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Africa in Review 2021: Regional Conflict and the Role of Imperialism

January 1, 2022 UNAC Editor Africa, Indigenous peoples, U.S. Aggression, War and Peace

by Abyome Azikiwe, published on Pan African News Wire, December 31, 2021 Since 2020, the number of military interventions in African politics has accelerated. However, what is often overlooked is the role of western governments and their military institutions in the deliberate undermining of national and regional stability. The North African state of Libya is a prime example of the[…]

We Dance into the New Year Banging Our Hammers and Swinging Our Sickles

January 1, 2022 UNAC Editor Uncategorized

by Vijay Prashad, published on Tricontinental, December 30, 2021 Bittersweet is the passage of this year. There have been some immense victories and some catastrophic defeats, the most terrible being the failure of the Global North countries to adopt a democratic attitude towards confronting the COVID-19 pandemic and creating equitable access to key resources, from life-saving medical equipment to vaccines.[…]

Arithmetic

December 31, 2021 UNAC Editor U.S. Budget

by Michael Brenner, published in Consortium News, August 9, 2021 This article was originally published last summer, but the story gets new legs now that Biden’s Infrastructure bill has collapsed under the weight of a republican stalemate and the supposed power of a couple of senators who are playing way above their game. The focus is, what exactly do we[…]

U.S./NATO threats heighten tension with Russia

December 31, 2021 UNAC Editor Fascism, NATO, Russia, U.S. Aggression

by John Catalinotto, published on Workers World, December 22, 2021 Washington has threatened economic and diplomatic sanctions against Russia over the conflict with Ukraine and has raised the possibility of military action. In an interview with Fox News Dec. 7, Mississippi Republican Senator Roger Wicker even discussed U.S. troop intervention and a nuclear first strike! Moscow countered with a series[…]

How Tutu, de Klerk, and Mandela Would End Israeli Apartheid

December 30, 2021 UNAC Editor Israel-Palestine, Middle East Wars, South Africa

by Jeff Warner, published in Mondoweiss, December 28, 2021 An interesting analysis that illuminates Desmond TuTu’s statement that Israeli ‘apartheid’ is worse than South African ‘Apartheid’. And it ends with some practical advice. [jb] With the December 26, 2021, death of Bishop Desmond Tutu, six weeks after the November 11, 2021, death of Frederik Willem de Klerk, and seven years[…]

In Remembrance of Chuck Kaufman, Anti-Imperialist, International Solidarity Organizer

December 29, 2021 UNAC Editor Action!!, Latin America, Statement

by Jim Byrne, published on Fightback News!, December 29, 2021 Tucson, AZ – It is with heavy heart that the news of the passing of longtime anti-imperialist organizer Chuck Kaufman reached communities on December 28. Born in a small Indiana town, Chuck’s life saw travels to numerous countries, most notably in the Latin American countries most firmly in the crosshairs[…]

Why We Must Defend Julian Assange

December 29, 2021 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Political Prisoners, Press Freedom, Whistleblowers

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, December 14, 2021 Julian Assange is one of the political prisoners that the US claims not to have. The UK is again the good vassal, keeping him locked up until the Biden administration finds an opportune time to ship him off to a kangaroo court. Everyone who believes in press freedom and who[…]

Eritrea vs. AFRICOM: Defending Sovereignty in the Face of Imperialist Aggression

December 29, 2021 UNAC Editor Eritrea, Horn of Africa, US Foreign Bases

by Dina Asfaha and Tunde Osazua, published on Black Agenda Report, December 1, 2021 The rapid expansion of AFRICOM on the African continent should be a cause for concern as African nations are quickly surrendering their sovereignty to the US. As the only country without a relationship to AFRICOM, Eritrea bears the brunt of US vilification. We must salute Eritrea’s[…]

Yes, There Were 10 Good Things About 2021

December 28, 2021 UNAC Editor Action!!, Democracy, Visions of a Future

by Medea Benjamin, December 28, 2021 This year, 2021, began with a huge sense of relief as Trump left office. We hoped to emerge from the ravages of COVID, pass a hefty Build Back Better (BBB) bill, and make significant cuts to the Pentagon budget. But, alas, we faced a January 6 white nationalist insurrection, two new COVID mutations, a[…]

Wildfire Surge of Omicron Confirms: Health Care for Profit More Deadly Than Coronavirus

December 27, 2021 UNAC Editor Capitalism, China, Healthcare, Public Health

by Sara Flounders, published onWorkers World, December 24, 2021 The ominous toll of 800,000 deaths from COVID-19, reached in the U.S. Dec. 14, confirms that health care for profit is more deadly than the virus itself. The U.S. has consistently had the most COVID-19 deaths of any country. (tinyurl.com/3nunmuv7) Since the omicron variant surfaced here Dec. 1, infection rates have[…]