Stop the Wars at Home and Abroad!
All articles represent the opinions of the authors – not UNAC Positions
by Boaventura de Sousa Santos, published by Globetrotter, February 9, 2023 A new-old ghost is hovering over Europe—war. The most violent continent in the world in terms of the number of deaths caused by warfare during the last 100 years (not to go back any further and include the deaths suffered by Europe during religious wars and the deaths inflicted[…]
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Published on People’s Dispatch, February 4, 2023 Conservatives in the House of Representatives passed a resolution “denouncing the horrors of socialism” and opposing the implementation of socialist policies. Link to: H. Con Resolution 9 On Thursday, February 2, the United States House of Representatives passed a resolution denouncing “the horrors of socialism.” All 219 members of the Republican party voted[…]
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by Jacqueline Luqman, published on Black Agenda Report, February 8, 2023 I’m looking at this Rage Against The War Machine rally that is being organized by the Libertarian Party and I am genuinely confused about how folks on the left are involved in this at all. Oh, I understand the need to revive and mobilize a strong not just anti-war[…]
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Brutally politicizing humanitarian aid, Biden assists Turkey but refuses to mobilize aid and rescue workers to save thousands in northern Syria because of U.S. vendetta against Bashar al-Assad government. Even with GL 23, which gives western banks permission to transmit funds for earthquake assistance, U.S. banks refuse to do so. The risk (from secondary sanctions) is too great, the time[…]
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by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, February 8, 2023 An errant balloon from China sent the U.S. into a frenzy of fear and hatred. The president, congress, and corporate media all made sure that a harmless incident was viewed in the worst light possible. The People’s Republic of China has a space program. They have a space station where[…]
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by Sara Flounders, published on Workers World, January 24, 2023 The World Economic Forum held its 53rd Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 16-20. This gathering of the world’s superrich oligarchs was followed by a Jan. 20 meeting of the NATO protectors and enforcers at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. The NATO meeting ended without the gathered officials even agreeing[…]
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by Seymour Hersh, published on his Substack, February 8, 2023 The New York Times called it a “mystery,” but the United States executed a covert sea operation that was kept secret—until now. The U.S. Navy’s Diving and Salvage Center can be found in a location as obscure as its name—down what was once a country lane in rural Panama City,[…]
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by John Parker, published on Black Agenda Report, February 8, 2023 Policing is inextricably linked to racism and to capitalism. There are two very frightening realities faced by the capitalist ruling class – their smaller numbers in relation to the majority, and their inability to derive profit without exploited human labor. Since they are the sole owners of the means[…]
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by Jeff Mackler, published on Socialist Action, February 6, 2023 FYI: I don’t agree with Jeff’s comment in the first paragraph. I do not believe that the possible success of this conference will “represent a serious defeat for the antiwar, anti-racist, anti-sexist, LGBTQI and social justice activists,” but rather a reflection of the serious challenge we face in confronting a[…]
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by Editor at Workers World, February 7, 2023 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called it a “brazen incursion.” White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre called it “a clear violation of our sovereignty.” Not to be outdone, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy tweeted that “China’s brazen disregard for U.S. sovereignty is a destabilizing action that must be addressed, and President Biden cannot be[…]
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