UNAC Editor

Why Biden Snubbed China’s Ukraine Peace Plan

March 6, 2023 UNAC Editor China, NATO, U.S. Aggression, Ukraine

By Medea Benjamin, Marcy Winograd, Wei Yu, March 2, 2023 There’s something irrational about President Biden’s knee-jerk dismissal of China’s 12-point peace proposal titled “China’s Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis.” “Not rational” is how Biden described the plan that calls for de-escalation toward a ceasefire, respect for national sovereignty, establishment of humanitarian corridors and resumption of[…]

U.S. Hegemony and It’s Perils

March 6, 2023 UNAC Editor China, Imperialism

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China spells out what is wrong with U.S. foreign policy. While administrations may change, the imperative to dominate doesn’t. U.S. desperate decisions create great dangers around the world. US Hegemony and Its Perils February 2023 Contents Introduction I. Political Hegemony—Throwing Its Weight Around II. Military Hegemony—Wanton Use of Force III. Economic Hegemony—Looting[…]

There Has Never In History Been A Greater Need For A Large Anti-War Movement

March 5, 2023 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Anti-War, U.S. Aggression, War and Peace, War and Weapons

by Caitlin Johnstone, published on CaitlinJohnstone.com, February 27, 2023 Things are escalating more and more rapidly between the US-centralized power structure and the few remaining nations with the will and the means to stand against its demands for total obedience, namely China, Russia, and Iran. The world is becoming increasingly split between two groups of governments who are becoming increasingly[…]

After Toxic Train Wreck, Residents Demand Answers

March 4, 2023 UNAC Editor Austerity, Capitalism, Paths to Emancipation, The War at Home, Toxic Chemicals

by Otis Grotwohl, published on Workers World, February 22, 2023 Weeks after the disaster, more terrifying information is coming out about the toxic train derailment Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio. The two-mile-long, 150-car train, owned by Norfolk Southern, weighed 18,000 tons and was carrying hazardous material when it jackknifed as a result of a broken axle. Following the “controlled[…]

UN Official Rejects US Narrative: Sanctions on Syria Do Undermine Earthquake Relief (Video)

March 4, 2023 UNAC Editor Humanitarian Aid, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Syria, U.S. Aggression

Eugene Puryear and Rania Khalek interview UN Special Rapporteur on Secondary Sanctions, Alena Douhan, February 21, 2023 U.N. Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan discusses the devastating impact of illegal US sanctions on Syria and how they are continuing to block aid in earthquake recovery efforts. Professor Douhan explains how despite the US Treasury issuing a 180-day waiver on certain sanctions imposed[…]

Zionism’s ‘Three State Solution’

March 4, 2023 UNAC Editor Israel, Israel-Palestine, Palestine

by Vijay Prashad, published on Consortium News, February 2, 2023 Netanyahu’s governmental partner, the Jewish Strength Party, is willing to conduct Palestinicide in order to create a Jewish-only society in the Levant, writes Vijay Prashad. A two-state solution, is simply no longer factually possible. Israel calls its latest military campaign Operation Break the Wave, a lyrical description of a brutal reality. This year,[…]

Fidel Castro’s Legacy Lives on as Cuba Keeps Sending ‘Doctors, not Bombs’ All across the World

March 2, 2023 UNAC Editor Cuba, Imperial Wars, Paths to Emancipation

by Daniel Kovalik, published on Resumen English, February 19, 2023 In the immediate aftermath of the recent devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, Cuba dispatched medical teams to the affected areas to provide care to victims. Their departure was marked by a farewell ceremony, which featured a large photo of Fidel Castro. It was quite appropriate, for the international medical[…]

5 Reasons Why Much of the Global South Isn’t Automatically Supporting the West in Ukraine

March 2, 2023 UNAC Editor China, Europe, Global Alliances, Multipolar World

by Krishen Mehta, produced by Globetrotter, February 24, 2023 Krishen Mehta is a member of the Board of the American Committee for U.S.-Russia Accord (ACURA), and a Senior Global Justice Fellow at Yale University. This article is distributed by Globetrotter in partnership with ACURA. In October 2022, about eight months after the war in Ukraine started, the University of Cambridge in the UK[…]

Biden’s War Drive Fuels Resistance

March 2, 2023 UNAC Editor Action!!, Europe, NATO, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, U.S. Aggression

by John Catalinotto, published on Workers World, February 28, 2023 Join us in DC, March 18! In the week of the first anniversary of the U.S./NATO proxy war against Russia in Ukraine, the Biden administration has taken or announced steps to prolong that war and risk its escalation. The corporate media has parroted and amplified every government announcement. And the[…]

Amid Ohio Nightmare, Rail Worker Alliance Urges All of Labor to Back Railroad Nationalization

March 2, 2023 UNAC Editor Labor, Socialism, War on the Poor

by Jake Johnson, published on Common Dreams, February 17, 2023 “The railroads, their CEOs, and the hedge fund robber barons will not listen, but railroad workers have the solution to managing and operating critical railroad infrastructure.” An alliance representing rail workers across the United States published an open letter late Thursday urging all of organized labor to support the nationalization[…]