Channel: The Real News Network

Category: Entertainment

Tags: noam chomskyrussiathe real news networkukrainetrnn

Description: The ongoing war in Ukraine is a humanitarian disaster with tremendous geopolitical, economic, social, and climate-related repercussions that are being felt throughout the world. How have these horrific events come to pass? What will the short-term and long-term effects be on the people of Ukraine, the people of Russia, and on the global political order? And what does a principled, internationalist, anti-imperialist left response to the war in Ukraine look like?In this special discussion, world-renowned linguist and analyst Noam Chomsky speaks with legendary activist and socialist Bill Fletcher, Jr. about the roots of Russian aggression in Ukraine, the background to the conflict, the US role, and how the Left can respond. This event was made possible through the collaboration and support of sponsoring organizations, including: Liberation Road: roadtoliberation.org Convergence Magazine: convergencemag.com Z-NET: zcomm.org/znet Institute for the Black World-21st Century: ibw21.org Legacy of Equality, Leadership & Organizing-Seattle: lelo.org Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism: cc-ds.org The Real News Network: therealnews.com The Center for Global Justice: globaljusticecenter.org International Marxist-Humanist Organization: imhojournal.org Global Studies Association of North America: net4dem.org/mayglobal Communist Party USA: cpusa.org Left Roots: leftroots.net Working Families Party: workingfamilies.org Grassroots Global Justice: ggjalliance.org Malcolm X Grassroots Movement: freethelandmxgm.org Socialist Project: socialistproject.ca Organization for Black Struggle: obs-stl.org In These Times: inthesetimes.com Studio/Post-Production: Adam Coley