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Ajamu Baraka Receives 2019 US Peace Prize

September 26, 2019 UNAC Editor Breaking News, Featured, Paths to Emancipation

We are pleased to announce that the 2019 US Peace Prize has been awarded to the Honorable Ajamu Baraka, “whose bold antiwar actions, writings, speeches, and leadership provide an inspiring voice against militarism.” Michael Knox, Chair of the Foundation, presented the award during a forum on September 23 in New York City. In his remarks Knox said, “Thank you, Ajamu, for your outstanding domestic and international activism to end wars and militarism. We applaud your long and distinguished record[…]

Venezuela Oil Production Continues Decline as China Cancels More Shipments

September 26, 2019 UNAC Editor Sanctions and Economic Warfare, Venezuela

Caracas, September 12, 2019 (venezuelanalysis.com) Venezuela’s oil output has continued its downward trend according to figures from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The latest report from the oil cartel detailed that, based on secondary sources, the Caribbean nation produced 712,000 barrels per day (bpd) in August, down from 755,000 in July. The numbers reported directly by state[…]

Houthi Rebels are Saudi’s Problem

September 26, 2019 UNAC Editor Featured, Middle East Wars, Saudi Arabia, Yemen

by John Kiriakou, Published on Consortium News, September 23, 2019 Iran has been in the headlines since Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for a drone attack on a Saudi Aramco refinery in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province over a week ago. This is not the first time the Houthis have used long-range missiles or drones to attack Saudi installations. Indeed, it’s[…]

Gaddafi vs The West: 2 Revolutions on The Wrong Side of History

September 26, 2019 UNAC Editor Imperial Wars, Libya

by Garikai Chengu, from Black Agenda Report, September 25, 2019 Gaddafi’s revolution created one of the 21st century’s most profoundly successful experiments in economic democracy. “The West’s objective was to oust Gaddafi, install a puppet regime, and gain control of Libya’s natural resources.” This month marks half a century since Muammar Gaddafi’s Libyan revolution, which led to the overthrow of[…]

The WFP, Phony Outrage and Black Misleaders

September 26, 2019 UNAC Editor Democracy, Democrats and Republicans

by Margaret Kimberley, Published on Black Agenda Report, September 25, 2019 The co-founder of Black Lives Matter has struck a cynical deal with corporate Democrats to boost Elizabeth Warren by attacking Bernie Sanders forces as racist. “The Working Families Party is a perfect partner for the fraud because it exists only as a cover for the Democrats.” The black misleadership[…]

Hong Kong Protest Leaders Expose Themselves As US Tools

September 25, 2019 UNAC Editor China, Color Revolutions, Hong Kong

by Kevin Zeese, from Popular Resistance, September 10, 2019 The recent turn of events in Hong Kong has further exposed that the protesters have a close relationship with right-wing US politicians and they are being used as a tool in the Great Power Conflict against China, which is a primary focus of US foreign policy. While the people of Hong[…]

Dialectics of Change in Hong Kong: The contradiction of two antagonistic systems

September 23, 2019 UNAC Editor China, Hong Kong, Hybrid Warfare

by Sara Flounders, published on Workers World, September 10, 2019 What is the biggest problem that months of increasingly violent protests in Hong Kong have exposed? Many people, especially younger people, are trying to understand the turmoil in Hong Kong. A Sept. 4 Workers World article traced some roots of the current uprising to reactionary connections with imperialist agencies and[…]

Google Steps Up for Hong Kong Protesters

September 23, 2019 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, China, Hong Kong

by Sara Flounders, published on Workers World, September 4, 2019 Google stripped away the illusion that the continuing protests in Hong Kong are about democracy when on Aug. 20 the internet monopoly suspended 936 Twitter accounts and disabled 210 YouTube channels, charging them with seeking to “discredit Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement and sow political discord in the city.” (theguardian.com, Aug. 23) Twitter[…]

US Sanctions and the Birth of the Multipolar World Order, an Analysis

September 21, 2019 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Syria, UNAC on the Road

by Judith Bello, September 17, 2019 The comments below were inspired by the comments of various speakers at the conference and especially the optimistic speech by Syrian President Bashar Assad on the morning of September 9th before the participants in the 3rd International Trade Union Forum in Solidarity with Syrian Workers and Syrian people. ~jb This week I participated in[…]

Canadian media attacks labour leader for Syria solidarity

September 21, 2019 UNAC Editor Labor, Middle East Wars, Poverty and Sanctions, Propaganda, Syria

by Dave McKee, published on People’s Voice, September 19, 2019 One hundred trade union delegations from around the world gathered in Damascus on September 8-9, for the Third International Trade Union Forum in Solidarity with Syrian Workers. The purpose of the meeting was to build opposition to imperialist intervention against Syria and the economic sanctions against Syria. The forum was[…]