Abuses of Empire

Ukraine Terrorism and the Question of U.S. Involvement

June 25, 2025 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Russia, U.S. Hegemony

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, June 4, 2025 The U.S has been involved in every aspect of Ukraine’s military activity against Russia. The recent drone attacks and sabotage were likely committed with U.S. help. Of course, it is possible that president Trump was aware, but if past history is a guide, he may also have been circumvented[…]

Why Workers World Defends Iran

June 23, 2025 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Anti-Imperialism, Iran, Revolution, U.S. Aggression

Workers World Editorial, June 23, 2025 Why is it important for the worldwide movement to defend Iran? Is it because this country of 92 million people was recently bombed by the U.S.-backed zionist regime of Israel on June 12, followed by the bombing of its three nuclear reactors by the Pentagon on June 22? Is it because Iran has had[…]

As Trump Sets Military Against Civilians, Service Members Have Duty to Disobey

June 23, 2025 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Anti-Imperialism, Fascism, Imperialism, US Hypocrisy, US Law, US Politics

by Marjorie Cohn, published on Socialist Action, June 11, 2025 The Marines are trained in combat, not crowd control. People are likely to get hurt. National Guard soldiers are posted near an entrance to the Federal Building in Los Angeles during a demonstration in response to a series of Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids throughout the country, on June 10,[…]

Immigration as a Political Weapon

June 15, 2025 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, China, El Salvador, Migrants, Migrants and Refugees, Neocolonial Economic Dominance, Political Prisoners, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, US Government Action, US Hypocrisy, Venezuela, Venezuela, War on the Poor, White Supremacy

by William Camacaro, National co-Coordinator, published on The Alliance for Social Justice, May 24, 2025 Although the primary victims of El Salvador’s neo-fascist prison system are the Salvadorans themselves. Hundreds of migrants have been illegally deported by the US to these infamous prisons, currently there are approximately 110,000 prisoners across the country; approximately 85,000 of these prisoners have been arrested[…]

Behind Trump and DOGE’s Reckless Destruction Is a Determination to Crush Workers

June 14, 2025 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Austerity, Labor, Labor Struggles, Socio-Economic Struggles, US Government Action

by Tyler Walicek, published on Truthout, May 17, 2025 The future of collective bargaining and labor rights in the United States is on the table. Even the most alarmed predictions of left-leaning commentators failed to capture the extremity of the onslaught that flooded forth from the second Trump administration in its first few months. Only recently has the real severity[…]

Report on the Freedom Flotilla Volunteers Held in Israeli Custody

June 12, 2025 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Civil Resistance

Punitive measures being taken against Triago and Rima. Please let your networks know. Adalah Update on Freedom Flotilla Volunteers Held in Israeli Custody 11 June 2025, 6pm Jerusalem Time Today, Adalah’s lawyers visited the detained volunteers. During the visit, they received updates on the conditions of detention, including recent punitive measures taken against them. The Israeli authorities transferred two of[…]

Iran, Venezuela and their Anti-Imperialist Alliance

June 8, 2025 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, American Exceptionalism

by Cira Pascual Marquina, published on Resumen English, May 2, 2025 Both Iran and Venezuela have stood firm for decades in defense of their sovereignty and self-determination in the face of relentless US aggression. From cultural collaboration to strategic cooperation in the energy sector, the ties between these countries have deepened since the beginning of the Bolivarian Process. In this[…]

The US Blockade on Cuba

June 8, 2025 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Cuba, Imperialism, Resistance, Revolution, Sanctions and Economic Warfare

by Adam Kendall, published on Resumen English, May 28, 2025 For many Canadians, the US blockade on Cuba is thought to be a relic of the Cold War, either a product of the Soviet era or something eased under Obama’s “Cuban thaw.” This misconception allows American imperialism to go unchecked and obscures the enduring reality of one of the longest[…]

Syria: A Case Study in the Devastating Effects of Economic Coercive Measures on a Population

June 6, 2025 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, coup, Featured, Statement, Syria, U.S. Aggression, US Hypocrisy

Statement by SanctionsKill and Syria Support Movement International SanctionsKill and the Syria Support Movement welcome the statement by US president Donald Trump ordering the lifting of economic sanctions on Syria.1 As stated in the Verdict of the International People’s Tribunal on US Imperialism, economic coercive measures are: “inherently violent, designed to maintain economic inequality, continue the theft of wealth from[…]

The Camouflaged U.S. Invasion of Panama

May 13, 2025 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Colonialism, Imperialism, Panama, U.S. Hegemony

by Gary Wilson, published on Resumen English, April 13, 2025 Panama’s opposition parties accused the U.S. of launching a “camouflaged invasion” amid escalating tensions over the U.S. military presence in the country. Following U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s recent visit, President Donald Trump confirmed troop deployments, stating, “We’ve moved a lot of troops to Panama.” Hegseth cited the need to[…]