U.S. Democracy

‘Summit For Democracy’ – The Apex Of Hypocrisy‘Summit For Democracy’ – The Apex Of Hypocrisy

December 12, 2021 UNAC Editor Democracy, Imperialism

by Dee Knight, published on Popular Resistance, December 5, 2021 President Biden’s December 9-10 “Summit for Democracy” has already stirred up a storm. The White House says the summit will have “three principal themes: defending against authoritarianism, fighting corruption, and promoting respect for human rights” – clearly targeting Washington’s chosen “autocratic states,” China, Russia, Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua. The[…]

Ten Contradictions That Plague Biden’s Democracy Summit

December 11, 2021 UNAC Editor Democracy, US Foreign Policy, US Hypocrisy, US Politics

by Nicolas J. S. Davies and Medea Benjamin President Biden’s virtual Summit for Democracy on December 9-10 is part of a campaign to restore the United States’ standing in the world, which took such a beating under President Trump’s erratic foreign policies. Biden hopes to secure his place at the head of the “Free World” table by coming out as[…]

Nicaragua’s Evidence-Based Democracy Threatens U.S. Oppression Domestically and Abroad

December 10, 2021 UNAC Editor Democracy, Democracy and Consent, Imperialism, Nicaragua, US Hypocrisy

by Lauren Smith, published on Covert Action Magazine, December 6, 2021 Despite Washington’s best effort to derail Nicaragua’s electoral process through hybrid warfare, strong voter turnout resulted in a decisive victory by the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), and the reelection of President Daniel Ortega with 75.92% of the votes cast. Nicaragua’s non-partisan, independent Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) reported on[…]