Recent Posts

Political repression in regime-changed Ukraine: The case of Natalia Vitrenko’s Progressive Socialist Party
International Affairs Politics World

Political repression in regime-changed Ukraine: The case of Natalia Vitrenko’s Progressive Socialist Party

by Rachel Douglas 17 Jan.— One of the departing Obama Administration’s last acts of hostility towards Russia was Vice-President Joe Biden’s 16 January visit to Kiev, where he declared that “the international community must continue to stand as one against Russian coercion and aggression.” Biden has been an active booster […]

International Affairs Politics

Vitrenko’s Progressive Socialists Dramatize Economic Hardship, Rights Violations in Ukraine

August 24, 2016 was the 25th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence. There was little to celebrate, with civil war continuing sporadically in the eastern Donbas region, and economic austerity tightening around the population struggling to survive in the debt-ridden country. It is a fitting moment to remember Ukraine, which has dropped […]

Politics

Hillary’s Health

By Kate Freeman Sept. 14–Questions about Hillary Clinton’s health have persisted for some time and both her campaign and the Party have been extremely defensive on this count. Those questions have intensified over these last few weeks, as she has had to interrupt several major addresses due to uncontrollable coughing […]