Media And Culture

Henning Melber
Why the Private Sector’s Hype About the African Middle Class Isn’t Helpful
15 Nov 2017
“It defines as middle class someone who has a daily income of between $4 and $70.
Angel “Monxo” López Santiago
Decolonize the Caribbean
15 Nov 2017
“The Caribbean is in need of food sovereignty, energy sovereignty, and land sovereignty.”
by Irvin Jim, NUMSA General Secretary
South Africa’s Biggest Union Celebrates Russian Revolution
15 Nov 2017
“After more than two decades of so-called democracy, the entire wealth of the country is in the hands of three white billionaires.”
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Plutocrats Swallow U.S. Whole
14 Nov 2017
According to a report by Chuck Collins and Josh Hoxie, of the Institute for Policy Studies, three billionaires -- Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett -- own more wealth than
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Howard University Hosts Black Is Back Conference
14 Nov 2017
The Black Is Back Coalition held is annual march on the White House, followed by a national conference at Howard University.
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Mumia on “Sex Wars”
14 Nov 2017
The scandals of Hollywood’s so-called “casting couch” have burst forth like a river, said the nation’s best known political prisoner, “and the names of nationally known politicians began to fill th
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
Those Magical, Fantastical Russians vs. U.S. Empire
09 Nov 2017
“This induced ‘state of emergency’ is designed to prepare the American public, politically and psychologically, to maintain the momentum of the U.S.
Ajamu Baraka , BAR editor and columnist
Race, Repression and Russiagate: Defending Radical Black Self-Determination
08 Nov 2017
“Once again, Black opposition is being cast as somehow foreign influenced and, therefore, a security threat that justifies special targeted repression.”
Margaret Kimberley , BAR editor and senior columnist
Freedom Rider: Donna Brazile -- No Honor Among Thieves
08 Nov 2017
“The Democratic Party had its thumb on the scale for Hillary Clinton.”
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
A Brief Review of the Philadelphia Conference That Celebrated an Enemy of the US Government
08 Nov 2017
“The conference condemned the many ways in which Temple and other academies of ‘higher education’ fully collaborate with the gentrification, poverty, and oppression experienced by worki