Government Corruption

The Black Alliance for Peace Welcomes Delayed Security Council Vote on Western Invasion of Haiti

October 19, 2022 UNAC Editor Democracy and Consent, Government Corruption, Haiti, Occupation, Statement, U.S. Aggression

Statement by Black Alliance for Peace, October 18, 2022 BAP’s Explicit Call for Security Council Opposition Was Heard October 18, 2022 — One day after the Black Alliance for Peace – and other individuals and groups from Haiti and the Haitian diaspora – requested that Russia and China oppose the Biden Administration’s UN Security Council resolution providing cover for another[…]

U.S. Led Imperialism is the Leading Purveyor of Chaos

July 19, 2022 UNAC Editor Civil Resistance, Europe, Government Corruption, Hybrid Warfare, Imperialism, Police Brutality, Political Analysis

by Danny Haiphong, published on Black Agenda Report, July 13, 2022 To say that the West, currently led by the dictates of U.S. imperialism, is in trouble would be an understatement. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned on July 7th amid an escalating political crisis of legitimacy . Three weeks before Johnson announced his departure, Emmanuel Macron’s so-called centrist alliance[…]

The Most Vital Battle for Press Freedom in Our Time

October 29, 2021 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Featured, Free Speech, Government Corruption, Lawfare, Political Analysis, Political Prisoners, Prisons and Prisoners, Resistance, U.S. Aggression, Whistleblowers

by Chris Hedges, published on SheerPost.com, October 28, 2021 I think we need, as we follow these proceedings focused solely on Julian Assange’s state of mind and ability to tolerate torture, to look at his incredible accomplishments (not crimes) and the hideous brutality of his accusers. Thank you Chris Hedges for bringing us back to the source. [jb] WASHINGTON, D.C[…]

Big Pharma’s Greedy Palm, Outstretched Again

April 6, 2021 UNAC Editor Government Corruption, Healthcare, Public Health

by James Fortin, published on Socialist Action, April 3, 2021 U.S. Big Pharma is doing a victory lap. Never to miss an accolade or two from their friends at the Wall Street Journal, pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson is taking the bow under the recent article entitled, “Capitalism Is What Will Defeat Covid.” Oh, really? In the piece CEO Alex[…]

Campaign Confusion in the Age of Collapse

October 28, 2020 UNAC Editor Democrats and Republicans, Government Corruption

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, October 28, 2020 Biden always obliges Trump by denying that he will do anything that rank and file Democrats want and that would in fact increase his odds of winning. “Trump is at his worst and the Democrats are, too.” The 2020 presidential election has created multiple episodes of mass psychosis across the[…]

If Trump won’t quit — SHUT! IT! DOWN!

October 26, 2020 UNAC Editor Government Corruption, Resistance

by Larry Holmes, published on Workers World, October 20, 2020 The Rochester Labor Council passed a very forward-thinking resolution on Oct. 8, calling on the AFL-CIO to call a general strike if President Donald Trump refuses to leave office. Soon after, the Central Wisconsin Area Labor Federation passed a similar resolution. The Southern Workers Assembly called for “No business as[…]

Trump Threatens Election Day Coup: Into the Streets! Shut It Down!

October 26, 2020 UNAC Editor Government Corruption, Resistance

by Jeff Mackler, published on Socialist Action, October 24, 2020 President Donald Trump responded on Sept. 23 to a reporter’s question “Win, lose, or draw in this election, will you commit here today for a peaceful transfer of power after the election?” Trump said, “We’re going to have to see what happens…We want to get rid of the [mail-in] ballots,[…]

And They Call This Democracy?

October 6, 2020 UNAC Editor Capitalism, Democracy, Government Corruption

by Greg Godels, published on ZZ’sBlog, October 5, 2020 The idea of the US as a citadel of democracy is based on an enduring myth. The frequent references, even on the left, to “saving our democracy” or “protecting our democracy” from Trump, the Russians, the Chinese, Islam, or any other forces lurking in the cabinet of popular demonology, is sheer[…]

Freedom Rider: Obamagate is Real

May 25, 2020 UNAC Editor Government Corruption, Political Corruption

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, May 20, 2020 Obama’s fans like to think of the First Black President as scholarly and above the fray of dirty politics, but he appears to have conspired with the FBI to set up the incoming administration. “Trump’s twitter rants about what he calls Obamagate are in fact accurate.” Donald Trump is[…]

Killer Capitalism Says “Back to Work!” in a Pandemic

May 25, 2020 UNAC Editor Austerity, Capitalism, Government Corruption, Labor, Public Health

by Jeff Mackler and James Fortin, published on Socialist Action, May 21, 2020 Over the past several weeks, daily new cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. have remained in the 22,000–25,000 range. By June 1, it is estimated that the number of deaths each day will rise to 3,000. Yet all 50 states now have begun lifting socially-protective measures aimed[…]