US Politics

Harris-Trump “Debate” Ruling Class Politics: The “Lesser Evil” Takes Some Blows

September 26, 2024 UNAC Editor Democrats and Republicans, The War at Home, Trumpism, US Politics

by Jeff Mackler, published on Socialist Action, September 16, 2024 The two multi-billionaire-backed, 2024 presidential candidates faced off before some 67 million ABC-TV viewers on September 10. The pollsters recorded that Democrat Kamala Harris handily “won” the debate by a 66-34 margin. The New York Times’ fact checkers found that Republican Donald Trump lied or distorted facts 33 times; Harris made but[…]

From the Phony Debate on Gaza to the Uhuru 3: The US/EU Commitment to Human Rights Has Always Been Lie

September 21, 2024 UNAC Editor Free Speech, Interview, Iran, Lawfare, Racism, US Politics

Margaret Kimberley and Ajamu Baraka, published on Black Agenda Report, September 18, 2024 State repression increases as the so-called democracies continue in a state of crisis. Only a people-centered human rights struggle can bring true justice and peace. “Instead of prosecuting the Ku Klux Klan, the anti-Semites, and reactionaries, the government is arresting anti-fascists.” (Claudia Jones) Margaret Kimberley: I’m joined[…]

Jury Issues Mixed Verdict in Federal Governments Case Against the Uhuru 3

September 17, 2024 UNAC Editor Action!!, Black Liberation Movement, Censorship and Propaganda, Democracy and Consent, Free Speech, US Hypocrisy, US Politics, Violence Against Protesters

by Janiah X, published on The Final Call, September 16, 2024 MIAMI—For at least two years, the U.S. government said the Uhuru Movement has been fighting for Russia. But during the federal trial in Tampa, Florida, prosecutors failed to prove the four defendants worked as agents of Russia. The Department of Justice alleged Russians “recruited, funded and directed U.S. political[…]

Who’s Funding Harris’s “Lesser Evil” Campaign?

September 14, 2024 UNAC Editor Democrats and Republicans, Genocide, Government Corruption, Imperial Lies and Liars, US Politics

by Jason Koslowski, published on Socialist Action, September 11, 2024 [Editor’s note/Jeff Mackler: Written five days before the September 10 internationally televised Harris-Trump presidential election debate, we reprint below Jason Koslowski’s insightful Left Voice article detailing the US ruling class’s multi-billionaire backers of the Harris campaign… and Trump’s too. At $10 billion, the 2024 election expenditures far exceed the record[…]

Abandon Biden Becomes Abandon Harris, Focuses on Battleground States

September 6, 2024 UNAC Editor Democracy and Consent, Genocide, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Palestine, Resistance, US Hypocrisy, US Politics, War Crimes, Weapons Sales

by Ann Garrison, published on Black Agenda Report, September 4, 2024 Abandon Harris is now campaigning to defeat Kamala Harris in the battleground states, saying that genocide is a red line. A new poll shows Muslim voters evenly divided between Kamala Harris and Jill Stein. ANN GARRISON: Dr. Hassan Abdel Salam, the last time we spoke to your group, it was still[…]

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[…]

Protests for Palestine at the DNC

September 1, 2024 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Ending War, Free Speech, Hybrid Warfare, Palestine, Resistance, US Politics

by Ann Garrison, published on Black Agenda Report, August 28, 2024 The struggle to struggle in today’s hyper restrictive environment played out in Chicago where protesters fought legal and popular battles to be allowed to express their rejection of politics as usual and support for the people of Palestine. [jb] DNC protest organizers kept Democrats’ responsibility for the Gaza genocide[…]

Tens of thousands march for Palestine at the Democratic National Convention

August 22, 2024 UNAC Editor Democracy and Consent, Democrats and Republicans, Featured, Free Speech, Palestine, The War at Home, US Politics

Staff, published on Fightback News, August 21, 2024 Chicago, IL – On August 19, over 20,000 people marched on the opening day of the Democratic National Convention, demanding an end to U.S. aid to Israel and an end to the genocide in Gaza. The march was the result of over a year of work by the Coalition to March on[…]

The Shift: The DNC hits Chicago Amid Protest Over Gaza

August 22, 2024 UNAC Editor Action!!, Protest, Resistance, The War at Home, US Politics

by Michael Arria, published on Mondoweiss, August 20, 2024 The Democratic National Convention has hit Chicago amid Israel’s unrelenting genocide on Gaza. Protests rage outside the convention, with activists demanding that the Biden-Harris administration end its military support for Israel. “We have accomplished something already. There will be thousands of Black, Asian, Latino and Native people saying the central issue[…]

KHive Snitches, Right Wing Liberals and Palestine

August 22, 2024 UNAC Editor Action!!, Anti-Imperialism, Anti-War, Protest, Resistance, The War at Home, US Politics

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, August 21, 2024 The allegation that only Trump threatens democracy is a useful ruse for the Democratic Party. They continue their support for genocide and ethnic cleansing and fiercely attack anyone who dares to expose them and their very undemocratic ways. “We could have confronted at any time at that convention, but[…]