Economics

Ukraine Update: Immediate Russian Oil, Gas Embargo Impossible, Says German Finance Minister

April 10, 2022 UNAC Editor Austerity, Capitalism, Economics, Europe, Global Economics, Ukraine

by Countercurrents Collective, published on Countercurrents, April 9, 2022 A broad survey of economic details from perspective of western press. Not clarified is what it means to workers around the world, but seems like high prices, expensive credit, wage growth not able to keep up with these factors along with shortages of food and other material goods. A major global[…]

Zelensky Rubbishes Biden’s war on Russia

March 13, 2022 UNAC Editor Russia, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Trade Wars, U.S. Aggression, Ukraine, US Meddling in Europe

by M. K. Bhadrakumar, published on Indian Punchline, March 11, 2022 While we are debating our own concerns in the antiwar movement about how to frame the US proxy war with Russia in Ukraine, the rest of the world is not staying silent. They have strong opinions, most of which are not flattering. [jb] What was the need for all[…]

Sanctions, a Sanctimonious Word For Economic Warfare and Outright Theft

March 11, 2022 UNAC Editor Austerity, Imperialism, Sanctions and Economic Warfare

by Ann Garrison, published on Black Agenda Report, March 9, 2022 The U.S. claims the right to sanction, to steal from other nations, with one-third of humanity suffering from these crimes. Sanctions are war by other means and cause great suffering around the world. The word “sanctions” emerged in the Middle Ages, meaning ecclesiastical decrees. Today it’s a sanctimonious word for economic warfare,[…]

The American Empire Self Destructs

March 10, 2022 UNAC Editor Economics, Global Economics, Sanctions and Economic Warfare

by Michael Hudson, published on Michael-Hudson.com, March 6, 2022 Not everyone will get this but it is an interesting angle of the US Unilateral Coercive Measures, and especially sanctions on Russia. If the US goal in this proxy war is to keep EU energy customers for itself, it has surely overreached and Russia will not pay alone. This is a[…]

“It Can’t be Illegal to Help a People” – The Persecution of Alex Saab

February 26, 2022 UNAC Editor Lawfare, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, U.S. Aggression, Venezuela

by Leonardo Flores, published on CodePink Blog, February 2022 “It’s not a crime to fulfill a diplomatic mission. It’s not a crime to evade sanctions that are harming an entire country. It can’t be illegal to help a people.” Camilla Fabri Saab made these impassioned remarks when explaining the situation behind the illegal arrest and extradition – the kidnapping, in[…]

Afghanistan Update

February 25, 2022 UNAC Editor Afghanistan, Economic Collapse, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Statement, Uncategorized

Statement by Black Alliance for Peace The crisis unfolding in Afghanistan remains bleak. With an estimated 23 million Afghans—more than 50 percent of the population—still facing extreme levels of hunger, more people could die of starvation in 2022 alone than from the last 20 years of the U.S.-led occupation. While the duopoly in Washington, D.C., distracts the public with its[…]

Sanctions on Cuban Families: Biden between Lies and Reality

February 25, 2022 UNAC Editor Cuba, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Uncategorized

by Gustavo A Maranges, published on Resumen, February 24, 2022 The rising tension in Europe has not distracted President Biden enough to stop thinking for a while about how to keep the United States government’s foot over Cubans’ neck. He recently found time to stop and sign in a few seconds a measure that will affect the lives of 11[…]

American Overlord Demands Europe Sign Suicide Note

February 21, 2022 UNAC Editor Europe, Russia, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, US Foreign Policy

by Finian Cunningham, published on Strategic Culture, February 12, 2022 The Anglo-Americans are running a modern-day reworking of Operation Overlord, the June 1944 military invasion plan billed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi Germany. This time around, the billed objective is to “liberate” the European Union from its “tyrannical” dependency on Russian natural gas. In reality, the unspoken objective is[…]

Democrats, the More Effective Evil

February 20, 2022 UNAC Editor Capitalism, Democrats and Republicans, Economic Collapse, Imperialism, U.S. Aggression

by Chris Hedges, published on ScheerPost., February 14, 2022 The title phrase was originally coined by our good friend Glen Ford. Brilliant, in any context. {jb} When all else fails, when you are clueless about how to halt a 7.5% inflation rate, when your Build Back Better bill is gutted, when you renege on your promise to raise the minimum[…]

With Its Doomsday Clock Set at 100 Seconds to Midnight, The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Calls for Escalating U.S. Aggression Against Russia

February 16, 2022 UNAC Editor Diplomacy, Nuclear Weapons, Sanctions and Economic Warfare

By Roger D. Harris, Published on Black Agenda Report, February 16, 2022 The venerated Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is not a formation that peace advocates can support. Its recent statements on the US manufactured Ukraine crisis are supportive of US/NATO imperialism. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists emerged after World War II as a voice for peace by some of[…]