Anti-Imperialism

Renewed Peace Movement Lauded As Protesters Marched in Washington, D.C., on 20th Anniversary of U.S. Invasion of Iraq

March 22, 2023 UNAC Editor Action!!, Anti-Imperialism, Anti-War, Featured, Human Rights, Protest

by Julie Varughese, published on Towards Freedom, March 21, 2023 WASHINGTON, D.C.—An estimated couple of thousand of people to “several thousand” marched on March 18 in downtown Washington D.C., calling for an end to the U.S. imperialist project that they hold responsible for 20 years of a “War on Terror” on millions of people. The weekend marked the 20th anniversary[…]

Protesters to CNN: Don’t Be a Pentagon Stenographer!

March 22, 2023 UNAC Editor Action!!, Anti-Imperialism, Anti-War, Censorship and Propaganda, Protest

by Marcy Winograd, published on the LA Progressive, March 20, 2023 CNN locked its front door during Saturday’s, March 18th, anti-war protest in front of the network’s towering Hollywood building, where hundreds of ethnically diverse demonstrators, young, old and in between, called on CNN to stop parroting Pentagon propaganda about an “unprovoked” war in Ukraine and to feature guests who[…]

The Not-So-Winding Road from Iraq to Ukraine

March 22, 2023 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Anti-Imperialism, Anti-War, Diplomacy, Imperialism, Iraq, Militarism, Russia, U.S. Aggression, Ukraine, US Hypocrisy, US Politics

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[…]

‘Feed the People, Not the U.S. War Machine!’

March 22, 2023 UNAC Editor Action!!, Anti-Imperialism, Anti-War, Protest

by Richie Merino, published on Workers World, March 22, 2022 Just days after the Biden administration proposed an egregious $900 billion military budget, the Federal Reserve printed $300 billion to bail out two banks that were “too big to fail.” Let me be clear: this is a bailout for the rich, a bailout for Silicon Valley tech companies, venture capital[…]

Which Way Forward For The Antiwar Movement

March 15, 2023 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Anti-War, Ending War, Organizing, Political Corruption, Protest, The War at Home, US Meddling in Europe, US Military

by John Catalinotto and Sara Flounders, March 13, 2023 Workers World Managing Editor John Catalinotto held an interview March 13 with Sara Flounders, co-director of the International Action Center (IAC), a member of the Administrative Committee of the United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC) and contributing editor to Workers World, to discuss the developments of the past year of the war[…]

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[…]

Anti-NATO, Anti-EU, Anti-War, Protest Rallies Hit Germany, France, Italy

March 1, 2023 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Anti-War, Europe, France, Germany, Italy, NATO, Resistance

by the Countercurrents Collective, Countercurrents.org, February 27, 2023 Rallies against the U.S.-led NATO bloc, the EU, supply of weapons to Ukraine and anti-war have been held across France, and in Italy and Germany. At protest sites, demonstrators defaced and tore down NATO and EU flags. Berlin Tens of thousands of Germans braved the elements to attend the Uprising for Peace,[…]

On the 20th Anniversary of the U.S. Invasion of Iraq: National March on Washington Saturday, March 18

February 23, 2023 UNAC Editor Action!!, Anti-Imperialism, Featured, Statement

UNAC Statement, February 20, 2023 Coinciding with the 20th anniversary weekend of the criminal U.S.-invasion of Iraq, a major set of actions, including a demonstration at the White House in Washington, D.C., will take place Saturday, March 18, demanding “Peace in Ukraine — Say NO to Endless U.S. Wars” and “Fund People’s Needs, Not the War Machine.” Since 2003, the[…]

Why Rage Against the War Machine is So #AntiwarSoWhite

February 13, 2023 UNAC Editor Action!!, Anti-Imperialism, Anti-War, Protest, Resistance, The War at Home, Trumpism, US Politics

by Jacqueline Luqman, published on Black Agenda Report, February 8, 2023 I’m looking at this Rage Against The War Machine rally that is being organized by the Libertarian Party and I am genuinely confused about how folks on the left are involved in this at all. Oh, I understand the need to revive and mobilize a strong not just anti-war[…]

Ukraine Narrative Fraying, But Weapons Will Continue To Flow

January 31, 2023 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Anti-War, Protest

From Went To the Bridge, January 20, 2023 Some truth from official sources has begun leaking out: Ukraine is losing in the NATO proxy war against Russia. Two Polish officials said so, Condoleeza Rice in the Washington Post said so, and the mainstream/lamestream press began admitting it as well. The wrong conclusion is that more weapons will ensure Ukrainian victory,[…]