Socio-Economic Struggles

Nicaragua Celebrates its Revolution While the US Plans New Sanctions Against It

July 30, 2023 UNAC Editor Democracy and Consent, Human Rights, New Pink Tide, New World Visions, Nicaragua, Political Analysis, Resistance, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Socio-Economic Struggles, War on the Poor

by Roger Harris, published on Internationalist 360°, July 27, 2023 “We are fighting against the Yankee enemy of humanity,” explained Nicaraguan Vice President Rosario Murillo, setting the tone of the 44th anniversary celebration of their revolution. Later, her husband Daniel Ortega, the country’s president, elaborated in his hour and a half address: “When we use the term Yankee we mean[…]

The Situation of Older Workers in the U.S.

July 4, 2023 UNAC Editor Poverty, Socio-Economic Struggles, The War at Home

Published by Labor Today, July 1, 2023 When it comes to older workers in the United States, they live on the edge of the abyss in the land of plenty. Neoliberalism is privatizing all government services into corporate profit centers. The richest country in the world spends all its resources on war and imperialist adventures. Through Fiscal Year 2022, the[…]

Dangerous Neoliberalism

June 12, 2023 UNAC Editor Interview, Resource Wars, Socio-Economic Struggles, U.S. Budget, US Hypocrisy, US Politics

Katie Halper interviews Ajamu Baraka on her Youtube Channel, June 7, 2023 Ajamu Baraka is the first guest and his interview lasts through most of this video.

Statement on the U.S. Government Attack on The African People’s Socialist Party

April 24, 2023 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Censorship and Propaganda, Lawfare, Peoples' Movements, Racism, Socialism, Socio-Economic Struggles, Statement

Statement from The Odessa Solidarity Campaign, April 20, 2023 The Odessa Solidarity Campaign, a project of the Virginia Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality, condemns in the strongest possible terms the April 18 federal indictments of three members of the Uhuru movement, one former member and three Russian nationals. Those indicted include Omali Yeshitela, the chairman and founder of the[…]

The World Bank and the BRICS Bank Have New Leaders and Different Outlooks

April 9, 2023 UNAC Editor BRICS, Capitalism, Economics, International Aid and Debt, Socialism, Socio-Economic Struggles

by Vijay Prashad, produced by Globetrotter, April 7, 2023 In late February 2023, U.S. President Joe Biden announced that the United States had placed the nomination of Ajay Banga to be the next head of the World Bank, established in 1944. There will be no other official candidates for this job since—by convention—the U.S. nominee is automatically selected for the[…]

Mass French Strikes and Mobilizations Challenge Macron’s Pension Reform

April 3, 2023 UNAC Editor Democracy and Consent, France, Labor Struggles, Socio-Economic Struggles

By Jeff Mackler, published on Socialist Action, March 31, 2023 What the corporate media ban from their coverage of the unfolding and ever massive French protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to add two years to the French retirement age, from 62 to 64, is the origin of the pension plan itself, perhaps the best in the world. This magnificent[…]

East Palestine, Ohio and the Oligarchy

March 1, 2023 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Austerity, Corporatism, Socio-Economic Struggles, Toxic Chemicals, War on the Earth, War on the Poor

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, March 1, 2023 A freight train derailment brought environmental catastrophe to a small Ohio town. While the circumstances are somewhat unique, events followed a predictable pattern in a country run by and for the ruling class. The U.S. is an oligarchy. Stating this fact explains events that may seem mysterious if this[…]

U.S. Spreads Misery Across the Globe Imposing Sanctions on a Third of Humanity

January 4, 2023 UNAC Editor Review, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Socio-Economic Struggles, Soft Power Imperialism, Trade

by Jeremy Kuzmarov, published on Covert Action Magazine, January 2, 2023 …Yet There is Almost No Opposition or Outcry—Even When Sanctions are Increasingly Having a Boomerang Effect The U.S. may try piously to defend sanctions as a ‘response to foreign tyranny,’ but they are really a pretext to steal foreign bank accounts and cripple commercial rivals of U.S. corporations. On[…]

Nicaragua in Latin America – the Invisible and the Reality

October 28, 2022 UNAC Editor Imperial Lies and Liars, New World Visions, Nicaragua, Public Health, Socio-Economic Struggles

by Stephen Sefton, published on Tortilla con Sal, October 26, 2022 In Nicaragua, the population lives the daily reality of the country’s revolutionary development, the democratization of the economy, the modernization of the health and education systems, the transformation of infrastructure and a dynamic reaffirmation of culture, identity and national dignity. However, overseas and in the region itself, these tremendous[…]

The Anti-Racist Manifesto of Colectiva Feminista En Construcción, 2020

September 25, 2022 UNAC Editor Puerto Rico, Socialism, Socio-Economic Struggles, Women

by Editors, The Black Agenda Review, September 21, 2022 The Anti-Racist Manifesto of Puerto Rico’s Colectiva Feminista en Construcción (La Cole) outlines a radical solution to capitalism, colonialism, and climate change. Natural disasters are also catastrophes of colonialism and neoliberalism. Take, for instance, Hurricane Fiona. A category 1 hurricane that made landfall on Puerto Rico on September 18th, Fiona knocked[…]