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People’s Movement is Faced With A Serious Threat

January 14, 2021 UNAC Editor The War at Home

U.S. Peace Council Statement on the January 6, 2020 Events in Washington DC January 10, 2020 The deep political and social contradictions of the U.S. capitalist system, which were becoming increasingly visible to the people during the past few decades, and had come to the surface with the election of Donald Trump in 2016, found their most glaring manifestation in[…]

We Need to Build a Unified Independent Movement for Change

January 14, 2021 UNAC Editor Featured, Resistance, Statement, The War at Home

UNAC Statement on the Right-wing Mob Attack at the Capitol Building While largely peaceful demonstrations against police killings of African Americans have been met by violent repression, the attempted takeover of the US Capitol by a white supremacist mob saw very light security and even collaboration. When UNAC organized a peaceful demonstration in Chicago at the NATO summit in 2012, there were[…]

Violent Right Wing Forces Have Been Activated, It Requires Strategic Action To Stop Them

January 12, 2021 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Featured, Resistance, The War at Home

by Margaret Flowers, published on Popular Resistance, January 10, 2021 Since the assault on the US Capitol on January 6 by right-wing Trump supporters, the fallout has been rapid. The Democrats, both elected officials and voters, were quick to jump on the impeachment train. Some elected officials are calling for Members of Congress who supported the events to resign and[…]

The Squad Won’t Fight Pelosi and Corporate Power

January 10, 2021 UNAC Editor US Politics

by Glen Ford, published on Black Agenda Report, January 7, 2021 For the first time in this century, significant numbers of young people of all races are expressing raw hatred for the Democrats and denouncing “The Squad” for collaborating with the oligarchy. “The biggest benefactor of the New Year’s revolt is the Movement for a People’s Party.” The most volatile[…]

What the New York Times Left Out of the Picture on Venezuela

January 10, 2021 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Imperial Wars, Indigenous peoples, Venezuela

by Michelle Ellner, published on CodePink ‘Pink Tank’ Blog, January, 2021 On December 8th, The New York Times published its celebrated “Year in Pictures” article. It showed two pictures from Venezuela, one displaying confrontation and the other despair, thus making it seem as if the country is living some kind of dystopian nightmare. As a Venezuelan-American and a photographer, I[…]

Trump Fanatics Invade Capitol as His Presidency Disintegrates

January 10, 2021 UNAC Editor US Politics, Visions of a Future

by Jeff Mackler, from Socialist Action, January 10, 2020 Chaos and disarray marked an electrified Washington, D.C. political scene in the days immediately following the Wednesday, Jan. 6 President Donald Trump-instigated rampaging mob that stormed the Capitol Building aimed at preventing an in-session joint meeting of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate from certifying Joseph Biden’s Nov. 3 Electoral[…]

The Hollow Man

January 10, 2021 UNAC Editor Cuba, Resistance, Sanctions and Economic Warfare

By Rosa Miriam Elizalde on Resumen, December 24, 2020 The most recent episode of Trump vs Cuba is almost funny. After more than 140 sanctions imposed since 2017, accomplishing little more than to snatch stuff from the Cubans without fulfilling his promise to chasten the Communist island, he is saying his farewell to the White House with the ridiculous act[…]

Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix: Stop Trivializing The Term ‘Coup’

January 10, 2021 UNAC Editor Breaking News, Democrats and Republicans, The War at Home, US Politics

by Caitlin Johnstone, published on Consortium News, January 9, 2021 Stop trivializing the term “coup”. It’s a real thing the US government really inflicts on other countries in a way that actually does topple governments and cause immense destruction. You cannot take over the US government with a small squadron of wingnuts. That’s not a thing. A coup attempt doesn’t[…]

Lessons from the attack on the U.S. Capitol

January 9, 2021 UNAC Editor Fascism, Socialism

By Phil Wilayto, January 08, 2021 What happened Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol was a violent takeover of Congress by a fascist mob, not a “protest by Trump supporters.” And, although five people died and there were more than 50 arrests, it’s obvious to the wide public that these overwhelmingly white lawbreakers were handled much differently than they would[…]

Who to Believe About Venezuela’s Election: Firsthand Observation of PBS Newshour?

January 8, 2021 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Democracy, Venezuela

by Rick Sterling, published on La Progressive, January 2021 In early December I traveled to Venezuela to be an election observer at their national assembly election. I was part of a group of eight persons from Canada and US organized by CodePink. There were about two hundred international observers in total, including the Latin American Council of Electoral Experts. I[…]