Stop the Wars at Home and Abroad!
All articles represent the opinions of the authors – not UNAC Positions
by Ajamu Baraka, published on Black Agenda Report, Jan 5, 2022 “…it is imperative that everyone, in particular Black and working-class people, understand that not having an awareness of the interconnections of the “grind” (the struggle to survive in the U.S.) and U.S. white supremacist, imperialist policies, and not being prepared to commit to altering those power relations, ensures that[…]
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by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, November 23, 2021 Black people give great attention to certain court cases in hopes of receiving justice when the system is designed to be unjust. That recognition and the commitment to fighting back will be of greater use than divining conclusions about a racist nation when juries reach verdicts. Every high-profile trial[…]
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by Paul Street, published on Counterpunch, November 16, 2021 Well, Street’s prediction was correct. In fact, Kyle Rittenhouse was not convicted on any charges, leaving him free to believe he was in the right when he took 2 lives and nearly a third, with a high power rifle he was carrying with the safety off in a dense and chaotic[…]
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by Monica Moorehead, published on Workers World, November 23, 2021 The Kyle Rittenhouse trial and it’s outcome are indeed frightening. Rittenhouse walked away from the trial without having an understanding that he did anything wrong. On top of that, there were socially well off people lionizing him for his aggression reinforcing his image of himself as a beleaguered hero. It[…]
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by Margaret Kimberley, published on FreedomRider:BlackAgendaReport, July 1, 2021 The British crown and the colonists were both determined to seize lands from native peoples and to continue enslavement.” “White settlers were in a constant state of fear of slave revolts.” “He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless[…]
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by Crystobal Cavazos, published on Socialist Action, June 17, 2021 By Cristobal Cavazos Thirteen-year old Adam Toledo was shot to death in the Mexican working class neighborhood of Little Village, among the most poverty stricken in Chicago. CPD officer Eric Stillman did this heinous deed on March 29, but a Chicago police cover-up reported otherwise. Months later video footage showed[…]
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United National Antiwar Coalition Statement Update: The latest casualty figures I could find were 181 dead in Gaza, including 41 children and hundreds injured. 15 protesters murdered in the West Bank with more than 100 injured. 8 Israelis have been killed by Hamas rocket fire in retaliation, initially for Israeli attacks on Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah and Al-Aksa, and now[…]
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by Leonardo Flores, published on Portside, April 24, 2021 I like this article for talking points. So many of the activities the US Government supports and creates in other countries are so disturbing. How would you feel is a good question if correctly framed. [JB] The January 6th raid on the Capitol and the pandemic that has upended the lives[…]
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by Loretto Graceffo, published on Waging Nonviolence, March 19, 2021 The PayUp campaign has clawed back $22 billion from apparel companies owed to factories and workers, and they’re just getting started. This is an interesting case study. It is current yet I haven’t seen information about it anywhere until today. The original headline claims an overwhelming victory, but actually much[…]
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by Ajamu Baraka, published on Black Agenda Report, November 4, 2020 No matter who sits in the white peoples’ house, we will have to continue to fight for social justice, democracy, and People(s)-Centered Human Rights. “Our survival depends on seeing this violent, barbarian behemoth for what it is.” Chaos, violence, legal challenges, voter suppression and party suppression all culminated in[…]
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