Political Analysis

Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders praise McCain: An object lesson in the politics of the pseudo-left

August 31, 2018 UNAC Editor Political Analysis, Socialism

by Joseph Kishore, originally published on World Socialist Website, August 28, 2018 Amidst the outpouring of praise from all sections of the political establishment for Republican Senator John McCain, who died on Saturday, two statements stand out. The first was from Vermont senator and former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, who tweeted: “John McCain was an American hero, a man of[…]

Opposing Bipartisan Warmongering is Defending Human Rights of the Poor and Working Class

August 22, 2018 UNAC Editor Political Analysis, Resistance, War on the Poor

by Ajamu Baraka, previously published on Dissident Voice, Black Agenda Report and CounterPunch, August 14, 2018 The decision by Democrat party president Harry Truman to bomb the cities of Hiroshima on August 6 and Nagasaki on the 9thwith the newly developed nuclear weapon signaled to the world that the U.S. was prepared to use military force to back up its[…]