UNAC Editor

Under Imperialism, Multiple Crises Deepen in Haiti

July 21, 2021 UNAC Editor Haiti

by G. Dunkel, published on Workers World, July 19, 2021 Haitian authorities have arrested Colombian mercenaries and Haitian-Americans and charged them with participating in the July 7 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. But murky questions still remain: Who organized the attempted coup? Who paid the mercenaries? Who will benefit? Moïse was the only person killed in the attack, although[…]

A Tale of Two Countries

July 21, 2021 UNAC Editor Cuba, Haiti, Hybrid Warfare, Sanctions and Economic Warfare

by Greg Godels, published on ZZ’s Blog, July 19, 2021 Two countries have made the front pages and lead stories in our lemming-like capitalist media: Haiti and Cuba. One country– Haiti– has earned the ire of the self-styled Western democracies by overthrowing its colonial slave masters and establishing a free state in 1803, the first country in history to liberate[…]

The NATO Iron Curtain

July 21, 2021 UNAC Editor NATO, Ukraine, US Hypocrisy

by Simó Endre, published on Consortium News, July 14, 2021 DECLARATION OF THE HUNGARIAN COMMUNITY FOR PEACE NATO and the European Union have launched a coordinated political attack on Hungary to end our cooperation with China and Russia. They want Hungary to terminate the agreement with Russia on the expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant, and with China on[…]

In Defense of Anti-Imperialism: Letters to The Nation

July 20, 2021 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Anti-War, Statement, U.S. Aggression

Both the letters below are derived from full responses that The Nation refused to print unless they were cut to 300 word letters to the editor. [jb] Letter from United National AntiWar Coalition: Gilbert Achcar’s article, “How to Avoid the ‘Anti-Imperialism’ of Fools,” argues that the peace movement has changed over time. In his opinion, it was correct to oppose the[…]

Biden Continues Trump’s Policies on Refugees

July 20, 2021 UNAC Editor Migrants, Migrants and Refugees, Refugees, US Borders

by Barry Shepherd, published on Socialist Action, July 11, 2021 Despite promises made during his election campaign, Biden in office is continuing Trump’s policies on refugees fleeing the horrific conditions in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, conditions flowing from U.S. imperialist policies. An article in the June 26 New York Times reported, “Human rights and immigration advocates have assailed the Biden administration[…]

Defend the Cuban Revolution and Struggle for More Socialism Not Less

July 18, 2021 UNAC Editor Capitalism, Colonialism, Cuba, Socialism

by Ajamu Baraka, published on Black Agenda Report, July 15, 2021 Millions have turned away from the illusions and corruption of capitalism toward the possibility of organizing a society informed by the values of cooperation, equality, community, peace, and life. “Capitalism transforms water into a commodity, food into a luxury, education into an impossibility and basic healthcare into a distant[…]

Biden’s Pentagon is Still Trump’s Pentagon

July 18, 2021 UNAC Editor Uncategorized

by Lindsay Koshgarian, published on National Priorities Project, April 16, 2021 This was earlier this year, but I just found this website with lots of info on U.S. budget priorities. Maybe we should look at the pentagon budget as the priority of the deep state and not tied to any particular president. Why personalize it? Either way it’s a big[…]

Defending Our Sovereignty: US Military Bases in Africa and the Future of African Unity

July 17, 2021 UNAC Editor Africa, Imperialism, US Foreign Bases, US Military

Dossier no. 42, Tricontinental Co-publication with The Socialist Movement of Ghana’s Research Group, July 5, 2021 How do you visualise the footprint of Empire? The images in this dossier map some of AFRICOM’s military bases on the African continent – both ‘enduring’ and ‘non-enduring’, as they are officially called. The satellite photos were gathered by data artist Josh Begley, who[…]

Turmoil no excuse for invasion – U.S. hands off Haiti!

July 16, 2021 UNAC Editor Haiti, Neocolonialism, Paths to Emancipation

by G. Dunkel, published on Workers World, July 13, 2021 In Haiti, around 1:00 a.m., July 7, brand new SUVs without license plates pulled up to the private residence of President Jovenel Moïse in Pétion-Ville. A team of assassins got out, slipped through his security and shot him dead. His spouse was severely injured. President Joe Biden has expressed reluctance[…]

Hands off Cuba! End the Blockade!

July 16, 2021 UNAC Editor Cuba, Economic Blockade, Featured, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Statement, US Incited Protests

Statement by the United National Antiwar Coalition The United National Antiwar Coalition stands firmly with the Cuban people and their revolutionary government against any US intervention in Cuba’s affairs. We continue our calls to lift the punitive US blockade of Cuba that has caused humanitarian shortages [and been tightened] during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The recent disruptions inside Cuba have[…]