Anti-Imperialism

War Film

January 17, 2022 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Anti-War, China

by Kim Petersen, published on Countercurrents, January 15, 2022 A couple of brief comments. The theatrical excesses amount to something like Star Wars or the War of the Worlds or The Matrix 3. A ragtag band of men take on a high tech army with humongous weapons that roll over everything in their path leaving a trail of destruction,[…]

Honduras Said Enough and Opened its Doors to New Hope

December 2, 2021 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Honduras

by Alejandra Garcia, published on Resumen English, November 30, 2021 Honduras went to the polls last Sunday amid a process of historic importance. People flocked to the polling stations, despite political violence and fears induced by the narco regime of outgoing President Juan Orlando Hernández (JOH). Opposition candidate Xiomara Castro de Zelaya, from the Liberty and Refoundation Party (Libre), obtained[…]

A Delusional Commitment to “Full Spectrum Dominance” is leading the U.S. and the World to Disaster

December 2, 2021 UNAC Editor American Exceptionalism, Anti-Imperialism, Fascism

by Ajamu Baraka, published on Black Agenda Report, November 23, 2021 The 21st Century was supposed to be the century of continued and unchallenged global dominance by the U.S., at least that was the plan advanced by the right-wing political hacks at the Project for a New American Century (PNAC). Their optimism was understandable. With the dismantling of the Soviet[…]

Washington Always Looking for Another War

October 25, 2021 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Anti-War, U.S. Aggression

by Bruce Gagnon, published on Organizing Notes, October 23, 2021 It didn’t take long for the US to up the ante with China and Russia. So soon after the crushing defeat from 20 years of death and destruction in Afghanistan we find Washington stirring the fire pit and looking for more trouble. It’s really no surprise. Just take a close[…]

The U.S. is Waging Domestic War and Preparing for More

September 17, 2021 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Black Liberation Movement, The War at Home, War and Peace

by Ajamu Baraka, published on Black Agenda Report, September 8, 2021 A new report on cost of US domestic and international militarization brings the domestic situation into sharp focus. The US ruling elite appears to be preparing for one of three scenarios in the near future: system collapse, a fascist response, or a radical left turn toward a non-capitalist politics.[…]

How Can America Wake Up From Its Post-9/11 Nightmare?

September 9, 2021 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Anti-War, Ending War, Reconciliation

by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies, September 9, 2021 Looking back on it now, the 1990s were an age of innocence for America. The Cold War was over and our leaders promised us a “peace dividend.” There was no TSA to make us take off our shoes at airports (how many bombs have they found in those billions of[…]

Glen Ford’s Journalism Fought for Black Liberation and Against Imperialism

August 4, 2021 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Black Liberation Movement, Journalism

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, August 4, 2021 Ford was among the few journalists who took a stance for Black liberation and against imperialism. I had the honor of working with the late Glen Ford for nearly 20 years. His passing has created a huge void not just for Black Agenda Report (BAR), the site we co-founded with the late[…]

In Defense of Anti-Imperialism: Letters to The Nation

July 20, 2021 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Anti-War, Statement, U.S. Aggression

Both the letters below are derived from full responses that The Nation refused to print unless they were cut to 300 word letters to the editor. [jb] Letter from United National AntiWar Coalition: Gilbert Achcar’s article, “How to Avoid the ‘Anti-Imperialism’ of Fools,” argues that the peace movement has changed over time. In his opinion, it was correct to oppose the[…]

Leftist Anti-Anti-Imperialism

June 16, 2021 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Anti-Imperialism, Imperialism, Propaganda

by Roger D. Harris, published on Black Agenda Report, June 9, 2021 The phony Left dabbles in R2P interventions and claims the world is plagued by a plethora of imperialisms, thus letting the superpower and its allies off the hook. “The true anti-imperialist stance is no intervention – humanitarian or otherwise.” Academic Gilbert Achcar, in an article originally in New Politics[…]

The Necessity of Dismantling the U.S.—A conversation with Ajamu Baraka

March 16, 2021 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Capitalism, Colonialism, Militarism, Neocolonialism

by Kollibri terre Sonnenblume, published on Counterpunch, March 12, 2021 On February 26th, I interviewed Ajamu Baraka for my podcast. Baraka is a veteran grassroots organizer whose roots are in the Black Liberation Movement and anti-apartheid and Central American solidarity struggles. He is an internationally recognized leader of the emerging human rights movement in the U.S. and has been at[…]