Democracy and Consent

Protest at the White House, March 18, Against US Proxy War In Ukraine

March 28, 2023 UNAC Editor Cost of War, Democracy and Consent, Ending War, Protest, Resistance, Rights of Opressed Peoples, The War at Home, US Foreign Policy

by John V. Walsh, published on Counterpunch, March 15, 2023 This protest did occur with about 2,500 people in attendance. We rallied across the street from the White House in Lafayette Park, with numerous speakers, then marched through the streets of DC to the Washington Post offices, an then to a church where there was an indoor rally, or “teach-in”[…]

General National Strike March 16 in Greece

March 15, 2023 UNAC Editor Austerity, Capitalism, Democracy and Consent, Greece

International PAME, Rail Issues, Solidarity, published on Labor Today, March 13, 2023 The victims of capitalism raise their voices in Greece. They are our victims and also a reflection of where we are headed unless we embrace major changes. It is time for the people to stand up and demand a change of direction. [jb] New Huge Demonstrations yesterday– Escalation[…]

Cuba’s New Family Code, a Democratic Process Leads to a Law of Love

January 22, 2023 UNAC Editor Cuba, Democracy and Consent, LGTBQ

by Lyn Neeley, published on Workers World, January 20, 2023 Members of the 51st Venceremos Brigade were invited to an open-air meeting to learn about the passage of Cuba’s new Family Code — the most inclusive, progressive and revolutionary law in Latin America and, indeed, the world, because of who it protects. University professors and speakers from CENESEX (Centro Nacional[…]

Latin America and Caribbean, Year 2022 in Review – Challenges for a Pink Tide Surging Over a Volatile US Hegemony

January 20, 2023 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Argentina, Colonialism, coup, Democracy and Consent, International Aid and Debt, Lawfare, Sanctions and Economic Warfare

by Roger D. Harris, published on NicaNotes, January 12, 2023 2023 marks the 200th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine. This imperial fiat arrogates to the US the unilateral authority to intervene in the affairs of sovereign states in the Western Hemisphere and to exclude any other power from meddling in what is viewed as Washington’s backyard. Two centuries later, the[…]

For African/Black Working Class and Colonized Peoples, Midterm Elections in the U.S. Offer No Relief from War Repression and Capitalist Misery

November 11, 2022 UNAC Editor Austerity, Capitalism, Democracy and Consent, Labor, Racism, War on the Poor, White Supremacy

by Ajamu Baraka, published on Black Agenda Report, November 9, 2022 The 50-year old neo-liberal agenda explains why political choices in this country provide little change that benefits the masses of people. The recent midterm election results will not bring about an improvement in the lives of the Black working class. The agenda was set with the Lewis Powell Memorandum[…]

Haiti and the Debt of Independence

October 23, 2022 UNAC Editor Colonialism, Democracy and Consent, Economic Collapse, Haiti, Imperial greed, Indigenous peoples, International Aid and Debt, Racism

by Yves Engler, published on Countercurrents, September 4, 2022 In the vast history of imperialist exploitation few episodes match the depravity of Haiti’s debt of independence. Military blackmail of a small country by a superpower, prioritizing “property rights” over human rights, racial capitalism, a sellout “light skinned” local bourgeoise and the way our past haunts the present are all part[…]

No to Foreign Military Intervention in Haiti! Yes to Haitian Self Determination!

October 20, 2022 UNAC Editor Democracy and Consent, Economic Blockade, Haiti, Imperialism, Occupation, Statement, United Nations

by the Black Alliance for Peace Haiti/Americas Team, published on Black Agenda Report, October 19, 2022 The vote in the UN Security Council did not take place. It appears that behind the scenes, Russia and China made it clear they would not support these measures. I published the Black Alliance for Peace Response to this a little further down if[…]

Workers InFrance Stage Nationwide Strike For Higher Wages and 130,000 People March In Paris

October 20, 2022 UNAC Editor Austerity, Breaking News, Democracy and Consent, Europe, France, Labor Struggles

by the Countercurrents Collective, published on Countercurrents, October 19, 2022 The Europeans are struggling with the insane response of the EU leadership to the Ukraine War, eagerly sacrificing their welfare to a proxy war in support of U.S. aggression and a deadly proxy war. [jb] French workers took part in a nationwide strike Tuesday to demand higher wages to keep[…]

The Black Alliance for Peace Welcomes Delayed Security Council Vote on Western Invasion of Haiti

October 19, 2022 UNAC Editor Democracy and Consent, Government Corruption, Haiti, Occupation, Statement, U.S. Aggression

Statement by Black Alliance for Peace, October 18, 2022 BAP’s Explicit Call for Security Council Opposition Was Heard October 18, 2022 — One day after the Black Alliance for Peace – and other individuals and groups from Haiti and the Haitian diaspora – requested that Russia and China oppose the Biden Administration’s UN Security Council resolution providing cover for another[…]

Four Straight Years of Nonstop Street Protest in Haiti

October 13, 2022 UNAC Editor Collapsed States, Democracy and Consent, Haiti, Imperial Wars, NGOs, Occupation, US Hypocrisy

by Vijay Prashad, produced by Globetrotter, September 27, 2022 The destruction of Haiti appears to be an international project. The US leads, having smashed their legitimate government repeatedly and destroyed any avenues toward independence, integrity or economic stability that have arisen. What is their crime? Is it an indpendent spirit, or merely the vulnerability of the small and weak? […]