Economic Collapse

Cuba: An Unusual and Extraordinary Threat!

April 20, 2026 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Cuba, Economic Collapse, Human Rights, U.S. Aggression

Editorial by Lisímaco Velasco, published on Labor Today International, April 17, 2026 The President of the United States, who claims to possess the best and most advanced weapons in the world, who boasts of carrying out highly sophisticated military missions like the one on January 3rd in Venezuela, who says that no one is capable of doing what he and[…]

Cuba’s Response to Donald Trump’s Threat of War

February 11, 2026 UNAC Editor Cuba, Economic Collapse, Hybrid Warfare, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, U.S. Aggression, U.S. Hegemony

by René Tamayo León, published on Socialist Action, February 3, 2026 Reprinted from internet@granma.cu, January 31, 2026 [Photo above: Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic] “We are living in a time when U.S. imperialism is emboldened and has once again set its sights on Cuba with[…]

Economic Warfare and the imperialist Stranglehold on Iran

January 18, 2026 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Censorship and Propaganda, Economic Collapse, Hybrid Warfare, Imperialism, Iran, Resistance, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Shortages of Supplies, U.S. Aggression, Venezuela

by Gary Wiilson, published on The Struggle/LaLucha, January 11, 2026 Shuttered stalls in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar amid a rapid collapse of the rial in January 2026, as imperialist economic warfare disrupted daily life and paralyzed trade. On the morning of Jan. 8, Zahra Mohammadi stood in line outside a bakery in southern Tehran for three hours. When she finally reached[…]

Trump Isn’t Planning to Invade Venezuela. He’s Planning Something Worse

December 30, 2025 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Economic Collapse, Hybrid Warfare, Imperialism, International Law, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Social Impact, Venezuela

by Michelle Ellner, published on Common Dreams, December 25 2025 The loudest question in Washington right now is whether Donald Trump is going to invade Venezuela. The quieter, and far more dangerous, reality is this: he probably won’t. Not because he cares about Venezuelan lives, but because he has found a strategy that is cheaper, less politically risky at home,[…]

Where Does the Money Go? A Look at USAID Spending in Haiti

March 3, 2025 UNAC Editor Economic Collapse, Food Sovereignty, Haiti, Humanitarian Aid, Neocolonial Economic Dominance, U.S. Hegemony, US Hypocrisy

by Jake Johnston, published on Counterpunch, February 10, 2025 When you read this, keep in mind that the people of Haiti do not have a democratically elected government and have not had one since the US flew Aristide to Africa. Also remember that they don’t have jobs, medical services and reliable resources for ordinary living. [jb] “We’re shutting it[…]

The Economic War Against Syria

December 4, 2024 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Economic Collapse, Humanitarian Aid, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Syria, US Foreign Policy

by Roberta Rivolta, published on Counter-Hegemonic Studies, December 4, 2024 As ancient as economic wars may be, the use of embargoes as means of coercion experienced a significant acceleration only at the end of the Cold War. While the collapse of the USSR reduced the risk that a targeted nation could fall into the Soviet Union sphere of influence, the[…]

Zionist Quagmire – Sinking Deeper

September 26, 2024 UNAC Editor Economic Collapse, Genocide, Imperial Wars, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Lebanon, Palestine

by Sara Flounders, published on Workers World, September 19, 2024 In a blasting news interview on Israel’s Channel 12 on Sept. 15, Major General Israel Ziv, the army’s former head of operations in Gaza, asserted that the Zionist military is stuck in Gaza and has suffered significant losses during its 11-month offensive in the besieged Strip. Ziv stated that Israel[…]

Why Secretary of State Antony Blinken went to Haiti

September 17, 2024 UNAC Editor Economic Collapse, Haiti, International Aid and Debt, US Hypocrisy, US Intervention

by G. Dunkel, published on Workers World, September 13, 2024 Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Sept. 5 and 6, the first visit by a high level U.S. official in nearly 10 years. That means Blinken made a special visit to Haiti, a country that is the most exploited and poorest in the[…]

Takeover! A Human Rights Approach to Housing

September 17, 2024 UNAC Editor Austerity, Capitalism, Civil Resistance, Economic Collapse, Human Rights, Poverty, The War at Home

TAKEOVER! A Human Rights Approach to Housing is a beautifully written book about poor and homeless people choosing to live and refusing to die. by Ann Garrison, published on Black Agenda Report, September 11, 2024 I can’t recommend TAKEOVER! A Human Rights Approach to Housing, by Cheri Honkala and the Poor People’s Army, enough. Most people don’t like to think[…]

Argentina: Milei’s War on Workers Met with General Strike

January 31, 2024 UNAC Editor Argentina, Austerity, Economic Collapse, Labor, Labor Struggles

By Adam Wetzstein, posted on Workers World, January 26, 2024 I see this as a warning to us. [jb] After decades of rapid inflation and economic crisis, Argentine voters last November elected economics professor Javier Milei as president. However, many consider Milei an Argentine variant of his pro-fascist Brazilian neighbor, former President João Bolsonaro, or even of Donald Trump. His[…]