Murder

FRSO Statement on the Cold-Blooded Murder of Renee Good by ICE in Minneapolis

January 18, 2026 UNAC Editor Police Brutality, Statement

Statement by Freedom Road Socialist Movement, January 13, 2026 We condemn the brutal killing of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old community observer gunned down by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. We all saw video evidence that shows ICE officers surrounding her vehicle and opening fire. It was an execution in broad daylight. We understand this[…]

Renee Good, Keith Porter and the Normalization of Violence

January 15, 2026 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Gun Violence, Police Brutality, Political Analysis, US Hypocrisy

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, January 14, 2026 Law enforcement in the United States are responsible for more than 1,100 deaths in a typical year. This level of bloodshed goes unnoted even when police killings are deemed newsworthy and attract public attention. Police impunity is accepted and normalized by millions of people. The fatal shooting of Renee[…]

No Tears for Slain CEO: Compassion ‘Out of Network’

December 11, 2024 UNAC Editor Capitalism, Healthcare, The War at Home

Editorial, Workers World, December 10, 2024 Normally when someone is shot dead, human beings feel sad for the victim. But in the case of Brian Thompson, CEO of United Healthcare, killed before dawn on the streets of Manhattan on Dec. 4, a large majority of public comments are that empathy is “out of network.” For example, Anthony Zenkus, a lecturer[…]

The Murder of Jordan Neely Abetted by Eric Adams, Worst Black Mayor in the Country

May 11, 2023 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Racism, US Hypocrisy

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, May 10, 2023 New York City’s mayor isn’t just a self-interested member of the Black political class. He is also singularly incompetent and lacking in the most basic political skills. After a Black man was publicly murdered on the subway, Adams saw no need to go through the motions of expressing appropriate concern.[…]

Israel kills 4 teens in rampage across West Bank

October 11, 2022 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Colonialism, Genocide, Israel, Israel-Palestine

by Tamera Nassar, published on Electronic Intifada, October 9, 2022 If you let this article sit open for a bit, all kinds of images and videos appear in the tweets. [jb] A Palestinian resistance operation in occupied East Jerusalem killed an Israeli soldier and injured several others on Saturday evening. The person who carried out the shooting at a military[…]

Exonerations Reveal FBI’s Leading Role in Malcolm X Assassination

January 23, 2022 UNAC Editor FBI and CIA Murders, Racism, White Supremacy

by Malik Miah, published on Socialist Action, November 29, 2021 “I do not need this court, these prosecutors, or a piece of paper to tell me I am innocent,” said Muhammad Aziz, who spent two decades in prison for the 1965 murder of revolutionary Black rights leader Malcolm X. Incredibly, a federal judge in Manhattan, New York, on November 18 exonerated[…]

American Fascism on Trial in Kenosha

November 26, 2021 UNAC Editor Fascism, Gun Violence, Protest, Racism, The War at Home, White Supremacy

by Paul Street, published on Counterpunch, November 16, 2021 Well, Street’s prediction was correct. In fact, Kyle Rittenhouse was not convicted on any charges, leaving him free to believe he was in the right when he took 2 lives and nearly a third, with a high power rifle he was carrying with the safety off in a dense and chaotic[…]

Another fascist acquitted/Rittenhouse verdict sparks outrage

November 25, 2021 UNAC Editor Fascism, Racism, White Supremacy

by Monica Moorehead, published on Workers World, November 23, 2021 The Kyle Rittenhouse trial and it’s outcome are indeed frightening. Rittenhouse walked away from the trial without having an understanding that he did anything wrong. On top of that, there were socially well off people lionizing him for his aggression reinforcing his image of himself as a beleaguered hero. It[…]