Paths to Emancipation

Response to “Spinning Illusions: The Anti-American Left and the Ukraine war” – a New McCarthyism

August 30, 2023 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Anti-War, Featured, Imperial Wars, Paths to Emancipation, Statement, U.S. Aggression, U.S. Budget

by Joe Lombardo and Sara Flounders, published on UNACPeace.org, August 25, 2023 Recently, articles have appeared on the front page of the New York Times that smear Code Pink, The People’s Forum and TriContinental for allegedly taking money from an alleged Chinese agent. After the Times article was published, Senator Marco Rubio issued a statement calling for an investigation of[…]

Nicaragua: the Path to Independence

August 20, 2023 UNAC Editor Nicaragua, Paths to Emancipation, Peoples' Movements, Political Analysis, Revolution, Shortages of Supplies, Socialism

by Roger McKenzie, published in Morning Star, August 4, 2023 The years under neoliberalism in Nicaragua saw trade union rights stripped away, collective bargaining agreements junked and, as trade union strength waned, living standards plummeted. The 1980s saw massive investment in essential services after the 1979 revolution by the Sandinistas. This brought about major advances in education and healthcare as[…]

Niger is the Fourth Country in the Sahel to Experience an Anti-Western Coup

August 4, 2023 UNAC Editor Africa, Anti-Imperialism, coup, Financial Vultures, France, Neocolonialism, Niger, Paths to Emancipation, Resistance

by Vijay Prashad and Kambali Musavuli, produced by Globetrotter, August 1, 2023 At 3 a.m. on July 26, 2023, the presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum in Niamey, the capital of Niger. Troops, led by Brigadier General Abdourahmane Tchiani closed the country’s borders and declared a curfew. The coup d’état was immediately condemned by the Economic Community of West African[…]

A Canadian Left View on Cuba’s July 26 Moncada

August 3, 2023 UNAC Editor Caribbean, Democracy and Consent, New World Visions, Paths to Emancipation, Peoples' Movements, Political Analysis, Revolution, Socialism

by Arnold August, published on The Canada Files, July 26, 2023 In 1953, when virtually all the progressive and revolutionary forces in Cuba offered no viable solution to oppose the U.S.-backed Batista dictatorship, Fidel Castro and his comrades did indeed work out a path. It was a route characterized by game-changing statements coupled with exceptionally courageous deeds, out of which[…]

Meaning of Solidarity in the Time of a New Palestine

July 26, 2023 UNAC Editor Organizing, Palestine, Paths to Emancipation, Peoples' Movements

by Ramzy Baroud, published on Countercurrents, July 24, 2023 [Along with other intellectuals, I was asked by a New Zealand solidarity group to share a few ideas on what meaningful solidarity with Palestine entails. This talk inspired the article below.] It is a new era in Palestine. This new era is taking shape before our very eyes, through the blood,[…]

Nicaraguans Celebrate 44th Anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution

July 20, 2023 UNAC Editor American Exceptionalism, Nicaragua, Paths to Emancipation, Peoples' Movements, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Uncategorized

Under Stewardship of Original Revolutionary Leader Daniel Ortega, Nicaragua Remains a Beacon for Social Progress Despite Crushing U.S. Sanctions by Lauren Smith, published on CovertAction Magazine, July 19, 2023 In the United States, the word “socialism” has come to have a negative meaning. In that meaning, the word implies the loss of individual sovereignty, rejection of religion and the institution[…]

U.S. Legally Owes Nicaragua Reparations, But Still Refuses to Honor 1986 ICJ Ruling

July 13, 2023 UNAC Editor International Law, Nicaragua, Paths to Emancipation, Peoples' Movements, Revolution

by Ben Norton, published on Black Agenda Report, July 5, 2023 (originally published on Geopolitical Economy Report, June 28, 2023) The International Court of Justice in the Hague ruled in 1986 that the US government had violated international law in its attacks on Nicaragua and that it owed the Central American nation reparations. June 27, 2023 was the 37th anniversary[…]

Ukraine Stays With the West But Russia is Winning and Has the Receipts

June 24, 2023 UNAC Editor Africa, Anti-Imperialism, Anti-War, Diplomacy, Paths to Emancipation, Russia, Ukraine

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, June 21, 2023 A delegation of African leaders travelled to Ukraine and Russia to help broker peace. But the collective west insists on prolonging the conflict. The war in Ukraine grinds on and the Ukrainian army is being destroyed by Russia with great loss of life. One would think that Ukraine would[…]

Lebanon Under Occupation, Financial Fraud and Sectarian Political Corruption

June 18, 2023 UNAC Editor Colonialism, Economic Collapse, International Aid and Debt, Interview, Lebanon, Paths to Emancipation, Resistance, Sanctions and Economic Warfare

by Steven Sahiounie, published on Mideast Discourse, June 18, 2023 Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on June 16. One of the items on their agenda was Lebanon, which has close historical and language ties to France. The tiny Mediterranean country has been in financial collapse for several years, and[…]

U.S. Imperialism and Gangsterism in Cuba

June 18, 2023 UNAC Editor Cuba, Paths to Emancipation, Peoples' Movements, Poverty, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Socialism, U.S. Aggression

The United States has declared war against the Cuban people for more than 60 years. Terrorist designations, sanctions and military threats create great suffering in that nation. BAR contributing editor Ajamu Baraka presented these remarks at a recent International People’s Tribunal on US Imperialism on Cuba . […]