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Supporters of Ukraine rally near the White House, March 5, 2022.
After the Russian Energy Ban: We missed the
moment for a cheap green-energy transition, but may have broken the resistance to a sustainable future, writes Executive Editor David Dayen.
Time to Revive the Iran Nuclear Deal: "Iran
could easily make a better friend to America than its neighbors in the region," says Managing Editor Ryan Cooper, proposing to lift the punishing sanctions imposed on the country and nudge Iran away from its long-standing alliance with Russia.
The End of Globalism: Prospect Co-Editor Robert Kuttner predicts that, in the wake of the Russian attack on Ukraine, the laissez-faire brand of globalization relentlessly promoted by U.S. banks and corporations for the past 30 years is now over.
Altercation: My Adventures With RT: Columnist Eric Alterman was invited to Moscow by the Trump-loving Russian state television network—but it didn’t go quite as planned.