Companies Are Exiting Russia — to Preserve Their Bottom Line

Large multinational companies like IKEA and Toyota are suspending business in Russia. They’ll do whatever it takes to keep up exploitation and profit levels, even under the guise of corporate social responsibility and solidarity.

Neither NATO nor Putin: How the U.S. Left is Getting Ukraine Wrong

With the Russian invasion of Ukraine, sectors on the Left are either repeating imperialist propaganda by calling for sanctions or minimizing Russia’s actions under the guise of anti-imperialism. To be anti-imperialist means to organize the international working class against U.S. imperialism and oppressive regimes everywhere.

Western Sanctions May Ruin the Living Conditions of the Russian People: Testimonial from Moscow

A resident of Moscow shares a perspective on how Western sanctions affect the Russian working class and poor.

As Germany Increases Its Military Budget, Weapons Companies’ Stocks Rise by 85%

Imperialist powers are using Russia’s brutal aggression against Ukraine as part of a process of rearmament. The world’s large arms manufacturers are cheering around the world.

As Half a Million Berliners Protest War, Germany Expands Its Military

On Sunday, up to 500,000 people joined a demonstration in Berlin against the war in Ukraine. But it was not exactly an anti-war protest — the organizers, following the German government, were campaigning for increased militarism.

Podcast: Russia, NATO, and the Crisis in Ukraine

Check out the new episode of Left Voice’s podcast, All That’s Left, on the crisis in Ukraine.

Antiwar Russians in the Streets Show the Way Forward. Stop the Repression!

Vladimir Putin’s incursion into Ukraine comes as tensions increase between Russia and NATO. But despite repression, many are fighting back against military escalation. Internationally, we need antiwar mobilizations that demand not just the end to war, but also sanctions, which only harm the masses.

No to War in Ukraine! Out with Russian Troops! No NATO Imperialist Intervention!

Yesterday, Vladimir Putin launched a military operation in Ukraine after decades of increasing tensions between NATO and Russia for control of the zone of influence of the former Soviet Union. Neither imperialist intervention nor Russian military interference in Ukraine! For an independent working-class and socialist Ukraine!

Putin, Lenin, and Ukrainian Self-Determination

Vladimir Putin says Ukraine was created by Lenin — “it can rightfully be called Vladimir Lenin’s Ukraine.” A look at Lenin’s policy on self-determination shows how the current conflict could be resolved.