UNAC Editor

The Struggle Against the Asylum Ban and US Imperialism in Latin America

June 7, 2023 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Immigration, Refugees

By Cristóbal Cavazos, published on Socialist Action, May 29, 2023 The new asylum ban that the Biden administration announced on May 11 in the wake of ending of Title 42, is cruel, inhumane and shows the reactionary character of the Biden administration’s immigration policy even as Biden continues traditional US policies aimed at subjecting Latin America to US neo-colonial control.[…]

Tampa: 2000 Immigrants Rally Against DeSantis

June 5, 2023 UNAC Editor Immigrants, US Government Action, US Hypocrisy

by Alvaro Montealegre, published on Fightback News, June 5, 2023 Tampa, FL – Some 2000 people gathered at the corner of Dale Mabry Highway and Columbus Drive in Tampa, Thursday, June 1, under the slogan “A Day Without Immigrants” to protest Senate bill 1718, which was promoted by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. The new law seeks to increase repression and[…]

1989: Tiananmen Square ‘Massacre’ Was a Myth

June 5, 2023 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Censorship and Propaganda, China

by Dierdre Griswold, published on International Action Center, June 3, 2023 The article below was first published June 29, 2011, following a release from WikiLeaks confirming that U.S. media claims of a “massacre” in Tiananmen Square in Beijing in 1989 were false. How many times have we been told that the U.S. is an “open” society and the media are[…]

New Rules of Engagement: How Palestinians Defeated Netanyahu and Redefined ‘Unity’

June 1, 2023 UNAC Editor Israel, Palestine

by Ramzy Baroud, published on RamzyBaroud.net, May 17, 2023 All Israeli wars on the Palestinians throughout the years have been promoted and justified by Tel Aviv in the name of ‘security’ and ‘fighting terrorism’. Israel’s biggest challenge throughout many of these wars was hardly the Palestinian Resistance, however steadfast and resilient. The challenge has always been Tel Aviv’s ability to[…]

US-Backed Military Once Again Targets Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan

June 1, 2023 UNAC Editor Pakistan, Peoples' Movements, US Foreign Policy, World News Update

by Ahmed Adel, published on InfoBRICS, May 12, 2023 Imran Khan continues to be a threat to U.S. hegemony in West Asia. It was Khan who drove the U.S. drones out of Pakistan and it is Khan whose popular party teaches democracy to those who participate through every day practice. While the ruling class in Pakistan represents a local oligarchy,[…]

Durham Report Reveals the Real Threat to “Democracy” – The FBI Weaponized by Democrat Party Affiliated Elites

June 1, 2023 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Black Liberation Movement, Censorship and Propaganda, The War at Home, US Government Action

by Ajamu Baraka, published on Black Agenda Report, May 17, 2023 Donald Trump calls Russiagate a “hoax” but it is in fact much worse. The manufactured scandal was part of successful efforts to intimidate, to censor, and to discredit opposition to state narratives. Russiagate is used to make the case for the proxy war in Ukraine. Here in the US it plays[…]

On the Road in Russia

June 1, 2023 UNAC Editor Russia, Ukraine, UNAC on the Road

by Rick Sterling and Dan Kovalik, published on LA Progressive, May 25, 2023 At this moment, Russia is more isolated from the West than it has ever been, quite possibly in history. At the end of April of this year, the two of us ventured together to Russia. We went with the purpose of fact-finding and also to make a[…]

Escaping Debt Slavery: Ethiopia, Africa, And The IMF

May 29, 2023 UNAC Editor Eritrea, Ethiopia, International Aid and Debt, Sanctions and Economic Warfare

by Ann Garrison and Robert J. Prince, published on Popular Resistance, May 18, 2023 In 1987, at the Organization for African Unity, Thomas Sankara said, “Debt is a cleverly managed reconquest of Africa.” Restructuring associated with WB and IMF loans becomes a millstone around the neck of drowning economies. [jb] The US is holding up Ethiopia’s request for a $2[…]

Biden’s Debt Ceiling Betrayal is a Democratic Tradition

May 29, 2023 UNAC Editor Austerity, U.S. Budget, US Politics, War on the Poor

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, May 24, 2023 Joe Biden is continuing the ignoble tradition of colluding with republicans while pretending to fight them. The latest debt limit drama is another betrayal of the people. When Joe Biden was first elected president his propagandists and their friends in corporate media told us that he was “the most progressive[…]

Biden-McCarthy Debt Ceiling Deal Attacks Social Programs to Pay for War

May 29, 2023 UNAC Editor Economics, US Politics, War and Weapons, War on the Poor

by Berry Grey, published on the World Socialist Website, May 28, 2023 The debt ceiling agreement announced Saturday night by President Joe Biden and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is the outcome of a bipartisan conspiracy, using a manufactured crisis to intensify the assault on social programs and make the working class pay for the war against Russia and war[…]