American Exceptionalism

For the American Empire, Hypocrisy and War go Hand in Hand

August 17, 2022 UNAC Editor China, Taiwan

by Danny Haiphong, published on Black Agenda Report, August 10, 2022 Much of the world held its breath as Nancy Pelosi circled around the Philippines to sneak into Taiwan late in the evening on August 2nd, 2022. The fear was that Pelosi’s trip would initiate a broader war between China and the United States. Taiwan is China’s “red line.” This[…]

The West Is In Ukraine, a proxy war on the planet

July 18, 2022 UNAC Editor Economic Collapse, Hybrid Warfare, Imperial Wars, Imperialism, U.S. Aggression, Ukraine

by Aaron Mate, published on Substack, July 16, 2022 In 2015, one year after a US-backed coup ushered in a US-friendly, far-right-dominated government in Kiev, University of Chicago professor John Mearsheimer issued a stark warning. “The West is leading Ukraine down the primrose path,” he said. “And the end result is that Ukraine is going to get wrecked.” Mearsheimer’s cause[…]

An American Nightmare: Uvalde School Massacre

May 28, 2022 UNAC Editor Gun Violence

by Belén Fernández, published on Common Dreams, May 28, 2022 In his official remarks on the May 24 elementary school massacre in Uvalde, Texas—during which 18-year-old gunman Salvador Ramos killed 19 children and two adults—United States President Joe Biden demanded: “When in God’s name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby?” Affirming that “to lose a child[…]

ATOMIC BOMBINGS AT 75 — Another Hiroshima is Coming — Unless We Stop It Now

August 5, 2020 UNAC Editor Nuclear Agendas

Hiroshima and Nagasaki were acts of premeditated mass murder unleashing a weapon of intrinsic criminality. It was justified by lies that form the bedrock of 21st century U.S. war propaganda, casting a new enemy, and target – China. by John Pilger, published on Consortium News, August 3, 2020 When I first went to Hiroshima in 1967, the shadow on the steps[…]

How Should We Celebrate the 4th of July

July 4, 2020 UNAC Editor Featured, Statement

Statement from the UNAC AC, July 4, 2020 On this 4th of July, Trump goes to Mount Rushmore to set off fireworks on Indian land even though the tribal leaders have asked him to stay away and fireworks have been banned in the area due to a drought. He speaks at Mount Rushmore where statues have been carved of 4[…]

American Exceptionalism and The American Left’s China Double Standard

May 24, 2020 UNAC Editor American Exceptionalism, China, Imperialism

by Danny Haiphong, published on Black Agenda Report, May 20, 2020 The threat that the American Left sees in China aligns with the white supremacist underpinnings of American exceptionalism. “The American Left adopted a worldview that positions China as an existential threat to their goal of a better world.” The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the contradictions of U.S. imperialism,[…]

Venezuela: Solidarity vs. COVID-19 (and Capital)

May 3, 2020 UNAC Editor Organizing, Venezuela

by Sean Orr, published on Fightback! News, April 28, 2020 Chicago, IL – These are hard days for people the world over. The COVID-19 virus has forced billions of people to stay at home, bringing the global economy to a near standstill. At the moment of writing, nearly 3 million people have been confirmed to have COVID-19 across the world,[…]

Coronavirus and Militarism, The End of an Illusion

March 30, 2020 UNAC Editor American Exceptionalism, Human Rights, Nigeria, Political Corruption, Public Health, Statement, War on the Poor

Statement from the Black Alliance for Peace The nation that considers itself to be the apex of capitalist achievement on planet Earth turns out to have no health care system worthy of the name – a testament to the sucking moral vacuum at America’s imperial, white settler colony core. A lowly virus – a form of being that exists at[…]

WaPo’s Afghan Papers Propagate Colonial Narrative of Noble Intentions Gone Awry

December 30, 2019 UNAC Editor Afghanistan, Imperialism

by Joshua Cho, published on Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, December 26, 2019 Yes. Another perspective on this article. It is rare that an article in the Mainstream media gets this much attention and I think we should consider what is happening here. [UNAC Ed] In an earlier article (FAIR.org, 12/18/19) regarding the Washington Post’s Afghanistan Papers (12/9/19), I discussed[…]

An Open Letter to District of Columbia Authorities

May 15, 2019 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Breaking News, Featured, Police Corruption, Protest, Resistance, Venezuela

by Rich Whitney, Published on Medium, May 13, 219 In allowing coup supporters to lay siege to the Venezuelan embassy, D.C. Police are violating the First Amendment and District of Columbia law At this writing, a rightwing mob of supporters of Juan Guaido, (the self-described, U.S.-named “interim president” of Venezuela, who has no legitimate, lawful claim to that office) has[…]