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Peruvian Trade Union Leader Speaks About Resistance to Overthrow of President Castillo

January 14, 2023 UNAC Editor Civil Resistance, coup, Peru

FightBack Interview with Cristiano Mayta, published on FightBack News, January 4, 2023 Fight Back! interviewed Cristiano Mayta, a trade unionist in Peru on January 3 to learn more about the situation in Perú after the overthrow of democratically-elected President Pedro Castillo by an oligarchy-dominated Congress. There is a national strike called for January 4 amid violent repression. Fight Back!: What[…]

Perú, Argentina, México: Lessons of Coups and ‘Lawfare’ in Latin America

December 19, 2022 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Action!!, Argentina, Bolivia, Lawfare, Mexico, Peru, Resistance

by John Catalinotto, published on Workers World, December 13, 2022 Coup in Perú Dec. 7. “Lawfare” in Argentina Dec. 6. Confrontation in Mexico Nov. 27. In the past few weeks, Latin America’s reactionary elites, junior partners of U.S. and world imperialism, have challenged leftist elected officials in these three countries. These events illustrate what Karl Marx and V. I. Lenin[…]

Which way for the antiwar movement? Demand ‘Negotiations’ or ‘Stop the Wars’?

November 19, 2022 UNAC Editor Action!!, Anti-Imperialism, Anti-War, Featured, Mass action, Political Analysis

by Sara Flounders, published on Workers World, November 15, 2022 As the war in Ukraine grows more protracted and dangerous, its consequences will arouse fear among many and opposition among those making the greatest sacrifices. The economic consequences of recession and growing inflation in the U.S. and the far greater disarray in the EU, caused by imposing sanctions on Russia,[…]

Ukraine War protestors: “Negotiations Now!”

October 27, 2022 UNAC Editor Action!!, Austerity, Cost of War, NATO, Ukraine

by Reginald Johnson, October 25, 2022 MIDDLETOWN, CT — Peace activists took to the streets here Saturday to protest the war in Ukraine and warn people that the conflict threatens to become a nuclear holocaust. Gathering on the corner of Main and Washington, the demonstrators held signs and passed out fliers which said “Prevent Nuclear War” and “Negotiations Now.” “We’ve[…]

Hashtag Activism and US Imperialism

October 23, 2022 UNAC Editor Action!!, Africa, Censorship and Propaganda, Resistance

by Erica Caines, published on Hood Communist, October 13, 2022 The abundance of “hashtag activism” has created a false sense of importance for the everyday individual being driven by weaponized empathy to speak out about a cause or injustice happening internationally. This false sense of importance, brought on by the use of hashtags as awareness, is ignited by already held[…]

Back to The Streets! Say NO to U.S. Wars!

October 20, 2022 UNAC Editor Action!!, Anti-Imperialism, Anti-War, Resistance

by Minnie Bruce Pratt, published on Workers World, October 18, 2022 The United National Antiwar Coalition issued the call “Back to the streets! Say NO to U.S. wars!” for Oct. 15-22, and growing protests of people answered. UNAC’s goal is to “unify in collective action against the major perpetrator of war and injustice in the world: the U.S. government, along[…]

Activism Anti-Boycott Laws Are a Dystopian Nightmare

October 20, 2022 UNAC Editor Action!!, Civil Resistance, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Lawfare, US Politics

by Hamzah Khan, published on Mondoweiss, October 4, 2022 The right to boycott was once enshrined by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1982, but the recent passing of anti-BDS laws in several U.S. states shows how fragile basic civil rights have become. Few things have as much bipartisan support in the U.S. as unconditional support for Israel. Ironically, while criticisms[…]

Trump Calls for Peace in Ukraine While the Democrats Make Support for War a Midterm Campaign Issue

October 13, 2022 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Action!!, Resistance, U.S. Aggression, U.S. Budget, US Politics

by Ajamu Baraka, published on Black Agenda Report, October 12, 2022 Donald Trump is no peace maker, but his stance on negotiations to end the war in Ukraine is in stark contrast to that of the democrats, who fully support continuing the dangerous proxy war against Russia. Anti-war forces must step up and struggle for peace. Since the U.S. sponsored coup[…]

Surviving the Killing Fields: a Worldwide Challenge

October 13, 2022 UNAC Editor Action!!, Anti-War, Drones, Propaganda, Protest, U.S. Aggression, U.S. Budget

by Nick Mottern and Kathy Kelly, published on Counterpunch, October 12, 2022 Compare the romanticized image of a drone above to the reality of the attack in the first couple of paragraphs below, of the victim of a ‘kinder‘ ‘gentler‘ drone bomb. We can’t buy this bull sh*t. The only option is to take to the streets. [jb] Awaiting discharge[…]

Has the Ukraine Conflict Driven U.S. Government Officials Crazy?

August 8, 2022 UNAC Editor Action!!, Anti-Imperialism, Lawfare, New World Visions, Paths to Emancipation, Racism, Reparations, Russia, Ukraine

by Jeremy Kuzmarov, published on CovertAction Magazine, August 5, 2022 Latest outrage is the FBI’s use of flash-bang grenades and drones to startle 80-year-old leader of Black Nationalist organization who was accused of being a Russian agent—on the grounds that he attended a meeting on self-determination in Moscow seven years ago. FBI also accuses alleged Russian agent of trying to[…]