The Ukraine conflict was caused by the U.S. backed right wing coup in 2014 and the duplicity of Europeans who claimed to be working for peace. Anyone who supports these actions but claims leftist credentials must be challenged. “It is urgent to end this war as soon as possible. This can only be achieved through the […]
Image: Liu Rui, Global Times The U.S. does not respect the right to health care, housing, employment, or education while making war on the rest of the world. What does the idea of human rights amount to in this country? “…recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members […]
Presentation at World Anti-Imperialist Conference Ajamu Baraka, Member of Secretariat, U.S. Peace Council Hanoi, Vietnam, November 25, 2022 History Demands: Turn Imperialist Wars Into Wars Against Imperialism Comrades, brothers, and sisters, As we gather today in Hanoi, Vietnam, less than two months before we enter 2023, the weight of this historical moment has been reflected […]
The recent midterm election results will not bring about an improvement in the lives of the Black working class. The 50-year old neoliberal agenda explains why political choices in this country provide little change that benefits the masses of people. The recent midterm election results will not bring about an improvement in the lives of […]
The agenda was set with the Lewis Powell Memorandum in 1971. Written at the request of the United States Chamber of Commerce, probably the most influential structure of capitalist rule at the time, the concern for the Chamber was the need to find a more coherent counter-offensive to the attacks against the system over the […]
Image: YouTube Donald Trump is no peace maker, but his stance on negotiations to end the war in Ukraine is in stark contrast to that of the democrats, who fully support continuing the dangerous proxy war against Russia. Anti-war forces must step up and struggle for peace. Since the U.S. sponsored coup in Ukraine in 2014, […]
Saladin Muhammad was the founder of Black Workers for Justice. He played a key role in developing Black revolutionary labor organizing. “African Americans need a national political framework with an anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist and internationalist program – a national liberation front…” (Saladin Muhammad, Marxism, Reparations and the Black Freedom Struggle) Our dear brother, leader, confidant, mentor […]
"End Racism: Build Peace" was the theme of the 2022 International Day of Peace. That noble sentiment can't be realized when powerful white supremacist structures are committed to practicing hegemony. It is not a cruel irony but imperial consistency that on September 21, 2022 the United Nations International Day of Peace, Xiomara Castro Sarmiento, the […]
Dangerous and irrational U.S. foreign policy decisions are driven by fear of the end of white world supremacy and the determination to follow the principles of full spectrum dominance. Ajamu Baraka explains in this interview which originally appeared in Global Times . Editor's Note:Ajamu Baraka (Baraka), the Green Party nominee for Vice President of the […]
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico (Photo: Pedro Gonzalez Castillo/Getty Images) The Summit of the Americas is not the property of the host nation. The U.S. has no right to exclude, Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, but has done so in disregard of their sovereignty. The U.S. is not fit to judge others or to […]