War on the Poor

Response to Buffalo Massacre: Smash White Supremacy

May 19, 2022 UNAC Editor Neo-Nazis, Protest, War on the Poor, White Supremacy

by Nigel Bouvart, published on Workers World, May 16, 2022 On the state response to the Buffalo massacre. [jb] On the evening of May 14, a fascist carrying a rifle entered a supermarket in the predominantly Black neighborhood of Masten Park on Buffalo’s East Side and opened fire. While most official statements have more or less vaguely alluded to “racial[…]

A Case for Unfreezing Afghanistan’s Assets

May 11, 2022 UNAC Editor Afghanistan, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, US Hypocrisy, War on the Poor

by Kate Alexander, published on Inkstick Media, April 30, 2022 It seems unlikely that the US government is going to amend it’s policies on behalf of Afghan women or Afghan people. If the awareness that Afghan children are starving has not moved them then concerns about a woman’s ability manage her assets to free herself from oppression seems unlikely to[…]

Marginalized Students Pay the Price of Military Recruitment Efforts

May 11, 2022 UNAC Editor Recruitment, War on the Poor

by Roberto Camacho, published on Prism, April 18, 2022 With pandemic restrictions easing, military recruiters are returning to high school campuses while anti-recruitment efforts struggle This is a good reminder that recruitment among young people is becoming increasingly aggressive. counter-recruitment is not only increasingly necessary but increasingly challenging. Here in upstate NY we used to be able to get into[…]

Women’s Rage: My Body, My Choice

May 8, 2022 UNAC Editor Abortion, Resistance, US Politics, War on the Poor

by Ann Montague and Lisa Leonard, published on Socialist Action, May 5, 2022 The leaked draft opinion by a majority of Supreme Court Justices supporting overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision has fueled the anger of women across the country. Furious women immediately surged the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court to denounce the court’s intention to overturn half[…]

A Statement On Ukraine From the Black Liberation Movement

May 5, 2022 UNAC Editor Capitalism, Imperialism, NATO, Neo-Nazis, Propaganda, Russia, Ukraine, US Hypocrisy, War on the Poor

Black liberation movement organizations issued a joint statement opposing US/NATO actions in Ukraine. Dismantle NATO Now! Rescind the $16B US Allocations to the Ukraine War! US Imperialism is the Main Danger to Peace, Sovereignty, and Justice for Peoples all Over The World! The ongoing crisis and war in Ukraine threatens to pull the world into a disastrous nuclear confrontation. Disinformation, lies,[…]

The OAS or the “Ministry of Colonies”

May 2, 2022 UNAC Editor Colonialism, Haiti, Imperialism, US Hypocrisy, War on the Poor

by Jemima Pierre, published on Black Agenda Report, April 27, 2022 In the wake of the expulsion of the Organization of the American States from Nicaragua, we need to revisit one of its major crime scenes: Haiti. On April 24, 2022, Nicaragua’s Sandinista government officially booted the Organization of American States (OAS) out of their country. Foreign minister Denis Moncada[…]

On the Streets in Mariupol with Civilian Interviews

April 17, 2022 UNAC Editor Interview, Propaganda, Russia, Ukraine, War on the Poor, Weaponized Information

by Patrick Lancaster, published on his Youtube Channel I really have been debating whether to feature Patrick Lancaster’s videos for some time. It is disturbing to see the images from the war zone in Mariupol, but you won’t find first hand information like this in many places. I am posting his video where he interviews people living in a Soviet[…]

War and Food

March 29, 2022 UNAC Editor GMO Argriculture, Latin America, Public Health, Shortages of Supplies, Toxic Chemicals, War on the Poor

by Silvia Ribeiro, published on Resumen, March 26, 2022 Food prices rising rapidly, apparently as a consequence of the war in Russia and Ukraine is having serious impact for many populations, exposing the global vulnerability in which the industrial agri-food system dominated by transnational corporations places us. According to United Nations sources, we are on the verge of a new[…]

The Ongoing Covid Disaster

March 26, 2022 UNAC Editor Capitalism, Public Health, War on the Poor

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, March 23, 2022 It was nice to see the faces of the young cashiers at the supermarket yesterday. BUT… the number of US deaths from COVID passed 1 million on Thursday this week and continues to rise. [jb] Pollsters have advised Joe Biden to declare covid over. But the pandemic revealed all[…]

On the Biden Plantation

January 21, 2022 UNAC Editor Political Analysis, Trumpism, US Government Action, US Hypocrisy, War on the Poor

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, January 19, 2022 One can’t disagree with Margaret’s words. However, leaving aside commentary on that hideous insulting meeting with black leaders in December 2020, you could replace the term ‘Black people’ or ‘Black voters’ with ‘ordinary Americans’ on every point. [jb] The idea that Joe Biden would provide harm reduction was created[…]