlying mood was dark. Are we heading into war?
US President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress in the U.S. Capitol House Chamber on March 1, 2022 in Washington, DC. During his first State of the Union address, President Joe Biden was expected to speak on his administration’s efforts to lead a global response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, work to curb inflation, and bring the country out of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Saul Loeb - Pool/Getty Images)

Lauren Boebert disrupts Joe Biden’s first State of the Union as he discusses his son’s death

Igor Derysh
Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene also tried and failed to start "Build the wall" chant in the House chamber
Vladimir Putin | Soviet Flag (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Bewildered conservatives call Putin a “Soviet dictator” who runs a “communist country”

Jon Skolnik
Former football coach Tommy Tuberville isn't the only Republican who needs a refresher on Russian history
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump is not confused about his bromance with Putin

Heather Digby Parton
Meanwhile, only 66% of Democrats even approve of President Biden's handling of Russia and Ukraine
A Ukraine army soldier in the town of Schastia, near the eastern Ukraine city of Lugansk, on Feb. 22, 2022, a day after Russia recognized eastern Ukraine's separatist republics and ordered the Russian army to send troops there as "peacekeepers." (ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Mainstream media opposes military aggression — unless the U.S. is doing it

Jeff Cohen
Suddenly the media is concerned about international law and imperialist war. Fair enough — but look closer to home
An Ukrainian Military Forces serviceman stands in front of tanks of the 92nd separate mechanized brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces, parked in their base near Klugino-Bashkirivka village, in the Kharkiv region on January 31, 2022. - The tanks have to restore their combat capability after completing a combat mission in war-torn eastern Ukraine. (SERGEY BOBOK/AFP via Getty Images)

The Ukraine catastrophe and how we got here: Chronicle of a war foretold

Chris Hedges
I was there for the end of the Cold War — and we all understood how the new peace could collapse. We didn't stop it
Russia's President Vladimir Putin is seen during a meeting with members of Russian business community in the Moscow Kremlin. (Alexei NikolskyTASS via Getty Images)

Limited sanctions won’t stop Putin in Ukraine: It’s time to step up the pressure on Russia

Lucian K. Truscott IV
If what Putin’s army is doing to Ukraine right this minute isn’t terror, what is it?
Laura Ingraham and Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Laura Ingraham corrects Trump after he mistakenly thinks US troops, not Russians, stormed Ukraine

Igor Derysh
Trump, who repeatedly praised Putin, falsely blamed the attack on his "rigged election"
Participants of the war with Russia backed separatists on the east of Ukraine, activists of Right Sector, far-right movement hold flags as they march after their rally called "Stop the creeping occupation!" outside the office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kiev on November 4, 2021. - Protesters warned the authorities about the danger of increasing separatism in the regions bordering Russia which might undermine the stability and territorial integrity of Ukraine. (SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

NATO leaves little room for diplomacy: How the war machine upped the ante in Ukraine

Norman Solomon
A new European security framework is desperately needed in this moment
Mitch McConnell and Vladimir Putin (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Putin leaves Republicans splintered and confused

Heather Digby Parton
Russia may successfully fracture Republicans, but a growing faction yearns for a white, nationalist strongman here
Mike Pompeo and Donald Trump (Getty Images/Salon)

Trump, former secretary of state Mike Pompeo praise Putin while bashing Biden

Igor Derysh
"Here's a guy who's very savvy," Trump said of "genius" Vladmir Putin. "We could use that on our southern border"
In this photograph taken on January 3, 2018, Afghan commandos forces patrol during ongoing US-Afghan military operation against Islamic State militants in Achin district of Nangarhar province. Afghan security forces are conducting most of the fighting against the Taliban and other insurgent groups as US troops operate alongside them in a training capacity and are frequently on the front lines. (NOORULLAH SHIRZADA/AFP via Getty Images)

What we haven’t learned from decades of endless war: How to stop it

Nan Levinson
Two decades of war in Iraq and Afghanistan had little effect on daily life in America. That tells us way too much
Russia's President Vladimir Putin looks on during talks with US President Joe Biden at the Villa La Grange. (Mikhail MetzelTASS via Getty Images)

Why Putin will invade: War is the place where logic and reason go to die

Lucian K. Truscott IV
There's no sense to Putin's Ukraine misadventure. It's a world-shaping disaster. But it's going to happen anyway
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