Paths to Emancipation

BLM Chapters Demand “Accountability” from Trio that Cashed In on the Movement

December 4, 2020 UNAC Editor Corporatism, Paths to Emancipation, Peoples' Movements, Socio-Economic Struggles

by Glen Ford, published on Black Agenda Report, December 3, 2020 Ten chapters of the national Black Lives Matter organization are in open revolt against the individuals that have treated the mass movement as their personal vehicle for upward political, professional and financial advancement. “The BLMGNF became the principal beneficiary of millions of dollars in individual and corporate philanthropy.” In 2013 three Black[…]

Evo Morales returns to Bolivia in triumph

November 18, 2020 UNAC Editor Bolivia, Paths to Emancipation

By Marco Terrugi posted on Workers World, November 16, 2020 Chimoré airport, Bolivia First published Nov. 13 in revistacrisis.com.ar, Teruggi’s article describes Evo Morales’ triumphant return to Bolivia after a year in exile. Translation: John Catalinotto. [Former President] Evo Morales and [Vice President] Alvaro Garcia Linera stood before a crowd at the Chimoré airport in the heart of the Chapare.[…]

Police Kill. We March. Why?

September 5, 2020 UNAC Editor Featured, Organizing, Paths to Emancipation, Racism, Resistance

by Mark P. Fancher, published on Black Agenda Report, September 2, 2020 We must instead think creatively about how to either take total community control of law enforcement as an institution or to bring about an independent, nation-building, self-governing reality. “We are able to develop new approaches to community security adapted to the current material conditions of our community.” In[…]

Mumia: The Perils of Reform

July 20, 2020 UNAC Editor Action!!, Paths to Emancipation, Police Corruption

by Mumia Abu Jamal, published on Socialist Action, July 11, 2020 For years — indeed, for decades — we have seen the mirage of reform being presented by neoliberal leaders and their media tools, only to awake too late to ghoulish nightmares of shattered promises and hopes betrayed. For reform is betrayal, a devil’s bargain of better days to come[…]

No Compromise, No Retreat: Defeat the War Against the African/Black People in the U.S. and Abroad

June 7, 2020 UNAC Editor Organizing, Paths to Emancipation, Protest, Racism

by Ajamu Baraka, published on Black Agenda Report, June 3, 2020 The justice for George Floyd mobilizations today reflected the state’s worst nightmare – a multi-national and multi-racial action initiated by Black people with Black leadership. “A shift must occur away from the focus on individual justice for Floyd back to a critique and opposition to the ongoing structural violence[…]

Federal Charges Against Four Venezuelan Embassy Protectors Dropped

June 5, 2020 UNAC Editor Paths to Emancipation, Resistance, Venezuela

by Embassy Protectors, published on Popular Resistance, June 3, 2020 Work to Oppose US Imperialism and Build International Solidarity Continues Washington, DC – The federal charge of “interfering with certain protective functions” levied against four members of the Embassy Protection Collective was formally dropped today in a hearing before Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell in US District Court. The four[…]

Venezuela And Iran Show Solidarity Can Overcome US Empire

May 25, 2020 UNAC Editor Iran, Paths to Emancipation, US Hypocrisy, Venezuela

by Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, published on Popular Resistance, May 24, 2020 A Victory for Sovereignty, Independence, and Peace This week, Venezuela and Iran faced up to threats made by the United States and defied the illegal US sanctions by sending five oil tankers from Iran to Venezuela. The US’ longterm unilateral coercive measures have prevented the two countries[…]

Trump is a Criminal but the Democrats Belong to the Same Mafia

January 23, 2020 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Government Corruption, Imperial Wars, Paths to Emancipation

by Glen Ford, published on Black Agenda Report, January 9, 2020 The Republicans and Democrats are united under the American imperial banner, and only differ on details of strategy to maintain Washington’s global domination. “None can be free of the scourge of war – the ultimate crime against humanity, from which all others flow – while the warmakers are in[…]

South Korea’s GSOMIA Withdrawal Opens the Door to a New Peace Paradigm in East Asia

October 10, 2019 UNAC Editor Korea, Paths to Emancipation, Regional Solutions

By Jeremiah Kim, published on ZoomInKorea.com, September 3, 2019 For nearly a century, Japan posed the greatest threat to the security of Korea and most of Asia through its agenda of aggressive militarism and Western-style imperialism; today, that distinction belongs primarily to the United States. Yet the casual newsreader wouldn’t know this from the unanimous outcry that has poured out[…]