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politics1 year ago

"Russian Anti-War Candidate Gains Momentum Against Putin"

Boris Nadezhdin, a former member of parliament, is gathering support from tens of thousands of antiwar Russians to run against Vladimir Putin in Russia’s upcoming presidential election, despite suspicions that he may be a Kremlin-approved candidate. Nadezhdin's campaign has garnered over 180,000 signatures, signaling widespread outrage over the war in Ukraine and a desire to dislodge Putin from office. While some view Nadezhdin as a tool for protest, others see him as a way to express opposition to the war publicly. The growing support for Nadezhdin's candidacy reflects a broader discontent with Putin's leadership and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

history2 years ago

Daniel Ellsberg's Legacy as a Whistleblower and Advocate Against Censorship.

Before leaking the Pentagon Papers to the press, Daniel Ellsberg spent a year and a half quietly leaking them to leading antiwar senators and representatives, hoping they would publicize them, hold hearings, and insert them into the Congressional Record. However, the politicians all declined. Ellsberg's leak to the press changed Americans' understanding of the Vietnam War, but before that, he had walked into Sen. William Fulbright's Capitol Hill office, carrying two briefcases full of top-secret documents, hoping Congress and the public would see them.