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Articles by members and friends of UNAC. The views, opinions and positions expressed on this blog are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the positions of UNAC.
by Jim Clune, published in the Binghamton Sun Bulletin, October 4, 2020 The New York Times Magazine’s recent 1619 Project is based on the premise that the America we now know as the USA was founded in 1619 when the first boatload of slaves arrived, not 1776, as we have been taught. This is an arguable point. 1619 is seen[…]
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by Terry Guitierrez, published on Workers World, September 30, 2020 In researching this article, a cool-sounding word came up: “pettifoggery.” It means “given to quibbling over trifles.” The word was used in an article by Barton Gellman in the November Atlantic magazine, “The Election That Could Break America.” Gellman’s point is that it is a waste of time to quibble[…]
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by John Pilger, published on JohnPilger.com, October 2, 2020 John Pilger has watched Julian Assange’s extradition trial from the public gallery at London’s Old Bailey. He spoke with Timothy Erik Ström of Arena magazine, Australia: Q: Having watched Julian Assange’s trial first-hand, can you describe the prevailing atmosphere in the court? The prevailing atmosphere has been shocking. I say that[…]
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by Ariel Gold and Mary Miller published on Mondoweiss, October 2, 2020 On August 18, 2020, renowned cartoonist Joe Sacco was interviewed by Canadian public radio host Duncan McCue, who is Anishinaabe, a member of the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation, for his program The Current, which is produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The two discussed colonization, resource extraction,[…]
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Statement from Socialist Action Massive opposition to SYSTEMIC RACISM… a racism and the inseparable generalized social inequality that permeate every institution in U.S. society, are the only serious explanations for the magnificent, unprecedented, defiant daily multi-racial mass mobilizations in 2000+ U.S. cities and towns. In the face of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic and police repression courageous millions have taken to[…]
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Statement by the Chicago Anti-War Coalition (CAWC), September 29, 2020 Lebanon has been in the news recently because of demonstrations and a huge explosion at the port in Beirut. There has been a lot of talk about what is going on in Lebanon. CAWC thinks, as we have been expressing in a series of Statements against U.S. government interference and[…]
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by Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein, published on Workers World, September 17, 2020 The web magazine lapluma.net published this article by its author, a Venezuelan analyst, on Sept. 3. The article refers to George Orwell’s novel,“Animal Farm,” which pro-imperialist intellectuals have used for reactionary purposes in the past. In this case the author highlights the role of Latin American bourgeois leaders who[…]
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by Brenden Beck, published on Consortium News, September 24, 2020 A lawsuit alleges Breonna Taylor died because Louisville was trying to arrest its way toward economic redevelopment. Research shows this is common. This piece is a commentary, part of The Appeal’s collection of opinion and analysis. The circumstances surrounding Breonna Taylor’s killing by police in Louisville, Kentucky, are by now[…]
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by Tom Coburg, published on Popular Resistance, September 27, 2020 Week three of the hearings at the Old Bailey for Julian Assange‘s extradition to the US heard testimony from a computer security expert that may prove to be critical. That testimony could be used to undermine the first indictment raised against the WikiLeaks founder and therefore weaken the entire case. Other testimonies may[…]
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by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, September 23, 2020 The corporate Democrats refuse to back measures that appeal to huge majorities of their base, preferring instead to campaign against one evil man and his appointees. “Finger pointing and prayers to St. Ruth are all they have.” The issue most often used to silence criticism of Democrats is the[…]
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