Deprecated: Creation of dynamic property DUP_PRO_Global_Entity::$notices is deprecated in /home2/imszdrmy/public_html/wp-content/plugins/duplicator-pro/classes/entities/class.json.entity.base.php on line 244
Vladimir Putin Archives - Occasional Planet
Skip to content

Occasional Planet

Progressive Voices Speaking Out

  • Home
  • About
  • Contributors
  • Contact
  • FAQ
  • Click Quotes
  • Who am I?
  • Infographics

Tag: Vladimir Putin

Trump-Putin

Doing the world a world of good

August 5, 2022 Christopher Burke 2022 Election, 2024 Election, Democracy, Health care, Putin, Republican Brain, Republicans, Trump One comment

Just a few moments ago in our elastic present-day concept of time here at home, we had the hotel magnate, Trump, as our elected leader, influencing our daily lives like a twin Putin autocrat.

Continue reading
Edwin Starr

War, huh (good God y’all) What is it good for? Absolutely nothing

April 30, 2022 Christopher Burke Military, Protest/Resistance, Putin, Russia, Ukraine, War One comment

War, huh (good God y’all) / What is it good for? / Absolutely nothing / Say it, say it, say it / War (uh-huh), huh (yeah, huh) / What is it good for? / Absolutely nothing, / Listen to me

Continue reading
Putin-Affirmative Action

What Putin and Affirmative Action have in common

February 9, 2022 Arthur Lieber Civil liberties, Civil Rights, Foreign Policy, International, Russia Leave a comment

To understand the motives of why Putin feels so possessively towards Ukraine and why affirmative action is central to the advancement of minorities, we must draw upon the history of both.

Continue reading
Russian aggression

Beware of Putin after World Cup and meeting with Trump

July 13, 2018 Arthur Lieber Foreign Policy, International, War Leave a comment

Four and a half years ago, on Sunday, February 23, the 2014 Winter Olympics ended in Sochi, Russia. Four days later, masked Russian troops

Continue reading
Manafort at RNC

Did Trump become a Republican because of his Russia troubles?

March 6, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Hillary Clinton, Republican Brain, Trump One comment

Remember when you might have thought that Donald Trump was a Democrat at heart? We know that he was once pro-choice, that he had

Continue reading

Best we can hope for from a President Trump – like Putin

November 3, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Democracy, Human Rights, Nuclear weapons Leave a comment

Rewind to Trevor Noah’s Daily Show this past Halloween. The show is set during the presidential campaign. Not the 2016 one, but the 2020

Continue reading

Putin awakens Americans to meaningful debate and dialogue

September 16, 2013 Arthur Lieber Foreign Policy, International, Media, Obama Leave a comment

The natural reaction to Russian president Vladimir Putin writing an op-ed piece in the New York Times, in which he critiqued American foreign policy,

Continue reading

In case you missed it

  • Starship Troopers and the Degeneration of Parody
  • The Fairness Party
  • “Secular Humanists with Jewish Last Names”
  • An (Updated) Honest Preview of the 2022 Midterms
  • Rescuing Susan Collins – Make Judicial Nominees Speak the Truth
  • Doing the world a world of good

A new book by Arthur Lieber. Political Introverts: How Empathetic Voters Can Help Save American Politics.  Buy it here.

Gloria Shur Bilchik’s new book, Election Insiders: Behind the scenes with the people who make your vote count. Kindle edition now available at Amazon.

Follow Occasional Planet on social media

Newsletter
Twitter
RSS
Facebook

Top posts

  • Emperor: When you call a movie “historical,” it helps to include the history part
    Emperor: When you call a movie “historical,” it helps to include the history part
  • St. Louis High School Democrats endorse candidates in area primaries
    St. Louis High School Democrats endorse candidates in area primaries
  • Climate Counts: Rating companies by their environmental impact
    Climate Counts: Rating companies by their environmental impact
  • Can we please not start with, “I believe in the Second Amendment”
    Can we please not start with, “I believe in the Second Amendment”
  • Hog Hell: How a citizen lobby influenced policy in North Carolina
    Hog Hell: How a citizen lobby influenced policy in North Carolina
  • The unofficial Congressional book club
    The unofficial Congressional book club