Sanctions and Economic Warfare

The Working Class and the Global Capitalist Crisis

May 25, 2022 UNAC Editor Austerity, Capitalism, Economics, Labor, Resistance, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Socialism

by Larry Holmes, published on Workers World, May 23, 2022 The following excerpts are from remarks by Larry Holmes, Workers World Party First Secretary, at a May 19 New York City branch meeting. Most bourgeois economists are now predicting a recession, which is a sharp downturn in the economy. A recession used to be considered cyclical, but this has changed,[…]

Peter Scott Interviews Michael Hudson on the Devastating Affects of U.S. Economic Warfare on U.S. Hegemony

May 23, 2022 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Economics, Europe, Russia, Sanctions and Economic Warfare

by Peter Scott and Michael Hudson, published on The Saker of the Vinyard, May 21, 2022 Peter Scott, RT anchor: Joining us now is Michael Hudson, economist and author of “Super-Imperialism” and the recently-published “Destiny of Civilization”. Welcome to the programme, Michael. Michael Hudson: It’s good to be back. PS: Let’s say all these European programmes like the REPOWER Programme[…]

Sanctions – Wrecking Ball in a Global Economy

May 23, 2022 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Anti-Imperialism, Featured, Sanctions and Economic Warfare

by Sara Flounders, published on Workers World, May 23, 2022 U.S. government strategists are using sanctions as a wrecking ball to demolish the globalized economy. It is a desperate struggle to preserve their global hegemony and a unipolar world. The policy of consciously demolishing supply chains of essential products amounts to a reckless war on defenseless civilian populations. Sanctions disrupt[…]

Washington Moves to Annex Northeast Syria by Proxy

May 19, 2022 UNAC Editor Hybrid Warfare, Neocolonialism, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Syria

by Vanessa Beeley, published on Organizing Notes, May 17, 2022 Under cover of media focus on the NATO proxy war in Ukraine and the Zionist assassination of Al Jazeera senior correspondent Shireen AbuAkleh, Washington is making moves to annex Syrian territory. On May 11th during the meeting of the “global coalition against Islamic State” in Marrakech, Morocco the U.S acting[…]

For Biden’s Summit of the Americas, Obama’s Handshake With Raúl Castro Shows the Way

May 18, 2022 UNAC Editor Latin America, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Trade Wars, US Foreign Policy, Visions of a Future

by Medea Benjamin, May 18, 2022 On May 16, the Biden administration announced new measures to “increase support for the Cuban people.” They included easing travel restrictions and helping Cuban-Americans support and connect with their families. They mark a step forward but a baby step, given that most U.S. sanctions on Cuba remain in place. Also in place is a[…]

A Case for Unfreezing Afghanistan’s Assets

May 11, 2022 UNAC Editor Afghanistan, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, US Hypocrisy, War on the Poor

by Kate Alexander, published on Inkstick Media, April 30, 2022 It seems unlikely that the US government is going to amend it’s policies on behalf of Afghan women or Afghan people. If the awareness that Afghan children are starving has not moved them then concerns about a woman’s ability manage her assets to free herself from oppression seems unlikely to[…]

The War in Ukraine and its Effects on Latin America and the Caribbean

April 30, 2022 UNAC Editor Caribbean, Global Economics, Latin America, Russia, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Ukraine

by Carlos Mauricio Ferolla and Marcelo Depieri , published on Resumen, March 23, 2022 On February 24, war broke out in Ukraine after the invasion of the Russian army. The war has a global impact on a multipolar international system, hyperconnected and in a critical state, undergoing a process of hegemonic transition from the West to the East. The military[…]

Where We Stand

April 14, 2022 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Hybrid Warfare, Imperial Lies and Liars, Nuclear War, Russia, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Ukraine, US Foreign Policy, War and Peace

by Jeff Mackler, published on Socialist Action, April 11, 2022 Ukraine: No to the U.S.-orchestrated fascist coup! Editor: The statement below was approved by the April 9, 2022 meeting of Socialist Action’s National Committee. Serious political analysis on the left always begins with the facts. Substituting abstract theory not based on facts is always a dead end for the socialist[…]

Ukraine and the Global Economic War: Is This Barbarism or Civilization?

April 12, 2022 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Global Economics, Imperial Wars, Russia, Sanctions and Economic Warfare

by Prabir Purkayastha, produced by Globetrotter, April 1, 2022 Do the Ukraine war and the action of the United States, the EU and the UK spell the end of the dollar as the world’s reserve currency? Even with the peace talks recently held in Turkey or the proposed 15-point peace plan, as the Financial Times had reported earlier, the fallout[…]

Why Can’t Venezuela Vote at the UN?

April 12, 2022 UNAC Editor Sanctions and Economic Warfare, United Nations, Venezuela

from (Misión Verdad), translation by Orinoco Tribune, April 9, 2022 Many may be wondering why Venezuela, despite being a strategic ally of the Russian Federation, did not vote on April 7 in favor of Russia when the United Nations decided to suspend it from the Human Rights Council. The truth is that Venezuela was not allowed to vote. Sures, a[…]