Stop the Wars at Home and Abroad!

U.S. War on Russia: a Stampede Off a Cliff

by Sara Flounders, published on  International Action Center, February 24, 2022 Great metaphor here.   The EU had stopped listening to U.S. advice which was clearly not in their  interest.    Now they are too frightened to ignore big brother’s demands. [JB] Bulletin: As of Feb. 22, Russia has recognized the two peoples’ republics in the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine, the[…]

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Kiev (with U.S. Backing) Has Started Military Aggression vs Donbas -Updated-

Once again Putin the chessmaster, makes a decisive move.   While the U.S. planned a war for Russia, and then massively promoted it, he didn’t take the bait.   It was expected that he would invade Donbas to protect Russian civilians, but instead, he has endorsed temporarily moving them into Russia for safekeeping.  And then, if the Ukrainians want to fight for[…]

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No War With Russia: UNAC Spearheads Actions Across the Country

In response to UNAC’s Call for protests on February 5, against U.S. and NATO warmongering against Russia and Ukraine, there were protests across the country with about 100 people coming out for lively rallies in Oakland and in Times Square NYC.  More in Brooklyn and Berkeley.   Hundreds more, young and old, rallied and held vigils across the country.  Here are[…]

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Thousands Sign Petition Supporting Assange Release

United National Antiwar Coalition and Assange Defense Committee Press Release, January 19, 2022 Friends, we have more than 3,000 signatures as of today.  Please sign and share if you haven’t already done so.  Julian’s life is at stake.  [jb] WASHINGTON, D.C. — Led by the United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC), more than 26 antiwar groups and 2,500 individual peace and[…]

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The Manufactured Crisis in Ukraine Confirms Why NATO Must be Dismantled

Statement by Black Alliance for Peace, January 12, 2022 The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) concludes that the full responsibility for the dangerous crisis unfolding in Ukraine has its genesis in the illegal policies of the U.S./EU/NATO “Axis of Domination” beginning in 2014. As the corporate press presents a one-sided presentation of event in Ukraine as part of a massive[…]

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British High Court Decision to Extradite Julian Assange is a Miscarriage of Justice

British High Court decision to extradite Julian Assange is a miscarriage of justice                                                    … and a threat to freedom of speech and freedom of the press United National Antiwar Coalition Statement, December 12, 2021 Below is a statement from the Julian Assange Defense Committee (assangedefense.org) on the egregious decision[…]

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Rittenhouse and Verdict Mania

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, November 23, 2021 Black people give great attention to certain court cases in hopes of receiving justice when the system is designed to be unjust. That recognition and the commitment to fighting back will be of greater use than divining conclusions about a racist nation when juries reach verdicts. Every high-profile trial[…]

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Farm Laws Repeal: A Historic Day For India

by Bharat Dogra, published on Countercurrents, November 19, 2021 This is a huge victory for the farmers of India.   It shows the power of mass protest and relentless resistance, even against the most vicious racist neoliberal government and should be celebrated by activists around the globe.   [jb] On November 19 the Prime Minister of India Mr. Narendra Modi announced the[…]

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After Daniel Ortega’s Victory in Nicaragua, Biden Signs RENACER Act and OAS Votes to Condemn

by Julie Varughese, published on Toward Freedom, November 14, 2021 Just three days after Sandinista revolutionary Daniel Ortega won his fourth term as Nicaragua’s president with 75.92 percent of the vote, U.S. President Joe Biden signed the RENACER Act. An acronym for the “Reinforcing Nicaragua’s Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform Act of 2021,” RENACER slaps sanctions on Ortega government[…]

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