US Government Action

Behind Trump’s Decisive Victory

November 12, 2024 UNAC Editor Capitalism, Corporatism, Democracy and Consent, Democrats and Republicans, The War at Home, US Government Action, US Politics

by Malik Miah and Barry Sheppard, published on Socialist Action, November 11, 2024 Donald Trump swept the election for president, winning the popular vote by about 73,000,000 to Kamala Harris’s 68,000,000, the first time a Republican won the popular vote since George W. Bush in 2005. Trump also won the undemocratic but decisive Electoral College, 301 to 226, as of[…]

The Election is Finally Over ORGANIZE RESISTANCE

November 12, 2024 UNAC Editor Action!!, Civil Resistance, US Government Action, US Politics, War on the Earth, War on the Poor

Editorial, Workers World, November 6, 2024 The November 5 election has happened, and the outcome is known worldwide. The most vile, disgusting, white supremacist, xenophobic, transphobic, ableist, misogynist, rapist, neofascist — the list goes on — will return to the White House in January. These results have no doubt produced a wide range of emotions, be they despair, demoralization, frustration,[…]

BRICS Is Mounting a Challenge to the US-Led World Order — But for Whom?

November 1, 2024 UNAC Editor BRICS, US Government Action

by C.J. Polychroniou, published on Truthout, October 25, 2024\ The recently concluded 2024 BRICS (an acronym for the combined economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) summit, hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin in Kazan and attended by scores of Global South leaders, including Chinese President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa[…]

Lenapehoking to Palestine, Genocide is a Crime!

October 26, 2024 UNAC Editor Colonialism, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Occupation, Palestine, Terrorism, US Government Action

by Joe Piette, published on Workers World, October 25, 2024 Philadelphia – Students, faculty and community activists came out for a Palestine Solidarity Vigil, with signs, banners, chants, speakers and musical instruments, on Indigenous Peoples Day, Oct 14. The vigil took place at the University of Pennsylvania campus, which sits on occupied Lenape territory, known as Lenapehoking. Highlights included a[…]

Cuba: Blackout And Blockade

October 22, 2024 UNAC Editor Cuba, Economic Blockade, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, U.S. Aggression, US Government Action, US Hypocrisy

By La Jornada editorial on October 21, 2024 Cuba is going through its greatest energy crisis, with practically the entire island and 10 out of 11 million inhabitants deprived of electricity. The blackouts that have been occurring with increasing frequency and duration for some time now, turned into a total collapse of the electrical system as a result of the[…]

Censorship, War Propaganda and Fascism

October 18, 2024 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Fascism, Genocide, Imperialism, Iran, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Lebanon, Middle East Wars, US Government Action, US Hypocrisy, US Politics

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, October 16, 2024 The U.S. edges closer to hot war and continues aiding and abetting a genocide. Censorship and war propaganda are necessary tools when a rogue state chooses to silence its opponents. The F-word of the moment is fascism. Establishment pundits, Democratic Party politicians, and corporate media are of one accord[…]

At Last: US Navy Was at Scene of Nord Stream Blasts (Danish Media)

October 11, 2024 UNAC Editor Environment, Russia, Ukraine, US Foreign Policy, US Government Action

from Al Mayadeen, published on Global Research, October 9, 2024 According to Politiken, US warships were operating in the region with their transponders turned off. Prior to the explosions that destroyed the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines in the Baltic Sea, US Navy ships were present at the location, according to a local harbormaster quoted in the Danish newspaper[…]

Julian Assange to the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).

October 10, 2024 UNAC Editor CIA, Free Speech, Government Corruption, Imperialism, International Law, U.S. Aggression, US Government Action, US Hypocrisy

by Julian Assange, Jeff Mackler, published on Socialist Action, October 1, 2024 Julian Assange: “I want to be totally clear. I am not free today because the system worked. I am free today after years of incarceration because I pled guilty to journalism. I pled guilty to seeking information from a source. I pled guilty to obtaining information from a[…]

Palestinians Starve While White House Feast Honors Kenya’s Killer President Ruto: Biden Backs 1000 Kenyan Troops to Enforce US-imposed Haitian Dictatorship

July 17, 2024 UNAC Editor Haiti, Imperialism, Kenya, US Government Action, US Politics

by Joe Allen, published on Socialist Action, July 11, 2024 [Editor’s note, Jeff Mackler (of SA): We reprint here Joe Allen’s CounterPunch account of “Genocide Joe” Biden’s May 23 White House state dinner with 500 dignitaries invited to honor Kenyan President William Ruto. Allen’s article was originally entitled, “Brandon Johnson [ChicagoMayor] Dines with Biden, While Protests at the DNC Loom on[…]

The International Criminal Court Takes on Israel and the US Congressional Mafia

June 4, 2024 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, International Law, Israel, Uncategorized, US Government Action, US Hypocrisy

by Medea Benjamin, published on Countercurrents, May 29, 2024 Senator Lindsay Graham was bursting with contempt for the International Criminal Court (ICC) when he grilled Secretary of State Blinken at a May 21 Congressional hearing. Wagging his finger, he warned that, if the ICC gets away with issuing arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav[…]