Economics

Francesca Albanese Deserves Nobel Prize, Not US Sanctions, Says Ex-UN Special Rapporteur

July 27, 2025 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Occupation, Palestine, Resistance, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, United Nations, US Politics

by Marjorie Cohn, published on the LA Progressive, July 15, 2025 The US is punishing UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese for her scathing reports on Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Note that all of Albanese’s recent reports are linked in this article. [jb] The day after Donald Trump welcomed indicted war criminal Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the United States[…]

Cuba Proposes Global Health Alliance At BRICS Forum In Brazil

June 26, 2025 UNAC Editor Cuba, Hybrid Warfare, International Institutions, Multipolar World, Organizing, Sanctions and Economic Warfare

by Resumen English, published on Popular Resistance, June 8, 2025 During the 11th Parliamentary Forum of BRICS, a bloc initially composed of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, and recently expanded, Cuban deputy Alberto Núñez strongly rejected Washington’s blockade against the island, which he described as a “suffocating economic war.” At the beginning of his speech, Núñez conveyed the[…]

No, Israel Does Not Have a Right to Defend Itself in Gaza. But the Palestinians Do.

June 23, 2025 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Colonialism, Human Rights, Hybrid Warfare, Indigenous peoples, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Neocolonial Economic Dominance, Occupation, Palestine, Resistance, Revolution, United Nations, US Intervention, War Crimes

by Craig Mokhiber, published on Mondoweiss, September 10, 2024 One of the many disturbing revelations that have emerged since the current phase of genocide in Palestine began almost a year ago, is the degree to which U.S. and other Western politicians are prepared to dutifully stick to a script provided by Israel and its Western lobbies, whether the script is[…]

U.S. Attack on Iran Reaffirms the Need for a More Effective Global Anti-Imperialist Movement

June 23, 2025 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Anti-War, Fascism, Global Trade, Iran, Israel, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Power, Statement, U.S. Aggression, U.S. Hegemony

Statement by U.S. Peace Council, June 22, 2025 The U.S. Peace Council strongly condemns the outrageous, criminal and illegal attack on the sovereign state of Iran by the United States administration of Donald P. Trump. This flagrant violation of the United Nations Charter and the Nuremberg condemnation of wars of choice, should serve as a graphic demonstration that U.S. imperialism[…]

Immigration as a Political Weapon

June 15, 2025 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, China, El Salvador, Migrants, Migrants and Refugees, Neocolonial Economic Dominance, Political Prisoners, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, US Government Action, US Hypocrisy, Venezuela, Venezuela, War on the Poor, White Supremacy

by William Camacaro, National co-Coordinator, published on The Alliance for Social Justice, May 24, 2025 Although the primary victims of El Salvador’s neo-fascist prison system are the Salvadorans themselves. Hundreds of migrants have been illegally deported by the US to these infamous prisons, currently there are approximately 110,000 prisoners across the country; approximately 85,000 of these prisoners have been arrested[…]

Behind Trump and DOGE’s Reckless Destruction Is a Determination to Crush Workers

June 14, 2025 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Austerity, Labor, Labor Struggles, Socio-Economic Struggles, US Government Action

by Tyler Walicek, published on Truthout, May 17, 2025 The future of collective bargaining and labor rights in the United States is on the table. Even the most alarmed predictions of left-leaning commentators failed to capture the extremity of the onslaught that flooded forth from the second Trump administration in its first few months. Only recently has the real severity[…]

The US Blockade on Cuba

June 8, 2025 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Cuba, Imperialism, Resistance, Revolution, Sanctions and Economic Warfare

by Adam Kendall, published on Resumen English, May 28, 2025 For many Canadians, the US blockade on Cuba is thought to be a relic of the Cold War, either a product of the Soviet era or something eased under Obama’s “Cuban thaw.” This misconception allows American imperialism to go unchecked and obscures the enduring reality of one of the longest[…]

Famine in Gaza – What Could Be Done

June 8, 2025 UNAC Editor Genocide, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Neocolonial Economic Dominance, Occupation, Palestine, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, US Hypocrisy

Commentary by Sara Flounders, published on Workers World, June 3, 2025 While protests of the famine have caused handwringing among spokespeople in imperialist capitals, none have taken steps to seriously challenge the Israeli regime and feed the starving people of Gaza. U.S. imperialism is directly complicit in causing the starvation and has relentlessly provided the weapons and funding to continue[…]

Trump and Rubio Tighten the Noose on Cuba

June 6, 2025 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Cuba, Global South, Imperial Wars, Paths to Emancipation, Poverty and Sanctions, Resistance, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, US Foreign Policy

by Manolo De Los Santos, produced by Globetrotter, June 6, 2025 The impacts of a tightened US blockade, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the return of Trump with a vindictive Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, have deepened the crisis in Cuba, making international solidarity with the island more important than ever. Cuba is once again facing a severe, multi-faceted crisis,[…]

Big Budget Robs the Poor, Feeds the Rich

June 3, 2025 UNAC Editor Austerity, Cost of War, Political Corruption, Poverty, The War at Home

by G. Dunkel, published on Workers World, May 27, 2025 May 26. The White House’s big bulls–t budget bill passed the House the morning of May 24 in a 215 to 214 vote and may pass the Senate this week, although there are reports some Republican senators fear the consequences. Trump is pushing to get it through fast. Let’s keep[…]