UNAC Editor

Interview: Rising Hopes for Puerto Rican Independence

September 30, 2019 UNAC Editor Caribbean, Interview, Puerto Rico, Resistance

By Ernie Gotta, Published on Socialist Action, August 27, 2019 “Every day, folks now more than ever wake up daily with a new notion of politics that is not bound to a vote every four years but to direct action.” The recent protests in Puerto Rico, taken in the context of uprisings across the globe in Sudan, Hong Kong, and[…]

The Wounds of War in Afghanistan

September 30, 2019 UNAC Editor Afghanistan, Drone Warfare

by Kathy Kelly, Published on Voices for Creative Nonviolence, September 27, 2019 Its economy gutted by war, Afghanistan’s largest cash crop remains opium. Yet farmers there do grow other crops for export. Villagers in the Wazir Tangi area of Nangarhar province, for example, cultivate pine nuts. As a precaution, this year at harvest time, village elders notified the governor of[…]

Open Letter to Congress: Why the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 Must Be Opposed

September 28, 2019 UNAC Editor China, Legislation

by Margaret Flowers, Kevin Zeese and K.J. Noh, Published on Popular Resistance, September 18, 2019 Note: Congress is currently considering the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019. If this bill becomes law it will increase conflict between the US and China and increase US meddling in Hong Kong. It will become an excuse for unilateral coercive measures[…]

Ajamu Baraka Receives 2019 US Peace Prize

September 26, 2019 UNAC Editor Breaking News, Featured, Paths to Emancipation

We are pleased to announce that the 2019 US Peace Prize has been awarded to the Honorable Ajamu Baraka, “whose bold antiwar actions, writings, speeches, and leadership provide an inspiring voice against militarism.” Michael Knox, Chair of the Foundation, presented the award during a forum on September 23 in New York City. In his remarks Knox said, “Thank you, Ajamu, for your outstanding domestic and international activism to end wars and militarism. We applaud your long and distinguished record[…]

Venezuela Oil Production Continues Decline as China Cancels More Shipments

September 26, 2019 UNAC Editor Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Venezuela

Caracas, September 12, 2019 (venezuelanalysis.com) Venezuela’s oil output has continued its downward trend according to figures from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The latest report from the oil cartel detailed that, based on secondary sources, the Caribbean nation produced 712,000 barrels per day (bpd) in August, down from 755,000 in July. The numbers reported directly by state[…]

Houthi Rebels are Saudi’s Problem

September 26, 2019 UNAC Editor Featured, Middle East Wars, Saudi Arabia, Yemen

by John Kiriakou, Published on Consortium News, September 23, 2019 Iran has been in the headlines since Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for a drone attack on a Saudi Aramco refinery in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province over a week ago. This is not the first time the Houthis have used long-range missiles or drones to attack Saudi installations. Indeed, it’s[…]

Gaddafi vs The West: 2 Revolutions on The Wrong Side of History

September 26, 2019 UNAC Editor Imperial Wars, Libya

by Garikai Chengu, from Black Agenda Report, September 25, 2019 Gaddafi’s revolution created one of the 21st century’s most profoundly successful experiments in economic democracy. “The West’s objective was to oust Gaddafi, install a puppet regime, and gain control of Libya’s natural resources.” This month marks half a century since Muammar Gaddafi’s Libyan revolution, which led to the overthrow of[…]

The WFP, Phony Outrage and Black Misleaders

September 26, 2019 UNAC Editor Democracy, Democrats and Republicans

by Margaret Kimberley, Published on Black Agenda Report, September 25, 2019 The co-founder of Black Lives Matter has struck a cynical deal with corporate Democrats to boost Elizabeth Warren by attacking Bernie Sanders forces as racist. “The Working Families Party is a perfect partner for the fraud because it exists only as a cover for the Democrats.” The black misleadership[…]

Hong Kong Protest Leaders Expose Themselves As US Tools

September 25, 2019 UNAC Editor China, Color Revolutions, Hong Kong

by Kevin Zeese, from Popular Resistance, September 10, 2019 The recent turn of events in Hong Kong has further exposed that the protesters have a close relationship with right-wing US politicians and they are being used as a tool in the Great Power Conflict against China, which is a primary focus of US foreign policy. While the people of Hong[…]

Dialectics of Change in Hong Kong: The contradiction of two antagonistic systems

September 23, 2019 UNAC Editor China, Hong Kong, Hybrid Warfare

by Sara Flounders, published on Workers World, September 10, 2019 What is the biggest problem that months of increasingly violent protests in Hong Kong have exposed? Many people, especially younger people, are trying to understand the turmoil in Hong Kong. A Sept. 4 Workers World article traced some roots of the current uprising to reactionary connections with imperialist agencies and[…]