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How Do Weapons Makers Sleep at Night?

September 13, 2018 UNAC Editor American Exceptionalism, Militarism, War and Weapons

by David Swanson, published on Let’s Try Democracy, September 11, 2018 A new report by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas Davies “focuses on the five largest U.S. arms manufacturers — Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman and General Dynamics — and their dealings with three repressive nations: Saudi Arabia, Israel and Egypt.” This may prove to be a very valuable approach.[…]

We Can No Longer Afford a Fossil Fuel Economy

September 13, 2018 UNAC Editor Climate Change, Environment

by Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, published on Countercurrents, September 8, 2018 The Global #RiseForClimate actions are just one example of many that the climate justice movement is building the power needed to transform the economy and put in place policies to confront climate change. The ingredients exist for the climate justice movement to rapidly succeed. A challenge is not knowing how much[…]

Brazil’s Presidential Elections Jolted by Events

September 12, 2018 UNAC Editor Brazil, War on the Poor

Brazil’s National Museum fire destroys millions of artifacts. by John Catalinotto, originally published on Workers World, September 10, 2018 Sept. 10 — As Brazil heads for the first round of its presidential and national assembly election on Oct. 7, three dramatic events are shaking this massive country. Encompassing nearly half the land area of South America and more than half[…]

Kavanaugh Scorns International Law and Loves Executive Power

September 12, 2018 UNAC Editor American Exceptionalism, International Law

Editor’s Note: Brett Kavanaugh may or may not land in the Supreme Court. What is interesting about this article is it clearly articulates a mindset that permeates the U.S. political establishment as a whole and much of the judiciary as well. John Bolton’s recent outburst of defiance towards the International Criminal Court is an example of this mentality. by Marjorie[…]

Violent Fascism in Nicaragua and Venezuela: Interview with Fernando Bossi

September 11, 2018 UNAC Editor Nicaragua, Resistance, Venezuela

Political analyst and advisor to President Chavez, Fernando Bossi, looks at the striking parallels between the reactionary offensives in two Latin American countries. By Fernando Bossi and Cira Pascual Marquina, published on Venezuelanalysis, August 22, 2018 Argentinian internationalist Fernando Bossi has a lifelong commitment to Latin American unification that has expressed itself in diverse educational and political projects. Among these[…]

Activists on JeJous Island Oppose Gentrification and Militarization

September 11, 2018 UNAC Editor Korea, Resistance

by Buddy Bell, published on Voices for Creative Nonviolence, September 6, 2018 On the cusp of July and August, nearly 200 students and 150 adults participated in a 3-day march in opposition to the construction of a second airport on Jeju-Do, South Korea. The plans include leveling two small mountains on the eastern side of the island and the likely[…]

Trump Protects Al Qaeda, “The Resistance” Applauds, Cursing “Russians”

September 6, 2018 UNAC Editor Imperial greed, Imperial Wars, Syria

The “Russians” had to be reinstalled as the “enemy” after Obama made his alliance with Islamist jihad. Trump has now signed on as Protector of the Idlib Caliphate. by Glen Ford, originally published on Black Agenda Report, September 6, 2018 “The so-called ‘resistance is the world’s phoniest ‘left.’” The Trump administration, just like the Obama regime, is willing to start[…]

Camilo Mejia Analyzes the Soft Coup Attempt in Nicaragua

September 5, 2018 UNAC Editor Hybrid Warfare, Resistance

At the Oakland event, Camilo showed a torture video which demonstrates opposition violence. | Photo: Reuters by Rick Sterling, published on TeleSUR, August 28, 2018 Western media have described the unrest and violence in Nicaragua as a ‘campaign of terror’ by government police and paramilitary. This has also been asserted by large non-governmental organizations (NGOs). In May, for example, Amnesty[…]

The US Empire Has Been Trying To Regime Change Syria Since Long Before 2011

September 5, 2018 UNAC Editor Hybrid Warfare, Syria

Editor’s note: This article is a little different. It’s a few months old and it contains some information most of us are already familiar with. But the way the events are strung together and the clarity of the message is timely and worth reading now. Caitlins’s podcast at the end of the article adds content, depth and attitude to the[…]

Warning sign to Anti-War Movement: Behind Assassination of Donetsk Leader

September 5, 2018 UNAC Editor Ukraine

Image: Alexander Zakharchenko (center) during the battle of Debaltsevo in Feb. 2015. By Greg Butterfield, published on Workers World, September 3, 2018 Alexander Zakharchenko, prime minister of the anti-fascist Donetsk People’s Republic, was assassinated on Aug. 31 when an explosion ripped through the Separ restaurant in the capital city of Donetsk. Zakharchenko’s bodyguard, Vyacheslav Dotsenko, was also killed. Twelve other[…]