foreign policy – Page 18

Why the U.S. does what it does in Ukraine

April 17, 2014 By Susan Webb

If you want to understand why our government is so worked up about Ukraine, a good place to start is with U.S. actions in Yugoslavia some 25 years ago.

Ukraine, U.S., and big bad Putin: Who’s the bully?

April 8, 2014 By Sam Webb

U.S.-Russia relations took a dangerous turn over Ukraine and Crimea. This is a very troubling development. If it continues in the present direction, the result will be damaging on a range of issue,

Western leaders belittle legitimate Russian concerns about fascism

March 11, 2014 By Emile Schepers

In Russia the memories of the Nazi invasion of 1941, of the war that followed and of the activities of local Nazi collaborators, including Ukrainian ones historically linked to the present crowd of extremists in Kiev,...

Saber rattling over Ukraine needs to stop

March 4, 2014 By PW Editorial

Columnists and U.S. senators alike have called upon the Obama administration to come up with billions of dollars to bolster an unelected government in Kiev that is led by various stripes of ultra rightists, including fascists.

Closing wealth gap tops Obama’s State of the Union

January 29, 2014 By John Wojcik

President Obama, in his 2014 State of the Union speech here last night, defined narrowing of the unprecedented wealth gap in America as a major task facing the nation.