The War at Home

A call to free Leonard Peltier After 50 Years in Prison

October 15, 2023 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Lawfare, Native American Genocide, Native Americans, Political Prisoners, Prisoners, Prisons and Prisoners, Racism, The War at Home

by Phil Pasquini, published on Countercurrents, September 14, 2023 On Leonard Peltier’s 79th birthday, September 12 his family members along with hundreds of Native American activists and numerous supporters demonstrated at the White House calling on President Biden to grant him clemency so that he will not die in prison. Peltier, who was convicted in 1977 of killing two FBI[…]

Inside the High-Security “Black Site” Where Leonard Peltier Is Incarcerated

October 15, 2023 UNAC Editor Native Americans, Political Prisoners, Prisoners, Prisons and Prisoners, Racism, The War at Home, Uncategorized

by Silja J. A. Talvi, published on Truthout, September 28, 2023 nbeknownst to most protesters who gathered at the White House on the occasion of Native American political prisoner Leonard Peltier’s 79th birthday, Peltier wasn’t able to celebrate, much less receive reports on how the well-attended event was progressing. That’s because Peltier, who is now spending his 48th year in[…]

Treatment of Severe Mental Illness in the U.S. and Cuba – a Comparison

September 27, 2023 UNAC Editor Cuba, Public Health, The War at Home

by Sue Harris, published on Workers World, September 26, 2023 Two hundred years ago, people with serious mental illness (SMI) were often placed in prison because society didn’t know how to care for them. After reformers fought for more humane treatment for the mentally ill, their care moved to mental institutions in the 1800s. However, these large mental asylums were[…]

Coalition Calls on the City of Chicago to Grant Permits for March on Democratic National Convention

September 26, 2023 UNAC Editor Democracy and Consent, Organizing, The War at Home

by Zhenya Polozova, published on Fightback News, September 20, 2023 Chicago, IL – The Coalition to March on the DNC hosted a press conference at Chicago City Hall the morning of September 19, calling on the city to issue a previously-denied permit recognizing the right of working and oppressed people to march within sight and sound of the August 2024[…]

CUBA Statement from Iranian Friends at HOLA

September 25, 2023 UNAC Editor Breaking News, Cuba, Iran, Terrorism, The War at Home, United Nations

Statement by HOLA, September 25, 2023 Statement of the House of Latin America (HOLA) on the terrorist act against Cuban embassy in Washington Hours after more than thousand of people gathered in a meeting in New York city – with the presence of the Cuban president – to express solidarity with Cuban people and demand an end to brutal sanctions[…]

On the Situation We Face

September 15, 2023 UNAC Editor Capitalism, Economics, Labor, Socialism, The War at Home

by Neal Resnikoff, September 2023 A Labor Day for picnics and entertainment was established by the ruling class in the U.S. to try to divert the workers from their revolutionary May First International Working Class Day traditions. Still, I think, the wake of this day is a good time to consider the conditions we face and how to move forward[…]

New York Federal Judge Orders “Compassionate Release” of 3 of the Newburgh Four Convicted in FBI Entrapment Scheme

August 15, 2023 UNAC Editor False Flags, Propaganda, Racism, Terrorism, The War at Home, War on the Poor

by Philip Guelpa and Sandy English, published on WSWS, August 3, 2023 Three victims of a notorious Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)-orchestrated entrapment scheme targeting Muslims have been given compassionate release from prison on the orders of Judge Colleen McMahon of the United States District Court in Manhattan after more than a decade in prison. The three—Onta Williams, Laguerre Payen[…]

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[…]

SCOTUS’s Latest Attack on Affirmative Action

July 6, 2023 UNAC Editor Racism, The War at Home, US Politics, War on the Poor, White Supremacy

by Monica Moorehead, published on Workers World, June 30, 2023 The Supreme Court of the United States confirmed once again what an utterly reactionary, rightwing institution it is by striking down the right to use affirmative action in college admissions. The 6-3 ruling, issued June 29, stems from two cases – Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard University and Students[…]

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[…]