Colonialism

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[…]

Haiti: Black Despots and White Rulers

February 20, 2021 UNAC Editor Colonialism, Democracy, Haiti

by Jemima Pierre, published on Black Agenda Report, January 17, 2021 The horror story in Haiti since 2004 is not really about despotic Black government, but is the consequence and crime of global white rule. “Moïse is the product of a broader system blocking Haiti’s democratic path and sovereignty, a system that is built and maintained by the white rulers[…]

Deconstructing The Settler Colonial State Of Israel

January 3, 2021 UNAC Editor Colonialism, Israel-Palestine

by Yanis Iqbal, published on EurasiaReview, January 1, 2021 Merry Christmas from the Zionist Occupier On 25 December, 2020, Israel bombed Gaza for six continuous hours as much of the world celebrated Christmas. A children’s hospital, a rehabilitation center for people with disabilities, a mosque, as well as private residences, were damaged. A six-year-old girl and a young man were injured, and much[…]

A Deep Cut on Lebanon

August 16, 2020 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Colonialism, Lebanon

by Jeremy Salt, published on the American Herald Tribune, August 11, 2020 In the old days there was no more charming city in the eastern Mediterranean than Beirut. Set on a maritime plain with the mountains rising dramatically behind it, the scenery was magnificent, the culture charming, the people hospitable and the city rich in history. Unfortunately, however, Lebanon’s prime[…]

10 Reasons Why Defunding the Police Should Lead to Defunding War

July 16, 2020 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Colonialism, Police Brutality, Racism

by Medea Benjamin & Zoltán Grossman, published on Consortium News, July 15, 2020 Since George Floyd was murdered, we have seen an increasing convergence of the “war at home” against black and brown people with the “wars abroad” that the U.S. has waged against people in other countries. Army and National Guard troops have been deployed in U.S. cities, as[…]

First Somali Congressperson Legitimizes AFRICOM and US Drone War

May 20, 2020 UNAC Editor Africa, Colonialism, Political Corruption, Somalia

by Netfa Freeman and Tunde Osazua, published on Black Agenda Report, May 13, 2020 Rep. Omar recently commended the US war machine for increasing the “transparency” and “accountability” of its bombing of her native country. “Instead of this being an asset to expose AFRICOM and to the decolonization Africa, Rep. Omar validates the role of AFRICOM.” United States representatives, no[…]

Hebrew, Arab and Apartheid

May 5, 2020 UNAC Editor Colonialism, Indigenous peoples, Israel-Palestine

by Jonathan Ofir, published on Mondoweiss, April 20, 2020 The creation of the modern Hebrew language around the end of the 19th century sought to resurrect an ancient language which had hardly been spoken colloquially among Jews, to become the new unifying ‘national language’ of the ‘Jewish nation’. This effort built upon romantic and messianic concepts of ‘return’ to the[…]