Pro-war Left

Iran, Imperialism, and the Left’s Dangerous False Equivalence

August 27, 2026 UNAC Editor Imperial Wars, Imperialism, Iran, Political Prisoners, Pro-war Left

by Vijay Prashad, published on the LA Progressive, August 24, 2026 The United States and Israel launched a war of aggression against Iran in February of this year. For six months, US missiles and bombs have fallen upon civilian and military targets inside the country. Hospitals, schools, energy facilities, and neighbourhoods have been struck. The 168 schoolgirls killed in Minab[…]

A People(s) Centered Human Rights Critique of “An Open Letter to Iran’s Political Prisoners”

August 27, 2026 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Iran, Paths to Emancipation, Political Prisoners, Pro-war Left

by Ajamu Baraka, published on Black Agenda Report, August 256, 2026 A People(s)-Centered Human Rights framework rejects the liberal abstraction that makes a false symmetry between Iranian authoritarianism and U.S. imperialism, which obscures the fact that one is a sovereign state under siege and the other is the world’s most powerful empire waging war. Several commentators have addressed the problem[…]

Standing with Iran

February 26, 2026 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Action!!, Censorship and Propaganda, Democracy, Iran, Iran, Israel, Palestine, Pro-war Left, U.S. Aggression

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, February 25, 2026 The task of the left, of all anti-imperialists, is to oppose U.S. aggression around the world. A military attack against Iran is imminent and cannot be opposed on theoretical grounds. The people of Iran and their state must be supported without hesitation or apology. The United States has been[…]

Democratic Party Convention: Lesser Evilism Strikes With a Vengeance and a Cacophony of Corporate Media Hype

August 26, 2024 UNAC Editor Capitalism, Democracy and Consent, Democrats and Republicans, Genocide, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Palestine, Peoples' Movements, Pro-war Left, Socialism, The War at Home

by Jeff Mackler, published on Socialist Action, August 25, 2024 24,500 full size posters reading “We ♥ Joe” [See photo above] were held high by virtually every Democratic Party Convention delegate and attendee jammed into Chicago’s United Center to cheer for yesterday’s disgraced and withdrawn presidential candidate, Genocide Joe Biden. That the Biden-Harris administration presided over a new congressionally approved[…]

McCarthyism Is Back: Together We Can Stop It

August 12, 2023 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Featured, Free Speech, Journalism, Pro-war Left, Socialism, The War at Home

Organizational and individual members of UNAC have been targeted, slandered and harassed over the last year, in the press, and by the government. There are a number of individuals who consider themselves advocates of peace and justice, even leftists, though they measure righteousness by it’s alignment with United States government policy. They use antiquated terminology and name calling to undermine[…]

The Ukrainian Solidarity Network: The Highest Stage of White Western Social Imperialism

January 20, 2023 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Anti-War, Pro-war Left, Ukraine

by Ajamu Baraka, published on Black Agenda Report, January 18, 2023 The Ukraine conflict was caused by the U.S. backed right wing coup in 2014 and the duplicity of Europeans who claimed to be working for peace. Anyone who supports these actions but claims leftist credentials must be challenged. “It is urgent to end this war as soon as possible. This[…]