Eeeehhhh, I'm also inclined to give deference to someone who:
a) writes for a Marxist worker-owned collective blog
b) has been to Ukraine a WHOLE LOT MORE than I have (i.e., more than none), and
c) has written about this country and topic for some reputable and high-visibility publications (Cros has also written about Ukraine for Rolling …
Eeeehhhh, I'm also inclined to give deference to someone who:
a) writes for a Marxist worker-owned collective blog
b) has been to Ukraine a WHOLE LOT MORE than I have (i.e., more than none), and
c) has written about this country and topic for some reputable and high-visibility publications (Cros has also written about Ukraine for Rolling Stone, I think?).
No one, including anyone who writes for Discourse, is unaware of either the complexity of this topic or the money trail associated with it. But there's a human and boots-on-the-ground element that deserves some storytelling as well.
Eeeehhhh, I'm also inclined to give deference to someone who:
a) writes for a Marxist worker-owned collective blog
b) has been to Ukraine a WHOLE LOT MORE than I have (i.e., more than none), and
c) has written about this country and topic for some reputable and high-visibility publications (Cros has also written about Ukraine for Rolling Stone, I think?).
No one, including anyone who writes for Discourse, is unaware of either the complexity of this topic or the money trail associated with it. But there's a human and boots-on-the-ground element that deserves some storytelling as well.