Stop the Wars at Home and Abroad!
All articles represent the opinions of the authors – not UNAC Positions
by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies, March 15, 2023 March 19th marks the 20th anniversary of the U.S. and British invasion of Iraq. This seminal event in the short history of the 21st century not only continues to plague Iraqi society to this day, but it also looms large over the current crisis in Ukraine, making it impossible[…]
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How Methane Exports Reverse Climate Progress, Harm Consumers and Endanger Communities The problem analysis here is very informative. The policy recommendations, however, are framed as “President Biden should” do this; “President Biden should” do that. Of course, President Biden will not do any of these things, and if he appeared to do so, it would be a “feint” because President[…]
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by Rick Sterling, published on Antiwar.com, February 25, 2023 The following is an adapted version of the presentation made at the webinar “Connecting Dots” on 2.25.2023. Other speakers were Dr. Marwa Osman and Dr. Atif Kubursi. Introduction Syria has been at war since 2011. The conflict is in a stalemate. US troops control nearly a third of the country. The[…]
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by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, March 1, 2023 A freight train derailment brought environmental catastrophe to a small Ohio town. While the circumstances are somewhat unique, events followed a predictable pattern in a country run by and for the ruling class. The U.S. is an oligarchy. Stating this fact explains events that may seem mysterious if this[…]
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The FBI Wants to Put Me on Trial for Fighting for Black Freedom. Put the Colonial State on Trial! We Will Win!! by Omali Yeshitela, published on Black Agenda Report, January 11, 2023 UNAC circulated a petition in support of Omali and the All African People’s Socialist Party when they were raided on July 29, 2023. We have around 1,300[…]
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by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black agenda Report, February 15, 2023 A respected investigative journalist explains how the U.S. sabotaged the Nord Stream pipelines. But corporate media working in service to the state ignore the story and endanger the world. “If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” The idea[…]
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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 Justus Leicht, published on the World Socialist Web Site, January 31, 2023 My information is that Heinrich Bücker has appealed his conviction and is waiting for the court to set a new date for his appeal hearing. [jb] The Berlin-Tiergarten District Court sentenced peace activist Heinrich Bücker in January for speaking out in public against Germany’s war policy in[…]
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by Emily Zhou and Nury Vittachi, published on New Cold War, December 12, 2022 This topic may touch a nerve with some, and I don’t usually publish pieces about wars that happened 100+ years ago. But, this is so interesting because I have never heard it before, and it places the story we normally hear about the Chinese incorporation of[…]
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by G. Dunkel, published on Workers World, January 6, 2023 While the huge social, economic and political problems of Haiti have slipped out of the news, if anything they have intensified over the past few months. According to Helen La Lime, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Haiti and Head of BINUH (U.N. Integrated Office in Haiti), “Close[…]
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