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Race, Rights and Repression: The Moral and Political Dilemma of the Capitalist Dictatorship

September 4, 2024 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Censorship and Propaganda, Democracy and Consent, Democrats and Republicans, Free Speech, Israel-Palestine, Political Analysis, U.S. Aggression, U.S. Budget, US Hypocrisy, US Politics

by Ajamu Baraka and Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, September 4, 2024 BAR Executive Editor Margaret Kimberley talks to Ajamu Baraka, BAR Editor and Columnist about the upcoming presidential election and how the outcome will impact international and domestic policy. Ajamu provides his analysis on Palestine, the Ukraine/Russia war, U.S. imperialism in Africa, police militarism, and the federal[…]

Biden Returns Empty-handed, Except for a Huge Bill for the U.S. Taxpayers

October 22, 2023 UNAC Editor American Exceptionalism, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Middle East Wars, Occupation, Palestine, U.S. Budget, US Foreign Policy

By Ralph Nader, World BEYOND War, October 22, 2023 If President Joe Biden were a pony, instead of a perennial warhorse (e.g., gung-ho for Bush/Cheney’s criminal destruction of Iraq), he would have his tail between his legs on his return from a one-day trip to Israel. He failed to achieve any immediate, critical objectives while the ongoing destruction of Gaza[…]

Ukraine vs Israel: Can the West Arm Both?

October 22, 2023 UNAC Editor Israel, Israel-Palestine, Palestine, U.S. Budget, Ukraine, War and Weapons, Weapons Sales

by William Van Wagenen, published on The Cradle, October 11, 2023 Just three days after the Hamas-led Palestinian resistance launched an unprecedented military offensive against Israeli military posts and settlements by land, sea, and air, Israeli officials began begging their US sponsors for additional weapons. Politico reported on 10 October that according to a senior Pentagon official, “The Biden administration is surging[…]

Where Will 12 New Destroyers at BIW Be Sent?

September 1, 2023 UNAC Editor U.S. Aggression, U.S. Budget, War and Weapons

by Bruce Gagnon, published on Organizing Notes, August 29, 2023 In an article in the mid-coast Maine publication called the Forecaster (August 18) it was reported that Bath Iron Works (BIW) had just reached agreement with the Machinists Union Local S6 on a new contract. The union represents 4,250 of the shipyard’s 6,500 workers. The article concluded by reporting that[…]

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[…]

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.

Biden’s Debt Ceiling Betrayal is a Democratic Tradition

May 29, 2023 UNAC Editor Austerity, U.S. Budget, US Politics, War on the Poor

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, May 24, 2023 Joe Biden is continuing the ignoble tradition of colluding with republicans while pretending to fight them. The latest debt limit drama is another betrayal of the people. When Joe Biden was first elected president his propagandists and their friends in corporate media told us that he was “the most progressive[…]

Capitalism’s Looming Crises: From Budget Debt Hyperbole to Banking Disaster

March 24, 2023 UNAC Editor Democrats and Republicans, Economic Collapse, Economics, U.S. Budget, US Politics

by Jeff Mackler, published on Socialist Action, March 24, 2023 President Joseph Biden presented his third annual budget proposal at $6.8 trillion on Thursday, March 9. A day later Silicon Valley Bank (SVP), in Santa Clara, California, the nation’s 16th largest, declared bankruptcy, followed days later by New York City’s Signature Bank. A half dozen others faced similar and immediate[…]

The Plan to Carve Up Russia

January 25, 2023 UNAC Editor Russia, U.S. Aggression, U.S. Budget, US Government Action, War and Weapons

by Mike Whitney, published on The Unz Review, January 5, 2023 Warning: The illustrations in this article are quite fantastic. The header image is real, an expression I suppose, of Obsessive Compulsive disorder. The U.S. expenditure on the military, Paranoia. The modified map of Russia below, pure psychosis. In fact the only one that makes any sense is the map[…]

White Lives Matter More in Ukraine

January 4, 2023 UNAC Editor Political Analysis, Russia, U.S. Budget, Ukraine, White Supremacy

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, January 4, 2023 The open white supremacy and fascism exhibited in Ukraine are conveniently swept under the rug. Nazis are bad, unless they serve the interests of the U.S. state. The accuracy of this commentary’s title is borne out by statements made and actions taken by the Ukrainians themselves. In 2020 millions of people around[…]