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UNAC Conference: Power to the People

April 16, 2024 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Action!!, Colonialism, Paths to Emancipation, Peoples' Movements, Protest, Racism, US Government Action

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, April 10, 2024 The recent 2024 United National Antiwar Coalition conference brought together an international group of activists from member organizations who mobilize against imperialism, racism, and neo-liberal policies around the world. BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist Margaret Kimberley delivered these closing remarks. Good afternoon and power to the people! Thank you[…]

U.S. Student Encampments Demand: Divest From Israeli Apartheid!

April 25, 2024 UNAC Editor Anti-War, Civil Resistance, Democracy and Consent, Free Speech, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Occupation, Palestine, Paths to Emancipation, Peoples' Movements, War on the Poor

by Monica Moorehead, published on Workers World, April 23, 2024 April 22 – The global struggle in solidarity with the Palestinians against the horrific U.S./Israeli genocide since October 7 has become a major focus on U.S. college campuses. Prestigious Columbia University, located in Harlem, New York, has become ground zero in the campaign to divest funds supporting the apartheid Israeli[…]

Rejecting the Facade: Unveiling the Ecological Toll of War and Genocide

April 25, 2024 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Cost of War, Environment, US Hypocrisy, War and Weapons

by Melissa Garriga, April 20, 2024 As Earth Day approaches [Actually it was a few days ago -jb], prepare for the annual spectacle of U.S. lawmakers donning their environmentalist hats, waxing poetic about their love for the planet while disregarding the devastation their actions wreak. The harsh reality is that alongside their hollow pledges lies a trail of destruction fueled[…]

‘The Rule of Law Says That the Islands are Chinese’

April 25, 2024 Judith Bello China, International Law, The Philippines

Global Times interviews Anthony Carty, published April 6, 2024 GT Editor’s Note: The recent tensions between China and the Philippines have been flared up by the Philippines to make illegal claims over South China Sea islands and maritime rights. Nonetheless, a book written by Anthony Carty (Carty), an Irish professor of international law and now a visiting professor at the[…]

‘The Law Is Simple’: Israel’s Unregulated Nukes Mean Biden Must Halt Military Aid

April 25, 2024 UNAC Editor International Law, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Nuclear War, Palestine, US Foreign Policy, US Government Action, US Hypocrisy, US Law, War and Weapons, Weapons Sales

by Gerry Condon, published on Common Dreams, April 20, 2024 In a letter to President Joe Biden and top members of his administration, Veterans For Peace asserts that U.S. law requires the cutoff of all weapons shipments to Israel. The national organization Veterans For Peace is demanding that the Biden administration abide by U.S. law regarding the illegal possession of[…]

UNAC conference draws hundreds to oppose genocide in Gaza and a hybrid war against China – Focus on building unity in action

April 15, 2024 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Anti-Imperialism, Anti-War, Conferences, Featured

by Joe Lombardo, April 12, 2024 Over 400 antiwar, anti-imperialist and Palestine solidarity activists convened in St. Paul, Minnesota, on April 5, 6 and 7, in the first major conference of the U.S. antiwar movement since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Geographical representation ranged from Maine and New York to California and the Pacific Northwest, and from Minnesota to New Orleans[…]

Chairman Omali Yeshitela, Uhuru 3 Put State on tTrial in Fightback Against Bogus Charges

April 13, 2024 UNAC Editor Attacks on the Movement, Black Liberation Movement, Peoples' Movements, Racism, Reparations, The War at Home, US Hypocrisy, War on the Poor

by Penny Hess, published on Uhuru Solidarity, March, 29, 2024 We are known as the Uhuru 3! In yet another political attack by the U.S. government against the African Liberation Movement, African People’s Socialist Party (APSP) Chairman Omali Yeshitela and two members of the Party’s Solidarity Front are currently under federal indictment and facing 15 years in prison on the[…]

BAP Afghanistan News Update, April 11th, 2024

April 13, 2024 UNAC Editor Afghanistan, Anti-War, Austerity, Poverty and Sanctions, Sanctions and Economic Warfare, US Foreign Policy

by the Black Alliance for Peace Afghanistan News Update, April 11, 2024 Although most westerners have forgotten about Afghanistan, the US war on the Afghan people continues. [jb] Though the start of 2024 may have signaled the beginning of a new year, Afghanistan continues to endure the decades-long denial of its sovereignty by the United States. U.S.-led regime change to[…]

Government’s “New Math” Rips Off Social Security Beneficiaries $6,200 Annually Since 2,000

April 13, 2024 UNAC Editor Capitalism, Economics, The War at Home, US Hypocrisy, US Politics

By John Pottinger, published on Socialist Action, March 27, 2024 Yes, this article is talking about the so-called “Entitlement” that ordinary working people pay out of their wages week in and week out. Only the low wage earners pay relative to their full wage while higher wage earners pay against a portion of their wages consistent with the wages of[…]

Philadelphia pro-Palestine Protests Target Weapons Manufacturers

April 13, 2024 UNAC Editor Action!!, Protest, U.S. Aggression, War and Weapons, Weapons Sales

by Betsy Piette, published on Workers World, April 9, 2924 The Palestine Federation of Trade Unions has requested that workers around the world carry out protests against companies that manufacture the weapons used by Israel against Palestinians in Gaza. In response, opponents of the Israeli offensive protested in early April against two weapons manufacturers headquartered in Philadelphia. Ghost Robotics, which[…]

Free Palestine; End the US Supported Genocide in Gaza